ADVERTISEMENT

With over 28.6 million members, this Reddit community is not your regular subreddit. Rather, it’s the internet’s beloved powerhouse that celebrates knowledge, curiosity, and intelligence.

By sharing something new to learn every single day, if not hour, Today I Learned has gained a following that keeps Reddit alive and gives our daily browsing the added value we crave.

So this time, we wrapped up a new batch of intriguing tidbits, surprising facts, and little-known bits of history to pour some brain stimuli into our feeds. Pull your seats closer, get your notebooks ready, and enjoy the TIL world right below!

Psst! More of TIL goodness awaits in our previous posts here, here, and here.

To find out more about the benefits of learning new things every day and ways to nurture our curiosity through life, Bored Panda reached out to Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, the CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts and best-selling author of seven books, including a global bestseller Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters. Scroll down to find out what he said!

This post may include affiliate links.

#1

"Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL Rip was a stray dog adopted by an Air Raid Patrol in WW2. Although not trained for rescue work, he sniffed out over 100 victims trapped beneath buildings. He was awarded the Dickin medal for his work, which has been held partially responsible for prompting the training of search and rescue dogs.

HoneyGlazedBadger , wikipedia Report

Final score:
557points
Add photo comments
POST
elcorreoelectronico avatar
J
J
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When was time to sniff out, he wasn’t Dickin around.

Vote comment up
196
196points
Vote comment down
reply
View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
RELATED:
    #2

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL Ireland limits taxation on writers, artist, composers, painters, etc. for their contribution to culture

    Darth_Kahuna , Min An Report

    Final score:
    547points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #3

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL that scientists trying to study birds in Australia fitted them with tracking harnesses, and the birds helped each other take the harnesses off.

    MalC123 , Florian Hahn Report

    Final score:
    545points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View more commentsArrow down menu

    Dr. Tsipursky explained that one of the most important ways that people's personalities differ from each other is a category called "openness to experience." According to him, it describes people who are more open to learning and trying out new things in life.

    “Openness to experience is one of the ‘big five’ personality traits that research shows fundamentally differentiate people from each other,” Dr. Tsipursky said. “The five personality traits are: openness to experience (inventive/curious vs. consistent/cautious); conscientiousness (efficient/organized vs. extravagant/careless); extraversion (outgoing/energetic vs. solitary/reserved); agreeableness (friendly/compassionate vs. critical/rational); neuroticism (sensitive/nervous vs. resilient/confident).”
    #4

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL during a preview of the Sistine Chapel paintings, one of the Pope's men criticized all the "disgraceful" nudity. So Michaelangelo painted the critic's likeness into the Last Judgement, wearing nothing but a snake that's biting his d**k.

    Pfeffer_Prinz , wikipedia Report

    Final score:
    489points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    charlotte_11 avatar
    Charl Marx
    Charl Marx
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think he was nice to portray him as that ripped!

    Vote comment up
    163
    163points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #5

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL Queen guitarist Brian May uses banjo strings on his electric guitars. Banjo strings are much lighter (thinner) and can bend much easier, making that signature Queen sound.

    Status-Victory , wikipedia Report

    Final score:
    449points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #6

    TIL that in Laguna, Brazil, bottlenose dolphins actively herd fish towards local fishermen and then signal with tail slaps for the fishermen to throw their nets. This collaboration has been occurring since at least 1847.

    graycatfat Report

    Final score:
    404points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    kasaalex avatar
    kasa alex
    kasa alex
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Something similar happened in the old whaling town of Eden, South Coast NSW, Australia. Between 1840 and 1930, Orcas (Killer Whales) helped herd the much larger Baleen Whales into the bay where the humans would finish them off. The humans would then share some of the catch with the Orcas (lips and tongue)

    Vote comment up
    91
    91points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT

    The book author claims that openness to experience, just like the other big five personality traits, is a range, not a binary. “Some people are highly curious, some people are moderately curious, some people are not at all curious. You can see this in toddlers - some like to run around and explore their environment, and others sit in the corner and play with blocks.”
    #7

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL that 65% of cancer survivors surveyed by 'war on cancer' said that they had been ghosted by friends or family after their diagnosis.

    Murphyitsnotyou , Jon Tyson Report

    Final score:
    375points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    hana_lo avatar
    2x4b523p
    2x4b523p
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When my friend was diagnosed with cancer (brain tumors) her fiance left her. When she got all clear he came back and she married him. I still can’t stand his face.

    Vote comment up
    437
    437points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #8

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL that in 2013 a climber found a box full of rubies, sapphires, and emeralds on a remote glacier on Mont Blanc. Authorities determined they were likely from an Indian plane that crashed there in 1966 and gave the climber half the gems (worth $169,000) to reward his honesty in turning them in.

    a2soup , S Migaj Report

    Final score:
    364points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    adam_jeff avatar
    Adam Jeff
    Adam Jeff
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The story of the crash (or rather, crashes) is interesting too. The 'Malabar Princess' was an Indian chartered plane that went down on Mont Blanc in 1950. Due to bad weather and the inaccessible location, it was impossible to recover most of the wreckage, which was simply lost into the glacier. Now the spooky part: 16 years later, another Indian plane goes down in almost the exact same spot. Again, the wreckage is largely lost. Casualties of the second crash included a high-level scientist in the Indian nuclear program, spawning a number of conspiracy theories alleging CIA or Pakistani involvement in the crash.

    Vote comment up
    145
    145points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #9

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL the New Zealand army helped in making the LOTR films by filling as Soldiers and Orcs

    Proud-Equipment3816 Report

    Final score:
    350points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    amybuck2005 avatar
    Nathaniel
    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just blatant racism, why didn't the LOTR crew hire the local Orc population?

    Vote comment up
    339
    339points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu

    When asked how we stay curious throughout life and what are the benefits of it, Dr. Tsipursky said that probably about half of our tendencies to be open to experience come from our genes, and half comes from our life experience and self-improvement efforts.

    “That means we can learn to make better decisions when we shape our own personal openness to experience. In the modern world, it pays to be more open to experience than our intuitions suggest. Our intuitions are wired for the ancient savanna, when it was much more dangerous for our survival to be curious than it is right now,” he explained and added that “we should be more curious and stay more open to experience than our intuitions suggest.”

    ADVERTISEMENT
    #10

    TIL: Researchers in Botswana ran an experiment to reduce lion attacks in cows. They painted large eyes on the cow backsides. After several years, they showed fewer (zero) attacks on the eye-butt cows vs unpainted cows (15).

    Geek_Nan Report

    Final score:
    318points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    amybuck2005 avatar
    Nathaniel
    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jungle residing villagers often wear masks on the back of their head, to ward off tiger attacks. Predators approach from the rear, if you have a face front and back, the predator is confused.

    Vote comment up
    200
    200points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #11

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL Quaternary Twins are when two babies are both cousins and genetically siblings. This happens when two identical sisters have children with two identical brothers.

    Convillious , salyerstwins Report

    Final score:
    315points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #12

    TIL that Albert Göring, Hermann Göring's Brother, was opposed to Nazism, and helped Jews and others who were persecuted escape Nazi Germany. He died in 1966 never having received recognition for his actions.

    Kallipolis_Sewer Report

    Final score:
    304points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    izzycurer avatar
    Izzy Curer
    Izzy Curer
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yesterday, I learned that Hitler's half brother owned and operated a tea shop.

    Vote comment up
    112
    112points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu

    Many people feel a loss of motivation to explore new things as they age. “Research shows that teenagers are most comfortable with uncertainty, and become less comfortable as they become young adults,” Dr. Tsipursky said.

    He continued: “And we become less and less comfortable with uncertainty as we age. We are evolved to be more exploration-oriented when young and when we are finding our place in the world, but our hormones change to cause us to be more oriented toward settling down and seeking comfort and certainty once we are older and find our place in life.”

    ADVERTISEMENT
    #13

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL the 1993 Chinese film, "An Old Man and his Dog" was banned in its native country for decades due to the discovery that the dog trainer and body double to the lead actor was a serial killer who fed his victims to dogs, including the ones onscreen.

    lsaille1 , Nancy Guth Report

    Final score:
    297points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #14

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL that urine comes from your blood, not directly from your digestive system.

    FutureSkeIeton , HelpStay.com Exchange Report

    Final score:
    296points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #15

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL: Steve Jobs offered Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux a job at Apple under the condition he stopped developing for Linux. He declined the job offer.

    EngineerMinded , wikipedia Report

    Final score:
    290points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    mathiesen avatar
    Pirates of Zen Pants
    Pirates of Zen Pants
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband has been crazy about the Linux OS since the early 1990s. The three historical figures he respects most are Nikola Tesla, Alan Turing, and Linus Torvalds. (What can I say? I like nerds.)

    Vote comment up
    140
    140points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #16

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL Patricia Stallings was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her infant son under suspicion of antifreeze poisoning before being released due to a biochemist finding that her son had methylmalonic acidemia after hearing about her case on the television series, Unsolved Mysteries.

    90PercentCoffee , Robert Laursoo Report

    Final score:
    287points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    staphgirl79 avatar
    Mistiekim
    Mistiekim
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember this case from Forensic Files. I can’t even imagine being convicted for killing your child and the cause really being a genetic abnormality. With the advancements in molecular biology/genetic testing, I wonder how many other cases like this exist right now?

    Vote comment up
    195
    195points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #17

    TIL that during a battle with American troops led by Gen. Custer, Chief Sitting Bull moved within rifle range, methodically filled his pipe, encouraged others to join him, slowly smoked as bullets flew by, and returned unscathed as a display of contempt and courage.

    attackADS Report

    Final score:
    286points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #18

    Today I learned that in Central Europe there are hunger stones (hungerstein), in river beds stones were marked with an inscription, visible only when the flow was low enough to warn of a drought that would cause famine.

    Eruvan Report

    Final score:
    270points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    nijoka1469 avatar
    RezFidel
    RezFidel
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Indeed.... one of these just appeared here in my area (Rhineland/Germany) ist says " If you can read this, start crying" ..nice...

    Vote comment up
    231
    231points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #19

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL of 'Denny', the only known individual whose parents were two different species of human. She lived ninety thousand years ago in central Asia, where a fragment of her bone was found in 2012. Her mother was a Neanderthal and her father was a Denisovan.

    Megdatronica , theguardian Report

    Final score:
    267points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    danielboak_1 avatar
    iseefractals
    iseefractals
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But....Neanderthals' and Homosapiens are different "species", and the remains of a child born of their intermingling was found in 2013....but we already knew that it happened since humans alive...right now...continue to carry on neanderthal DNA. Denisovan's, Neanderthals' and Homosapiens are all variants of human....hence why they can breed.

    Vote comment up
    112
    112points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    lizardxu avatar
    Jing Yi Xu
    Jing Yi Xu
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know, but it's rare to find a specimen that pinpoints the first generation of crossbreeding, you know. Must be like finding a needle in the haystack. Her parents must have met under unique and hopefully consensual circumstances and I admit I'm projecting here, but faced obstacles that their descendants didn't have to...not only 2 different cultures, languages, ideologies, way of living, they were 2 DIFFERENT SPECIES. so cool.

    Vote comment up
    59
    59points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    Load More Replies...
    legrande375 avatar
    Pieter LeGrande
    Pieter LeGrande
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The grandparents were against this- knowing what the neighbours would say. Anyway her name was Muriel.

    Vote comment up
    15
    15points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    rondanewschannel avatar
    Ronda News Channel
    Ronda News Channel
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to know their love story

    Vote comment up
    4
    4points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    mikesanchez avatar
    Mike Sanchez
    Mike Sanchez
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Their "love story" probably consisted of a cave man style bonk and drag... 🤣🤣🤣

    Vote comment up
    9
    9points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    Load More Replies...
    christyalong45 avatar
    Christy Long
    Christy Long
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that her Mother was a hamster and her Father smelt...of ELDERBERRIES!

    Vote comment up
    2
    2points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    shabbiryamani avatar
    Shabbir Yamani
    Shabbir Yamani
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hybrid monstrosity... Lost in historicity ... Clouded in atrocity...

    Vote comment up
    0
    0points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    heatherumpherville avatar
    Heather Umpherville
    Heather Umpherville
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know where this garbage comes from as far as the time line. Humanity has only been here around 7 thousand yrs

    Vote comment up
    0
    0points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #20

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL that in New Jersey, it is illegal for criminals to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a crime

    sheggysheggy , Nur Andi Ravsanjani Gusma Report

    Final score:
    256points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #21

    TIL that using recycled glass to make new glass requires 40% less energy than making it from all new materials. It saves energy because crushed glass melts at a lower temp than the raw materials. Glass is sometimes recycled into "glassphault" or is used as a landfill covering over waste materials.

    frogcharming Report

    Final score:
    251points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    kimwimgoddess avatar
    kim morris
    kim morris
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glass and aluminum are the most cost and energy efficient recyclables. Just straight up melt, pour into new product. No modifying necessary.

    Vote comment up
    146
    146points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #22

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL Ronald Reagan started eating Jelly Belly's to quit smoking and kept it up so much that during his terms as President he would have more than 300 thousand jelly beans shipped to the White House each month

    immaownyou , Steven Lilley Report

    Final score:
    250points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #23

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL after tigers escaped from a zoo in Georgia and killed a man, advice was issued on what to do if you meet a tiger, including: don’t approach it, don’t run away, and don’t urinate

    pufballcat , Rick L Report

    Final score:
    239points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    amybuck2005 avatar
    Nathaniel
    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do not think I would have any control of my bladder in that situation.

    Vote comment up
    244
    244points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #24

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL that Ben Franklin's invention of the lightning rod was blamed by church leaders for the 1755 Cape Ann earthquake off the coast of Colonial Massachusetts — as his "heretical rods" interfered with the "artillery of Heaven" & deprived God of using lightning as "tokens of His displeasure."

    zombieinferno , reza jahangir Report

    Final score:
    231points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #25

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL Tasmanian Devils bear up to 50 babies, but only have four nipples. The first four babies that successfully make it from the birth canal into the pouch stand a chance of surviving, while the rest die and are eaten by the mother.

    thejamescullen , David Clode Report

    Final score:
    230points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    amybuck2005 avatar
    Nathaniel
    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did evolution come about this? Or, if "intelligently designed", I think there is a flaw in the design.

    Vote comment up
    131
    131points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #26

    TIL a "Chernobyl necklace" is a horizontal scar at the base of the throat from surgery to remove thyroid cancer caused by fallout from a nuclear accident

    rocklou Report

    Final score:
    230points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #27

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL in 2013 in Florida, a sink hole unexpectedly opened up beneath a sleeping man’s bedroom and swallowed him whole. He is presumed dead.

    RedditPowerUser01 Report

    Final score:
    229points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    amybuck2005 avatar
    Nathaniel
    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holey moley! Also presumed dead? Is there somebody thinking the man may still live? With the Mole People?

    Vote comment up
    177
    177points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #28

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL that maggot therapy is an FDA approved treatment option for ulcers and wounds to promote healing. Live maggots are placed at the site of injury and eat the necrotic tissue, while also secreting anti-microbial chemicals.

    turk_a_lurk , Robert Gunnarsson Report

    Final score:
    228points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    amybuck2005 avatar
    Nathaniel
    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maggots have been used like this for centuries, they are quite amazing. Although not for the squeamish maybe?

    Vote comment up
    188
    188points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #29

    TIL that due to ADA standards, elevators going up ding once and elevators going down ding twice to help those with disabilities

    darpacheetos Report

    Final score:
    227points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    jameskramer avatar
    James016
    James016
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The lift in the complex where I stayed in Florida dinged when it went past any floor

    Vote comment up
    39
    39points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #30

    TIL actor Matt Doherty, who played Les Averman in the Mighty Ducks films, didn't know how to skate or play hockey at all when he was cast in the first movie. By the time they shot the 3rd movie, he was captain of his high school hockey team and had been offered a scholarship to play in college.

    CletusVanDamnit Report

    Final score:
    224points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    heatherphilpot avatar
    Hphizzle
    Hphizzle
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went to his high school!!! But he was in my sister’s class.

    Vote comment up
    83
    83points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #31

    TIL animal “zoomies” have a technical name: Frenetic Random Activity Periods, or “FRAPs”

    ilovedogsandtits Report

    Final score:
    222points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #32

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL about the 1936 presidential election in which Roosevelt received 98.49% of the electoral vote total, which remains the highest percentage of the electoral vote won by any candidate since 1820.

    o_ahu , Library of Congress Report

    Final score:
    215points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    mathiesen avatar
    Pirates of Zen Pants
    Pirates of Zen Pants
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was elected four times, but died in office. He was also paralyzed from the waist down due to polio. He made an effort to hide this from the public, because he was concerned that people wouldn't vote for him if they knew about it.

    Vote comment up
    116
    116points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #33

    TIL in 2018, a 34-year-old man blew a hole in his throat by holding his nose and closing his mouth while sneezing. The expulsion of air from a sneeze can propel mucous droplets at a rate of 100 mph. He was given antibiotics and put on a feeding tube for 7 days and recovered with no permanent damage.

    Str33twise84 Report

    Final score:
    214points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    mathiesen avatar
    Pirates of Zen Pants
    Pirates of Zen Pants
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure I sat next to this guy on a train five months into the Covid pandemic.

    Vote comment up
    85
    85points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #34

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL the first victim of the Chernobyl disaster was Valery Khodemchuk who died as the reactor exploded, his body was never found and is entombed in the wreckage of the Chernobyl power plant

    rocklou , wikipedia Report

    Final score:
    205points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #35

    TIL that there's something called the "preparedness paradox." Preparation for a danger (an epidemic, natural disaster, etc.) can keep people from being harmed by that danger. Since people didn't see negative consequences from the danger, they wrongly conclude that the danger wasn't bad to start with

    Choano Report

    Final score:
    191points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #36

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) Til wolverine was created because Marvel's then editor in chief Roy Thomas wanted a Canadian hero to boost north-of-the-border sales

    JOMO_Kenyatta , Jack O'Rourke Report

    Final score:
    190points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    benitavaldez avatar
    Benita Valdez
    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TIL wolverine is Canadian. Perhaps I knew and forgot but you never think about where some characters come from sometimes

    Vote comment up
    109
    109points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #37

    TIL that the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft has a replica of Nábrók (or necropants), a pair of pants made from the skin of a dead man or woman, which are believed in Icelandic witchcraft to be capable of producing an endless supply of money.

    palimugre Report

    Final score:
    188points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    de-pieter-baan avatar
    User# 6
    User# 6
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dread to think which part the pockets are made out of.

    Vote comment up
    125
    125points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #38

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL of the museum infested with the Chilean Recluse spider (Loxosceles laeta), widely considered to be the most venomous of its kind. The museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History, is located in Helsinki & no one is sure how the spider, native to South & Central America, came into the museum.

    bdrumzzz , wikipedia Report

    Final score:
    183points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    mathiesen avatar
    Pirates of Zen Pants
    Pirates of Zen Pants
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This sounds like a Scooby-Doo episode where the whole thing could have been a successful real estate scam if it weren't for you meddling kids.

    Vote comment up
    144
    144points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #39

    TIL in 1994, the family of 13-year-old Chris Kirkland made a bet that one day their son would play for Team England, with a bookie giving them 100-1 odds. The bet paid off in 2006, when the goalkeeper played for England in a match against Greece, with the family making £10,000

    atomicbolt Report

    Final score:
    179points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #40

    TIL of Puppy Pregnancy Syndrome, a psychosomatic illness found only in parts of India, where individuals who have been bitten by a dog believe that a puppy is conceived in their abdomen. Sufferers often report seeing the puppy in their reflection, or hearing it growl in their belly.

    nickomoss Report

    Final score:
    176points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    lizardxu avatar
    Jing Yi Xu
    Jing Yi Xu
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting. It has been proven again and again that society actuqlly influences the symptoms of certain mental illnesses and delusions. Schizophrenic sufferers in the 50s act very differently than schizophrenic sufferers today, and so on. One group is much quieter than the other, amongst other things, I forgot unfortunately but it's very interesting

    Vote comment up
    112
    112points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #41

    TIL that during World War One up to 12 million letters a week were delivered to soldiers, many on the front line

    hariseldon2 Report

    Final score:
    170points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    scagsy77 avatar
    $cagsy
    $cagsy
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These days, it seems, I just get a weeks worth of mail delivered on some random day. I've always said that if I commit murder, and want to get rid of the weapon, I'll just post it 2nd class and it will never be seen again.

    Vote comment up
    98
    98points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #42

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL before Shazam was an app, it was a telephone service which you could call to identify a song. The caller would then get a text message with the song details.

    wilymon , cottonbro Report

    Final score:
    165points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    emmabaley_1 avatar
    Upsidedowndemoness
    Upsidedowndemoness
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just found out Shazam existed and am heading to the app store...my memory for songs gets worse every year.

    Vote comment up
    8
    8points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #43

    TIL in 1972, diver Bret Gilliam survived a 325+ ft ascent, with an empty oxygen tank, after trying to save a colleague from attacking sharks.

    mmmyesplease--- Report

    Final score:
    163points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #44

    TIL that the video for Weird Al's "Smells like Nirvana" was shot in the same sound stage as the clip for Smells like teen spirit and also used most of the extras from the original, including the janitor that's featured in various scenes.

    AMonkeyAndALavaLamp Report

    Final score:
    161points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    michaellargey avatar
    Michael Largey
    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weird Al always tries for authenticity. He used Jeopardy's original host and announcer for "I Lost on Jeopardy". The lead guitar player on his satire of "Money For Nothing" was the lead guitar player on "Money For Nothing".

    Vote comment up
    71
    71points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #45

    TIL cheese has morphine-like compound named casomorphin

    Anarcheddon Report

    Final score:
    160points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #46

    TIL House Termites did make it over to England, but a 27 year government funded programme eradicated them in 2021.

    enchantedspring Report

    Final score:
    158points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    leigh_baker avatar
    Leigh Baker
    Leigh Baker
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a relief. Can’t imagine those beautiful old English houses taken down by termites. Talk about a wise use of money and effort!

    Vote comment up
    76
    76points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #47

    TIL that there are only 20 ancient lakes (defined as carrying water for more than a million years) in the world, with only 3 in North America (Tahoe, Tule, Pingualuk). Nearly all are tectonic (i.e. rift zones) in origin, however 2 are from meteorite craters (Pingualuk in Canada, Bosumtwi in Ghana)

    Sansabina Report

    Final score:
    158points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #48

    TIL It took 20,000 hours of underwater repairs but the United States managed to refloat a majority of the battleships sunk at Pearl Harbor. Recovered ships including the USS West Virginia, USS California, USS Tennessee, USS Maryland, and USS Pennsylvania all fought in the Philippines.

    jamescookenotthatone Report

    Final score:
    143points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    leigh_baker avatar
    Leigh Baker
    Leigh Baker
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20,000 hours sounds like a bargain compared to the replacement of those ships.

    Vote comment up
    55
    55points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #49

    TIL about Project Possible, Nimsdai Purja climbed the 14 mountains that are above 8,000 meters in just Six months.They told Nims his project was simply impossible. So he called it Project Possible. While climbing Kanchenjunga he was partying the night before and was hungover during the climb.

    Anthadvl Report

    Final score:
    141points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    norahreilly avatar
    Norah Reilly
    Norah Reilly
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you know what you're capable of it doesn't matter what anyone else may say.

    Vote comment up
    84
    84points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #50

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL that in 1933, yo-yos were banned in Syria, because many locals superstitiously blamed the use of them for a severe drought.

    slinkslowdown , wikipedia Report

    Final score:
    136points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    Continue reading with Bored Panda Premium
    Unlimited content
    Ad-free browsing
    Dark mode
    #51

    TIL the first ally soldier to step onto the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion was Leonard Treherne "Max" Schroeder Jr. He made it out alive and was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. He died in 2009 at the age of 90.

    No-Caterpillar4212 Report

    Final score:
    44points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #52

    TIL that in addition to using the stars, Micronesians navigated the Pacific by recognizing and interpreting different type of ocean swells, even using them to pinpoint the existence of islands hundreds of miles away. Marshallese islanders additionally made stick maps of these ocean swell patterns.

    nehala Report

    Final score:
    42points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    izzycurer avatar
    Izzy Curer
    Izzy Curer
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard a fun story about this. There was this old Polynesian guy who was like this amazing navigator who could know exactly where he was in the ocean by the subtle movements of the water. When asked how he did it, he explained that he would press his testicles against the bottom of his canoe.

    Vote comment up
    21
    21points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #53

    TIL Vertus Hardiman, who at age 5 in 1928 was subject to radiation experiments disguised as a new ringworm treatment. He lived 80 years suffering necrosis of his skull, hidden under hats and wigs.

    Glandrid Report

    Final score:
    38points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    See Also on Bored Panda
    #54

    TIL that there’s a medical procedure called “Fecal Transplant” that literally consists in collecting feces, also called stool or poop, from a healthy donor and introduce them into a patient’s gastrointestinal tract. The procedure can control an infection called Clostridium difficile.

    Barzobius Report

    Final score:
    38points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    orourketrish avatar
    Irish woman abroad
    Irish woman abroad
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you only learnt that today, you haven't watched enough House episodes!!

    Vote comment up
    25
    25points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #55

    TIL despite being silent about Joseph McCarthy in public, President Dwight D. Eisenhower started a secret campaign that ultimately ended the Senator's career.

    Apart_Shock Report

    Final score:
    35points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    norahreilly avatar
    Norah Reilly
    Norah Reilly
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dwight may not have been everyone's cup of tea, but he was a fundamentally decent man.

    Vote comment up
    17
    17points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    See Also on Bored Panda
    #56

    TIL Before Canada was officially named Canada, other names had been suggested but rejected. Some examples: Albertsland, Borealia, Britannia, Tuponia and others. The current name likely comes from the aboriginal word "Kanata" which means village or settlement.

    BaronVonNacho Report

    Final score:
    35points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #57

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL Matthew McConaughey was first assigned to play Marty Hart in the first season of True Detective. McConaughey asked to switch to Rust Cohle due to the character's obsessive tendencies. McConaughey created a 450-page analysis of Cohle to study the character's evolution in the series.

    sexpressed , wikipedia Report

    Final score:
    34points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    See Also on Bored Panda
    #58

    TIL during the Gulf War, Saddam Hussein built a defensive line filled with trenches and tunnels, hoping to engage the coalition in World War 1-style trench warfare. Instead, the US forces just charged with modified bullzdozers and simply plowed through the Iraqi trenches, burying many alive

    LordLoko Report

    Final score:
    34points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    legrande375 avatar
    Pieter LeGrande
    Pieter LeGrande
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many wars throughout history were lost because the enemy didn't fight on your terms.

    Vote comment up
    17
    17points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #59

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL That the skeletons in the pool scene in Poltergeist were real human skeletons.

    ahydell , Taylor Smith Report

    Final score:
    34points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    See Also on Bored Panda
    #60

    TIL an RHS test building covered in ivy stayed 7.2C cooler then non covered buildings. The leave structure also kept the walls dry, lowering humidity and protecting it from corrosion

    matroosoft Report

    Final score:
    34points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    scagsy77 avatar
    $cagsy
    $cagsy
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spiders love ivy too which is why I don't have any. They like living in it and it cuts the commute from their nest to your open window.

    Vote comment up
    15
    15points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #61

    TIL while studying flight or fight a biologist grouped guppies in 3 categories "bold" (inspect threat), ordinary (hide), timid (flee). He then put a bass in with the guppies, 40 percent of the timid guppies and 15 percent of the ordinary guppies survived while none of the bold guppies did.

    shaka_sulu Report

    Final score:
    34points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    See Also on Bored Panda
    #62

    TIL that Major League Baseball pitcher Ed Porray is the only player in league history to not be born in a country. He was born on a fishing boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on December 5th, 1888. His birth certificate lists "At sea, on the Atlantic Ocean" as his birthplace.

    SlapsLikeFlea13 Report

    Final score:
    33points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    phughes57 avatar
    Petra Moon
    Petra Moon
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So how did they identify his nationality, for passports etc?

    Vote comment up
    2
    2points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #63

    TIL since 2004 the residents of La California, a town in Italy, have held farcical ballots for the United States presidential elections. Although votes cast by La California residents do not count, they still send the result of each election to the nearby US consulate in Florence

    Brutal_Deluxe_ Report

    Final score:
    33points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    misstiwari92 avatar
    BetterBitterButter
    BetterBitterButter
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    During the 2022 French elections (and previous ones too) there were few voting centers in Indian territory of Pondicherry(and one in Chennai too).It used to be a French colony and some people still hold French citizenship.

    Vote comment up
    11
    11points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    See Also on Bored Panda
    #64

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL that after constantly eat raw beef over a couple of years, a man in China eventually had a 20 foot long tapeworm living in his small intestine, and it turned out that the tapeworm had been inside his small intestines for at least 2 years.

    Imaginary_Emu3462 , Fábio Bueno Report

    Final score:
    32points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    gloeiend_1 avatar
    October
    October
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You only need to eat the wrong peace of raw meat once to acheeve that.

    Vote comment up
    28
    28points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #65

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL the SEC pays 10-30% of the fine to whistleblowers whose info leads to over $1m fines

    fap_fap_fap_fapper , Celyn Kang Report

    Final score:
    32points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    See Also on Bored Panda
    #66

    TIL that scenes for Gladiator, Band of Brothers, Children of Men, Thor and Coldplay’s The Scientist were all filmed in the same woodland in Surrey

    sb206 Report

    Final score:
    32points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    #67

    TIL About 'Project 100,000', a Vietnam era program to recruit 100,000 men a year to fight America's war in southeast Asia. Many of the recruits were illiterate, had IQs of less than 70, or suffered from other mental or physical impairments. Thousands of the recruits died in combat.

    gaslightindustries Report

    Final score:
    32points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    jojothecatlady01 avatar
    JoJo Anisko
    JoJo Anisko
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoever thought this up, whoever implemented it should rot in hell. If this opinion gets me banned, so be it.

    Vote comment up
    52
    52points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #68

    TIL that scientists managed to virtually reconstruct the destroyed planetary system of the star WD 1145+017 by analysing the debris field around the star. Giving birth to the field of astronomy dedicated to studying destroyed planets known as Necroplanetology.

    jimi15 Report

    Final score:
    32points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    benitavaldez avatar
    Benita Valdez
    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See when you give a name like that it just puts in my head the image of zombie planets being raised

    Vote comment up
    14
    14points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #69

    TIL that Laos is the most heavily bombed country in history. An average of 55 bombs dropped per minute over 9 years.

    tommos Report

    Final score:
    32points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    svecia avatar
    Freddie Torsten
    Freddie Torsten
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yeah. It's because the American airplanes couldn't go back to base without dropping all their bombs so they dropped them over Laos instead. Been there and there are still certain paths you have to follow. And people also use the bomb casings for stuff, like flower pots etc.

    Vote comment up
    13
    13points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #70

    "Today I Learned": 50 Curious Things About The World People Didn’t Learn At School (New Posts) TIL your belly button depth isn’t determined by the cut at birth, but just randomly how your stump heals.

    Mojobaby817 , RODNAE Productions Report

    Final score:
    31points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #71

    TIL about Major Wilbert “Doug” Peterson, who managed to perform the first and only air-to-space kill in history when he shot down a satellite with a F-15A fighter jet on September 13, 1985.

    ciph_3r Report

    Final score:
    30points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #72

    TIL The Salvation Army was originally opposed by and fought with The Skeleton Army which was composed of lower and working class citizens, punks and miscreants who objected to the SA's views on abstinence and temperence.

    Jedi_Knight_TomServo Report

    Final score:
    30points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #73

    TIL: Until 2013, foreign chefs in Japan were legally barred from working in restaurants specializing in traditional Japanese food and could only serve foreign cuisine. Japan changed its regulations for foreign chefs after traditional Japanese cuisine won UNESCO designation.

    diacewrb Report

    Final score:
    30points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #74

    TIL that seaweeds, like kelp, are not plants. They belong in the kingdom Protista. Seaweeds lack the vascular system and roots of a plant; they can absorb the water and nutrients they need directly from the ocean.

    TheJzoli Report

    Final score:
    30points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    adelaideneverett avatar
    CakeandNintendo
    CakeandNintendo
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And seaweeds and kelp are both responsible for most of the Earth's oxygen, much more so than trees

    Vote comment up
    9
    9points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #75

    TIL that there is an island between Spain and France whose administration alternates every 6 months between both nations.

    rck_t55 Report

    Final score:
    30points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    anselin-cecile avatar
    theswallowii
    theswallowii
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The island is on the Bidassoa river. Louis the 13th met his Spanish bride to be (Ana of Austria) there. His son Louis the 14th met his Spanish bride to be - and cousin - (Maria Teresa of Austria) there too 40 years later.

    Vote comment up
    6
    6points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #76

    TIL Socrates wrote nothing. All that is known about him has been inferred from accounts by members of his circle—primarily Plato and Xenophon—as well as by Plato's student Aristotle, who acquired his knowledge of Socrates through his teacher.

    gullydon Report

    Final score:
    27points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #77

    TIL the woman who created the green bean casserole is in the Inventor's Hall of Fame

    bearfeedmitch Report

    Final score:
    27points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #78

    TIL that everyone with a prostate has a structure called Vagina Masculina (aka Prostatic utricle), homologous to the female vagina.

    Banana_Boy_lol Report

    Final score:
    27points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #79

    TIL there is an egg-shaped dwarf planet called Haumea in our Solar System - its shape its due to incredibly fast rotation and it even has two moons.

    here_for_fun_XD Report

    Final score:
    27points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    #80

    TIL: Spartans magistrates would declare war on their slaves every year so they were free to harm or kill them.

    nasandre Report

    Final score:
    26points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #81

    TIL James Salisbury, inventor of the Salisbury steak, was a physician during the American Civil War. He was convinced that vegetables were responsible for heart disease and mental illness, and that Salisbury steak should be eaten three times a day for bodily defense and weight loss.

    SaffronJim34 Report

    Final score:
    26points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    rachelgrig avatar
    Rachel Grig
    Rachel Grig
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So he insisted on people using only his product, while criticizing other products? Sounds families.

    Vote comment up
    12
    12points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #82

    TIL Armie Hammer's great grandfather Armand Hammer tried to buy Arm & Hammer because was tired of being asked about it

    thecity2 Report

    Final score:
    26points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    smuttirox avatar
    Stephanie A Mutti
    Stephanie A Mutti
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember the day in law school wondering just what the makers of Baking Soda did to be so discussed in Torts...

    Vote comment up
    7
    7points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #83

    TIL Production on ALF was tense. The set was elevated and full of trap doors constantly being reset. Due to technical issues the 30 minute show took 20 to 25 hours to shoot. One especially stressful day Max Wright attacked ALF and the two had to be separated.

    jamescookenotthatone Report

    Final score:
    25points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    emmabaley_1 avatar
    Upsidedowndemoness
    Upsidedowndemoness
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait...ALF was a puppet. A human had to be separated from a puppet...that he was attacking?

    Vote comment up
    16
    16points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #84

    TIL the "official" death of President Zachary Taylor was an overconsumption of cherries and milk, but the cause of death has been the subject of conspiracy theories.

    90PercentCoffee Report

    Final score:
    25points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #85

    TIL there were chips made with Olestra that caused many to run to the restroom

    return2ozma Report

    Final score:
    24points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    chrissydormeier avatar
    Nunya Business
    Nunya Business
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I distinctly recall a warning about Olestra that stated "May cause a**l oil leakage".

    Vote comment up
    24
    24points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #86

    TIL In 1978, President Carter oversaw the installation of the first computers in the White House: a Hewlett-Packard HP 3000, water-cooled IBM laser printer, and Xerox Alto desktop computer for the Oval Office. Reagan later removed the Xerox Alto in 1981

    Pure_Candidate_3831 Report

    Final score:
    23points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    jhenrymiller avatar
    JMil
    JMil
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reagan also removed the solar panels Carter installed on the WH. Real forward thinker that guy.

    Vote comment up
    19
    19points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #87

    TIL that Christopher Columbus' smaller two ships were not really named the Niña and the Pinta. The Niña was actually named the Santa Clara, but was nicknamed after its owner, Juan Niño of Moguer. The original name of The Pinta is lost, and is only known by its nickname (the painted one).

    derstherower Report

    Final score:
    22points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    #88

    TIL about Royce Williams who in 1952 was engaged in a one-man dogfight with seven MiG-15s that lasted 35 minutes.

    drawnograph Report

    Final score:
    22points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #89

    TIL more countries use the comma separator (17,6) than the point separator (17.6)

    fap_fap_fap_fapper Report

    Final score:
    22points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    izzycurer avatar
    Izzy Curer
    Izzy Curer
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I'm curious if those countries actually equate to more people, though.

    Vote comment up
    4
    4points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #90

    TIL in 1999, Martin Lawrence collapsed from heat exhaustion while jogging in heavy clothing and a plastic suit in preparation for Big Momma’s House. He recovered in the hospital after entering a three-day near fatal coma due to a body temperature of 107 °F, his breathing assisted by a ventilator.

    Str33twise84 Report

    Final score:
    22points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    vwalters_1 avatar
    bottomless.abyss.of.bordem
    bottomless.abyss.of.bordem
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The media tried to portray him as crazy, violent, and suicidal at the time, when all along it was a medical emergency. I guess heat exhaustion and dehydration are only acceptable reasons for skinny white ladies.

    Vote comment up
    5
    5points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #91

    TIL Gregor Mendel's research into inheritance was largely ignored or misunderstood until Hugo de Vries and Carl Correns independently duplicated his works in 1900. Mendel's paper on plant hybridization had only been cited 3 times in the previous 35 years.

    jamescookenotthatone Report

    Final score:
    22points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #92

    TIL Canadian country/pop singer Shania Twain is the only female artist in history to have three consecutive albums certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); one of those albums - Come On Over - has been certified Double Diamond.

    big_macaroons Report

    Final score:
    22points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #93

    TIL In 1999 Tiger Woods hit a tee shot that landed behind a boulder. The boulder was ruled a 'loose impedement' which allowed it to be moved. Several of Tiger's gallery and his caddie worked together to move the boulder, allowing Tiger to birdie the hole.

    haddock420 Report

    Final score:
    21points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #94

    TIL that the popularity of "Doer" names for Boys - like Racer, Trooper, Charger, Wrangler, etc. - rose by 1000% between 1980 and 2000, and has since largely stabilized at around 50,000 "Doer" named Boys per year.

    AspireAgain Report

    Final score:
    21points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    izzycurer avatar
    Izzy Curer
    Izzy Curer
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boys get verb names, girls get noun names. Action versus object. Pick a category, and try to come up with an equal number of names for each sex. It's nearly impossible. Plant names, for instance. There are countless girl names based on vegetation, but very few for boys.

    Vote comment up
    13
    13points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #95

    TIL that David Blaine has over the course of a decade been buried alive for 7 days, encased in ice for 64 hrs, stood on 100ft high pillar for 35 hrs, survived only on water for 44 days and spent 7 days submerged underwater water

    LongshanksAragon Report

    Final score:
    20points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    orourketrish avatar
    Irish woman abroad
    Irish woman abroad
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm thinking that this guy should be locked up - but he'd probably enjoy it!

    Vote comment up
    24
    24points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #96

    TIL that CarMax was founded by the now-defunct consumer electronics company, Circuit City

    hurricane14 Report

    Final score:
    20points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #97

    TIL Jelly has traditionally been savory. The oldest known meat jelly recipe is from the 10th-century cook book Kitab al-Tabikh and ingredients include boiled fish heads, vinegar, and whole onions. Jelly containing fruits would come later.

    jamescookenotthatone Report

    Final score:
    20points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #98

    TIL about Amobi Okoye, who moved to the US at 12 without any knowledge of American Football before graduating at 16 with All-state honors. He turned down Harvard to play for Louisville and went on to become the youngest NCAA, and eventually youngest NFL player in history.

    Nightcrawler_DIO Report

    Final score:
    19points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    steveraddish_1 avatar
    HoRace
    HoRace
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He says he is not related to Christian Okoye, the “Nigerian Nightmare”.

    Vote comment up
    1
    1point
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #99

    TIL that the first touch screen in a car was in a 1986 Buick Riviera. The display offered automatic climate control, AM/FM radio with optional graphic equalizer, trip calculations, gauges and even the vehicles diagnostic info. This included status on the powertrain, brake wear and electrical system.

    VoidOfEndlessDark Report

    Final score:
    19points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    bjones_3 avatar
    B Jones
    B Jones
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Touchscreens for common use controls in cars are a bad idea, it's like looking at your cellphone to turn in the A/c. I don't know why they just didn't go straight to voice control for half that.

    Vote comment up
    8
    8points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #100

    TIL that the visual effects of the film, The Fountain, cost only a total of $140,000 on a budget of $35 million due to macro photographer Peter Parks’ creative solutions and a bare minimum of CGI.

    Paracortex Report

    Final score:
    18points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    epectasis avatar
    Jos Tiguidou
    Jos Tiguidou
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of the most beautiful movies ever made. A love story through the ages that largely went unnoticed.

    Vote comment up
    3
    3points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?
    #101

    TIL A report about American fast food consumption concludes people actually eat more fast food as their income levels go up

    Pure_Candidate_3831 Report

    Final score:
    18points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    #102

    TIL of Carrie Nation, a woman who fought against the widespread alcohol consumption in the US before the prohibition by attacking saloons with a hatchet

    not-much Report

    Final score:
    17points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    the_true_opifex avatar
    Katie Lutesinger
    Katie Lutesinger
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Boy, that lady with the hatchet really got me stirred up! I need something to steady my nerves! Pass the whiskey, Joe, be a pal."

    Vote comment up
    16
    16points
    Vote comment down
    reply
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #103

    TIL that Alarm clocks did exist before the snooze function, so there was already a standard gear setup that innovators had to work with. Getting the gear teeth to line up to allow for exactly ten minutes wasn’t possible, so they chose to set it at nine minutes and a few seconds.

    wickerlark Report

    Final score:
    17points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #104

    TIL in 2004 Volvo introduced a concept car that was built for women without a hood and dent-resistant bumpers

    graycatfat Report

    Final score:
    15points
    Add photo comments
    POST
    View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    Don’t want to see ads?

    Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing!

    Follow Bored Panda on Google News!