TIL owls cannot move their eyes at all — so evolution gave them 14 neck vertebrae, backup arteries, and blood vessels that swell like sponges to prevent strokes during 270-degree head rotations
en.wikipedia.orgu/ElectronicBuy8105 — 2 hours ago
r/todayilearned
TIL unlike other rare earths, germanium supply doesn't linearly scale with demand. It's recovered as a trace byproduct of base metal and rare earth smelting/mining, one can't directly mine for germanium
nationalinterest.orgu/RoloBoat — 1 hour ago
TIL that in 2021, Sophia Urista, the lead singer of the band Brass Against, consensually urinated on a man live on stage during one of the band's shows. The band later apologized, saying the singer got "carried away" and "it's not something you'll see again at our shows."
en.wikipedia.orgu/sexpressed — 18 hours ago
TIL that the Art of War, written by Sun Tzu in 5th-century BC, came to the attention of US’ military theory leaders after US' defeat in the Vietnam War, as Viet Cong officers studied it. It is since listed on US Marine Corps Program and used as instructional material at US Military Academy.
en.wikipedia.orgu/2Asparagus1Chicken — 15 hours ago
TIL that LMFAO of "Party Rock" and "Sexy and I Know It" fame are son and grandson of Motown founder Berry Gordy
hollywoodreporter.comu/WatchMe_Nene — 13 hours ago
TIL about the Eschatian Hypothesis- a theory which states that humanity's first confirmed detection of intelligent extraterrestrial life is very much likely to come from an extraterrestrial civilization that is close to the end of its existence.
universetoday.comu/SatoruGojo232 — 20 hours ago
TIL about the Pizza Effect: the phenomenon of a nation's or people's culture being transformed elsewhere, then re-exported to their culture of origin
en.wikipedia.orgu/2Asparagus1Chicken — 15 hours ago
TIL when an Illinois man attempted to purchase a lottery ticket, the machine malfunctioned & wouldn't move to the game he wanted, becoming stuck on 'Lotto'. He became a bit frustrated, but he eventually decided to just go with it and buy the 'Lotto' ticket instead, which ended up winning him $9.2m.
people.comu/tyrion2024 — 18 hours ago
TIL that Richard O’Brien who plays as Ferb’s dad on Phineas and Ferb is the same person that plays as Riff Raff on The Rocky Horror Picture Show
en.wikipedia.orgu/West-Raccoon-2043 — 1 hour ago
TIL that people who live in Hawaii are known as "Hawaii Residents"; the word "Hawaiian" officially refers only to people of the Hawaiian ethnicity.
hawaii-aloha.comu/ElSquibbonator — 10 hours ago
TIL that up to half of the current Cherokee nation can trace their lineage to a single Scottish fur trader who married into the tribe in the early 1700's.
clancarrutherssociety.orgu/2Asparagus1Chicken — 15 hours ago
TIL that writer W. P. Kinsella was watching the Academy Awards from home, when a short film based on his story "Lieberman in Love" won the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film, unaware that an adaptation of his work had been made and released
en.wikipedia.orgu/Gaucho_Diaz — 12 hours ago
TIL after Lukis Anderson was charged with the murder of Raveesh Kumra based on DNA, it was discovered he'd been in the hospital at the time of the murder. His DNA had been accidentally transferred to the crime scene by paramedics who had treated him a few hours before arriving at Kumra's residence.
en.wikipedia.orgu/tyrion2024 — 24 hours ago
TIL that officeholders and Electoral College representatives in Kentucky must never have engaged in a duel or acted as a second for a dueler
en.wikipedia.orgu/clawsoon — 44 minutes ago
TIL that Lady Grinning Soul by David Bowie and Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones were both inspired by the same woman
faroutmagazine.co.uku/Competitive_Swan_130 — 11 hours ago
TIL McDonald's Big Mac was created to copy the Bob's Big Boy double hamburger.
en.wikipedia.orgu/DrakeSavory — 23 hours ago
TIL about Nalanda University in India (predating the University of Oxford by more than 500 years) which was destroyed by Turko-Afghan invaders. It supposedly burned for 3 months after being set on fire and was once home to 9 million books and attracted 10,000 students from around the world.
bbc.comu/DiscussionFun2987 — 7 hours ago
TIL during the £64K round on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' Tony Kennedy incorrectly answered "24" (12) when asked what the minimum number of shots needed to win a set of tennis was. However, the show accepted it and he won £125K. Then the show allowed him to keep it because it was their mistake.
theguardian.comu/tyrion2024 — 18 hours ago
TIL the inspiration for the hundred acre wood is actually 2500 hectares, closer to 6200 acres
forestryjournal.co.uku/fontasia — 6 hours ago
TIL head cheese is a loaf of forcemeat made with the flesh of the head of a calf or pig set in aspic (meat jelly). Despite its name, it does not contain cheese or any dairy products.
en.wikipedia.orgu/BusinessAlive3486 — 21 hours ago
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