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TIL that in 2010, UCF professor Richard Quinn uncovered a massive ...

2026-10-14T21:06:10Z

TIL that in 2010, UCF professor Richard Quinn uncovered a massive cheating scandal by analyzing statistical anomalies in exam scores, prompting 205 students to come forward and forcing all 600 to retake the exam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbzJTTDO9f4
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x62s35/til_that_in_2010_ucf_professor_richard_quinn/

TIL Russian Greco-Roman wrestler Aleksandr Karelin won three ...

2026-10-14T20:39:56Z

TIL Russian Greco-Roman wrestler Aleksandr Karelin won three Olympic gold medals and nine world championships, retiring with 887 wins and just two losses. His final defeat came against American Rulon Gardner at the 2000 Olympics by one point in a controversial call.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Karelin
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x60gbs/til_russian_grecoroman_wrestler_aleksandr_karelin/

TIL that in 2016, a Chinese artist spent 3 days building a ...

2026-10-14T20:25:28Z

TIL that in 2016, a Chinese artist spent 3 days building a $15,000 LEGO statue or Nick Wilde from Zootopia. Shortly after it was put on display, a 4-year-old boy accidentally knocked it over, destroying it. The artist refused an offer of compensation from the parents.

https://abcnews.com/International/15000-lego-sculpture-destroyed-boy-hour-mounted/story?id=39528643
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x60fq2/til_that_in_2016_a_chinese_artist_spent_3_days/

TIL you could fit every planet in the Solar System between Earth ...

2026-10-14T19:55:07Z

TIL you could fit every planet in the Solar System between Earth and the Moon

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/fit-every-planet-in-solar-system-between-earth-and-moon
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x60273/til_you_could_fit_every_planet_in_the_solar/

TIL as a response to the Serb uprising in Banat in 1594 (parts of ...

2026-10-14T19:39:23Z

TIL as a response to the Serb uprising in Banat in 1594 (parts of modern-day Serbia and Romania), the Ottomans burned the relics of St. Sava since St. Sava was the founder of Serbian Orthodox Church.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Saint_Sava%27s_relics
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5zyqq/til_as_a_response_to_the_serb_uprising_in_banat/

TIL the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie pitch was to ...

2026-10-14T19:09:16Z

TIL the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie pitch was to have starred comedians Sam Kinison, Gallagher, Bobcat Goldthwait and Billy Crystal in green make-up as the turtles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(1990_film)#Production
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5zenu/til_the_original_teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles/

TIL about Randy Gardner, a 17 year old who spent 11 days and 25 ...

2026-10-14T18:54:11Z

TIL about Randy Gardner, a 17 year old who spent 11 days and 25 minutes without sleep

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Gardner_sleep_deprivation_experiment
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5yvsi/til_about_randy_gardner_a_17_year_old_who_spent/

TIL that during the 1870–71 siege of Paris, homing pigeons were ...

2026-10-14T18:40:11Z

TIL that during the 1870–71 siege of Paris, homing pigeons were taken out of the city by balloon and returned carrying messages on microfilm. The messages were then projected onto a screen so clerks could transcribe them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_post#Paris
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5yo3g/til_that_during_the_187071_siege_of_paris_homing/

TIL Roald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, ...

2026-10-14T18:07:07Z

TIL Roald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Matilda, wrote a short horror story about a teenage boy offered shelter by a kind old woman, only to be implicitly killed and his body taxidermied

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/landlady_text.pdf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5y7hh/til_roald_dahl_author_of_charlie_and_the/

TIL the longest-standing record chronicled in The Guinness Book ...

2026-10-14T17:21:05Z

TIL the longest-standing record chronicled in The Guinness Book of Records belongs to the monk, St Simeon the Stylite (c. AD 386–459), who spent approximately 39 years on a stone pillar in Syria. His purpose was self-persecution for people's sins, and to be nearer God.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/69327-longest-pole-sitting-overall
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5wk0s/til_the_longeststanding_record_chronicled_in_the/

TIL that the grand opera "Faust" was so popular in early ...

2026-10-14T17:06:50Z

TIL that the grand opera "Faust" was so popular in early decades of NYC's Metropolitan Opera that it used to be nicknamed "Faustspielhaus". It remains the fifth most performed opera overall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust_(opera)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5wbnx/til_that_the_grand_opera_faust_was_so_popular_in/

TIL about heraldic hatching, a historical method of representing ...

2026-10-14T16:21:06Z

TIL about heraldic hatching, a historical method of representing color without color.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatching_(heraldry)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5vf6n/til_about_heraldic_hatching_a_historical_method/

TIL the 1954 Godzilla movie was extremely polarized in Japan when ...

2026-10-14T16:06:08Z

TIL the 1954 Godzilla movie was extremely polarized in Japan when it was released and was accused of exploiting Japan's recent (at the time) devastation with the atom bombs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_(1954_film)#Reception
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5v33d/til_the_1954_godzilla_movie_was_extremely/

TIL about the most powerful earthquakes in the US east of the ...

2026-10-14T15:51:08Z

TIL about the most powerful earthquakes in the US east of the Rockies, the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes. Over 3 months a series of massive quakes hit the area of Missouri and Arkansas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811%E2%80%931812_New_Madrid_earthquakes
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5uamy/til_about_the_most_powerful_earthquakes_in_the_us/

TIL that in 1814, British naturalist James Sowerby made a sword ...

2026-10-14T15:36:06Z

TIL that in 1814, British naturalist James Sowerby made a sword from meteoritic iron as a gift for Russian Emperor Alexander I.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3826197/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5t69x/til_that_in_1814_british_naturalist_james_sowerby/

TIL that during the Great Blizzard of 1888, a heavily intoxicated ...

2026-10-14T15:21:08Z

TIL that during the Great Blizzard of 1888, a heavily intoxicated man in New York passed out in a snowdrift, only to be repeatedly headbutted back to consciousness by a stray goat that had also been buried alive by the storm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5spkr/til_that_during_the_great_blizzard_of_1888_a/

TIL Lebanon divides its highest political offices by religion: ...

2026-10-14T15:06:07Z

TIL Lebanon divides its highest political offices by religion: the president must be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of parliament a Shia Muslim, under its religious power-sharing system.

https://2021-2025.state.gov/reports/2021-report-on-international-religious-freedom/lebanon/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5t2tc/til_lebanon_divides_its_highest_political_offices/

TIL Winnie the Pooh turns 100 ...

2026-10-14T14:51:08Z

TIL Winnie the Pooh turns 100

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/14/world/video/winnie-the-pooh-100th-stewart-pkg-101404aseg2-cnni-world-fast
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5swp5/til_winnie_the_pooh_turns_100/

TIL: Eumenes of Cardia who went from being Alexander the ...

2026-10-14T14:36:32Z

TIL: Eumenes of Cardia who went from being Alexander the Great's secretary to defeating one of Alexander's greatest generals in his first major battle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eumenes#Asia_Minor_and_the_Hellespont
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5sm7b/til_eumenes_of_cardia_who_went_from_being/

TIL that earthquakes can trigger outbreaks of lasting vertigo in ...

2026-10-14T14:06:03Z

TIL that earthquakes can trigger outbreaks of lasting vertigo in humans, which is known as Post-Earthquake Dizziness Syndrome

https://aonojournal.com/post-earthquake-dizziness-syndrome-a-scoping-review/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5s38g/til_that_earthquakes_can_trigger_outbreaks_of/

TIL: Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest man, built Vantara, ...

2026-10-14T13:36:11Z

TIL: Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest man, built Vantara, the world’s largest wildlife rescue and conservation centers, caring for around 150,000 animals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZVAVxI7qnU
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5r3ry/til_anant_ambani_son_of_indias_richest_man_built/

TIL that in 1991, Nigerian prophet Daniel Abodunrin entered a ...

2026-10-14T12:21:09Z

TIL that in 1991, Nigerian prophet Daniel Abodunrin entered a lion enclosure at the University of Ibadan Zoo, believing God would shut the lions’ mouths just as He did for Daniel in the Bible. However, the lions pounced on and devoured him.

https://www.pulse.ng/story/nigerian-pastor-eaten-by-lions-2025061613172147695
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5pl86/til_that_in_1991_nigerian_prophet_daniel/

TIL Hisashi "Kyu" Sakamonto was the first Asian recording ...

2026-10-14T12:06:07Z

TIL Hisashi "Kyu" Sakamonto was the first Asian recording artist to have a number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Ue o Muite Arukō or Sukuyaki", he died on Japan Airlines Flight 123 - the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in aviation history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyu_Sakamoto
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5pe5y/til_hisashi_kyu_sakamonto_was_the_first_asian/

TIL In 2012, an Irish mother delivered her first twin ...

2026-10-14T11:36:02Z

TIL In 2012, an Irish mother delivered her first twin prematurely, and her contractions stopped. This allowed the second twin to stay safely inside the womb for another 87 days. This rare occurrence is known as a delayed-interval delivery. It broke the previous world record of 84 days.

https://www.irishamerica.com/2013/05/irish-twins-set-world-record/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5of7q/til_in_2012_an_irish_mother_delivered_her_first/

TIL Trepanning, also known as trepanation was sometimes performed ...

2026-10-14T11:21:09Z

TIL Trepanning, also known as trepanation was sometimes performed on people who were behaving in a manner that was considered abnormal. In some ancient societies it was believed this released the evil spirits that were to blame.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanning?wprov=sfla1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5odof/til_trepanning_also_known_as_trepanation_was/

TIL three astronauts (Jim Lovell, John Young, and Eugene Cernan) ...

2026-10-14T10:24:20Z

TIL three astronauts (Jim Lovell, John Young, and Eugene Cernan) have been to the moon twice.

https://science.nasa.gov/moon/moon-walkers/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5ngws/til_three_astronauts_jim_lovell_john_young_and/

TIL on Venus the Sun would rise in the west and set in the east ...

2026-10-14T09:07:04Z

TIL on Venus the Sun would rise in the west and set in the east

https://science.nasa.gov/venus/venus-facts/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5lutr/til_on_venus_the_sun_would_rise_in_the_west_and/

TIL hagfish have four hearts, one more than an octopus ...

2026-10-14T08:51:19Z

TIL hagfish have four hearts, one more than an octopus

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/feb26/undersea-creatures-valentines-day.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5lua9/til_hagfish_have_four_hearts_one_more_than_an/

TIL that despite their name, it is biologically impossible for a ...

2026-10-14T05:21:16Z

TIL that despite their name, it is biologically impossible for a centipede to be born with exactly 100 legs because a genetic quirk dictates they always have an odd number of leg pairs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5irq0/til_that_despite_their_name_it_is_biologically/

TIL in 1893, an American named James Harden-Hickey claimed the ...

2026-10-14T04:36:06Z

TIL in 1893, an American named James Harden-Hickey claimed the uninhabited South Atlantic island of Trindade, self-proclaimed as Prince James I of the Principality of Trinidad, designed his own stamps and flag, and opened a consular office in New York City before Brazil took control.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Trinidad
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5hzpu/til_in_1893_an_american_named_james_hardenhickey/

TIL first few Zatoichi movies were scored by Akira Ifukube, who ...

2026-10-14T04:06:05Z

TIL first few Zatoichi movies were scored by Akira Ifukube, who also scored first few Godzilla movies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Ifukube
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5hh91/til_first_few_zatoichi_movies_were_scored_by/

TIL about Cryptic Pregnancies, which is when a pregnancy shows ...

2026-10-14T03:06:06Z

TIL about Cryptic Pregnancies, which is when a pregnancy shows little to no symptoms to the point that the woman can be unaware that she is pregnant until she is in labor in some cases.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24428-cryptic-pregnancy
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5g9r6/til_about_cryptic_pregnancies_which_is_when_a/

TIL that Manuel Neuer voiced Frank Mccay In The Monsters ...

2026-10-14T02:51:05Z

TIL that Manuel Neuer voiced Frank Mccay In The Monsters University German Dub version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ekg8bqgsuM
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5fpl8/til_that_manuel_neuer_voiced_frank_mccay_in_the/

TIL that in 1960, a fringe presidential candidate used the Equal ...

2026-10-14T02:36:03Z

TIL that in 1960, a fringe presidential candidate used the Equal Time Rule to force NBC to put him on The Tonight Show after JFK appeared while running for president. He showed up dressed as Uncle Sam, wore a sign asking for campaign donations, advocated for nuking China, and was repeatedly booed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Joseph_Sarsfield_Daly#Appearance_on_Tonight_Starring_Jack_Paar
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5farb/til_that_in_1960_a_fringe_presidential_candidate/

TIL that 28 people have gone the moon and only 12 of them walked ...

2026-10-14T02:21:03Z

TIL that 28 people have gone the moon and only 12 of them walked on it

https://www.britannica.com/story/how-many-people-have-been-to-the-moon
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5f44i/til_that_28_people_have_gone_the_moon_and_only_12/

TIL Karl Mayr, the German officer who educated Hitler about ...

2026-10-14T02:06:03Z

TIL Karl Mayr, the German officer who educated Hitler about politics and died in a concentration camp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Mayr
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5f1zt/til_karl_mayr_the_german_officer_who_educated/

TIL that (US) generic drug names aren't created by their ...

2026-10-14T01:51:05Z

TIL that (US) generic drug names aren't created by their manufacturers, they're assigned by the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council

https://www.ama-assn.org/about/united-states-adopted-names-usan/united-states-adopted-names-approved-stems
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5e9ca/til_that_us_generic_drug_names_arent_created_by/

TIL Jonas Lauwiner proclaimed himself the King of Switzerland and ...

2026-10-14T01:36:03Z

TIL Jonas Lauwiner proclaimed himself the King of Switzerland and held a coronation ceremony in 2019. He founded a symbolic empire on lands he has acquired through usucaption, mints his own currency (the Lauwiner Imperial Vellar) and has established a "palace" in a former paint factory in Oberburg.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Lauwiner
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5e70c/til_jonas_lauwiner_proclaimed_himself_the_king_of/

TIL there is a dish that dated back to Ancient Egypt made with ...

2026-10-14T01:21:06Z

TIL there is a dish that dated back to Ancient Egypt made with jute leaves. It was once banned by Islamic caliphs due to the dish having aphrodisiac properties.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulukhiyah
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5e5it/til_there_is_a_dish_that_dated_back_to_ancient/

TIL that the yapok, or water opossum, is one of very few ...

2026-10-14T01:06:05Z

TIL that the yapok, or water opossum, is one of very few semi-aquatic marsupials, and the only living marsupial in which both sexes have pouches.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_opossum
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5duar/til_that_the_yapok_or_water_opossum_is_one_of/

TIL Alexander the Great’s mother, Olympias, had his father’s ...

2026-10-14T00:51:06Z

TIL Alexander the Great’s mother, Olympias, had his father’s new wife and infant daughter burned alive. Years later, soldiers refused to execute Olympias so instead her victims’ families stoned her to death.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympias
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5ds5a/til_alexander_the_greats_mother_olympias_had_his/

TIL Stephen King initally threw away the first few written pages ...

2026-10-14T00:06:03Z

TIL Stephen King initally threw away the first few written pages of manuscript for "Carrie" in his wastepaper basket, giving up on the project. It was his wife, Tabitha King, who fished them out of the trash, and gave it back to him, telling him that the idea was good, and he ought to go on.

https://people.com/all-about-stephen-king-tabitha-king-relationship-7629516
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5ctp0/til_stephen_king_initally_threw_away_the_first/

TIL: George Washington didn't know that dinosaurs existed ...

2026-10-13T23:51:05Z

TIL: George Washington didn't know that dinosaurs existed

https://historyfacts.com/famous-figures/fact/george-washington-didnt-know-that-dinosaurs-existed-2/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5c5i4/til_george_washington_didnt_know_that_dinosaurs/

TIL that the actor Hervé Villechaize, most famous for staring as ...

2026-10-13T23:36:06Z

TIL that the actor Hervé Villechaize, most famous for staring as Tattoo on the TV series Fantasy Island was an accomplished painter. At age 16, he entered he entered the École des Beaux-Art and by 1961, at age 18, he became the youngest artist ever to have his work displayed in the Museum of Paris.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herv%C3%A9_Villechaize#Early_life
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5byzc/til_that_the_actor_hervé_villechaize_most_famous/

TIL about the 2012 Summer Olympics gold post boxes. To ...

2026-10-13T22:36:05Z

TIL about the 2012 Summer Olympics gold post boxes. To commemorate British gold medal winners at the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, various post boxes in the home towns of the medal winners around the UK were repainted gold. Originally a temporary measure it later became permanent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics_and_Paralympics_gold_post_boxes
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5ajil/til_about_the_2012_summer_olympics_gold_post/

TIL about Nicolas Hamilton, a British racing driver who competes ...

2026-10-13T22:21:06Z

TIL about Nicolas Hamilton, a British racing driver who competes in the British Touring Car Championship for Team VERTU and half brother of Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton. He races with a specially-modified car due to his cerebral palsy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Hamilton
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5a7ml/til_about_nicolas_hamilton_a_british_racing/

TIL that between 1867 and 1974, various American cities had ...

2026-10-13T22:06:06Z

TIL that between 1867 and 1974, various American cities had "ugly laws" which punished disabled people with fines or incarceration for exposing themselves to public view. Some laws prohibited "any movements that would indicate a disability or disease, like limping."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_law
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5a38b/til_that_between_1867_and_1974_various_american/

TIL Parkinson's Law is an observation written in 1955 where ...

2026-10-13T21:51:04Z

TIL Parkinson's Law is an observation written in 1955 where "work expands to fill the available time", which inspired the facetious Stock-Sanford corollary: "If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute to do."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_Law
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x59mq6/til_parkinsons_law_is_an_observation_written_in/

TIL that there is no record of the death of 12 Years a Slave ...

2026-10-13T21:36:06Z

TIL that there is no record of the death of 12 Years a Slave (1853) author, Solomon Northup. There is only one account of him alive after 1857, leading to speculation he was enslaved again. Historians believe he most likely died in 1863 or 1864.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Northup
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x59cd3/til_that_there_is_no_record_of_the_death_of_12/

TIL on Friday, October 13th, 1307, French King Philip IV had ...

2026-10-13T21:21:06Z

TIL on Friday, October 13th, 1307, French King Philip IV had Grand Master Jacques de Molay and the Knights Templar arrested on charges of idolatry and corruption. Jacques cursed the King and Pope from the flames before being burned at the stake. Both died within the year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trials_of_the_Knights_Templar
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x58slu/til_on_friday_october_13th_1307_french_king/

TIL the lady who 'invented' gender reveals has a ...

2026-10-13T21:06:05Z

TIL the lady who 'invented' gender reveals has a nonbinary child.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jun/29/jenna-karvunidis-i-started-gender-reveal-party-trend-regret
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x57lz2/til_the_lady_who_invented_gender_reveals_has_a/

TIL chewing gum is not biodegradable because it is made from ...

2026-10-13T20:51:08Z

TIL chewing gum is not biodegradable because it is made from synthetic polymers and plastics

https://www.greenfi.com/resources/how-long-does-it-take-gum-to-decompose
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x57hk9/til_chewing_gum_is_not_biodegradable_because_it/

TIL about the Ash Street Shootout. An intense gunfight between US ...

2026-10-13T20:36:02Z

TIL about the Ash Street Shootout. An intense gunfight between US Army Rangers and the Crips.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Street_shootout
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x57fz8/til_about_the_ash_street_shootout_an_intense/

TIL that the score for musical play Peer Gynt, from which In The ...

2026-10-13T20:21:05Z

TIL that the score for musical play Peer Gynt, from which In The Halls of Mountain King was later adapted as a separate suite, was lost for over a century and rediscovered only in 1980

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt_(Grieg)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x5779p/til_that_the_score_for_musical_play_peer_gynt/

TIL that the woman who invented gender reveal parties child is ...

2026-10-13T20:06:06Z

TIL that the woman who invented gender reveal parties child is non-binary.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jun/29/jenna-karvunidis-i-started-gender-reveal-party-trend-regret
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x576ql/til_that_the_woman_who_invented_gender_reveal/

TIL that artist John Heartfield changed his name from Helmut ...

2026-10-13T18:36:08Z

TIL that artist John Heartfield changed his name from Helmut Herzfeld in 1916 to protest anti-British nationalism in Germany. He later became famous for anti-Nazi photomontages. Hunted by the Nazis, he fled Germany. His art literally became a weapon of political resistance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Heartfield
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x53udz/til_that_artist_john_heartfield_changed_his_name/

TIL that ancient hunter-gatherer populations consumed between ...

2026-10-13T18:21:03Z

TIL that ancient hunter-gatherer populations consumed between 100g-150g of fiber per day, contrasting with the 15g of fiber the average American adult consumes daily. Between 90-95% of Americans fail to meet daily fiber recommendations.

https://biox.stanford.edu/highlight/low-fiber-diet-may-cause-irreversible-depletion-gut-bacteria-over-generations
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x53kn9/til_that_ancient_huntergatherer_populations/

TIL in 2005 two African Flamingos escaped from a Zoo in Wichita, ...

2026-10-12T18:51:05Z

TIL in 2005 two African Flamingos escaped from a Zoo in Wichita, Kansas. And 13 years later one of them was spotted and identified as living in Texas.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44633602
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x49uh0/til_in_2005_two_african_flamingos_escaped_from_a/

TIL there was a vinyl record format that could play video: the ...

2026-10-10T20:36:06Z

TIL there was a vinyl record format that could play video: the Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1x2otnb/til_there_was_a_vinyl_record_format_that_could/

[ADMIN MESSAGE] On Sep 30, Reddit announced that they will kill ...

2026-10-01T14:39:15Z

[ADMIN MESSAGE]
On Sep 30, Reddit announced that they will kill their RSS feeds on November 13, 2026 with no replacement offered.

As this bot is using the RSS feed of https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/ it will stop on the same date.

The open internet is dying, bit by bit and it makes me sad. Anyway, thank you for being with us all these years and take care.

https://www.how2shout.com/news/reddit-rss-public-api-shutdown-dates.html

TIL the clinical definition of “binge drinking” is five or ...

2026-09-23T22:51:06Z

TIL the clinical definition of “binge drinking” is five or more beers in one sitting in the US. In Australia, it’s defined as seven or more, and in the UK, eight or more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge_drinking?wprov=sfti1#Definitions
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1wokmo5/til_the_clinical_definition_of_binge_drinking_is/

TIL titty bears are actually really called "Teddy Bears" ...

2026-09-23T18:06:05Z

TIL titty bears are actually really called "Teddy Bears" and it's not a form of censorship. They were named after President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, who refused to kill a bear while hunting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_bear#History
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1wodehd/til_titty_bears_are_actually_really_called_teddy/

TIL USS Maine ship that sank in Havana Harbor in 1898, sparked ...

2026-09-11T15:06:07Z

TIL USS Maine ship that sank in Havana Harbor in 1898, sparked the Spanish–American War. U.S. newspapers claimed that the Spanish were responsible for the ship's destruction. Modern investigations, including a famous 1974 study, indicate the blast was likely an accidental internal coal-bunker fire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(1890)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1wdi2ob/til_uss_maine_ship_that_sank_in_havana_harbor_in/