TIL The Original Declaration of Independence is Lost to History, and the Document That Says 'Original Declaration of Independence' in the National Archives is Actually a Copy
A Christmas tree at my local medical clinic made from shingles vaccine vials. The nurse who made it called it her 'herpes tree'.
TIL LaWanda Page, whom Red Foxx often insulted for her looks on Sanford and Son, began her career as a fire-breathing night club dancer
Huge Rare Titan Arum (one of the stinkiest plants in the world) is blooming for the 3rd time in 17 years! It’s going to stink!
This book I got from my kid’s doctor visit seems to imply that I might get a few more new bodies in the future
TIL that Moose are excellent swimmers and dive over 5.5 meters (18 ft) searching for food.
TIL Jeff Turner made some of the most convincing counterfeit USD bills the Secret Service had seen in the last 25 years using bible paper and a consumer-grade inkjet printer.
TIL After a successful music career as “Dr. Didg”, Graham C. Wiggins, Ph.D. helped develop multi-element MRI scanners and became Director of Radiofrequency (RF) Engineering at NYU. In 2016 he passed away at age 53.
TIL that Santa Claus didn’t originally rescue the misfit toys from their island at the end of the 1964 Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer until concerned viewers wrote letters to NBC. The following year, a new ending was added where Santa is shown saving them.
TIL that after the Notorious BIG's murder, his mother Voletta Wallace transformed his $10 million estate into an enterprise valued at over $200 million
TIL: Germany conducted one major paratrooper operation in WWII, the invasion of Crete in 1941. The casualties were so catastrophic that Hitler permanently banned all future large-scale airborne assaults.
TIL fish in the Anabantoidei suborder have a special lung-like organ that allows them to directly breathe air, even though they still have gills
TIL the Nutcracker ballet's first performance was considered a flop and was panned by critics, with various aspects being called confusing, disorderly, and amateurish.
TIL 'Cinderella' stories have been in existence for thousands of years. A version of the story, where a Greek slave girl marries the King of Egypt, was first recorded by the Greek historian Strabo in the late first century BC or early first century AD. The 'glass slipper' was a sandal in that story.
TIL that in Medieval Germany it was believed that mandrake is produced by semen of hanged men, who ejaculated during their hanging
TIL: of the medicine Melarsoprol. It is an arsenic-containing medication used to treat sleeping sickness. It has been given the nickname 'Fire in the veins' due to its severe side effects. About 1–5% of people die while receiving the medication.
TIL the Proclaimers' hit, 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' was originally released in 1988 when it became a #1 hit in a few countries and a big hit in the UK, and was only released in the US after being on the Benny & Joon soundtrack in 1993 (when it then became a big hit in the US)
TIL Roy Bean, an Old West saloon owner who was appointed as a justice of the peace in west Texas, called himself 'the only law west of the Pecos'. His first act as judge was to shoot up a competitor's saloon. He used his saloon as a courtroom and required jurors to buy a drink during every hearing.
TIL: In the Hall-Héroult process, aluminum oxide from Bauxite is dissolved in molten cryolite, and electrolyzed to produce pure aluminum, which sinks to the bottom and is siphoned out at regular intervals
TIL: Italy invaded Greece in 1940 expecting an easy win. Instead, Greece counter-attacked, pushed them back into Albania, and inflicted 102,000 casualties. Germany had to bail them out, and Greece still refused to surrender to Italy.
TIL about geologist George Ulrich. In 1985, while working with a colleague at Hawaii Volcano Observatory, he fell through the crust of a lava tube and was partially submerged in lava. His colleague quickly pulled him out. Ulrich suffered 2nd and third degree burns to his legs, but he survived
TIL hiccups and having a sudden 'jerk' while falling asleep are two types of the same thing: Myoclonus. Myoclonic jerks/spasms occur in healthy people and are experienced by everyone. When they appear with more persistence and become more widespread they can be a sign of a neurological disorder.
TIL that electric cars like the Detroit Electric were widely sold in the 1910s and could go ~80 miles per charge — with one test reaching over 200 miles
TIL Martin Luther King, Jr. was born Michael King, Jr. The name change resulted from his father, Michael, Sr., visiting Europe in 1934, where he was inspired by the German protestant reformationist, Martin Luther. He change his 5 year-old son's name, as well.
TIL that Christmas mince pies began in the 13th century as large, oblong savory pies shaped like a manger, often topped with a pastry baby Jesus. They usually contained 13 ingredients - representing Jesus and his 12 Apostles - before evolving into the small, sweet pies we enjoy today.
TIL: Bupropion is the 3rd most used antidepressant in the US, but in the UK it’s only officially approved for smoking cessation.
TIL about Castrati, singers who were castrated before puberty to retain their child voice. In Italy, they were hired by churches and later operas from the mid-16th century to 1903
TIL after a woman recognized a copy of the rare NES game Stadium Events at a goodwill store, she bought it for $8 despite having just $30 in her account. When she took it to a used video game store, she was offered all the money in the cash register for it. She declined, then sold it online for $25K
TIL a man spent 5 months in Riker's Island prison before finally learning that he could free himself by posting just $2 in bail because a judge had ordered his release a week after he was arrested. His first lawyer appeared for him in court, but then never told him afterwards about his bail amount.
TIL the village of Rio Rico was part of the United States until the 1970s, when it was later ceded to Mexico.
TIL The giant panda wasn't recognized as a true bear until 1985 because it shared traits with raccoons
Today I learned that the aurochs (Bos primigenius), the wild ancestor of domesticated cattle, only went extinct as late as 1627, in Poland
TIL that in the first South Park short 'Jesus vs. Frosty' from 1992, Eric Cartman was named Kenny.
TIL a 64-year-old woman survived after ingesting 208 tablets of Tylenol PM (acetaminophen 500mg and diphenhydramine 25 mg).
TIL after a game against the Boston Celtics in 1985, multiple players on the Atlanta Hawks were fined by their coach Mike Fratello for cheering Larry Bird on while he was in the middle of scoring 60 points on them. Fratello said 'It's one thing to be in awe, it's another to cheer for the other team'
TIL there is an award for the most baffling comment made by a public figure. The last person awarded this award was, FIFA president Gianni Infantino, for his 'Today i feel' speech made in support of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
TIL that some Japanese villages used to run farmland like a shared agricultural corporation: under Warichi, families held cultivation rights like 'shares,' and plots were regularly reassigned so everyone shared both the good fields and the flood-prone ones.
TIL that Claude E. Shannon was the first recipient of the Claude E. Shannon Award.
TIL ancient Greek writings describe tattoo removal using salt abrasion or with a paste containing garlic cloves and a beetle toxin called cantharidin.
TIL that Live Aid (1985) was watched by about 1.9 billion across 150+ countries, making it one of the most-watched events in human history before the internet existed.
TIL Japanese barberry, an invasive species to North America, increase tick density and Lyme disease
TIL in terms of seating capacity, the two largest stadiums in the world are in North Korea and India respectively. The next 2-10 largest are all American college football stadiums.
Did you know the walrus has the longest penile bone (baculum) in mammals
Often over 2 meters in length and often the longest bone in the walrus’ body . Many mammals have penis bones . Humans of course do not ! Female walrus may also have the largest clitoral bone as well (... và 213 kí tự
TIL Due to the Alaska's Aleutian Islands crossing the 180th meridian, Alaska is the easternmost state in the United States, while also being the westernmost and northernmost.
TIL that Napoleon Bonaparte wrote a romance novel called Clisson et Eugénie in 1795. It is about a french revolutionary soldier called Clisson who falls in love with a woman at a public bath named Eugénie. After Clisson returns to war Eugénie falls for another man and he commits suicide.
TIL about Micromégas, an early sci-fi novel by Voltaire that was published in 1752 about two aliens who visit Earth. One is from a planet orbiting Sirius; the other is from Saturn. The main character is 38.9 km(24.1 miles) tall and 16.24 km(9.9 miles) wide.
Did you know anger is not just a feeling it is a full brain takeover
When you explode in anger something intense happens inside your mind. Your amygdala fires first. It reacts fast and forcefully. In that moment it can hijack your entire brain and keep you in surviva... và 1,237 kí tự
did you know
The same thing that heals you can also hurt you. That is the power of human connection. New research shows that the best thing for your nervous system is another person. And the worst thing for your ... và 1,515 kí tự
Fun Fact: The mass of the entire asteroid belt is estimated to be roughly 3% the mass of the moon (which itself is only 1.2% the mass of the Earth).
If every single asteroid in the asteroid belt hit us, we'd definitely die. BUT the planet would be more or less the same mass after as it was before (only 36 thousandths of a percent more mass). The a... và 254 kí tự
Fun Fact: Sweet Potatoes are a scam.
Sweet potatoes aren’t potatoes at all — they’re not even in the same plant family. Regular potatoes (the white or yellow ones you mash or make fries with) belong to the nightshade family (Solanaceae),... và 1,308 kí tự
Did you know - The war in Afghanistan cost the US $300 million a day, every day, for 20 years
Source - https://www.forbes.com/sites/hanktucker/2021/08/16/the-war-in-afghanistan-cost-america-300-million-per-day-for-20-years-with-big-bills-yet-to-come/... và 156 kí tự
Fun Fact: Study Reveals Women's Farts Smell Stronger Than Men's; Experts: Stronger Odor May Benefit Brain Health
Fun fact: Ambulances in Germany need a first aid kit
Every car in Germany needs to carry a small first aid kit which is sealed and has an expiration date. Since an ambulance is on paper a normal registered vehicle they also need this small first aid kit... và 258 kí tự
Did you know? Researchers found that women receive CPR less often than men, likely because people are not comfortable performing life-saving measures on female bodies
Did you Know: You can watch “Shrek Forever After” for Free on the CIA’s Website because when Osama Bin Laden was killed one of the things found on his computer’s hard drive was a Pirated version of Shrek 4?
VID 8360 is the file for Shrek. I would not recommend going through the other files because they more than likely contain Gore and Pornography.... và 143 kí tự
Here is an medical fun fact for you
An errected Penis can get an inside pressure of up to 1.200 mmhg which is about 23,20 psi which is almost as much as an trekking bike Source: Corpus cavernosum penis - DocCheck Flexikon https://shar... và 226 kí tự
Did You Know? Why aspirin was invented twice, hundreds of years apart.
I was reading about the history of medicine and found out that the ancient Greeks already knew about the active ingredient in modern aspirin. Turns out the active compound, **salicylic acid**, was fou... và 628 kí tự