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u/grandmamimma
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10h ago
TIL Elvis Presley craved the Fool's Gold Loaf, which consists of a hollowed-out loaf of French bread filled with one 1-lb. jar each of creamy peanut and grape jelly and a pound of fried bacon. It packs ~8,000 calories. He and friends once flew from Memphis to Denver to eat 30 of them.
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u/DramaGuy23
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9h ago
TIL that Hawaii was a sovereign self-governing kingdom all the way up until 1893, totally unassociated with the U.S., until a coup d'état that year by 13 businessmen and 162 U.S. troops, with the openly stated goal of annexing the islands. (They succeeded.)
r/todayilearned • u/SuperMcG • 12h ago
TIL the longest recorded sniper kill was in June 2017, by an unnamed Canadian sniper with a 3,540 m (3,871 yd) shot in the Iraqi Civil War, surpassing a 2009 record by over 1,000 m (1,100 yd).
r/todayilearned • u/The_Dotted_Leg • 18h ago
TIL A casino can just kick you out if you win to much even if you are not cheating or doing anything wrong.
shouselaw.comr/todayilearned • u/naomi_homey89 • 5h ago
Today I learned that genuine wasabi is rare and likely not even served in most high-end sushi restaurants. Apparently the real deal is difficult to grow as it’s quite picky and takes approx. three years to mature.
r/todayilearned • u/DennisAlder • 2h ago
TIL that Mike Judge moved to Texas and a storm blew off a part of his fence. After his new neighbors fixed it for him, no questions asked, it became the basis for King Of The Hill - "about neighbors who... ultimately, do the right thing and do right by people and are basically good people."
r/todayilearned • u/The_Good_Count • 19h ago
TIL: The 62 books in the mainline Goosebumps series were published in only 53 months. RL Stine published more than a book a month for almost five years.
en.wikipedia.orgr/todayilearned • u/AbatNaBitin • 4h ago
TIL that the European Union suppressed a 300-page study that found piracy doesn’t harm sales
r/todayilearned • u/ColleenLoyde • 6h ago
TIL That Elvis Presley's manager sold "I Hate Elvis" badges as a way to make money from people who weren't buying Elvis merchandise
r/todayilearned • u/nomadofwaves • 8h ago
TIL Disney World had its own airport that had a runway that featured a set of grooves, like rumble strips on the side of a highway, that played “When You Wish Upon a Star” when driven over at roughly 45 miles per hour to surprise the airplane passengers.
en.wikipedia.orgr/todayilearned • u/Ksumatt • 18h ago
TIL The Aristocrats joke gained public attention when Gilbert Gottfried told it in an attempt to win back the audience after his 9/11 joke at the Friar’s Club was poorly received. For context, this happened 18 days after the attack.
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u/fromnighttilldawn
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23h ago
Teaching Assistant TIL: an Italian former porn star, Carlo Masi, quit porn to do research in applied mathematics, got his PhD, taught real analysis, became a professor, and then got sacked for being a former porn star. He sued and won against the university. NSFW
en.wikipedia.orgr/todayilearned • u/craigdahlke • 14h ago
TIL: honeycombs start out circular, and the surface tension of the beeswax pulls them into hexagons as it solidifies, because it is the most energetically favorable conformation.
r/todayilearned • u/Roguecop • 10h ago
TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids.
r/todayilearned • u/Imbiberr • 19h ago
TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes.
r/todayilearned • u/billyboysuedo • 10h ago
TIL baby giraffes fall 6 feet to the ground they are born. The fall doesn’t hurt them, but snaps the umbilical cord and tears the amniotic sack, with the shock of the fall stimulating the baby to take its first breath.
r/todayilearned • u/itspclar • 19h ago
TIL that for 15 years some of Canada’s largest grocery chains, including Loblaws, conspired to keep bread prices artificially high. During that time bread prices rose 96% compared to overall food inflation of only 45%.
en.wikipedia.orgr/todayilearned • u/Seamus-Malekafzali • 6h ago
TIL the reason why the Declaration of Independence is so faded isn't solely its age. In the 1800s, it was placed in front of a large window in the US Patent Office for 35 years.
r/todayilearned • u/KodyBerns99 • 18h ago
TIL that during the 17th century, coffeehouses were so popular in England that they were often referred to as "Penny Universities". For the price of a penny, one could buy a cup of coffee and engage in stimulating conversation on a wide range of topics, from politics to literature.
en.wikipedia.orgr/todayilearned • u/cherrybounce • 4h ago
TIL that US military pilots were not allowed parachutes in World War I because it was believed they would be too quick to abandon their planes at the first sign of danger.
r/todayilearned • u/incockneato • 1d ago
TIL Shel Silverstein wrote extensively for Playboy, frequented the Playboy mansion and slept with "hundreds, perhaps thousands of women".
r/todayilearned • u/Rifletree • 12h ago
TIL In 2017, six Chinese officials were punished for falling asleep in a meeting about how to motivate lazy bureaucrats.
r/todayilearned • u/iamtherealandy • 2h ago
TIL that a group of four serial killers calling themselves the “Death Angels” were convicted of murdering at least 15 people and may have murdered over 70 people in the Bay Area in the mid 70s.
r/todayilearned • u/jcd1974 • 8h ago