TIL about the 1988 Camelford water pollution incident, the worst mass poisoning in British history (en.wikipedia.org)
tl;dr, water treatment authorities accidentally dumped a bunch of aluminum in the water, but told all their customers it was safe to drink before they knew what it was, but scientists and doctors are apparently still arguing over what effects aluminum exposure can have (see: “Aluminum and Alzheimer’s disease: after a century...
TIL of the Mobile phone throwing competition that originated in Finland (en.wikipedia.org)
1% rule: 1% of users actively create new content, while the other 99% only lurk. (en.wikipedia.org)
a.k.a. the 90–9–1 principle. Does the Fediverse follow this rule, or are there more creators here as early adopters? Are you a creator, a participator or a lurker?
TIL of COCONUTS-2b, a giant gas planet that takes over 1 million years to orbit around its star (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford once encountered each other in the studio, drank heavily and inadvertently wrote a song together. It ended up being the highest charting US single of either of ... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Catherine Dior, youngest sister of Christian Dior, was in the French resistance in WW2. Arrested by the Gestapo in 1944, she was tortured and sent to both Ravensbruck and Buchenwald concentrati... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL: Harley Davidson licensed its motorcycles to Rikuo Internal Combustion Company in Japan (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL: Harley Davidson licensed its motorcycles to Rikuo Internal Combustion Company in Japan, starting in the 1920s and continuing until Rikuo stopped production in 1959, including during World War 2
TIL: Tommy Thompson was an American treasure hunter who successfully found millions of dollars worth of gold coins from the SS Central America. However, he went on the run due to refusing to pay of... (en.wikipedia.org)
Interstate 60 - 2002 (en.wikipedia.org)
A great romp with a bunch of fun cameos, a feel good movie with hope about the future. I enjoyed some of the dry comedy scenarios. I recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a bit of thoughtful comedy.
**TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM** Discussion Megapost 2023-08-02 🐢🥷 (en.wikipedia.org)
TitleTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemMPAA Rating:PGRuntime01:39:00Release Date (USA):August 2, 2023Director:Jeff Rowe, Kyler SpearsMain Cast:Natasia Demetriou, Ayo Edebiri, Rose Byrne, Jackie Chan, John Cena, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Giancarlo Esposito**Summary:**After years of being sheltered from the human world, the...
TIL of Naba Baongo II, a sub-national monarch in Burkina Faso. In 2015, he played a key role in ending a military coup in the country peacefully, without any bloodshed. His kingdom is 528+ years old (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Upon the death of the Dalai Lama, a search for his reincarnation is conducted where a child is identified through a series of 'tests' before being recognized as the succeeding Dalai Lama. The c... (en.wikipedia.org)
On the Beach 1959 (en.wikipedia.org)
A really interesting film about people coping with the end of the world. Slow paced compared to modern films, it delivers its message slowly, easing up to major changes. A fairly good narrative, and I enjoyed watching it. It had impact, at least with me)
Duty After School 2023 Discussion (en.wikipedia.org)
A feel good(?maybe) end of the world story where we are saved by high school seniors....
TIL that Japanese Sumo wrestlers life expectancy is between 60-65 years old or about 20 years less than the typical Japanese male. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL of Kevin Budden, who caught a deadly taipan by hand and hitchhiked to town still holding the snake. He lost his grip and was bitten, but bagged the snake and made the driver promise to get it t... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL the number of continents varies and do not follow a strict criteria (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL of Cáin Adomnáin, "Europes first human rights treaty". Created in 697 CE, were a set of laws - which kings across Ireland & Scotland agreed to follow - guaranteeing safety of non-combatants in war (en.wikipedia.org)
The Cáin Adomnáin, also known as the Lex Innocentium (Law of Innocents), was promulgated amongst a gathering of Irish, Dál Riatan and Pictish notables at the Synod of Birr in 697. It is called the “Geneva Accords” of the ancient Irish and Europe’s first human rights treaty, for its protection of women and...
TIL Ludwig van Beethoven didn't get along with his brother Johann and was heavily opposed to his marriage to a housekeeper. After the purchase of an estate, Johann signed a letter to Ludwig "From y... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL That Canada had its own version of Jim Crow laws that required many black children to attend segregated schools, separated blood transfusions by race, and allowed private business owners to ref... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL During the shooting event of the 1965 World Pentathlon Championships, Herbert Polzhuber drank 10 glasses of beer and a bottle of cognac, stepped onto the shooting platform, shot all his bullets... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Pygopodidae, aka “legless lizards”, are a type of gecko that strongly resembles snakes while being unrelated to them. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that Prey is the first ever feature film available in a full Comanche dub (en.wikipedia.org)
Following Red Hat's lead, Linus Torvalds will only publish Linux Kernel code to paid contributors (en.wikipedia.org)
At Linux, thousands of people spend their time writing code to enable new features, fixing bugs, integrating different packages and then supporting that work for a long time - something that our customers and partners need....
