TIL that Panama hats may take a master weaver up to 8 months to produce, at a price of $200. The best hats can sell outside of Ecuador for 50x what the weaver is paid (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL The Gospel of Judas, discovered in 2007, is one of many of "non-canonical" gospels from the same periods as the 4 canon gospels, and are, in some cases, arbitraliy excluded: Marcion, Judas, Man... (wikipedia.org)
TIL: The average single male changes his sheets just four times a year. (www.cbc.ca)
Watch out ladies, the man of your dreams may have the bed of your nightmares.
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TIL that the Longyou Caves, a mysterious network of man-made caves over 2,000 years old, were never recorded in any historical documents and were only rediscovered by local farmers in 1992. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Marlon Wayans was originally cast as Robin in Tim Burton's "Batman Returns". He signed for a two movie deal, but was cut from the film due to the number of characters. Wayans got paid $100,000 ... (www.slashfilm.com)
Tim Burton’s sequel Batman Returns almost featured a version of Robin the Boy Wonder played by Marlon Wayans.
TIL a mentally unstable man in Canada cut down a rare golden spruce tree, sacred to Indigenous people, to protest the logging industry. His trial was on the island where he cut down the tree. Feari... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that Bhutan doesn't recognize China in any way, shape or form (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL: James Cameron ended up marrying the actress (Suzy Amis) who played Rose's granddaughter. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL the average man picks his nose around four times a day (www.bbc.com)
Poking around inside our nostrils is disgusting, unhygienic and potentially harmful, so it’s baffling that it’s as common as it is, says Jason G Goldman.
TIL Scarface (1983) was not only shunned by the Oscars, but actually received a Razzie nomination for Worst Director. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL fake "555" phone numbers you see in movies and TV shows were once legitimate numbers that anyone could register, but Verizon would charge you $2,500 to use them (lookify.io)
Looked this up after watching Better Call Saul and noticing a phone number in one of the episodes!
TIL Jane Goodall met her first husband, Hugo van Lawick when he came to photograph her for National Geographic in Gombe Stream National Park and married in 1964. They had a son nicknamed Grub. But ... (people.com)
In this week’s issue, the beloved conservationist reflects on the 60th anniversary of her research, her celeb friends (Leo! Angelina!) her family and two husbands
TIL Michigan is the top cherry producing state (www.tastingtable.com)
TIL that In 2018, A hacker broke into people’s routers (100,000 of them) and patched their vulnerabilities up so that they couldn’t be abused by other hackers. (www.zdnet.com)
Internet vigilante claims he patched over 100,000 MikroTik routers already.
TIL After living in London for 14 years, Cillian Murphy moved back to his native Ireland in order to prevent his children from having posh English accents (www.yahoo.com)
The ‘Peaky Blinders’ star wanted his children to share their parents’ accents.
TIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3000 years old and still perfectly edible. (beemission.com)
Where was the world’s oldest honey found? We thought it would be fun to look at the three oldest known honey finds in the world as of September 2019. Just think, these honeys can still be eaten today because antimicrobial honey never goes bad. The world’s oldest known references to collecting honey are from the 8,000 y
TIL many US companies in the late 1800s-1938 would pay their employees in company scrip, a currency issued by the employer and can only be used in company owned stores where they upcharged exorbita... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that 80% of Australian homes are colder than is recommended by the WHO safety standards for indoor air temperature. (www.theguardian.com)
Rentals in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and ACT dropped below 18C more than 80% of the time, report finds
TIL Disney refused to let a father use a Spiderman headstone for his 4 year old son’s funeral. (www.bbc.com)
Disney is asked to show some compassion over the use of Spider-Man’s image on a child’s grave.
TIL Someone made a 10 hour long movie that's just paint drying to protest censorship by the British Board of Film Classification. The film was rated suitable for all ages. (m.imdb.com)
Edit: Note: it says Not Rated, that’s for the US. The UK rating is U.
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 according to an FBI report, Elvis Presley believed the Beatles had led young people astray “by their filthy unkempt appearances and suggestive music” (www.theguardian.com)
TIL Prince was a huge Bangles fan. He wrote then gave them their breakout hit, "Manic Monday". (www.npr.org)
TIL Alaska P. Davidson was the first female special agent hired by the Bureau of Investigation. Davidson was hired by director William J. Burns in 1922 but was forced to resign by Director J. Edgar... (en.wikipedia.org)
