TIL that in England, the highest rates of loneliness are among those under the age of 25 (www.youtube.com)
TIL Tarot cards were originally used as playing cards, and only came to be used for fortune telling a few hundred years later. (en.m.wikipedia.org)
TIL Filmmaker Diablo Cody (she made Juno) had the most insane life. (www.imdb.com)
This is from the IMDB:...
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TIL Stanley the tool company is different from Stanley the cup company
Hail corporate and all that....
TIL that in the 1860s one meaning of "Trump" was "A good fellow; an excellent person". (archive.org)
Maybe the “great” America that Donald wants to take us back to is the 1860s?
TIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, which probably explains every issue you ever faced in a bureaucracy (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL: The ancient Greek philosopher Plato has a IMDB page and is credited as a writer (and actor for some reason) (www.imdb.com)
TIL the etymology of british isles names (www.youtube.com)
Pretty interesting video …
TIL The term "joystick" does not originate from video games, and was first coined in 1909 (en.m.wikipedia.org)
The origin of the term is contested, but may be derived from “George Stick”, named for a possible inventor....
TIL the Apollo 11 astronauts had to go through immigration in Hawaii when they splashed down because they had left U.S. borders. (lemmy.world)
I love that ‘moon’ is written under ‘place.’
The ancient Romans made many attempts to fix the calendar year before landing on 12 months and leap years (www.bbc.com)
I edited the title because my grammar is terrible
TIL North Koreans cannot go to Japan (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Ecuador has constitutional protections for the rights of nature, and those protections are actively determining environmental legal cases. (amp.theguardian.com)
A landmark case was won in 2021 ruling against the rights of a mining company to mine los cedros’ cloud forest, a high altitude rainforest, because it would harm the biodiversity of the area....
TIL about the social history of Jell-O Salad (www.seriouseats.com)
TIL abou the Amalgam Comics, a joint publication by DC & Marvel featuring characters that were a mix of those from both universes (en.wikipedia.org)
About the comics: antifandom.com/marvel/wiki/Amalgam_Comics...
Why you almost never see a clock at the mall (thehustle.co)
TIL Chess Boxing is a real thing (en.m.wikipedia.org)
TIL A Car Sponsored by Durex Condoms Kept F1 off British TV for much of 1976 (www.bbc.com)
It was arguably the most famous season in Formula 1 history, featuring thrilling racing, off-track controversies and the near-death of the sport’s most famous driver, Niki Lauda, as he battled James Hunt for the world championship....
TIL May Day, not on the same day as US Labor Day, started "in commemoration of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago (1886)." (www.britannica.com)
In 1889 an international federation of socialist groups and trade unions designated May 1 as a day in support of workers, in commemoration of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago (1886). Five years later, U.S. Pres. Grover Cleveland, uneasy with the socialist origins of Workers’ Day, signed legislation to make Labor Day—already...
TIL Spurious Correlations now uses AI to generate explanations, papers, and images for the best correlations (www.tylervigen.com)
The heightened state of unease over the possibility of a 'Con Air' sequel resulted in an influx of security personnel. It just goes to show, when it comes to Nic Cage, the need for increased security is always 'Raising Arizona.'
TIL personal credit scores only started in 1989 (en.m.wikipedia.org)
I always assumed credit scores were an integral and historic part of the American financial system....
TIL Lisztomania or Liszt fever was the intense fan frenzy directed toward Hungarian composer Franz Liszt during his performances in the 1800s. (aussie.zone)
From Wikipedia:...
TIL Joseph Stalin was struck by a sport carriage and severely injured at age 12, which a certain source cited by the Simple English Wikipedia took as his father dying in a drunken brawl (en.wikipedia.org)
The incorrect book. Note that his father only died in 1909 of liver issues. Jughashvili was upset when he learned that Keke had enrolled Ioseb in school, instead hoping his son would follow his path and become a cobbler. This led to a major incident in January 1890. Ioseb had been struck by a phaeton, severely injuring him....
