TIL a species of monkey known as the Lesula was discovered in 2007 (though already known by locals). It has a brilliantly blue bottom. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Pablo Escobar was worth 25 billion at the time he was a drug lord. (www.britannica.com)
TIL South Korea has the fourth highest suicide rate, in part due to elderly isolation. (worldpopulationreview.com)
TIL that Al Capone's long lost older brother was a prohibition lawman in the Dakotas. The brothers lost contact for decades until reuniting later in Al's life. (www.grandforksherald.com)
Today I learned that a schoolteacher called Angela Ruiz Robles invented the precursor to the e-book in 1948 (blog.codeweek.eu)
TIL that in 1972 a 33-year-old Hungarian geologist attacked Michelangelo's Pietà statue in St. Peter's Basilica wielding a geologist's hammer and shouting, "I am Jesus Christ—risen from the dead". Pri (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that in 1972 a 33-year-old Hungarian geologist attacked Michelangelo’s Pietà statue in St. Peter’s Basilica wielding a geologist’s hammer and shouting, “I am Jesus Christ—risen from the dead”. Prior to this, he had moved to Rome intending to be recognised as Christ by the Pope.
TIL that Duangphet Phromthep, the Captain of the Wild Boars Thai football team who were rescued from a flooded cave in 2018, took his own life in 2023 (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL It is said that not even Nicolaus Copernicus ever saw planet Mercury. The reason is that, as an inner planet (to Earth), it will never angularly move away more than 28 degrees from the Sun (www.sav.sk)
TIL that Eminem was offered the lead role in the film "Elysium" but reportedly turned it down, leading director to instead cast Matt Damon. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She died in 1989 (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL the Yom Kapur War happened during Ramadan. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that before becoming famous as a General in the Union Army, William T. Sherman was the first superintendent of Louisiana State Seminary, which went on to become Louisiana State University. (www.lib.lsu.edu)
TIL Jeremy Brett had a 77-page "Baker Street File" that he wrote and referred to for his iconic performance of Sherlock Holmes (en.m.wikipedia.org)
He conducted extensive research on the great detective and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself, and was very attentive to discrepancies between the scripts he had been given and Conan Doyle’s original stories.[37] One of Brett’s dearest possessions on the set was his 77-page “Baker Street File” on everything from Holmes’...
TIL that Kurioshi, Japan, has purpose-built tsunami evacuation towers (kuroshio-kanko.net)
TIL about biricodar dicitrate, a purported treatment against ovarian cancer with the unfortunate brand name "Incel". It never reached the market. (hub.azkware.net)
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TIL the Allies fielded thousands of tanks by the end of World War I, a major technological breakthrough. The Germans deployed just 18. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Mark Twain outlived his wife and all but one of his four children (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Arkansas will not allow a write in ballot unless the write in cannidate notifies every counties board of elections. (static.ark.org)
n criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime at some time in the future (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL: of where fresh water meets salt water -youtube (Wonder World) (youtu.be)
TIL Adolf Hitler was sent by the German armed forces to infiltrate the German Worker's Party led by Anton Drexler. The party was the precursor to the Nazi party that would be led by Hitler. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Myanmar over took Afghanistan in opium product in 2023 (www.france24.com)
TIL Chris Rock has a Non Verbal Learning Disorder (www.health.com)
TIL there is a world championships for playing the air guitar. The motto of the competition is "Make Air Not War". (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Only credentialed delegates, media, and guests can attend the Democratic Convention in person. (www.nbcchicago.com)
