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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 rabies is an STD (www.ebervet.com)
TIL: Dark mode causes eye strain
For a few years I used dark mode because i thought it was better for your eyes; it isn’t....
TIL A man was awarded $7 million in damages after he developed a lung condition from eating two bags of popcorn every day and inhaling the steam from the bag (www.cbsnews.com)
Man had eaten two bags of microwave popcorn daily for 10 years
TIL that a day on earth used to be just 19 hours long (www.popularmechanics.com)
I wish a day had more 24 hours
TIL the former host of HQ Trivia quit media and now sells vintage Johnnie Cochran shirts for a living (lemmy.world)
Went down the internet rabbit hole tonight. Looks like the guy quit doing entertainment, opened a vintage clothing store, and now sells overpriced ugly t-shirts to hipsters.
TIL "jerk" had the meaning of "stupid" (www.theringer.com)
Great article by the host of my favorite Podcast....
TIL About the Loudest plane Developed in USA (Thunderscreech) (lemmy.world)
Basically, the “Thunderscreech” was one of the most weird planes developed during the Cold War. The idea was combine the high climbing rates of motors with propellers and the supersonic speeds of jets… The problem? In the tip of propellers, the air move much faster, thus, creating shock waves, producing noise capable of...
TIL that retired chemist, Khonghao Shou, predicted the 2003 earthquake in Bam, Iran by observing cloud formations.
He not only predicted the approximate date, but also the magnitude and epicenter....
TIL in the 17th century, the San people in Southern Africa created rock art depicting colonial ships and colonists following first contact (africanrockart.britishmuseum.org)
TIL most Americans belived Indians ate live snakes and monkey brains after watching Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (www.mashed.com)
TIL the scientific answer to "which came first: the chicken or the egg?" is the egg (en.m.wikipedia.org)
TIL many of the social media sites top brass come directly from the alphabet orgs (twitter.com)
CIA, NSA, FBI,…...
TIL olive oil is safe at high heat (www.youtube.com)
Sources used in the YouTube video (pasted from description):...
TIL Beaver anal musk glands, or castors, produce castoreum which is used for vanilla flavoring in candy and perfume.
Great story about a small Danish town that helped rescue Jews during World War Two (www.bbc.com)
TIL Abou thief ants that infest any nests to steal food (www.canr.msu.edu)
Thief ants are absolutely tiny ants that are named for building their nests connected to the colonies of bigger ant species. They do this to steal food.
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)
TIL The percentage of Neanderthal DNA in modern humans is zero or close to zero in people from African populations, and is about 1 to 2 percent in people of European or Asian background. (medlineplus.gov)
Some direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies report how much DNA a person has inherited from prehistoric humans. Learn what this information means.
TIL: Many athletes are technically considered obese based on their BMI because the BMI can't differentiate between fat and muscle (www.npr.org)
TIL Reddit used to be open source. In 2017, they went closed source citing ‘transparency’ issues
TIL about the shortest war in history
TIL that the shortest war in history took place between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, lasting only 38 minutes. The conflict arose due to a succession dispute within the Zanzibar Sultanate after the death of the ruling Sultan. As tensions escalated, the British government intervened and issued an ultimatum to the rival...