TIl Rick James’ cameo in chappelle’s show was so successful it caused him to return to touring and performing. He died a few months into the tour. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that dragonflies live 80% of their life underwater as larvae. (byjus.com)
The Larva: It is interesting to note that even though we’ve seen dragonflies mostly flying around us during hot summer months, they spend most of their life underwater as a larva. They can live underwater for as long as two years, and this is considered to be the longest stage in the life cycle of a dragonfly....
TIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberat... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Prince was a huge Bangles fan. He wrote then gave them their breakout hit, "Manic Monday". (www.npr.org)
TIL: Cheech Marin released a children's music album in 1992 called, "My Name Is Cheech The School Bus Driver" (open.spotify.com)
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 tanning salons have been banned in Australia since 2016. (www.abc.net.au)
Melissa Sheldon’s melanoma spread to her lungs and her brain, and her doctors said it was probably because of her sunbed use. Now she has issued a warning to others thinking of using one of Australia’s illegal solariums - “stop”.
TIL that approximately 70% of the world’s vegetarians live in India. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL about vitrification of nuclear waste, wherein nuclear waste is melted down and combined with molten glass. The mixture is cooled in stainless steel canisters where it becomes a solid and can be... (www.hanfordvitplant.com)
What is vitrification? Vitrification is accomplished by mixing waste from underground tanks with glass-forming materials in high-temperature melters.
TIL the Monkees had an FBI File (faroutmagazine.co.uk)
Can’t get more subversive than The Monkees.
TIL an object's angular momentum is affected very slightly by the spin of its electrons (demonstrations.wolfram.com)
Until now I only learned an electron cannot be spinning in the classical sense, because it would have to be spinning faster than the speed of light (plus ‘spin 1/2’ has no classical sense.) This made me assume quantum ‘angular momentum’ sums to magnetism instead-of and without classical angular momentum.
TIL that the only part of the UK that officially speaks English is Northern Ireland. (populationdata.org.uk)
Surprisingly, there is no law declaring English the official language of the UK....
TIL Stonehenge has been 'restored' at least 3 times, and may not be in it's original position due to stone removal and replacement. (odysee.com)
Found as one of the top recommended videos on Odyssey.com
TIL Michigan is the top cherry producing state (www.tastingtable.com)
TIL that some trees develop a disorder where roots grow in aerial areas. (deepgreenpermaculture.com)
Burr knots (burrs or burls) are masses of small root initials, plant cells that are dividing and transforming into root tips, which appears on the above-ground portion of a rootstock, or on the trunk and limbs of apple trees. This is an inherited disorder where root-producing structures develop on aerial parts of certain apple...
TIL that, unless it contains alcohol, kosher food is generally halal. However, halal food is not generally kosher; halal allows shellfish, camels, rabbits, and the mixing of meat and dairy, all of ... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL: In the song DARE it's "you've got to press it on you" rather than "you've got depression on you" (genius.com)
TIL of Taos Pueblo, a Native American 'Pueblo' built between 1000CE and 1450CE, containing some of the oldest continuously inhabited houses still occupied in the US (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Why giraffes have patches (pursuit.unimelb.edu.au)
TIL After being named Marijuana Pepsi Jackson by her parents and enduring years of bullying as a result, Jackson refused to change her name and went on to earn her Ph.D. at the age of 46 for Higher... (www.npr.org)
TIL that Judy Garland was the mother of Liza Minelli 😱 (it.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 Kudzu growth in the US has been way overestimated. Newer estimates stated that Asian privet had invaded some 3.2 million acres—14 times kudzu’s territory (www.smithsonianmag.com)
In news media and scientific accounts and on some government websites, kudzu is typically said to cover seven million to nine million acres across the United States. But scientists reassessing kudzu’s spread have found that it’s nothing like that. In the latest careful sampling, the U.S. Forest Service reports that kudzu...
TIL the role the Congolese played in creating the atomic bomb (www.wired.com)
It is a sad history of cruelty and oppression, and a big part of the story that didn’t make the screen in Oppenheimer. It gives the marble scenes a much deeper meaning.
TIL India still officially recognises 5 sub-national monarchies, known as the 'Kings of Dangs'. They receive payment from the government every year during Holi (en.wikipedia.org)
As per the treaty signed in 1842 the British were allowed to use the forests and their natural products against which they had to pay around 3,000 silver coins to the five kings. Currently the kings receive a monthly political pension by the Government of India, which is the main source of their income. This payment is continued...
