Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL-That humans have the largest butts (portionally) in the animal kingdom.

Massive Science

How did human butts evolve to look that way?

An evolutionary anthropologist tackles the mystery of the butt

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL about Bjúgnakrækir –The Sausage Swiper, an Icelandic troll that hides in rafters and steals smoked sausages.

Icelandic Yule Lads

Icelandic Yule Lads - 13 Christmas Trolls & Authentic Folklore

Discover Iceland

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL that the barber pole became the universal symbol for barbers as it resembles the bloody bandages of “barber-surgeons” of the past, who practiced bloodletting.

Pall Mall Barbers

History of the Barber's Pole

The Barber's Pole is a symbol of the barber trade. It originated in medieval times when barbers used poles to hang their tools outside their s...

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL in order to achieve higher stability and defeat undesired oscillations , the Horten brothers - designers of the UFO-looking WW2 German tailless prototype aircraft the Ho-229 - introduced a twisting design into the wing so that it had inherently different AoA across its chord.

Horten HO 229 | Aircraft |

WWII Horten Ho229 Flying Wing Nurflugel, downloadable, paper model, from Fiddlersgreen

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TIL A classic thought experiment in probability theory suggests that if you have a million monkeys typing away on a million typewriters (or even just a few), given enough time, they will randomly produce the complete works of Shakespeare (or Dickens, or even the entire British Library).

Infinite monkey theorem - Wikipedia

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TIL there is such thing as T-Bills. Is it smart to buy them?

Investopedia

Treasury Bills (T-Bills): What They Are and How to Invest

Treasury bills are short-term U.S. government securities sold at a discount and subject to federal tax only. Discover how to buy them, how their yi...

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL a team of researchers at UC Irvine found that the average attention span in 2004 was 150 seconds. In 2012 it was found to be 75 seconds, and recently was found to be 47 seconds.

The Science Survey

The Problem With Your Attention Span

When I began my draft of this article, the first thing that I searched up for research was the causes of distraction. One click led me to a website...

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL fart lighting, the intentional ignition of flammable gases in flatulence like methane and hydrogen, can produce blue, yellow, or orange flames. A novelty practice among young men for decades, it’s risky and often performed in group settings despite its potential for serious injury.

Fart lighting - Wikipedia

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TIL in 1807, Ohio tax law required every military-age male to kill at least 100 squirrels per year

Southeast Ohio History Center - The purpose of the Southeast Ohio History Center is to collect, preserve and share Southeast Ohio’s unique cultural and natural heritage.

Squirrel Invasion - Southeast Ohio History Center

Invading Hordes of Squirrels? If it happened, it hasn’t happened recently. Nonetheless, many local county histories recall stories of hordes of s...

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL female frogs play dead to avoid mating with males

the Guardian

Female frogs appear to fake death to avoid unwanted advances, study shows

Findings shed light on European common frog’s sometimes deadly scramble for a mate

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL: That Mark Chapman, killer of John Lennon, has been allowed regular conjugal visits since he accepted solitary confinement in 2014. He is allowed to spend 44 hours alone with his wife in a specially built prison home. He also gets occasional visits from his sister, clergy, and a few friends.

Mark David Chapman - Wikipedia

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TIL that even though Winston Churchill's mother was a United States citizen, Churchill could not claim US citizenship because before 1934 you could not claim citizenship through your mother.

Birthright citizenship in the United States - Wikipedia

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TIL of the Red Ghost, a legend about a demonic figure roaming Arizona in the late 1800's and once killed a woman. It turned out to be a feral camel with the decaying corpse of a man strapped on its back, likely a result of Jefferson Davis' attempt to create a camel division in the US army

Red Ghost (folklore) - Wikipedia

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TIL: There is a $10 Quintillion asteroid between Mars and Jupiter

The Economic Times

A $10 quintillion treasure is floating in space, and NASA wants it badly - A cosmic treasure chest in space

The estimated worth of 16 Psyche is mind-blowing—$10,000 quadrillion! That’s enough to make every person on the planet a billionaire se...

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL although the film is only 1 hour and 37 minutes, the word Michael was said 114 times in the 1987 film the lost boys

Bloody Disgusting!

Ever Notice How Many Times They Say “Michael” in ‘The Lost Boys’?!

Joel Schumacher‘s 1987 The Lost Boys is a horror classic, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. In fact, us horror fans have been l...

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TIL the current Spanish-language World Champion for Scrabble has previously also won the French-language and English-language championships. A New Zealander, he only speaks English.

Nigel Richards - Wikipedia

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TIL that Ernest, Jim Varney's Character, was originally dreamed up to star in advertising commercials for years before his first movie. #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1h6yfls/til_that_ernest_jim_varneys_character_was/

Today I learned 1 year ago

Today I Learned that there is a myth in Iceland about the Yule Cat. He eats people that don't get new clothes for Christmas.

Yule cat - Wikipedia

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TIL Due to their genes, redheads may need about 20% more anesthesia than non-redheads.

Natural redheads may need more anesthesia

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TIL: Tyromancy is divination or fortune telling using cheese, which was used from 200 AD to the Middle Ages. It is achieved by observing a cheese's smell, patterns, texture, shape, and holes. A heart shape means love, for example. The "best" type of cheese to use was blue cheese.

Tyromancy - Wikipedia

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