Today I learned 6 months ago

TIL about Williams Syndrome, a genetic condition that makes people more friendly and sociable aswell as soemewhat intellectually disabled and results in "elefin" facial features and a host of physical problems.

Williams syndrome - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 6 months ago

TIL That Cop killer Donald Eugene Webb was on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list for longer than anyone else at the time, and never captured. Turns out the reason for that is his wife was secretly hiding him at her own house and after he died she buried him on her property.

Donald Eugene Webb - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 6 months ago

TIL that Melbourne is 20km closer to Antarctica than is to Darwin Australia. https://www.ricklecouteur.com/post/melbourne-closer-to-antarctica-than-to-darwin #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m243ch/til_that_melbourne_is_20km_closer_to_antarctica/

Today I learned 7 months ago

TIL the Star Spangled Banner has more lyrics than what we are ever taught and shown. https://starspangledmusic.org/the-star-spangled-banner-correct/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m09iiy/til_the_star_spangled_banner_has_more_lyrics_than/

Today I learned 7 months ago

TIL: The opposite of "synonym" is "antonym" https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the-opposite-of/synonym.html #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1lwzyj8/til_the_opposite_of_synonym_is_antonym/

Today I learned 7 months ago

TIL Alexander Fleming on discovering penicillin was quoted as saying: “When I woke up just after dawn on September 28, 1928, I certainly didn’t plan to revolutionise all medicine by discovering the world’s first antibiotic, or bacteria killer. But I suppose that was exactly what I did.”

Alexander Fleming - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 7 months ago

TIL that it is possible for additional roadways to create more traffic rather than alleviate it, known as Braess' Paradox

Braess's paradox - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 7 months ago

TIL that, immediately after John F. Kennedy was assassinated, an order came down from the Secretary of the Navy to destroy all personal logs associated with the use of the presidential yacht USS Sequoia during the Kennedy Administration.

USS Sequoia (presidential yacht) - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 8 months ago

TIL that France's deadliest day in WWI was August 22, 1914. Following a series of reckless offensive charges, 27,000 French soldiers were killed in less than 24hrs. This figure is more than any other day in French history, and is half as many as all U.S. soldiers killed in the entire Vietnam War https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/a-slaughter-then-oblivion-mark-fr… #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1l0nveh/til_that_frances_deadliest_day_in_wwi_was_august/

Today I learned 8 months ago

TIL that in 1960, three teenagers were brutally murdered while camping at Finland's Lake Bodom, and the case remains one of the country’s most infamous unsolved crimes.

Lake Bodom murders - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 8 months ago

TIL that the Basilica, a cannon used to besiege Constantinople, was so powerful that its recoil killed its own operators

Basilic (cannon) - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 8 months ago

TIL that Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua were briefly united in the 1800s as the Federal Republic of Central America

Federal Republic of Central America - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 8 months ago

TIL That Astronauts cannot burp in space as the lack of gravity prevents foods and gasses separating in the stomach as they do on Earth.

| How Things Fly

Actually, it is true!

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Today I learned 8 months ago

TIL the King of England once offered to convert England to Islam.

Muhammad al-Nasir - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL that Alan Moore, the creator of 'Watchmen', considers modern superhero movies a "blight" to cinema and "also to culture to a degree", and that the popularization of the genre on the part of adults is an "infantilization"

Alan Moore - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 9 months ago

Today I learned that you can eat packing peanuts. (And I did)

Biodegradable Packing Peanuts: Eco-Friendly Facts and Things to Know | U-Haul

Biodegradable packing peanuts aren’t just a useful tool for shipping or moving. Learn more about the benefits of using biodegradable packing...

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL goldfish memories last months, not seconds – they can learn tricks and navigate mazes. Experiments show goldfish remember training for up to 5 months, recognize owners, and even associate sounds with feeding times. The "3-second memory" myth comes from their quick movement. https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections/young-naturalist-awards/goldfish-as-a-mo… #til #todayilearned

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL that men and women have similar rates of loneliness, with women generally reporting slightly higher rates than men, despite high media coverage of "male loneliness epidemic".

Gender and Age Differences in Loneliness: Evidence for People without and with Disabilities - PMC

This study examines the relationships between loneliness, gender, and age for people without and with disabilities (moderate versus severe) in Germ...

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL nobody really knows where the $ came from

Southern Living

You'll Never Guess Why the Dollar Sign is an S

Ever wonder about the history of the U.S. dollar sign ($)? Continue reading to learn all about the theories as to how the iconic symbol of currency...

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL that the gulf war inadvertently saved 200000 people in Bangladesh after US navy and Marine assets present around iraq were quickly sent to Bangladesh to conduct relief operations following a cyclone.

DVIDS

Government of Bangladesh, US commemorate operation

Members of the Government of Bangladesh, the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka and Marines with the III Marine Expeditionary Force, participated in the 20th an...

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