Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL - The Big Mac Index has been published since 1986 as an unofficial method to measure Purchasing Power Parity between currencies

Big Mac Index - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL that Pope Leo XIV plays Wordle and Words With Friends with his brothers

TODAY.com

Pope’s brother says they regularly do Wordle and shares more personal details about his life

It's (sometimes) fun and games being the pope's brother.

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL that in 1996 Caribbean authorities shot at a plane that Jimmy Buffet and Bono were on suspecting it was carrying drugs. Jimmy buffet later went on to write a song called Jamaica Mistaica and put it on his 1996 album Banana Wind. https://buffettworld.com/incidents/jamaica-mistaica/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1p9w4hf/til_that_in_1996_caribbean_authorities_shot_at_a/

Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL John F. Kennedy, who grew up in an affluent household in the 1920s, admitted he only learned about the Great Depression from the books he read at Harvard.

Miller Center

John F. Kennedy: Life Before the Presidency | Miller Center

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL that during the "fantasy comedy" era of the 1960s, NBC debuted a show called "My Mother the Car", which features a deceased mother reincarnated as an antique car who communicates with her son through the car radio. It lasted one season and is considered the 2nd worst show of all time.

My Mother the Car - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL The Washington Redskins were the last NFL team to racially integrate under pressure from the federal government, finally doing so in 1962. The 1961 team finished last place at 1-12-1

George Preston Marshall - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL German citizens, upon reaching their 100th birthday, receive a letter of congratulations from their president.

Centenarian - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL Spain has second longest high speed rail network in the world, only behind China

High-speed rail in Spain - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL Daniel Schorr, the journalist who read Nixon's infamous enemies list on TV live, discovered his own name was in the list while reading it.

Daniel Schorr - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 9 months ago

TIL the person who executes FL death row inmates Is a private citizen who is paid $150 per execution.

Death Row - Florida Department of Corrections

Death Row - Florida Department of Corrections

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Today I learned 10 months ago

TIL the Roosevelts were known for serving "terrible" food at the White House during the Great Depression. In reality, they dined plainly as a show of solidarity with their beloved country.

HISTORY

Why FDR’s White House Served Such Terrible Food | HISTORY

As Americans suffered through the Great Depression, the Roosevelts dined on bread and butter sandwiches and cold jell...

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Today I learned 10 months ago

TIL that Nvidia is worth more than Amazon and Saudi Aramco combined. Or more than Meta, Tesla, and Berkshire Hathway combined.

List of public corporations by market capitalization - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 10 months ago

TIL that by 1984, the English band Depeche Mode desperately wanted to shed their youthful image. To do this, they released the song “Master and Servant” - a song about sexual domination and exploitation. Their plan worked so well that some radio stations even refused to play the song.

Master and Servant - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 10 months ago

TIL Reagan had 8 government shutdowns. Two lasted for 3 days, two for 2 days and four lasted for just 1 day.

Trump has overseen the two longest US government shutdowns in history

The government shutdown is continuing in the US and some of the worst effects are yet to be felt.

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Today I learned 10 months ago

TIL In 2017 Iceland's President said that if he could he would ban pineapple on pizzas. He later clarified that he didn't have the power to ban pineapple from pizzas and said he was glad he didn't hold such power.

the Guardian

Iceland

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson had expressed dislike of tropical fruit on pizza but now says he is glad he does not have power to initiate ban

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Today I learned 10 months ago

TIL Alan Turing feared losing his savings if Germany invaded Britain, so he used the money to buy two 90 kg silver bars, buried them in the woods, and wrote down the location in code. Later on when he wanted to dig up the silver bars he was unable to break his own coded message and never found them.

Alan Turing - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 10 months ago

TIL Adam Vinatieri is the only NFL player to score over 1000 points for two different teams

Adam Vinatieri - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 10 months ago

TIL in 2003, Russ Decker, Wisconsin State Senator, voted for a law to lower the legal blood alcohol limit from 0.10 to 0.08. Then two years later he blew a 0.09 on the breathalyzer test after being pulled over for drunk driving.

Russ Decker - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 10 months ago

TIL Ethiopia became the first country in the world to ban the import of gasoline and diesel vehicles in 2024. https://furtherafrica.com/2025/06/13/ethiopias-ev-fleet-triples-in-two-years/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oavduu/til_ethiopia_became_the_first_country_in_the/

Today I learned 10 months ago

TIL there is a small part of Kentucky that can only be accessed by land by going through Tennessee.

Kentucky Bend - Wikipedia

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