TIL the creator of the Sims had the idea for the game while rebuilding his life after a fire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims#Development



Submitted March 31, 2015 at 01:45AM by thatswhatyized http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30uf6k/til_the_creator_of_the_sims_had_the_idea_for_the/

TIL A Nigerian Pastor tried to walk on water like Jesus, and proceeded to drown in front of his congregation

http://www.reportghananews.com/nigerian-pastor-tries-to-walk-on-water-like-jesus-then-drowns-in-front-of-his-congregation/



Submitted March 31, 2015 at 05:04AM by SSISSONS90 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30v6cz/til_a_nigerian_pastor_tried_to_walk_on_water_like/

TIL that a High School student served 5 years in jail and had to register as a sex offender after being falsely accused of rape by a classmate of his, because she didn't want her mother to know she was sexually active.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Banks_%28American_football%29#False_Accusation_of_Sexual_Assault



Submitted March 31, 2015 at 01:04PM by Joe_Henry http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30wizq/til_that_a_high_school_student_served_5_years_in/

TIL various studies have shown that coffee prevents cancer, causes cancer, makes you live longer, makes you die younger and reduces your risk of diabetes.

http://www.vocativ.com/culture/health-culture/coffee-cures-cancer/



Submitted March 31, 2015 at 05:48PM by Toothpaste_n_OJ http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30x24k/til_various_studies_have_shown_that_coffee/

TIL Mr. Snuffleupagus met the human cast of Sesame Street due to a string of high-profile pedophilia cases. The writers felt by having the adults refuse to believe Big Bird, they were scaring children into thinking their parents would not believe them if they had been sexually abused.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Snuffleupagus#Snuffy_meets_the_adults



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 07:37PM by mike_pants http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30t2kv/til_mr_snuffleupagus_met_the_human_cast_of_sesame/

TIL humans are unable to burp in zero gravity environments.

http://www.spacecentre.co.uk/space-now/158-the-biggest-question-in-space



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 08:24PM by huphelmeyer http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30t86t/til_humans_are_unable_to_burp_in_zero_gravity/

TIL when Russell Brand and Katy Perry divorced, Russell was eligible to claim half of the $44 million she earned during their marriage, but declined.

http://slickamericans.com/28-celebrities-with-unattractive-significant-others/2/



Submitted March 31, 2015 at 09:08AM by brazener http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30vz35/til_when_russell_brand_and_katy_perry_divorced/

TIL that Thomas Peterffy was told by NASDAQ that his algorithmic trading was illegal because it lacked a keyboard so he created a robot with fingers to type all trades on the keyboard which made it legal - "the robot typed so fast it sounded like a machine gun."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/08/27/159992076/a-father-of-high-speed-trading-thinks-we-should-slow-down



Submitted March 31, 2015 at 07:36AM by pauloalto http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30vovo/til_that_thomas_peterffy_was_told_by_nasdaq_that/

TIL that after 12 hours of continuous pain, a woman with no medical training successfully performed a C-section on herself with a kitchen knife and three glasses of hard liquor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-inflicted_caesarean_section#In.C3.A9s_Ram.C3.ADrez_P.C3.A9rez



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 06:45PM by The_CT_Kid http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30sx8t/til_that_after_12_hours_of_continuous_pain_a/

TIL Microsoft Flight Simulator is the longest-running running software product line for Microsoft, predating Windows by three years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 08:32PM by misnamer http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30t96d/til_microsoft_flight_simulator_is_the/

TIL Serial killer John Wayne Gacy (killing at least 33 young men) was very active in local community activities. As a result of his contributions, he met and was photographed with then-First Lady Rosalynn Carter and given special security clearance by the secret service.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy#Businessman_and_community_volunteer



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 06:55PM by Nugatorysurplusage http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30sy6f/til_serial_killer_john_wayne_gacy_killing_at/

TIL Out of the 403 episodes of “The Joy of Painting” with Bob Ross, 91% of them contain at least one happy tree and 2% of them contain bridges.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/a-statistical-analysis-of-the-work-of-bob-ross/?2



Submitted March 31, 2015 at 08:01AM by Minifig81 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30vrqe/til_out_of_the_403_episodes_of_the_joy_of/

TIL: That the mgm lion was in a plane crash and survived on sandwiches

http://mashable.com/2015/03/30/mgm-lion/?utm_cid=hp-hh-pri



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 05:58PM by aep000 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30st1q/til_that_the_mgm_lion_was_in_a_plane_crash_and/

TIL that William Whipple freed his slaves when he signed the Declaration of Independance, because he believed that he could not fight for freedom and own slaves.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Whipple



Submitted March 31, 2015 at 01:03AM by mrredditkarma http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30u9el/til_that_william_whipple_freed_his_slaves_when_he/

TIL that by 2075, due to human efforts to reverse the damage, the Ozone Layer is expected to fully recover.

http://phys.org/news172311361.html



Submitted March 31, 2015 at 12:04AM by chordnine http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30u14x/til_that_by_2075_due_to_human_efforts_to_reverse/

TIL that Tim Curry, who is an avid Scooby-Doo fan, was originally cast to be in the 2002 film Scooby-Doo, but dropped out when he learned that Scrappy Doo would be in the movie.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo_(film)



Submitted March 31, 2015 at 12:00AM by monsieurpopo http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30u0ll/til_that_tim_curry_who_is_an_avid_scoobydoo_fan/

TIL That the Dominican Republic, led by dictator Rafael Trujillo, offered to accept between 50,000 and 100,000 Jewish refugees in 1938. Only 645 made it and upon arrival, every new Jewish settler was given 80 acres of land, 10 cows, a mule and a horse.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/sosua.html



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 11:42PM by Donkey_-_Dong http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30ty75/til_that_the_dominican_republic_led_by_dictator/

TIL the moon has moonquakes

http://science1.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/15mar_moonquakes/



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 07:07PM by peepeeparadise http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30szde/til_the_moon_has_moonquakes/

TIL Thrasyllus of Mendes commented on Caligula saying he had "no more chance of becoming emperor than of riding a horse across the Bay of Baiae". After he became emperor, Caligula constructed a temporary bridge across the Baiea using ships as pontoons and rode his horse across.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula#Construction



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 05:41PM by Secret_Pedophile http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30sroh/til_thrasyllus_of_mendes_commented_on_caligula/

TIL during the reign of the Khmer Rouge, there was a prison camp, named S-21, that had a death rate of 99.96%. S-21 was directed by a former math teacher who ordered "living autopsies," had prisoners' blood completely drained for use in hospitals, and used a "baby-smashing tree" to kill children.

http://www.gq.com/news-politics/big-issues/200907/cambodia-khmer-rouge-michael-paterniti?printable=true



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 07:46PM by Meunderwears http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30t3lg/til_during_the_reign_of_the_khmer_rouge_there_was/

TIL that "The Safety Dance" is a protest against bouncers stopping dancers pogoing to 1980s new wave music in clubs when disco was dying and new wave was up and coming.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Safety_Dance#Meaning_of_the_song



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 05:12PM by New_Car_Wrecked http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30spjg/til_that_the_safety_dance_is_a_protest_against/

TIL in 2009 a Russian woman was prosecuted for raping ten men, out of which nine men pressed charges, while one man said he loved it.

http://www.inquisitr.com/26696/russian-black-widow-woman-arrested-for-raping-10-men/



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 02:18PM by tacosfalafels http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30sera/til_in_2009_a_russian_woman_was_prosecuted_for/

TIL Stanley Kubrick, when told that Schindler's List was a good representation of the Holocaust, replied "Think that's about the Holocaust? That was about success, wasn't it? The Holocaust is about 6 million people who get killed. Schindler's List is about 600 who don't."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schindler%27s_List#Assessment_by_other_film_makers



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 11:44AM by Jagdgeschwader http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30s533/til_stanley_kubrick_when_told_that_schindlers/

TIL twins separated at birth, one raised by a German Catholic Nazi family and the other by a Jewish family in Trinidad, both as adults flushed the toilet before and after going, enjoyed sneezing in elevators to startle people, dipped buttered toast in coffee, and wore rubber bands on their wrists.

https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_chalks_it_up_to_the_blank_slate/transcript?language=en



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 07:23AM by Cogitotoro http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30rfql/til_twins_separated_at_birth_one_raised_by_a/

T.I.L. that a 61yr. old U.S. Navy vet Michael Boatwright was found unconscious in a motel room. When he woke up he only spoke Swedish instead of his native language English. He also insisted that he was a swede named Johan Ek and threw up when he saw his own reflection, in a state of confusion.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/16/health/amnesia-swedish/



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 09:50AM by goodboyBill http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30rvhx/til_that_a_61yr_old_us_navy_vet_michael/

TIL there is an episode of Dexter's Laboratory called "Rude Removal", in which Dexter and DeDe's niceness and rudeness turn into two separate people. The many swear words used by the rude clones caused this episode not to be aired, but it is available to stream online.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rude_Removal



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 07:17AM by TheCameron http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30rf1i/til_there_is_an_episode_of_dexters_laboratory/

TIL That the idea for the movie Human Centipede was from a joke on how child molesters should be punished

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_Centipede_(First_Sequence)



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 05:18AM by tanandblack http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30r1l0/til_that_the_idea_for_the_movie_human_centipede/

TIL Susan B. Anthony once said that the invention of the modern bicycle "has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world" and called it the "freedom machine"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_bicycle#1880s_and_1890s



Submitted March 30, 2015 at 03:36AM by thisisalili http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30qq0l/til_susan_b_anthony_once_said_that_the_invention/

TIL that after the Empire State Building opened in New York City in 1931, much of its office space went unrented. It was nicknamed the "Empty State Building" by New Yorkers and didn't become profitable until 1950.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building#Opening



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 09:06PM by SaucyFingers http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30pfvx/til_that_after_the_empire_state_building_opened/

TIL suicide kills more people per year than homicide and war casualties combined. In 2012 suicide killed 803,900 people, there were 504,587 homicide deaths and 119,463 people died in war.

http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/estimates/en/index1.html



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 11:31PM by LarperPro http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30pwbx/til_suicide_kills_more_people_per_year_than/

TIL you could get fined $2500 PER EGG for importing Kinder Eggs to the US

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinder_Surprise#United_States



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 02:06PM by LeonBlank http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30oni3/til_you_could_get_fined_2500_per_egg_for/

TIL: The city of Los Angeles is the 3rd most productive oil field in the U.S., but most of the oil wells are camouflaged inside of fake office buildings and even sculptures.

http://www.vice.com/video/oil-of-l-a--3



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 11:01PM by antons_key http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30psmg/til_the_city_of_los_angeles_is_the_3rd_most/

TIL Vin Diesel agreed to make a cameo appearance in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in exchange for the rights to the Riddick franchise.

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/bp/vin-diesel-pulled-fast-furious-deal-bring-back-165549837.html



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 07:56PM by AmericaHere http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30p91x/til_vin_diesel_agreed_to_make_a_cameo_appearance/

TIL during an interview about the casting of Jean-Luc Picard, Gene Roddenberry was asked by a reporter, "Surely they would have cured baldness by the 24th century?" Roddenberry answered, "In the 24th century, they wouldn't care."

http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/patrick-stewart



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 11:06PM by garglemymarbles http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30pt4f/til_during_an_interview_about_the_casting_of/

TIL a man was wrongfully executed after being convicted of murdering his 3 children. A prosecutor cited his tattoo of a serpent and his Led Zeppelin poster to prove he was a sociopath.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Todd_Willingham#James_Grigson



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 12:34PM by Joe_Henry http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30oijf/til_a_man_was_wrongfully_executed_after_being/

TIL HBO hired 160 lawyers to work on their Scientology documentary that premiers tonight in order to prepare for legal attacks from the "church"

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/25/showbiz/movies/going-clear-hbo-movie-lawyers/



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 08:30PM by SellTheSun http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30pc8m/til_hbo_hired_160_lawyers_to_work_on_their/

TIL In the 1896 U.S. election, William McKinley won despite the fact that he campaigned from the front porch of his home in Ohio while his opponent travelled extensively by railway speaking at over 600 events.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley#General_election_campaign



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 08:06PM by melurklongtime4 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30p9y6/til_in_the_1896_us_election_william_mckinley_won/

TIL psychologists have no idea how to rehabilitate sex offenders. There is no scientific evidence that therapy prevents sex criminals from striking again, according to a study in the British Medical Journal.

http://www.vocativ.com/underworld/crime/sex-offenders-arent-rehabilitated-prison/



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 06:16PM by Toothpaste_n_OJ http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30p0yt/til_psychologists_have_no_idea_how_to/

TIL that, in the late 980's, Vladimir the Great chose to Christianize Russia rather than Islamisize it partly due to Islam's ban on alcohol, saying, "Drinking is the joy of the Rus', we can't go without it."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_Kievan_Rus%27#Vladimir.27s_baptism_of_Kiev



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 12:25AM by smarvin6689 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30mgq0/til_that_in_the_late_980s_vladimir_the_great/

TIL shortly after a woman made up a fake Facebook profile to speak with her troubled 19yo niece, the niece asked the fictional boy to murder her Aunt, her Aunt's fiance, her cousin, and the family dog

http://www.al.com/news/tuscaloosa/index.ssf/2014/06/fosters_woman_creates_fake_fac.html



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 06:38PM by TheCannon http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30p2ik/til_shortly_after_a_woman_made_up_a_fake_facebook/

TIL George Aldrich has worked for NASA for over 40 years, and his job is to smell things. This is to ensure that there are no unpleasant smells on ISS and the shuttle. Oh and his nose also gets calibrated and tested every four months.

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/support/people/galdrich.html



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 07:19AM by OneOutOfABillion http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30nrz2/til_george_aldrich_has_worked_for_nasa_for_over/

TIL a study published in the journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, found that the most aggressive dog breeds are Dachshunds (wiener dogs), Chihuahuas, and Jack Russell Terriers; not the Pitbull, Rottweiler or Doberman.

http://www.candogseat-this.com/research-study-finds-most-aggressive-dog-breeds/



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 05:52PM by Ruthjacobs http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30ozda/til_a_study_published_in_the_journal_of_applied/

TIL a German Mathematician predicted a flood would engulf the world on Feb. 20th, 1524. A nobleman had him build a three story ark to survive this "apocalypse". People had gathered to see the ark, when a light rain started hundreds were stampeded to death in the ensuing panic.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-notable-apocalypses-that-obviously-didnt-happen-9126331/?no-ist=&page=2



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 12:50AM by p_U_c_K_IV http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30mjnv/til_a_german_mathematician_predicted_a_flood/

TIL that pan-African nations have come together pledging to build a 15 kilometer wide band of trees that will stretch all the way across Africa, 7500 kilometer, in order to stop the progressive advancement of the Sahara.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reforestation



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 07:46PM by kharbachay http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30lma4/til_that_panafrican_nations_have_come_together/

TIL the fastest cancellation of a TV show belongs to Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos, which was pulled midway through its first episode

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%27s_Naughtiest_Home_Videos#Cancellation



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 12:18AM by ElderCunningham http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30mfxh/til_the_fastest_cancellation_of_a_tv_show_belongs/

TIL that Oxford University is at least 400 years older than the Aztec Empire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 10:56PM by Home-Baked http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30m6bl/til_that_oxford_university_is_at_least_400_years/

TIL that Donald Glover's twitter account used to be @donglover

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/807304



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 05:00AM by GoldScreenLife http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30nc61/til_that_donald_glovers_twitter_account_used_to/

TIL the Church of Scientology ran several smear campaigns against author Paulette Cooper, one of their critics, including Operation Freakout, the goal of which was to have her admitted to a mental institution. Another, Operation Dynamite, used Cooper's fingerprints to send bomb threats to the Church

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulette_Cooper



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 09:34AM by herovillainous http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30o4xz/til_the_church_of_scientology_ran_several_smear/

TIL a Texas Judge resigned after being caught texting instructions to prosecutors to help win convictions

http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/65069957264/texas-judge-resigns-after-being-caught-texting



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 02:28AM by DougDante http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30mv3v/til_a_texas_judge_resigned_after_being_caught/

TIL that David Spade did not attend his close friend Chris Farley's funeral because he "could not be in a room where Chris was in a box."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Farley#Death_and_funeral



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 03:34AM by cold_a http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30n2h6/til_that_david_spade_did_not_attend_his_close/

TIL that in 1999, a woman survived a 14,500 foot fall after her parachute didn't deploy while skydiving. She landed on a mound of fire ants and was stung several hundred times, giving her an adrenaline rush to keep her heart beating.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Murray_%28skydiver%29



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 11:16PM by thestickystickman http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30m8pr/til_that_in_1999_a_woman_survived_a_14500_foot/

TIL that when the number of chlamydia cases in young Swedish people doubled in one year, it was decided that condom ambulances would be on standby three days a week, waiting for calls from those caught in a promising situation, but without protection.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3775771.stm



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 01:27AM by Donkey_-_Dong http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30mo0m/til_that_when_the_number_of_chlamydia_cases_in/

TIL that corn nuts are made by soaking whole kernels in water for three days, then deep-frying them in oil until they are hard and brittle. Albert Holloway came up with them in 1936, selling them to taverns who would then give them away free to patrons, as they were particularly tasty with beer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_nut#Preparation



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 05:17AM by Vranak http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30js0u/til_that_corn_nuts_are_made_by_soaking_whole/

TIL that German internet users have a 17-year-old meme where they pretend the town of Bielefeld (330,000) does not exist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bielefeld_Conspiracy



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 08:02PM by NutmegJared http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30lnni/til_that_german_internet_users_have_a_17yearold/

TIL that in 2013 an abandoned Russian cruise ship began drifting through international waters. It was last seen 1,300 nautical miles off the coast of Ireland and is yet to be found.

http://www.sobify.com/the-lyubov-orlova-a-russian-cruise-ship-drifting-through-international-waters/



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 08:32PM by tiptoptap35 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30lqk2/til_that_in_2013_an_abandoned_russian_cruise_ship/

TIL That SR-71 pilots sometimes came from bomber aircraft because nobody else had experience in long supersonic flights. A crew taken from a B-58 Hustler ended up setting a world record for longest supersonic flight after flying the SR-71 for over 10 hours... over 15,000 miles. Nonstop.

http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/b58.htm



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 08:17AM by DBivansMCMLXXXVI http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30kawk/til_that_sr71_pilots_sometimes_came_from_bomber/

TIL football player Mardy Gilyard was kicked out of the University of Cincinnati and owed the school $10,000. He then worked 4 jobs simultaneously and slept in his car just to get back into school, eventually becoming the leading wide receiver in UC history.

http://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/cgi-bin/id/article.cgi?article=16/



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 07:19PM by garglemymarbles http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30ljvr/til_football_player_mardy_gilyard_was_kicked_out/

TIL that during development, Space Invaders had an unintended side effect of causing the game to run faster when there were less aliens onscreen that the computer had to render. Rather than remove this 'bug', the developer decided the the increasing difficulty improved the game and left it as is.

http://www.tofugu.com/2013/04/25/tomohiro-nishikado/



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 06:43PM by InevitableNinja http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30lh3k/til_that_during_development_space_invaders_had_an/

TIL Every second of every day, the sun converts 700 million tons of hydrogen into 695 million tons of helium. The other 5 million tons becomes energy. Every second.

http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=Zm12xHqAtZE&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db22HKFMIfWo%26feature%3Dshare



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 06:53PM by jxreyes181 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30lhrs/til_every_second_of_every_day_the_sun_converts/

TIL of a straight Christian man who spent a year of his life as a gay man, including coming out to his family, getting a job as a barista at a gay café and enlisting a friend to act as his boyfriend. The experience radically changed his view of religion and he now views homosexuality as acceptable.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/02/christians-year-of-living-gay-leads-to-dramatic-change-sparks-controversy/



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 06:22PM by Meunderwears http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30lfkh/til_of_a_straight_christian_man_who_spent_a_year/

TIL that a tick bite can cause a lifetime allergy to red meat. The Lone Star tick injects a type of sugar found in red meat into the blood, and causes antibodies to be made that cause an allergic reaction when the person later ingests meat with the sugar.

http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/can-ticks-make-you-allergic-to-red-meat?



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 06:40PM by The_Atticus http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30lgw3/til_that_a_tick_bite_can_cause_a_lifetime_allergy/

TIL: Mattel made and sold Wonder Woman’s “invisible jet” as a collectible. The package was an empty plastic shell with nothing inside, and was originally intended as an April Fool’s joke.

http://prowrestlingnews.x10.bz/?p=76



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 02:53AM by aUSERNAME2014 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30jaty/til_mattel_made_and_sold_wonder_womans_invisible/

TIL Steven Spielberg is the creator of the Medal of Honor video game series

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229/#writer



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 07:00AM by bwill1199 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30k365/til_steven_spielberg_is_the_creator_of_the_medal/

TIL Ralph Nader sued General Motors for harassment in 1970 after GM attempted to blackmail him to suppress his outspoken criticism of automobile safety. He won and used the $425m judgement to found an organization which was instrumental in the creation of OSHA and the Freedom of Information Act.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/08/us/ralph-nader-fast-facts/



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 10:28AM by Trisomic http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30kmr7/til_ralph_nader_sued_general_motors_for/

TIL that the Great Pyramid was shiny like a glass 4,000 years ago.

http://www.hexapolis.com/2014/10/31/historians-concur-great-pyramid-glass-like-shiny-4000-years-ago/



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 11:29PM by Dattatreya87 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30ikj1/til_that_the_great_pyramid_was_shiny_like_a_glass/

TIL Walt Disney had his mustache accidentally lit on fire by the animator Ken Anderson. Ken was worried that he'd be fired, and it was showing in his work, so Walt shaved his mustache and spent the week eating lunch with Ken so he wouldn't feel so alienated.

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/untold-tales/mouse-in-transition-and-then-there-was-ken-chapter-4-100797.html



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 10:53AM by jimornana http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30kosc/til_walt_disney_had_his_mustache_accidentally_lit/

TIL that US President Richard Nixon tried to convince other leaders that he was insane, thus (supposedly) preventing them from provoking the US for fear of an irrational response.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 05:02AM by Joemit46 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30jqf0/til_that_us_president_richard_nixon_tried_to/

TIL that in 1986 a convict escaped during a prison transfer. A week later he returned in a stolen helicopter and broke out his girlfriend.

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-11-06/news/8603090074_1_aris-helicopter-ronald-j-mcintosh-prison



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 03:03AM by Ooh_Lobotomized http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30jc1o/til_that_in_1986_a_convict_escaped_during_a/

TIL at least five Americans accidentally shot off their penises since 2010

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/193576/at-least-five-americans-accidentally-shot-off-their-penises-since-2010/?utm_source=share-fb&utm_medium=button



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 02:17AM by jdsamford http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30j64n/til_at_least_five_americans_accidentally_shot_off/

TIL Bill Paxton and Lance Henriksen share the distinction of being the only actors to have been killed by an Alien, a Predator and a Terminator.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000200/bio?ref_=nm_ql_dyk_2#trivia



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 11:43PM by jace100 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30imim/til_bill_paxton_and_lance_henriksen_share_the/

TIL Confederate cavalry general Nathan Bedford Forrest was the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. He quit the group less than two years later. In 1875 he was invited to give a speech before an organization of black Southerners advocating racial reconciliation and equality. (Speech in Comments)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest#Ku_Klux_Klan_Membership



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 06:46PM by huphelmeyer http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30hl1e/til_confederate_cavalry_general_nathan_bedford/

TIL the 1992 video for Soul Asylum's "Runaway Train" was ultimately successful in finding 26 out of the 36 missing children featured in the US, UK, and Australia, and not all of those stories had happy endings.

http://www.spin.com/articles/soul-asylum-runaway-train-oral-history-dave-pirner/



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 03:39PM by TheLurkerSpeaks http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30h6kj/til_the_1992_video_for_soul_asylums_runaway_train/

TIL that Army officer Hugh Thompson prevented the deaths of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians including women and children, by a group of American soldiers. Thompson, an Army helicopter pilot, landed between the soldiers and the villagers and threatened to open fire if they continued their attacks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Thompson,_Jr.



Submitted March 28, 2015 at 12:55AM by Alekszander23344 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30ivxp/til_that_army_officer_hugh_thompson_prevented_the/

TIL Roald Dahl, author of "James and the Giant Peach" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", wrote the screenplay for the James Bond movie, "You Only Live Twice".

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Only_Live_Twice_%28film%29



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 06:51PM by Z3R0-0 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30hljq/til_roald_dahl_author_of_james_and_the_giant/

TIL that in 1950 a church in Beatrice, Nebraska exploded five minutes after choir practice was supposed to start but no one was hurt because every single member of the choir was late for entirely different reasons. And my grandmother was one of them.

https://books.google.com/books?id=BFMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=life+reports+why+the+choir+was+late&source=bl&ots=3CLZ7os27l&sig=x0PGs6FCMVNVA7yW2gJktH-F1jI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5ZMVVfPVGYO_ggSKzYKQBg&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=life%20reports%20why%20the%20choir%20was%20late&f=false



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 11:13PM by Wingopf http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30iiax/til_that_in_1950_a_church_in_beatrice_nebraska/

TIL: Native American Mohawks were often used as labourers on the skyscrapers because it was believed they had no natural fear of heights. In fact, they were afraid, but unlike their American workers, their culture meant they never showed it.

http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-america/building-new-york-city



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 10:22PM by Allochkin http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30ib6i/til_native_american_mohawks_were_often_used_as/

TIL that there's a plant in Australia that will make you vomit in pure agony just by touching it.

http://www.odditycentral.com/news/being-stung-by-the-gympie-gympie-tree-is-the-worst-kind-of-pain-you-can-imagine.html



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 08:39PM by fermie http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30hxua/til_that_theres_a_plant_in_australia_that_will/

TIL Sean Smith, one of the Americans killed in the Benghazi attack, was a leading player known as 'Vile Rat' in EVE Online. On the day of his death, Smith typed a message online; "Assuming we don't die tonight. We saw one of our 'police' that guard the compound taking pictures."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Smith_%28diplomat%29



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 07:59PM by fagers91 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30ht00/til_sean_smith_one_of_the_americans_killed_in_the/

TIL that Duck Hunt works by flashing the screen black when you shoot, except where there are ducks, and a photodiode in the barrel of the gun either picks up the lit area where the ducks are, or it doesn't, which determines whether your shot hit or missed.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/26875/how-did-duck-hunt-gun-work



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 10:09PM by ThisIsntCheese_ http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30i9fk/til_that_duck_hunt_works_by_flashing_the_screen/

TIL that in Cambodia they serve a Pizza topped with marijuana and they named it "Happy Pizza"

http://www.isurvivedincambodia.com/happy-pizza/



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 10:08AM by my_fake_id http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30gk9m/til_that_in_cambodia_they_serve_a_pizza_topped/

TIL the NORTH AMERICAN lottery system is a $70 billion-a-year business, bigger than movie tickets, music, and porn combined

http://awealthofcommonsense.com/win-the-lottery/



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 06:10PM by tarzannnn http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30hhc4/til_the_north_american_lottery_system_is_a_70/

TIL the brain takes 13 milliseconds to process an image. In other words, you live at a ping of 13.

http://www.spring.org.uk/2014/01/13-milliseconds-the-incredible-speed-at-which-your-brain-can-identify-an-image.php



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 06:59PM by SitsBehindPiano http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30hma2/til_the_brain_takes_13_milliseconds_to_process_an/

TIL Japan imports rice from the U.S. as required by the World Trade Organization, but almost none of it ever actually reaches Japanese dinner plates. Instead, the imported rice is donated to North Korea, fed to pigs, or left to rot in vast Japanese warehouses, sitting in storage for years.

http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2008-05-22/how-japan-helped-ease-the-rice-crisisbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 07:04PM by Nugatorysurplusage http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30hmtd/til_japan_imports_rice_from_the_us_as_required_by/

TIL that the most rapid genocide in human history took place in 1994. 1,174,000 were murdered, most with MACHETES, in 100 days (That's 10,000 murdered every day, 400 every hour, 7 every minute.)

http://newtimes.dk/nt/portfolio/a-genocide-that-could-have-been-avoided/



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 02:33PM by FluidHips http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30h2op/til_that_the_most_rapid_genocide_in_human_history/

TIL the Dinkleberg family name from The Fairly OddParents is in reference to the term "D.I.N.K.", meaning "Dual Income No Kids", attributing to their wealth.

http://fairlyoddparents.wikia.com/wiki/Sheldon_Dinkleberg/References



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 01:59AM by OptimisticPrime http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30ewed/til_the_dinkleberg_family_name_from_the_fairly/

TIL a chimpanzee named Santino was known to collect rocks and pieces of concrete in the hour before his exhibit opened. Come showtime, he would hurl the dessert plate-sized rocks at zoo patrons.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chimpanzee-plans-throws-stones-zoo



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 04:34AM by garglemymarbles http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30fhu6/til_a_chimpanzee_named_santino_was_known_to/

TIL the Nazi SS threatened to shoot the Archbishop of Greece for openly protesting againt the deportation of Jews. He reminded them that, “according to the traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church, our prelates are hung and not shot. Please respect our traditions!”

http://www.pappaspost.com/remembering-nazi-occupied-europes-only-open-protest-of-jewish-persecution-yes-from-greece/



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 06:35AM by Holeproofy http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30fwql/til_the_nazi_ss_threatened_to_shoot_the/

TIL that in 2008, after becoming fed up with people uploading their videos to YouTube, Monty Python started their own channel, uploading HQ versions of their most popular sketches. The move resulted in a 23,000% increase in DVD sales.

http://prowrestlingnews.x10.bz/?p=67



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 08:20AM by aUSERNAME2014 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30g92j/til_that_in_2008_after_becoming_fed_up_with/

TIL that there are more museums in the U.S. than Starbucks and McDonalds combined.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/06/13/there-are-more-museums-in-the-us-than-there-are-starbucks-and-mcdonalds-combined



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 07:23AM by netanyahu_forever http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30g2dv/til_that_there_are_more_museums_in_the_us_than/

TIL that Bennie Adkins, a Green Beret in Vietnam, was awarded the Medal of Honor 48 years after being wounded 18 times during an 86 hour ordeal that included a run-in with a tiger and killing an estimated 135 - 175 enemy soldiers

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/bennie-g-adkins-csgt-maj-u-s-army-a-deadly-hero



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 12:11AM by Free4letterwords http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30egr2/til_that_bennie_adkins_a_green_beret_in_vietnam/

TIL Landmines planted on the coasts during the Falklands War accidentally created penguin sanctuaries. The penguins are too light to detonate the mines, so they live and breed safely. The sanctuaries are so popular and profitable that there are efforts to prevent removal of the mines.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_mine



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 02:54AM by Pupikal http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30f48g/til_landmines_planted_on_the_coasts_during_the/

TIL that vampire bats will die if they can't find blood for two nights in a row. Luckily, generous well-fed bats will often regurgitate blood to share with others, in exchange for grooming. This has been noted by many naturalists as an example of reciprocal altruism in nature.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_bat#Ecology_and_lifecycle



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 03:20AM by Donkey_-_Dong http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30f7vr/til_that_vampire_bats_will_die_if_they_cant_find/

TIL in 1960, the chairman of the Japanese Socialist Party was assassinated during a televised debate by a man wielding a samurai sword.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4KROpdUkrM



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 09:46PM by Nugatorysurplusage http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30dw9o/til_in_1960_the_chairman_of_the_japanese/

TIL of an Anaheim chef who serves free pasta meals to "motel kids" whose families cannot afford permanent homes. The chef was inspired by his Italian mother who saw a child eating potato chips for dinner and told him in Italian, "You must feed them the pasta!" He has served over 270,000 meals.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/03/24/cnnheroes.serato.motel.kids/index.html?hpt=Sbin



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 11:29PM by Meunderwears http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30eaml/til_of_an_anaheim_chef_who_serves_free_pasta/

TIL there are cone snails that use insulin to hunt. They release a highly concentrated cloud of insulin that severely reduces the blood sugar in prey, making them too weak to escape.

http://www.livescience.com/49547-cone-snails-insulin-weapon.html



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 10:01AM by MrMeltJr http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30c8hm/til_there_are_cone_snails_that_use_insulin_to/

TIL that a psychological condition called "Koro" makes sufferers believe that their genitals have been stolen.

http://www.livescience.com/28015-penis-snatching-panics-koro.html



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 08:02PM by whiskeyslayer http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30dj0p/til_that_a_psychological_condition_called_koro/

TIL in 2013 a motorist argued that driving with corporation papers in his front seat allowed him the right to drive in a carpool lane. He ended up paying a $478 fine.

http://www.wired.com/2013/01/corporation-carpool-flap/



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 02:01AM by savvystrider http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30ak7n/til_in_2013_a_motorist_argued_that_driving_with/

TIL on this day in 1351, 30 knights from England and France fought a melee to decide which nation would inherit the duchy of Brittany. The fight is hailed as a noble display of the ideas of Chivalry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_of_the_Thirty



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 04:12PM by andyM1998 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30cyb8/til_on_this_day_in_1351_30_knights_from_england/

TIL During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, four NOPD officers shot a man named Henry Glover, attacked civillians that came to his aid, and then set fire to his corpse. They are facing sentences of 25+ years each.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Henry_Glover



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 04:24AM by master_blast3r http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30b401/til_during_the_aftermath_of_hurricane_katrina_in/

TIL in 1987 a former airline worker shot his boss mid-flight, causing the stewardess to tell the pilot "we have a problem". The pilot asked "what kind of problem?", and at that moment the man shot the stewardess dead and announced "I'm the problem" before murdering the pilots and crashing the plane

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1771



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 09:07PM by Slowflows http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30dr6m/til_in_1987_a_former_airline_worker_shot_his_boss/

TIL in a recent survey, philosophy majors ranked ranked themselves higher in regards to innate talent than biochemists, statisticians and physicists.

http://www.vocativ.com/culture/science/women-in-science-sexism/



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 05:06PM by Toothpaste_n_OJ http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30d1y9/til_in_a_recent_survey_philosophy_majors_ranked/

TIL: 65% of smartphone users download zero apps per month.

http://time.com/3158893/smartphone-apps-apple/



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 09:12PM by FireBeaver http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30drsq/til_65_of_smartphone_users_download_zero_apps_per/

TIL Sal Khan of Khan Academy, an MIT grad was raised by a single immigrant mother who worked odd jobs to support her children.

https://www.eecs.mit.edu/people/alumni/alumni-eecs-connector-2013/sal-khan-sb-meng-98



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 06:41PM by zetsui http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30dab1/til_sal_khan_of_khan_academy_an_mit_grad_was/

TIL It Took 10 Episodes for Producers to Realize the Mighty Morphing Power Rangers Colors Might Be Considered Racist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Taylor#Reception



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 08:53AM by Boom_Baby31 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30c1bp/til_it_took_10_episodes_for_producers_to_realize/

TIL that John F. Kennedy's grandmother not only outlived him, but was never told about her grandson's assassination.

http://www.geni.com/people/Mary-FitzGerald/6000000003208512685



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 01:13AM by Converse1981 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30adhk/til_that_john_f_kennedys_grandmother_not_only/

TIL 47% of Americans do not put a single penny out of their paychecks into savings

http://www.businessinsider.com/half-of-america-doesnt-save-any-money-2015-3



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 06:07AM by magenta_placenta http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30bhjy/til_47_of_americans_do_not_put_a_single_penny_out/

TIL when the Beatles wrote the song "With a Little Help from My Friends", the first line ended with 'What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would You Throw Ripe Tomatoes at Me?', but Ringo changed it so that fans would not throw tomatoes at him should he perform it live.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_a_Little_Help_from_My_Friends#Origins



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 07:42PM by floridali http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3094zw/til_when_the_beatles_wrote_the_song_with_a_little/

TIL Professor Geoff Raisman spent 60 years of his life trying to find a cure for paralysis. He was fired twice but 9 months ago he helped paralysed Darek Fidyka walk again and believes his team's work, and this breakthrough, will help many paralyzed people walk again in the near future.

http://zidilife.com/geoff-raismen-beating-paralysis/



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 10:52PM by BuntingEU http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/309ts6/til_professor_geoff_raisman_spent_60_years_of_his/

TIL: Entry level NASA Astronauts only make $64,724 per year. Senior level Astronauts top out at just $141,715.

http://1.usa.gov/1CyqUUi



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 12:20AM by productDesignAMA http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30a663/til_entry_level_nasa_astronauts_only_make_64724/

TIL that in 1976, Margaret Hamilton reprised her role as the Wicked Witch of the West on an episode of Sesame Street. Initial screenings revealed that children were "exceptionally attentive" during scenes with the witch. The episode has never been re-run, and no known existing copies exist today.

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_0847



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 05:52AM by rubricalelk647 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30bfn5/til_that_in_1976_margaret_hamilton_reprised_her/

TIL of the Rosenhan experiment: Sane people faked hearing voices to see if they would be accurately diagnosed. They weren't. None of the subjects were identified as impostors by the hospital staff, though psychiatric patients seemed to be able to correctly identify them as impostors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenhan_experiment#Impact_and_controversy



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 11:46PM by KlvrDissident http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30a1kx/til_of_the_rosenhan_experiment_sane_people_faked/

TIL a set of 19 questions such as “Do we have the right patient?” and “What operation are we performing?” can reduce surgical deaths by more than 40%

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/gawande-ariadne-labs-opens/



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 07:48AM by thenewnewdigs http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30bu1t/til_a_set_of_19_questions_such_as_do_we_have_the/

TIL that at the end of WWII, Canada had the 3rd largest navy and the 4th largest air force despite only having a population of 12 million

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_Canada_during_World_War_II



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 01:29AM by inspecthergaget http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30afqv/til_that_at_the_end_of_wwii_canada_had_the_3rd/

TIL the American Humane Association withheld its "no animals were harmed..." disclaimer for "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" because the filmmakers accidentally killed several tropical fish while making the movie

http://www.humanehollywood.org/index.php/movie-archive/item/40-year-old-virgin



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 10:26PM by ravenpride http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/309q5m/til_the_american_humane_association_withheld_its/

TIL Miami Vice star Don Johnson once asked Hunter S. Thompson to answer old Zen philosophical question: 'What is the sound of one hand clapping?' Hunter S. Thompson answered by reaching up and slapping Johnson upside his head.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/hunter-s-thompson-10-gonzo-tales-1148130



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 11:39PM by Nugatorysurplusage http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30a0jw/til_miami_vice_star_don_johnson_once_asked_hunter/

TIL a man cracked the code to winning scratch lottery tickets, but calculated it would only net him $600/day and instead of secretly plundering the game, he decided to report the problem to the Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/bringing_down_the_lottery_hous



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 10:54PM by tarzannnn http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/309u5c/til_a_man_cracked_the_code_to_winning_scratch/

TIL Russia has a vast diamond field containing "trillions of carats", enough to supply global markets for another 3000 years. The field was discovered in the 1970s underneath 35 million year-old asteroid crater in Siberia.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/17/russian-diamonds-siberian-meteorite-crater-carats_n_1891691.html



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 12:25AM by godblow http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30a6u1/til_russia_has_a_vast_diamond_field_containing/

TIL: North Korean archaeologists announced to the world in 2012 they "discovered" lair of the UNICORN ridden by legendary King Tongmyung 2000 years ago.

http://www.livescience.com/25208-real-story-north-korea-unicorn.html



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 08:08PM by FireBeaver http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30981x/til_north_korean_archaeologists_announced_to_the/

TIL: TGIF discontinued the use of "flair" because of constant remarks from customers quoting the movie Office Space.

http://www.cinemablend.com/m/new/TGI-Fridays-Got-Rid-Flair-Because-Office-Space-43515.html



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 09:42PM by gooneyleader http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/309ka5/til_tgif_discontinued_the_use_of_flair_because_of/

TIL Iraq used to have one of the worlds largest marshes until Saddam drained them into a desert

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/iraq-s-garden-of-eden-restoring-the-paradise-that-saddam-destroyed-a-709866.html



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 07:46PM by mjackl http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3095hx/til_iraq_used_to_have_one_of_the_worlds_largest/

TIL: Mythbusters tested breast size and its correlation with cash tips received by a restaurant server - they found men tipped their large-boobed server 30% more, but women tipped her 40% more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YJ91FKZHI0



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 07:54PM by jeremyjava http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3096bw/til_mythbusters_tested_breast_size_and_its/

TIL The original voice actress for South Park, who voiced pretty much all the female characters, killed herself in 1999

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kay_Bergman



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 12:23PM by slaimte http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/308893/til_the_original_voice_actress_for_south_park_who/

TIL that 3 schizophrenics who all thought they were jesus were put together in a psych ward for 2 years for an experiment. Each of the 3 concluded that he was still jesus and the other 2 were insane/not

http://mentalfloss.com/article/26483/4-bizarre-experiments-should-never-be-repeated



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 02:25PM by loudona http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/308fqv/til_that_3_schizophrenics_who_all_thought_they/

TIL George Carlin was court-martialed three times in less than three years during his service in the Air Force, once for smoking a joint in the crawlspace of a B-47.

http://longform.org/stories/playboy-interview-george-carlin



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 03:06AM by florencemorph http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/306hdn/til_george_carlin_was_courtmartialed_three_times/

TIL that over 30 million Facebook accounts belong to dead people

http://www.uselessdaily.com/tech/how-many-facebook-accounts-belong-to-dead-people/



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 07:27AM by thrashatron http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/307feq/til_that_over_30_million_facebook_accounts_belong/

TIL Google made a bid to to offer free wireless connection in San Francisco but Comcast and Verizon claimed "unfair competition"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 12:36PM by Will_shit http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30896h/til_google_made_a_bid_to_to_offer_free_wireless/

TIL women in Iraq were far more safe, educated and free under Saddam's regime than today

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_rights_in_Iraq



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 09:32AM by PlanetoftheAtheists http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/307txc/til_women_in_iraq_were_far_more_safe_educated_and/

TIL that Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk used to listen in on telephone and sex chatlines to find appalling, original stories for his writing.

http://the-talks.com/interviews/chuck-palahniuk/



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 04:10PM by dfw23bod http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/308m7p/til_that_fight_club_author_chuck_palahniuk_used/

TIL That 183 years ago today, Joseph Smith Jr, founder of LDS, was tar and feathered for allegedly being inappropriate with a 15 year old girl.

http://blog.mrm.org/2006/03/tarred-feathered/



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 09:32PM by valdemiro http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3056pv/til_that_183_years_ago_today_joseph_smith_jr/

TIL that there are three power grids in America. One for the West one for the East and one for...Texas.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2003/08/why_texas_has_its_own_power_grid.html



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 02:57AM by Lovebug_brooke http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/306g3l/til_that_there_are_three_power_grids_in_america/

TIL there were nearly 3,000 coffee shops in London in the 1700's. Nearly double the 1,500 in 2012.

http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-london/londons-coffee-houses



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 09:25PM by One_Left_Shoe http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3055oc/til_there_were_nearly_3000_coffee_shops_in_london/

TIL Carl Sagan sued Apple Computer in 1995. Apple used 'Carl Sagan' as an internal code for the Power Macintosh 7100. After a cease-and-desist letter, Apple renamed it 'BHA', for Butt Head Astronomer. Sagan sued. Apple then changed the name to "LAW", short for "Lawyers are Wimps".

http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan#Personal_life_and_beliefs



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 03:47AM by m0j0j0_j0 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/306mu9/til_carl_sagan_sued_apple_computer_in_1995_apple/

TIL a man was executed for starting the Great Fire of London after he claimed he threw a fire-bomb through a bakery window. This was despite the fact that he was heavily crippled, the bakery had no windows, and it was proven at his trial that he was not even in the country at the time.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/01/the_odd_body_confessing_sam



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 05:38AM by garglemymarbles http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3071mm/til_a_man_was_executed_for_starting_the_great/

TIL that when a cockroach touches a human it runs to safety to clean itself

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140918-the-reality-about-roaches



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 07:50AM by WutangCND http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/307ihi/til_that_when_a_cockroach_touches_a_human_it_runs/

TIL that Korean War soldier Eduardo C Gomez took out an enemy tank by crawling across an open rice field, got up on top of the tank, and then pried open the hatch and dropped a live grenade into the tank, killing the tank's crew.

http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/valor24/recipients/gomez/?f=recipient_list



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 06:23AM by markelwayne http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3077b8/til_that_korean_war_soldier_eduardo_c_gomez_took/

TIL that Jennifer Aniston, Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Adrien Grenier, Wesley Snipes, Azealia Banks, Eagle Eye Cherry, Nicki Minaj, Liza Minnelli, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro all went to the same high school

http://alumniandfriends.org/our-community/notable-alumni/



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 03:58AM by thisoneismine_ http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/306oey/til_that_jennifer_aniston_adrien_brody_laurence/

TIL That in a psychology experiment women were found to be more aggressive than men, but only if their gender was hidden

https://books.google.com/books?id=vUg5NGU2lEcC&pg=PT52&lpg=PT52&dq=women+men+bomb+dropping+game&source=bl&ots=sYX7At2nUe&sig=lYv2rabxiLujIa5aLKvRNDNy-H4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oekRVc3uK47roATSyIKYCA&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=women%20men%20bomb%20dropping%20game&f=false



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 04:25AM by Timestogo http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/306rz9/til_that_in_a_psychology_experiment_women_were/

TIL that an anti-Nazi organization called Exit distributed free t-shirts at a neo-Nazi rock concert in Germany. These shirts appeared to be neo-Nazi-themed, but after they were washed, an anti-Nazi message was revealed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit_(group)#German_group



Submitted March 25, 2015 at 01:28AM by Paver http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3063er/til_that_an_antinazi_organization_called_exit/

TIL Pearl Jam sued Ticketmaster for creating a monopoly on ticket sales. Pearl Jam wanted to charge no more than $18.50 for tickets in ’94, with service fees of no more than $1.80. Ticketmaster balked, saying that it needed at least $2 in fees simply to cover its own costs.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/pearl-jam-sues-ticketmaster/



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 08:38PM by Alantha http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/304zfc/til_pearl_jam_sued_ticketmaster_for_creating_a/

TIL Playtex, now known for feminine hygiene products, developed the primary spacesuit for the Apollo program.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo/Skylab_A7L



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 11:05AM by thismaytakeawhile http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/303qdk/til_playtex_now_known_for_feminine_hygiene/

TIL: In 2006, a teacher stopped a school shooter by hugging the shooter. The shooter dropped the gun, and the teacher held him firmly against her until other teachers arrived to help.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1732518&page=1#.UFeq4qTyb1s



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 08:32PM by FireBeaver http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/304ynh/til_in_2006_a_teacher_stopped_a_school_shooter_by/

TIL An American gymnast with a wooden leg won six medals, including three gold, in a single day at the 1904 Olympics. He was the only Olympian to have competed with a prosthetic limb for the next 100 years, until 2008.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Eyser



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 07:22PM by texanwill http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/304qha/til_an_american_gymnast_with_a_wooden_leg_won_six/

TIL Nikola Tesla still has inventions classified by the US government.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131003-nikola-tesla-surprising-facts-statue-museum-science/



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 10:45PM by SallieSoozieSarah http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/305gr9/til_nikola_tesla_still_has_inventions_classified/

TIL that three men were arrested for attempting to steal Elvis Presley's remains for ransom. This is why his body, along with his mother's, was moved to Graceland where they are monitored by security.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/23184/worth-more-dead-alive-5-famous-grave-robberies



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 05:41PM by Ninja_OT http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/304gkp/til_that_three_men_were_arrested_for_attempting/

TIL The costliest trial in US history was the McMartin Preschool Trial, a case of satanic abuse hysteria. The investigator's bias resulted in children recalling stories of witches flying, travelling in hot-air balloons, being flushed down the toilet, and having been assaulted by Chuck Norris.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMartin_preschool_trial



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 05:48AM by master_blast3r http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/302rdl/til_the_costliest_trial_in_us_history_was_the/

TIL there is a band that only uses Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie lines in their songs

http://arnocorps.com/about/index.html



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 05:45PM by CheekyJack http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/304gwe/til_there_is_a_band_that_only_uses_arnold/

TIL while exploring South Dakota in 1822, Hugh Glass was left for dead after being mauled by a grizzly bear. He later awoke, set his broken leg, laid upon a rotting log to let maggots eat his gangrenous flesh, and crawled 200 miles to the nearest settlement, living off berries and roots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glass



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 08:03AM by churnice http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3037wx/til_while_exploring_south_dakota_in_1822_hugh/

TIL After hearing that Guinness Book of World Records planned to give him the world record for having filed the highest number of lawsuit, Jonathan Lee Riches (a federal prisoner) did what he does best -- he sued them.

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/LegalCenter/story?id=7677327



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 09:05PM by Donkey_-_Dong http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3052y9/til_after_hearing_that_guinness_book_of_world/

TIL that in the 1970 Mr. Olympia final, the judges could not decide between Arnold and Sergio Olivia so the two of them, exhausted, agreed to walk off. Sergio left, but Arnold, after taking one step, turned back to the judges, made fun of Sergio for leaving, and started posing again and won.

http://johnhansenfitness.com/2013/04/28/arnold-vs-sergio-bodybuildings-greatest-rivalry/



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 07:17PM by Meunderwears http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/304pye/til_that_in_the_1970_mr_olympia_final_the_judges/

TIL that despite smoking in numerous films, Clint Eastwood has never smoked habitually and has practiced healthy dieting and meditation since his youth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Eastwood#Leisure



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 10:54AM by Aero06 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/303pjw/til_that_despite_smoking_in_numerous_films_clint/

TIL in 1997, Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak (the hosts of Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune) traded places for April Fool's Day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Trebek



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 03:36AM by baxtermulligan http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3029zf/til_in_1997_alex_trebek_and_pat_sajak_the_hosts/

TIL that in the year after 9/11 there were 1500 extra deaths on US roads because people avoided flying out of fear

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/05/september-11-road-deaths



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 06:53PM by notscientific http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/304ndf/til_that_in_the_year_after_911_there_were_1500/

TIL: Real life castaway drifted into the Pacific Ocean for 13 months surviving off rainwater, fish, and sea turtles. Several large ships saw him but refused to help him. He eventually drifted to land.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/13/castaway-jose-salvador-alvarenga-el-salvador-return-home



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 11:42AM by dopadelic http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/303t9y/til_real_life_castaway_drifted_into_the_pacific/

TIL there's a food truck in New York that sells a $666 burger called the Douche Burger. They wanted to make "a burger and pile all the rich people stuff on it and it would be the douchiest thing in the world.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2012-07-12/q-and-a-the-gourmand-behind-new-yorks-666-douche-burger



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 12:10AM by moarsquatz http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/301gov/til_theres_a_food_truck_in_new_york_that_sells_a/

TIL: Since 1995, 7-Eleven has provided more than 6 million coupons to police departments across the country to "ticket" young people "caught in random acts of kindness" dubbed Operation Chill.

http://corp.7-eleven.com/news/07-14-2014-probable-cause-for-a-free-slurpee-drink



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 11:25PM by CodyPhoto http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/301a7w/til_since_1995_7eleven_has_provided_more_than_6/

TIL The Minnesota Vikings are the only NFL team to have an actual human as their mascot. His name is Ragnar

http://www.sikids.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0808/top.mascots/content.7.html



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 12:58AM by imnotcreativeatall17 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/301nl2/til_the_minnesota_vikings_are_the_only_nfl_team/

TIL Spotify pays artists between 150-200% more than regular US radio stations.

http://www.spotifyartists.com/spotify-explained/



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 01:14AM by baconismidog http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/301pqt/til_spotify_pays_artists_between_150200_more_than/

TIL that the average university student in 1979 only had to work 182 hours per year (a part-time summer job) to pay for tuition, whereas the average 2013 student had to work 991 hours (a full-time job for half the year)

http://www.randalolson.com/2014/03/29/its-impossible-to-work-your-way-through-college-nowadays-revisited-with-national-data/



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 01:03AM by DaneelR http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/301oal/til_that_the_average_university_student_in_1979/

TIL 'old person smell' is actually caused by the chemical 2-nonenal. Older people secrete this chemical through their skin at a much higher rate than younger people.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/51596/what-causes-old-person-smell



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 12:58AM by Nugatorysurplusage http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/301nn2/til_old_person_smell_is_actually_caused_by_the/

TIL James Cameron pitched the sequel to Alien by writing the title on a chalkboard, adding an "s", then turning it into a dollar sign spelling "Alien$". The project was greenlit that day for $18 million.

http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2009/11/hollywood-tales.html



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 05:22AM by McHell_666 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/302nzj/til_james_cameron_pitched_the_sequel_to_alien_by/

TIL that tea parties weren’t invented until the 1830s; which means the 1773 Boston Tea Party wasn’t known by that name until more than 60 years after the event. At the time it was referred to as “the destruction of the tea”.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11674844



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 09:19PM by blaiq http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/300sw4/til_that_tea_parties_werent_invented_until_the/

TIL: while exploring the newly discovered Yellowstone, Truman Everts got separated from the group. His horse then ran away with supplies, he fell on his campfire, fell hip deep into a geyser, and was finally found crawling months later with frostbite weighing a mere 55 lbs.

http://www.yellowstonepark.com/2007/01/truman-everts/



Submitted March 24, 2015 at 01:07AM by nathantamborello http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/301ot6/til_while_exploring_the_newly_discovered/

TIL traditionally Japanese ninjas did not always wear black, as this was more commonly depicted in kabuki theater, but instead would typically wear regular clothes that would allow them to easily blend in with commoners. They only wore black on certain occasions, usually when a mission was at night.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuroko



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 07:57PM by Beeslo http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/300ism/til_traditionally_japanese_ninjas_did_not_always/

TIL: Pokemon Gold and Silver which sold 23 million copies were developed by only 4 programmers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Gold_and_Silver#Development_and_release



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 07:47PM by FutureGuardian http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/300hln/til_pokemon_gold_and_silver_which_sold_23_million/

TIL that Woodrow Wilson personally rejected a proposal put forward by Japan during the Paris Peace Conference that would have confirmed the racial and ethnic equality of all people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_Equality_Proposal



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 08:04PM by ldn6 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/300jm0/til_that_woodrow_wilson_personally_rejected_a/

TIL that a 10th grader was jailed for 3 years without a trial for a robbery he didn't commit. When they finally let him go, he never even got an apology.

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/crime/teen-kalief-browder-victim-justice-system-gone-crazy-freed-after-3-years-rikers



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 06:56PM by KobeIsDone http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/300cbp/til_that_a_10th_grader_was_jailed_for_3_years/

TIL when in 2007 Minnesota passed an anti-smoking law that banned smoking in public buildings, there was a line that said only actors who had to smoke were allowed to do so. Thus, the Barnacles Bar declared that everyone in the bar is an actor in a live performance.

http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=88031230



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 08:24PM by jasonty33 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/300lxm/til_when_in_2007_minnesota_passed_an_antismoking/

TIL Scientists recovered soft tissue and blood vessels from a T. rex dinosaur

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7285683/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/#.VQ_NyvnF-So



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 01:56PM by GarretKadeDupre http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zzr90/til_scientists_recovered_soft_tissue_and_blood/

TIL that Spock's quote, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" was cited in a Texas Supreme Court decision.

http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/trek2.pdf



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 03:15AM by ThatJHGuy http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zy0ql/til_that_spocks_quote_the_needs_of_the_many/

TIL: 2,000-year-old seeds were discovered in 1963 inside an ancient jar in Israel. They were planted in 2005 and a tree that had been extinct for over 1800 years sprouted.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/11/1122_051122_old_seed.html



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 06:47PM by FireBeaver http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/300bef/til_2000yearold_seeds_were_discovered_in_1963/

TIL: If you commit suicide in Japan by jumping onto an oncoming train or killing yourself in an apartment building, the train or building company can/will sue your family for clean up fees, loss of income and negative publicity brought on by your suicide.

http://joi.ito.com/weblog/2002/08/18/paying-for-suic.html



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 10:54AM by carl2k1 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zzf7j/til_if_you_commit_suicide_in_japan_by_jumping/

TIL the number of syllables per line in the lyrics to Tool's song "Lateralus" correspond to an arrangement of the Fibonacci numbers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_(band)#Musical_style



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 11:44PM by sofuckingdense http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zxakc/til_the_number_of_syllables_per_line_in_the/

TIL the Tetris theme is actually a Russian folk song called "Korobeiniki."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zqqYyShqwc



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 08:07PM by NegativeBee http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zwmjh/til_the_tetris_theme_is_actually_a_russian_folk/

TIL a new trend has emerged in Bangkok where young Thai men are identifying as “Mexican gangsters” and sporting the clothes, tattoos, and hairstyles of the eses that inspire them

http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/03/21/photo-essay-bangkoks-mexican-gangsters



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 03:45PM by NotADM http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zzxpk/til_a_new_trend_has_emerged_in_bangkok_where/

TIL In 2012, a 23-year-old student was left behind in a 5-by-10 holding cell by the DEA and was forced to drink his own urine in order to survive.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/30/justice/california-dea-settlement/



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 08:30AM by HydraCord http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zz1n0/til_in_2012_a_23yearold_student_was_left_behind/

TIL that the Colt Peacemaker has been in production for 125 years. The design is older than the first automobile.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Single_Action_Army



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 01:58AM by KenTheExAD http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zxr8a/til_that_the_colt_peacemaker_has_been_in/

TIL in 1992 thousands of plastic yellow ducks broke free from a cargo ship on the Pacific. They floated halfway around the world for years and were used to study ocean currents.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/09/business/goods-lost-at-sea/#index



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 12:28AM by c_ale http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zxfya/til_in_1992_thousands_of_plastic_yellow_ducks/

TIL Norway stopped investing money into Walmart after determining that the company is guilty of "serious violations of fundamental ethical norms."

http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2011/01/24/norwegian-wouldnt



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 10:11PM by gahsakkak http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zwzjq/til_norway_stopped_investing_money_into_walmart/

TIL the Soviet Union and the United States were originally in talks to go to the moon together during the Cold War. Nikita Khruschev was poised to accept the plan but then President Kennedy was assassinated. The Soviets did not trust Vice President Johnson, so Khruschev rejected the plan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Space_Race#Kennedy_proposes_a_joint_US-USSR_program



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 12:25AM by garglemymarbles http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zxfm5/til_the_soviet_union_and_the_united_states_were/

TIL a 22-year-old Washington man was arrrested on a misdemeanor pot charge and was left to die in his jail cell after guards ignored his food allergies

http://m.nydailynews.com/news/national/video-shows-man-dying-jail-cell-food-allergy-guards-article-1.1509408



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 03:04AM by theabstractATCQ http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zxzbt/til_a_22yearold_washington_man_was_arrrested_on_a/

TIL Jessica Alba owns a company that's been valued at almost $1 billion

http://www.inc.com/magazine/201411/lindsay-blakely/how-jessica-alba-proved-her-doubters-were-wrong.html



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 09:46PM by contrabandkarma http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zwwqm/til_jessica_alba_owns_a_company_thats_been_valued/

TIL that in 2012, the advertising campaign for a UK energy drink called "Pussy" was banned as sexually explicit and offensive. Pussy energy drink ad slogan was: "The drink's pure, it's your mind that's the problem."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussy_(energy_drink)#Advertising



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 09:40PM by Nugatorysurplusage http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zww14/til_that_in_2012_the_advertising_campaign_for_a/

TIL in 2013 Jagermeister sponsored a pool party and poured liquid nitrogen in the pool. 9 people were poisoned, 1 in coma.

http://marketingshmarketing.net/post/114303043716/jagermeister-sponsors-a-pool-party-turns-the



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 01:14AM by labailabai http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zxln9/til_in_2013_jagermeister_sponsored_a_pool_party/

TIL men in the Victorian era frequently wore corsets, just like women of the time.

http://people.howstuffworks.com/corset1.htm



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 05:01PM by name_with_a_y http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zw968/til_men_in_the_victorian_era_frequently_wore/

TIL that roosters are genetically programmed to crow every morning just before dawn. When secluded in a dimly lit room they still crow just before dawn.

http://news.discovery.com/animals/roosters-are-pre-programmed-to-crow-130318.htm



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 12:43PM by BuddyKind87 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zvw24/til_that_roosters_are_genetically_programmed_to/

TIL a 2013 concert by an afrobeat band at Hampshire College was cancelled because the group had too many white members

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/29/hampshire-college-afrobeat-band-shokazoba-too-white_n_4174231.html



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 06:57PM by jstohler http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zwgld/til_a_2013_concert_by_an_afrobeat_band_at/

TIL that actor Paul Newman founded the food company Newman's Own, which donated 100% of its after-tax profits to charity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman's_Own



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 08:14PM by MachineLevene http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zwn50/til_that_actor_paul_newman_founded_the_food/

TIL In 2007, a black girl in Paris, Texas was sentenced to up to seven years in a juvenile prison for shoving a teacher's aide at school, while a white girl was sentenced by the same judge to probation for burning down her parents' house.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/29/excessive-force-suspension-overturned-texas-cop-slammed-suspect-squad-cars-hood/



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 10:48PM by Gherop http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zx3xw/til_in_2007_a_black_girl_in_paris_texas_was/

TIL to understand diabetes, a lock and key analogy is useful. To provide energy to cells, insulin (the key) unlocks cells to let sugars in. Type-A is the pancreas producing too few keys, so insulin is injected. Type-B means rusty keyholes, which can be fixed with exercise, weight loss, or medicine.

http://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/2010/10/which-is-worse-type-1-or-type-2-diabetes/



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 07:08PM by Vranak http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zwhhh/til_to_understand_diabetes_a_lock_and_key_analogy/

TIL a CDC study claims more men are victims of partner abuse than women

http://www.saveservices.org/2012/02/cdc-study-more-men-than-women-victims-of-partner-abuse/



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 09:57AM by 13104598210 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zvjw7/til_a_cdc_study_claims_more_men_are_victims_of/

TIL that BP stations and Food Lion grocery stores sold the most cigarettes to minors in 2014. Each received one FDA warning letter for every 200 stores in the US

http://www.vocativ.com/culture/health-culture/stores-busted-selling-cigarettes-kids/



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 05:50PM by Toothpaste_n_OJ http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zwc33/til_that_bp_stations_and_food_lion_grocery_stores/

TIL that Bill Murray is thought to have coined the modern use of the phrase "you're toast" by ad libbing a line in Ghost Busters (1984)

http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/05/toast.html?toast



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 05:26PM by mistervanilla http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zwajq/til_that_bill_murray_is_thought_to_have_coined/

TIL that the war on drugs was persecuted as a personal crusade by one man. During his 31 year career,Harry Anslinger helped shape global drugs policy and ordered that a dying Billie Holiday be handcuffed to her death bed

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J._Anslinger#Later_years



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 05:58PM by yawningangel http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zwcku/til_that_the_war_on_drugs_was_persecuted_as_a/

TIL a Nepalese doctor has restored the sight of over 100,000 often poverty-stricken people in the last thirty years across Asia and Africa using a 5 minute procedure and an inexpensive artificial lens

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/14/world/asia/nepal-eye-doctor/index.html?eref=edition



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 06:03PM by TheCannon http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zwcwr/til_a_nepalese_doctor_has_restored_the_sight_of/

TIL that Dogs are wired to understand human emotions and react accordingly

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/3729/20140225/dogs-are-wired-to-understand-human-emotions-and-react-accordingly-study.htm



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 04:05AM by rerfgdf http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zukt9/til_that_dogs_are_wired_to_understand_human/

TIL that an ocean line stewardess who survived the sinking of three ships: Titanic, Britannic, and the Olympic, made sure to grab her toothbrush while going down with the Britannic because it was the first thing she missed having after going down on the Titanic.

http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/violet-constance-jessop.html



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 04:31AM by _uCanDoBetterBrO_ http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zuno8/til_that_an_ocean_line_stewardess_who_survived/

TIL that the last Incan emperor offered the Spanish an entire room full of gold, which would now be worth 60 billion dollars, in exchange for his life.

http://www.mathwizurd.com/history/2015/3/17/atahualpa



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 12:33AM by funnyboi6 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2ztwqh/til_that_the_last_incan_emperor_offered_the/

TIL A doctor named Haing S. Ngor survived the Cambodian Genocide by concealing his education, profession, and the fact he wore glasses. With no acting experience, he went on to star in The Killing Fields and won an Oscar. He was murdered in 1996 for reasons that are still unclear.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haing_S._Ngor



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 07:07AM by master_blast3r http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zv3ra/til_a_doctor_named_haing_s_ngor_survived_the/

TIL films starring Gary Oldman have grossed over $3.8 billion at the United States box office, and over $9.9 billion worldwide. In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter named Oldman the highest-grossing actor in history, based on lead and supporting roles.

https://uk.yahoo.com/movies/gary-oldman-im-still-the-highest-grossing-actor-91956088761.html



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 01:26AM by Moosehead11 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zu2wo/til_films_starring_gary_oldman_have_grossed_over/

TIL there was a famous 18th century racehorse named Potoooooooo. His original name was Potatoes. Potatoes acquired the strange spelling of his nickname, Pot-8-Os, when a stable lad was asked to write it on a feed bin. The lad's version, Potoooooooo, was said to amuse his lordship so he kept it.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoooooooo



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 07:09AM by Yanagixvx http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zv40g/til_there_was_a_famous_18th_century_racehorse/

TIL that the inventor of Linux announced his project by saying "I'm doing a free operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional)". Today it it used by 3/4 of all servers, all Android devices, and the top 10 supercomputers.

http://www.thelinuxdaily.com/2010/04/the-first-linux-announcement-from-linus-torvalds/



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 08:36AM by bblluueebbiirrdd http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zvcle/til_that_the_inventor_of_linux_announced_his/

TIL that a MMA fighter drank psychedelic mushroom tea and proceeded to tear out his friends still beating heart

http://deadspin.com/5549389/mushroom-tea-murder-man-removes-friends-still-beating-heart



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 11:33PM by MizzouSEC http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2ztpt2/til_that_a_mma_fighter_drank_psychedelic_mushroom/

TIL:When railway tycoon George Pullman died in 1897, his family was so afraid that his corpse would be desecrated by employees, they buried him at night in a pit 8 feet deep, encased in floors and walls of steel-reinforced concrete in a lead-lined casket covered in layers of asphalt and steel rails.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pullman#Death_and_Burial



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 07:50PM by PhillyGreg http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zt255/tilwhen_railway_tycoon_george_pullman_died_in/

TIL that a man sued Pepsi when he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. Pepsi attorneys stated that Mountain Dew will dissolve a mouse in 30 days, and showed his can was purchased 74 days after being manufactured.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/mouse-in-mountain-dew-563891



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 06:15AM by ayePALINDROMEeye http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zuypi/til_that_a_man_sued_pepsi_when_he_found_a_mouse/

TIL that Justin Bieber is the fifth most hated man in a US poll that includes murderers.

http://www.inquisitr.com/1273890/justin-bieber-fifth-most-hated-man-in-america-us-poll-that-includes-murderers/



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 04:33AM by a8cd6nbsb34 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zuntv/til_that_justin_bieber_is_the_fifth_most_hated/

TIL Tomatoes are picked green and ripened by exposing them to Ethylene gas. This gas changes their color to red, but does not change their flavor, leaving them bland.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126907678



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 10:18PM by doubleFisted33 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zth91/til_tomatoes_are_picked_green_and_ripened_by/

TIL it takes up to 12 months for a baby to understand the concept of "object permanence" - the idea that an object continues to exist when it is out of sight

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_permanence#Stages



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 06:23PM by autonova3 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zsv5v/til_it_takes_up_to_12_months_for_a_baby_to/

TIL that three bodies were found in a storage room on the USS West Virginia when she was re-floated after Pearl Harbor. A calendar kept by the men indicated that they had survived for over two weeks after the attack. [Repost]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_West_Virginia_(BB-48)#Pearl_Harbor



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 01:10AM by JonathanDP81 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zu12j/til_that_three_bodies_were_found_in_a_storage/

TIL in preparing to open its first retail locations, Apple sent people through the Ritz-Carlton employee training program. Their study of the Ritz concierge service led to the creation of the Genius Bar.

http://ksmu.org/post/where-do-good-ideas-come



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 07:21AM by mike_pants http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zrlo6/til_in_preparing_to_open_its_first_retail/

TIL Christianity is the fastest growing religion in Iran.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Iran#Current_situation



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 05:21PM by ch3mistry http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zsr5x/til_christianity_is_the_fastest_growing_religion/

TIL in 1561 the citizens of Nuremberg witnessed an aerial battle of UFOs that lasted for over an hour, with strangely shaped objects fighting each other until one side was the victor. There was even a crash landing, whos wreckage was taken away in the end by a vessel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1561_celestial_phenomenon_over_Nuremberg



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 09:31PM by bowlis http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2ztc3u/til_in_1561_the_citizens_of_nuremberg_witnessed/

TIL that the total size of the Google Earth database is over 20 Petabytes.

http://mashable.com/2012/08/22/google-maps-facts/



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 04:19AM by AlmightyHarbinger http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zr1uq/til_that_the_total_size_of_the_google_earth/

TIL of an amateur bowler who almost killed himself trying to bowl the perfect match - 36 straight strikes. He grew increasingly dizzy and sweaty but got 35. In the final frame, he left the last pin standing. A doctor said he had bowled through a stroke and required heart surgery.

http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2012/july/the-most-amazing-bowling-story-ever-bill-fong?p=1



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 07:54PM by Meunderwears http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zt2h8/til_of_an_amateur_bowler_who_almost_killed/

Til Kevin Smith is Vice President of The Wayne Foundation, which fights against sex trafficking and exploitation of children. The name was his idea.

http://waynefdn.org/



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 01:43PM by OnmyojiOmn http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zsfx9/til_kevin_smith_is_vice_president_of_the_wayne/

TIL During IBM Watson's Jeapordy Game, it stored all 15 terabytes of it's knowledge in RAM, including every page of Wikipedia in existence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_%28computer%29#Hardware



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 02:56AM by PixelWarrior5253 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zqrwi/til_during_ibm_watsons_jeapordy_game_it_stored/

TIL Leo Szilard conceived the nuclear chain reaction,the nuclear reactor, and wrote the letter suggesting the Manhattan Project, which Einstein signed. After being diagnosed with bladder cancer, he designed his own radiation therapy which led to a full recovery.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3_Szil%C3%A1rd



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 05:31PM by BigCommieMachine http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zsrsw/til_leo_szilard_conceived_the_nuclear_chain/

TIL that the New York Times published a crossword in 1996, during the Presidential election, which seemed impossible to answer. The clue for 39 Across was: "Lead story in tomorrow's newspaper" but both the answers "ClintonElected" or "BobDoleElected" could have fit.

http://www.crosswordunclued.com/2009/01/nyt-election-day-crossword.html



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 02:18AM by BintCabinets http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zqn4o/til_that_the_new_york_times_published_a_crossword/

TIL There is an inscription at the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository meant to last 10,000 years, warning future civilizations of the danger lurking below the mountain

http://www.vigorousnorth.com/2011/01/this-is-not-place-of-honor.html



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 04:03AM by kickstartedheart http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zqzwc/til_there_is_an_inscription_at_the_yucca_mountain/

TIL that during production of Toy Story 2, Pixar accidentally deleted the entire movie from its servers. The movie was saved by an employee, a new mother, who worked from home and had the data saved on her personal computer.

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2013/03/27/movie-legends-revealed-was-toy-story-2-nearly-deleted/



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 06:09PM by Nugatorysurplusage http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zsu6h/til_that_during_production_of_toy_story_2_pixar/

TIL there's a series of 70-foot-long concrete arrows that bisects the country longitudinally all the way from SF to NYC, all designed to direct aerial traffic. They are from the pre-digital age and were installed by the Federal government in 1924, coupled with light signals to guide the way.

http://weburbanist.com/2013/12/30/pointing-nowhere-mysterious-arrows-in-remote-places/



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 11:33AM by vitruv http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zs7qf/til_theres_a_series_of_70footlong_concrete_arrows/

TIL there is a pizza place in Alaska that delivers pizzas to remote areas by plane, with no charge for delivery.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/alaskans-savor-pie-in-the-sky/



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 01:32AM by KCCO2015 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zqhdj/til_there_is_a_pizza_place_in_alaska_that/

TIL "Christopher Columbus, in an effort to induce the natives of Jamaica to continue provisioning him and his hungry men, successfully intimidated the natives by correctly predicting a lunar eclipse"

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1504_lunar_eclipse



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 02:18AM by dremasterfanto http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zqn86/til_christopher_columbus_in_an_effort_to_induce/

TIL that in 500 million years there will be no more total eclipses due to the fact that the moon is drifting farther away

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/physics/128-our-solar-system/the-sun/solar-eclipses/148-will-we-ever-stop-having-solar-eclipses-because-of-the-moon-s-motion-away-from-the-earth-intermediate



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 08:04PM by pullarius1 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zpbcz/til_that_in_500_million_years_there_will_be_no/

TIL the Wright brothers flew together just one time because they promised their father, who feared losing both sons in an airplane accident, that they would never fly together.

http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-wright-brothers



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 11:28PM by mike_pants http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zq1fk/til_the_wright_brothers_flew_together_just_one/

TIL: in 1914 Daniel Hess refused to sell the last bit of his property to the city of New York after the rest his property had been seized via eminent domain, and today it remains on the sidewalk with a tile that reads "Property of the Hess Estate Which Has Never Been Dedicated For Public Purposes"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hess_triangle



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 12:05AM by jyes_please http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zq69z/til_in_1914_daniel_hess_refused_to_sell_the_last/

TIL that John Wayne died of stomach cancer, which is highly suggested to have been caused by filming downwind of a nuclear weapons test. Wayne refused to believe the fallout caused his cancer and instead attributed it to his smoking. However, 90 others from the movie also developed cancer after.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne#Death



Submitted March 21, 2015 at 02:48AM by PringCan http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zqqxd/til_that_john_wayne_died_of_stomach_cancer_which/

TIL Tommy Prince a native american who served in WW2 was so quiet because of his pair of moccasins. Sometimes instead of killing Germans, he’d steal something from them. Other times, he’d slit their throats and not make a sound.

https://books.google.com/books?id=Kw55v9alf_oC&pg=PA101&lpg=PA101&dq=tommy+prince+sneak+and+steal&source=bl&ots=RTb9SxGBSP&sig=aY9gu9CIz8yRp3bwOJq1oUP8YMg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vjUMVd7qN4mcNvnogaAN&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=tommy%20prince%20sneak%20and%20steal&f=false



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 08:29PM by ethan_kahn http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zpedf/til_tommy_prince_a_native_american_who_served_in/

TIL: In 1930, Babe Ruth made more than the President, when asked about it, he responded, "I know, but I had a better year..."

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/prz_qhh.shtml



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 06:57PM by ugots http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zp3xd/til_in_1930_babe_ruth_made_more_than_the/

TIL sand sharks get pregnant with up to 50 embryos where one eats all of the others, grows and is born.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_tiger_shark#Reproduction_and_growth



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 05:50PM by Penguinz90 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zoxog/til_sand_sharks_get_pregnant_with_up_to_50/

TIL Sean Bean is terrified of flying. So during Lord of the Rings when the cast had to fly to remote shoot locations by helicopter, like the snowy mountains, he travelled part of the way via ski-lift and then spend two hours walking the remainder of the journey, in full Boromir costume.

http://www.warpedfactor.com/2014/11/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-lord.html



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 10:39PM by DavidsTrivia http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zpuyi/til_sean_bean_is_terrified_of_flying_so_during/

TIL George Harrison purchased the rights to a song after being found guilty of plagiarism. This meant he had to pay zero damages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He%27s_So_Fine#cite_note-8



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 07:56PM by ryangillam http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zpaf5/til_george_harrison_purchased_the_rights_to_a/

TIL Owsley Stanley singlehandedly ignited the psychedelic scene in the sixties by producing over 1 million doses of LSD from a makeshift bathroom laboratory in Berkeley between 1965 and 1967.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bear-stanley-who-made-the-lsd-on-which-haight-ashbury-tripped-dies-at-76/2011//03/15/ABt95Ib_story.html



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 06:34PM by garglemymarbles http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zp1q5/til_owsley_stanley_singlehandedly_ignited_the/

TIL: That the Soviet Diplomat Molotov was reportedly the only man to ever "shake hands" with Stalin, Lenin, Hitler, Himmler, Göring, Roosevelt and Churchill.

https://books.google.com/books?id=Tny2_b3vTNQC&pg=PA286&lpg=PA286&dq=molotov+only+man+to+shake+hands+with&source=bl&ots=wpiriPHgwH&sig=hDDQ87qZbFvz6nRP8etHIoHo5NE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sS8MVZ7YL5T7sATYzYGgDw&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=molotov%20only%20man%20to%20shake%20hands%20with&f=false



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 08:10PM by Touchdown_Knicks http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zpbxv/til_that_the_soviet_diplomat_molotov_was/

TIL that you can tell identical twin babies apart from their navels, since navel is a scar and thus they're different.

http://www.rd.com/slideshows/facts-about-twins/



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 07:10PM by trewq321 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zp59c/til_that_you_can_tell_identical_twin_babies_apart/

TIL of an unassuming middle-aged Texas woman who dressed as a male cowboy and robbed several banks without using a weapon. She was eventually caught and served 15 years. Upon her release, "Cowboy Bob," now 60, robbed another bank and was killed during her escape when she pulled a toy gun on police.

http://www.texasmonthly.com/content/last-ride-cowboy-bob/page/0/3?file=feature3.php&issue=2005-11-01



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 06:45PM by Meunderwears http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zp2s7/til_of_an_unassuming_middleaged_texas_woman_who/

TIL up until 1974, banks could refuse to issue a credit card to a woman unless she was married and her husband co-signed for the card. A divorced woman was considered too much of a risk because she "couldn't keep a marriage under control."

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/27/135764464/the-nation-financial-reform-could-hurt-women/



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 04:42AM by garglemymarbles http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zn25n/til_up_until_1974_banks_could_refuse_to_issue_a/

TIL that a US company cannot legally forbid you to talk about pay with your coworkers.

http://www.nlrb.gov/rights-we-protect/whats-law/employees/i-am-not-represented-union/concerted-activity



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 07:37AM by pjboudrx http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2znmuo/til_that_a_us_company_cannot_legally_forbid_you/

TIL there was a woman that faces jail for growing vegetables in her front yard; five large planter boxes containing basil, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes and cucumbers. The charges got dropped later on after the city was hammered with negative publicity.

http://business.time.com/2011/07/15/charges-dropped-against-woman-for-front-yard-vegetable-garden/



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 03:19AM by glsantoso11 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zmrnq/til_there_was_a_woman_that_faces_jail_for_growing/

TIL when Tracy Morgan was unavailable to finish recording the full-length version of "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah" for 30 Rock, Donald Glover stepped in and completed the verses in his impression of Morgan. Glover also voices the 'producer' on the track.

http://www.ew.com/article/2012/04/24/tina-fey-on-30-rock-live-show-donald-glover-and-the-season-finale



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 05:55AM by Pepper-MD http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2znb3a/til_when_tracy_morgan_was_unavailable_to_finish/

TIL buying with a credit card causes fewer pain signals in the brain than using cash.

http://www.moneymindandmeaning.com/resources/newsletter-3-one-incredibly-quick-way-to-reduce-your-spending/



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 03:59AM by Godzeera http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zmws9/til_buying_with_a_credit_card_causes_fewer_pain/

TIL that Life of Brian's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" is the most popular funeral song in the UK and was sung at Graham Chapman's funeral

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30143250



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 04:43AM by slayer_of_heroes http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zn2a2/til_that_life_of_brians_always_look_on_the_bright/

TIL that a Texas man was executed for murdering his three children even after it was discovered that the prosecutor had hidden evidence from the defense that exonerated the man.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/07/trial-by-fire



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 06:01AM by JALevine http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2znbsb/til_that_a_texas_man_was_executed_for_murdering/

TIL an elephant-sized sloth existed and went extinct only 10.000 years ago. It was one of the largest land mammals, measuring up to 6m(20ft) and weighing 4 tons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatherium



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 02:42AM by ismandjaa http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zmmpv/til_an_elephantsized_sloth_existed_and_went/

TIL Napoleon demanded a method of communication that would not require light or sound. 'Night Writing' was developed as a tactile military code, but proved too difficult for Napoleon's troops to learn and was rejected. Night writing became the basis for braille.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille#History



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 02:48AM by Nugatorysurplusage http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zmnj6/til_napoleon_demanded_a_method_of_communication/

TIL scorpions are incredibly resilient. Scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/scorpion/



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 02:27AM by Teal2289 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zmko9/til_scorpions_are_incredibly_resilient_scientists/

TIL that the producers of The Jungle Book film originally considered Louis Armstrong for the voice of King Louie, but were worried that choosing a black actor to voice an ape would cause controversy.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Louie



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 01:43AM by LissieRae06 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zmen9/til_that_the_producers_of_the_jungle_book_film/

TIL that in 1988 Reagan prevented the Senate from putting sanctions on Iraq for its violation of the Geneva Protocol on Chemical Weapons. The US also voted against a UN Security Council statement condemning Iraq’s use of chemical weapons

http://chipgagnon.com/us-iraq-history/



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 07:25PM by laserwolfII http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zl20a/til_that_in_1988_reagan_prevented_the_senate_from/

TIL the oldest tree ever to be discovered(5,000 years old) was killed by a man who was trying to discover it's age.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-one-man-accidentally-killed-the-oldest-tree-ever-125764872/?no-ist



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 07:32PM by sYCH0 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zl2vt/til_the_oldest_tree_ever_to_be_discovered5000/

TIL that it costs more to leave a homeless person on the street than it does to help them transition back into society as a productive citizen with a job.

http://investinla.org



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 01:15AM by senoreggo http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zmb1r/til_that_it_costs_more_to_leave_a_homeless_person/

TIL when asked how they discovered the hallucinogenic properties of the plants used in the ayahuasca brew, Many indigenous Amazonian people said they "received the instructions directly from plants and plant spirits".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayahuasca



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 07:41PM by ishi86 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zl3vd/til_when_asked_how_they_discovered_the/

TIL - Europeans didn't know Marco Polo's "Cathay" was really China or that the city "Cambulac" was really Beijing, until 1598 when Jesuit priests in Beijing talked to Arab merchants there, who still called it Cambulac. Maps until the 17th century showed China and Cathay as 2 different empires.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanbaliq#Legacy



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 05:51PM by ma_ka_dhokla http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zkt80/til_europeans_didnt_know_marco_polos_cathay_was/

TIL that the PC game TIE Fighter, primarily a space combat simulator, enjoyed a remarkably positive critical reception after its 1994 release, as well as garnering acclaim in more recent retrospectives. IGN named it the "best Star Wars game ever made" in 2010.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_TIE_Fighter#Reception



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 03:08PM by Vranak http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zki8y/til_that_the_pc_game_tie_fighter_primarily_a/

TIL In 1986 Bethesda created their first PC title, a football game with advanced physics. EA approached Bethesda for the source code for their own franchise John Madden Football in return for publishing future Bethesda titles but mysteriously backed out of the deal after they received said code.

http://kotaku.com/5816920/before-elder-scrolls-bethesda-created-madden



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 08:54PM by Pasurojiti http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zlcl6/til_in_1986_bethesda_created_their_first_pc_title/

TIL that Roger Ebert had some reservations about Chewbacca's depiction in The Empire Strikes Back, asking "How can you be a space pilot and not be able to communicate in any meaningful way? Does Han Solo really understand Chew's monotonous noises? Do they have long chats sometimes?"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewbacca#Reception



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 04:24PM by Vranak http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zkmv4/til_that_roger_ebert_had_some_reservations_about/

TIL: The director Roman Polanski pleaded guilty of raping a 13 year old girl in 1977 but fled the U.S to avoid charges, this is why his 2011 film Carnage staring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly although set in New York was actually filmed in Paris.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Polanski#Sexual_abuse_case



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 02:35PM by ledgendary http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zkgas/til_the_director_roman_polanski_pleaded_guilty_of/

TIL the farthest distance into space humans have traveled was reached during the Apollo 13 emergency.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut#Duration_and_distance_milestones



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 06:20PM by Iceman705 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zkvml/til_the_farthest_distance_into_space_humans_have/

TIL some Hiroshima survivors grew "black fingernails," which were strange rod-shaped fingernails that contained active blood vessels and bled profusely when they broke off.

http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/outline//index.php?l=E&id=34



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 03:23AM by garglemymarbles http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zimdi/til_some_hiroshima_survivors_grew_black/

TIL Leonard Nimoy drove a cab before becoming famous. His most memorable fare? John F Kennedy.

http://www.simplethingcalledlife.com/2015/leonard-nimoy-jfk-kennedy-cab/



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 06:35PM by tech93 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zkx1a/til_leonard_nimoy_drove_a_cab_before_becoming/

TIL just 16 years after being forcibly relocated on the Trail of Tears, the Choctaw Nation donated $170 to help the starving victims of the Irish potato famine in 1847

http://www.choctawnation.com/history/choctaw-nation-history/choctaws-helped-starving-irish-in-1847-this-act-shaped-tribal-culture/



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 07:06PM by mike_pants http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zl01y/til_just_16_years_after_being_forcibly_relocated/

TIL Jay Jackson (Perd Hapley from Parks and Rec) was an award winning newscaster in real life before getting into acting where he would mainly play... a newscaster/reporter.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3085284/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 05:59AM by beegeetonite http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zj6ci/til_jay_jackson_perd_hapley_from_parks_and_rec/

TIL there is a town in Alaska where almost everyone lives and/or works under one roof. A single 14-story high-rise is home "to most of the town’s residents as well as its post office, grocery store, health clinic, laundromat and church."

http://weburbanist.com/2015/01/13/town-in-1-tower-14-floor-highrise-houses-whole-alaskan-hamlet/



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 06:18AM by CapnTrip http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zj8ar/til_there_is_a_town_in_alaska_where_almost/

TIL Sailor Moon in Japan had a lesbian couple, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptume. In the English translation this is censored, stating they are cousins instead. Due to problematic dubbing flirting was left in, leading some viewers to infer their relationship as incestuous.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Uranus



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 06:02PM by HereForGames http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zku4d/til_sailor_moon_in_japan_had_a_lesbian_couple/

TIL: In 1660, a British man went missing. Three suspects were hanged for murder, despite the lack of a body. The man arrived a year later, claiming to have been abducted by pirates. This judicial mistake led England to adopt the "no body, no murder" rule, which lasted up until 1954.

http://www.thecampdenwonder.com/thestory.htm



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 02:15AM by facadesintheday http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zid8c/til_in_1660_a_british_man_went_missing_three/

TIL Jimmy Fallon initially majored in Computer Science but dropped out a semester shy of a degree and switched to Communications. "I got out once it got really hard. I made it up to C++. Then I couldn't do the math – it got really confusing."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Fallon#Education



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 02:24AM by sports_sultan http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zieha/til_jimmy_fallon_initially_majored_in_computer/

TIL when Adolf Eichmann, aka "the architect of the Holocaust", was on trial for his war crimes, he couldn't afford the attorney he wanted. Not wanting any reason to question the legitimacy of the trial, the Israeli government paid for Eichmann to be represented by the lawyer of his choosing.

http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/trials/eichmanntrial.html



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 12:08AM by Emunati2626 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zhv7b/til_when_adolf_eichmann_aka_the_architect_of_the/

TIL the "nasal cycle" is the biological process that automatically switches the bulk of breathing from one nostril to the other throughout the course of the day - and it explains why those with colds will often feel more stuffed up on one side at any given time.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/30363/why-does-your-nose-get-stuffy-one-nostril-time



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 12:29AM by sneakyburrito http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zhy6p/til_the_nasal_cycle_is_the_biological_process/

TIL in the early 1900s, 6-day long bicycle races were quite popular. The winner would be whoever rode the greatest distance in the 6days. They would get extremely little sleep and hallucinate on the track.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-day_racing



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 02:18AM by heartk http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zidlf/til_in_the_early_1900s_6day_long_bicycle_races/

TIL The CFPB found that 61 percent of bank profits from consumer checking accounts come from overdraft and insufficient funds fees

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/banks-reap-profits-overdraft-fees-consumers-lose/story?id=19373572



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 07:38PM by JMEEKER86 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zgv1u/til_the_cfpb_found_that_61_percent_of_bank/

TIL an old lady who bumped into Stephen King in the supermarket told him she didn't like his writing and she preferred uplifting movies like Shawshank Redemption. When King told her he wrote that too, she replied 'No, you didn't.', causing King to momentarily doubt that he was indeed the author.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000175/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_qt_sm#quotes



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 07:20AM by Captain-Janeway http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zjfsl/til_an_old_lady_who_bumped_into_stephen_king_in/

TIL a group of developers spent 8 years recreating Streets Of Rage. The game had over 100 levels, 19 playable characters, and 76 remixed songs. Sega shut it down a week after it was released.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-04/13/sega-shuts-down-streets-of-rage-remake//



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 09:51PM by garglemymarbles http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zhbqu/til_a_group_of_developers_spent_8_years/

TIL That the original voice actor for Betty Boop and Olive Oyl (Margie Hines), died only 4 years ago at the age 101 years old. She also married the man who provided the voice of Popeye, so Olive Oyl and Popeye did eventually live together!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margie_Hines



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 06:22AM by LWrayBay http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zj8se/til_that_the_original_voice_actor_for_betty_boop/

TIL the only two states to have never recorded a temperature above 100 degrees F are Alaska, and.. Hawaii.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/archives-weather-extremes.htm



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 11:02PM by wordsnospaces http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zhlvf/til_the_only_two_states_to_have_never_recorded_a/

TIL that last year astronauts in the International Space Station found plankton OUTSIDE one of its windows. They have no explanation for it.

http://www.cnet.com/news/sea-plankton-found-on-the-outer-surface-of-the-iss/



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 06:54AM by fillingtheblank http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zjcns/til_that_last_year_astronauts_in_the/

TIL that the first Emperor of China's tomb (Of Terracotta Army fame) has not yet been explored. Ancient historians wrote that the tomb contains rivers of mercury mechanically operated to flow like real rivers; modern tests have reported mercury levels in the soil over 100 times what occurs naturally

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum_of_the_First_Qin_Emperor#Archaeological_studies



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 08:41PM by Gizoogle http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zh2k1/til_that_the_first_emperor_of_chinas_tomb_of/

TIL the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" does not increase the likelihood of honesty in children. However, the story that rewards honesty, "George Washington and the Cherry Tree", does.

http://www.scilogs.com/next_regeneration/does-reading-moral-stories-to-children-promote-honesty/



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 10:38PM by blink1371 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zhieg/til_the_fable_the_boy_who_cried_wolf_does_not/

TIL Niccolo Paganini, regarded by many people to be the greatest Violin Virtuoso ever, was so good that he was thought to be the son of the Devil or to have sold his soul for his talent. Therefore he was forced to publish his mother's letters to him in order to prove that he had human parents.

http://www.guitarramagazine.com/NicocoloPaganini



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 10:16PM by gothsim http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zhf6y/til_niccolo_paganini_regarded_by_many_people_to/

TIL the Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize#Notable_omissions



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 10:20PM by Narwhal_Milk http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zhfpr/til_the_nobel_committee_declined_to_award_the/

TIL There are at least 131 bikini coffee stands between Seattle and Portland with names like "Java Jugs" and "Peek-A-Brew"

http://www.vocativ.com/money/industry/coffee-side-skin-harassment/



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 07:18PM by Lee_Stanford_Stamper http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zgst0/til_there_are_at_least_131_bikini_coffee_stands/

TIL that Warner Bros held two test screenings of its animated movie "Thumbelina". The first time around, the audience reaction was flat. For the next test, they prefaced the exact same footage with the Walt Disney logo. The test scores soared

http://articles.latimes.com/1997-06-01/entertainment/ca-64365_1_disney-animated-movie



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 12:49PM by fortissimo91 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zg1fx/til_that_warner_bros_held_two_test_screenings_of/

TIL Heroin derives its name from "heroic", as it was originally marketed as a non-addictive wonder cure to morphine addiction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin#History



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 06:04PM by a_midgets_last_stand http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zglte/til_heroin_derives_its_name_from_heroic_as_it_was/

TIL when a Virginia school board tried to ban "To Kill a Mockingbird" as immoral, author Harper Lee wrote a letter asking if the board members were literate and donated money to enroll them in the first grade.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Lee



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 11:29PM by TheRedKIller http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zhpm9/til_when_a_virginia_school_board_tried_to_ban_to/

TIL that Marie Curie's lab papers from the 1890's are still radioactive. They are stored in lead-lined boxes and one must don protective gear to see them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 05:39PM by strider7 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zgjpb/til_that_marie_curies_lab_papers_from_the_1890s/

TIL there exist people who can locate objects through echolocation, making it possible for blind people to ride bicycles through traffic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_echolocation



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 05:03PM by Azonata http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zggyo/til_there_exist_people_who_can_locate_objects/

TIL 40% of police officers' families in the United States have experienced domestic violence, compared to 10% of the general population.

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/09/police-officers-who-hit-their-wives-or-girlfriends/380329/



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 08:26AM by schnickelberries http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zfeve/til_40_of_police_officers_families_in_the_united/

TIL China's subway beggars have designed a system that governs which turf they get to work. Greenhand beggars who intrude on lines reserved for the disabled or elderly get a beating.

http://beijingtoday.com.cn/2013/08/beggars-work-defined-by-unwritten-code/



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 04:10PM by sympathetic_rapist http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zgdcj/til_chinas_subway_beggars_have_designed_a_system/

TIL Wikipedia has a page that details the lame edit wars that have occurred on the site.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 12:01AM by Uilamin http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zdluz/til_wikipedia_has_a_page_that_details_the_lame/

TIL the Vietnamese dong has the dubious distinction of the second worst rate of exchange. $1 USD = $21,475 Dong

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_dong#Exchange_rate



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 12:26AM by KCCO2015 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zdpbg/til_the_vietnamese_dong_has_the_dubious/

TIL that in 1994 a Boy Scout named David Hahn attempted to make a neutron "gun," and dangerously irradiated himself and his neighborhood in the process until his arrest.

http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.html?resub



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 05:36AM by Devonmartino http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zeuws/til_that_in_1994_a_boy_scout_named_david_hahn/

TIL Bill Nye went from an engineering position at Boeing to a job as a comedian before ultimately becoming the Science Guy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nye#Career



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 05:06AM by Flelk http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zer9u/til_bill_nye_went_from_an_engineering_position_at/

TIL that "Beats" Headphones cost roughly $14 to make and can sell for upwards of $450

http://allhiphop.com/2014/05/13/dr-dres-beats-by-dre-cost-an-estimated-14-to-make/



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 07:17AM by karpenterskids http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zf706/til_that_beats_headphones_cost_roughly_14_to_make/

TIL a former governor of Alaska proposed building a pipeline from Alaska to California, to pump fresh water, not oil.

http://www.governorwallyhickel.org/assets/images/uploads/opeds/Time_to_revisit_a_water_pipeline_south.pdf



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 02:28AM by rytis http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2ze6ee/til_a_former_governor_of_alaska_proposed_building/

TIL: In 2013, a man bought a house next to his ex-wife, so he could install a middle finger statue.

http://nypost.com/2013/11/16/man-erects-giant-middle-finger-next-to-ex-wifes-house/



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 08:20PM by FireBeaver http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zcsna/til_in_2013_a_man_bought_a_house_next_to_his/

TIL Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/23/pugedon-vending-machine_n_5606494.html



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 03:05AM by The13thBerserker http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zebgq/til_istanbul_has_a_vending_machine_that_releases/

TIL that the largest cavalry charge in history occurred in 1683 at the battle of Vienna. Lead by the Polish King, 20,000 Polish and German Knights charged the Ottoman army, breaking their lines and causing the ottomans to retreat in defeat. The battle marked the end of Ottoman expansion into Europe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_III_Sobieski#Battle_of_Vienna



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 12:51AM by smokeweedleeveryday http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zdsvi/til_that_the_largest_cavalry_charge_in_history/

TIL Ravens make toys—a rare animal behavior—by using sticks, pinecones, golf balls, or rocks to play with each other or by themselves. And sometimes they just taunt or mock other creatures because it’s funny.

http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2014/12/10-fascinating-facts-about-ravens.html?m=1



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 12:54AM by mmarieeh http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zdtb4/til_ravens_make_toysa_rare_animal_behaviorby/

TIL that the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park only appear in the film for 15 minutes.

http://www.cnet.com/pictures/making-the-dinosaurs-of-jurassic-park-pictures/



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 05:04AM by MysticRay http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zahn8/til_that_the_dinosaurs_in_jurassic_park_only/

TIL South Africa developed 6 nuclear bombs but dismantled all of them in the early 90s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 05:32PM by Lonely_insomnia http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zcbo0/til_south_africa_developed_6_nuclear_bombs_but/

TIL that "The shortest St Patrick's Day parade in the world takes place in Dripsey, Cork. The parade lasts just 100 yards and travels between the village's two pubs."

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 08:44PM by jambocroop http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zcvp1/til_that_the_shortest_st_patricks_day_parade_in/

TIL: Before the Terracotta army, when chinese emperors died all their servants were killed to aid them in the afterlife. Building the terracotta army spared emperor Qin from killing more than 8000 people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 07:26PM by A1phaBetaGamma http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zcmg4/til_before_the_terracotta_army_when_chinese/

TIL that the average American household receives 848 pieces of junk mail per household, equal to 1.5 trees every year—more than 100 million trees for all U.S. households combined.

http://www.law.nyu.edu/about/sustainability/whatyoucando/junkmail



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 05:27PM by diamondsealtd http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zcb7b/til_that_the_average_american_household_receives/

TIL there is a zoo in Japan that has tiny holes in the otter enclosure allowing for people who visit the zoo to shake hands with the otters.

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/07/14/marine-park-offers-chance-to-shake-hands-with-a-loveable-otter/



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 08:08PM by the_wandererr http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zcr6s/til_there_is_a_zoo_in_japan_that_has_tiny_holes/

TIL that The Asylum, distributor of Sharknado and mockbusters such as Snakes on a Train, Transmorphers, and Sunday School Musical, has never lost money on a film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Asylum#Movies



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 03:13AM by SentientMediocrity http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2za2px/til_that_the_asylum_distributor_of_sharknado_and/

TIL Bruce Lee used edible Marijuana on a regular basis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee#cite_note-shih-85



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 04:31AM by freewiffy http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zad6k/til_bruce_lee_used_edible_marijuana_on_a_regular/

TIL Monica Lewinsky, as of 2014, had still not held a full-time job since leaving the Pentagon in 1997.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Lewinsky?TIL#Life_after_the_scandal



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 05:57PM by Trolling_4_Eva http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zcdoq/til_monica_lewinsky_as_of_2014_had_still_not_held/

TIL that on Saint Patrick's Day began as a "feast day" in honor of the anniversary of the day he died. To honor him, Christians could put aside their Lenten restrictions on food and alcohol consumption on this day, which is why excessive drinking has become so permanently linked to the celebration.

http://learn.kegerator.com/history-of-saint-patricks-day/



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 06:31PM by PolkyPolk http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zcgnu/til_that_on_saint_patricks_day_began_as_a_feast/

TIL a million Europeans were enslaved by North African slave traders between 1530 and 1780

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/mar/10/20040310-115506-8528r/



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 01:07AM by TheBouncyFatKid http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z9lc0/til_a_million_europeans_were_enslaved_by_north/

TIL that Kanzi, a male bonobo, once snapped twigs for a fire, lit them with matches, and toasted marshmallows on a stick. He is also an accomplished stone tool maker and can flake cutting knives. He can play and understand how to beat a game of Pac-Man, too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanzi#Examples_of_Kanzi.27s_behavior



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 02:42AM by RJNavarrete http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z9ylb/til_that_kanzi_a_male_bonobo_once_snapped_twigs/

TIL the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin rewrote much of the book from memory in old age believing it to be an entirely new work due to her dementia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe#Later_years



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 04:03AM by homo_erector http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2za9jf/til_the_author_of_uncle_toms_cabin_rewrote_much/

TIL the USA has provided nuclear weapons for Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey to deploy and store but they cannot arm the bombs without authorization codes from the US Air Force.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons#Nuclear_weapons_sharing



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 05:55AM by listentome5 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zany5/til_the_usa_has_provided_nuclear_weapons_for/

TIL A Chicago reporter once asked Frank Sinatra's first wife what she saw in him, calling him "a 119 pound has-been." She told him, "Well, I'll tell you — nineteen pounds is cock."

http://thisrecording.com/today/2011/10/19/in-which-mia-farrow-catches-the-eye-of-frank-sinatra.html



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 08:18AM by akkahwoop http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zb55m/til_a_chicago_reporter_once_asked_frank_sinatras/

TIL The Beatles have sold more records than Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, Nirvana, the Beach Boys AND Kanye West COMBINED by over 30 million units

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists#250_million_or_more_records



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 07:35AM by boundtomove http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zb049/til_the_beatles_have_sold_more_records_than_bob/

TIL there is a group of Pacific Islanders that can control their pupil dilation and see clearly underwater.

https://www.minds.com/blog/view/282630036933054464/pacific-islanders-can-focus-their-pupils-to-see-clearly-underwater



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 02:15AM by flyinghigherthanhigh http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z9uy5/til_there_is_a_group_of_pacific_islanders_that/

TIL two teenagers were found dead in Mexico after they had unknowingly bullied the son of a cartel member at their high school.

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elmundo.es%2Famerica%2F2013%2F07%2F04%2Fmexico%2F1372928008.html&edit-text=&act=url



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 05:44AM by Charlie512 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zamml/til_two_teenagers_were_found_dead_in_mexico_after/

TIL A primary school in Suffolk have children raise piglets as a class which will be ultimately butchered for meat and eaten. This is to teach them a lesson on the "provenance of food." The older children are involved in creating recipes.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-21427695



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 10:37PM by watay http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z90j9/til_a_primary_school_in_suffolk_have_children/

TIL "Maple syrups" Mrs. Butterworth's, Aunt Jemima and Log Cabin do NOT countain ANY Maple products. Flavour comes from corn syrup and caramel.

http://ohlardy.com/guess-what-youre-eating-fake-maple-syrup/



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 05:08AM by SpendingSpree http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zai5v/til_maple_syrups_mrs_butterworths_aunt_jemima_and/

TIL despite being only 0.2% of the world's population, Jews make up 11.5% of all billionaires

http://www.jpost.com/Business/Business-Features/Forbes-ranking-The-worlds-richest-Jews-310104



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 03:20AM by Shady_As_Fudge http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2za3pq/til_despite_being_only_02_of_the_worlds/

TIL Grace Hopper was the developer of the first compiler for a programming language. She also invented the saying, "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission."

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper



Submitted March 17, 2015 at 01:10AM by AlphaDexor http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z9ltq/til_grace_hopper_was_the_developer_of_the_first/

TIL that the most expensive part of farming salmon is feeding them a coloring pellet that does nothing except turn them pink

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/print/2015/03/the-costliest-part-of-feeding-farmed-salmon-a-pill-that-turns-them-pink/387586/



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 08:04AM by redditP http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z6wfa/til_that_the_most_expensive_part_of_farming/

TIL that in 1999 an Iraqi refugee fled to Australia and lived off their welfare system. Years later after he became successful, he walked into the local welfare office and tried to pay back every cent with an $18,000 check.

http://www.businessinsider.com.au//this-former-iraqi-asylum-seeker-tried-to-repay-centrelink-more-than-18000-after-he-became-a-success-2013-7



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 11:13PM by Nugatorysurplusage http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z95jc/til_that_in_1999_an_iraqi_refugee_fled_to/

TIL there's a positive correlation between the obesity rate of a population and the number of Walmarts servicing that population

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1263316



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 08:06PM by Phenny71 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z8hey/til_theres_a_positive_correlation_between_the/

TIL Nien Nunb, a minor character in "Return of the Jedi," caused Kenyan audiences to burst into laughter after they realized he spoke Kikuyu, the language of Kenya's majority tribe.

http://www.csmonitor.com/1983/0728/072823.html



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 08:30PM by LaunchOurRocket http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z8k5x/til_nien_nunb_a_minor_character_in_return_of_the/

TIL that in 2014 a town in Arizona was "terrorised" by packs of wild Chihuahuas, which defaecated everywhere and chased children.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/stray-chihuahuas-terrorize-arizona-town-chase-children-run-wild-article-1.1618084



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 06:59PM by -rabid- http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z8a9r/til_that_in_2014_a_town_in_arizona_was_terrorised/

TIL that "Scrubs" was shot in a real (former) hospital, which was used by a number of other productions until its demolition in 2011. Sometimes people would come into the Emergency Room set, thinking it was a real hospital.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hollywood_Medical_Center



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 09:05PM by DukeMaximum http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z8oex/til_that_scrubs_was_shot_in_a_real_former/

TIL the first animal to ask an existential question was from a parrot named Alex. He asked what color he was, and learned that it was "grey".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_%28parrot%29#Accomplishments



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 11:18PM by SeductiveOne http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z961t/til_the_first_animal_to_ask_an_existential/

TIL: The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they can be easily confused at a crime scene.

http://www.livescience.com/14007-koalas-human-fingerprints.html



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 04:45AM by FireBeaver http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z695u/til_the_fingerprints_of_koala_bears_are_virtually/

TIL When asked if Shia LaBouf would take over Harrison's fedora in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Harrison responded "Shia can get his own hat. I earned that hat."

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_(franchise)#Future



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 09:41AM by MightyJoeY http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z76kz/til_when_asked_if_shia_labouf_would_take_over/

TIL a Soviet aircraft carrier was sold to a Chinese travel agency to convert it into a hotel and casino. It was all a cover story and the ship is now part of the Chinese navy fleet!

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_Liaoning



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 03:09AM by masterkm http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z5xc9/til_a_soviet_aircraft_carrier_was_sold_to_a/

TIL that Hitler hid his relationship with Eva Braun because he believed that he was sexually attractive to women and wished to exploit this for political gain by remaining single, as he felt marriage would decrease his appeal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Braun#Relationship_with_Hitler



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 06:02PM by honeypuppy http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z8543/til_that_hitler_hid_his_relationship_with_eva/

TIL scientists once recruited theater students to drunkenly stumble into bars, to test whether bartenders over-serve patrons. They found that bartenders were more likely to over-serve drunk women than men.

http://www.vocativ.com/culture/health-culture/bartenders-likely-serve-drunk-women-men/



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 05:39PM by Toothpaste_n_OJ http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z83b1/til_scientists_once_recruited_theater_students_to/

TIL that Ostriches can run faster than horses, they DON'T bury their heads in sand, and the males can roar like lions.

http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/ostrich/



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 03:39AM by Dandehlion http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z614k/til_that_ostriches_can_run_faster_than_horses/

TIL that there was a Soviet Submarine that sank with 34 warheads aboard. Those warheads are no longer there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_K-219



Submitted March 15, 2015 at 10:16PM by OnthefarWind http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z4x0j/til_that_there_was_a_soviet_submarine_that_sank/

TIL: The Karate Kid (Ralph Macchio) is now the same age as Mr. Miyagi was when Pat Morita played him in the movie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Macchio



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 04:35AM by klemmo http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z67wx/til_the_karate_kid_ralph_macchio_is_now_the_same/

TIL that in 1973, a psychiatrist named David Rosenhan sent eight people with no history of mental illness to mental hospitals. The staff couldn't tell they were sane. It took some 2 months to get out.

http://ilearn.totton.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/36993/mod_page/content/3/Rosenhan%20paper.pdf



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 01:45AM by scarlethester http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z5mtx/til_that_in_1973_a_psychiatrist_named_david/

TIL that a hungry Jesus cursed a fig tree to wither and die because it was out of season and had no fruit. This is counted as one of Jesus's miracles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursing_the_fig_tree



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 03:35AM by NOWiEATthem http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z60ns/til_that_a_hungry_jesus_cursed_a_fig_tree_to/

TIL: Tom Cruise admits that Kate Holmes divorced him in part to keep their daughter away from Scientology.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 06:11AM by Prof- http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z6jdf/til_tom_cruise_admits_that_kate_holmes_divorced/

TIL The Futurama Cast Want to continue Futurama. They want to collaborate with Netflix!

http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Futurama-Cancellation-May-Temporary-Here-Why-69014.html



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 06:49AM by theangeldawn http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z6ns3/til_the_futurama_cast_want_to_continue_futurama/

TIL Jason Mraz moved onto a farm, discovered hundreds of Avocado trees on it, and now supplies chipotle with Avocados while eating 2-3 daily himself.

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2013/07/01/jason-mraz-supplies-avocados-to-chipotle-keeps-a-few-to-eat/



Submitted March 16, 2015 at 02:01AM by PandaBearShenyu http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z5otm/til_jason_mraz_moved_onto_a_farm_discovered/

TIL: A Rutgers study found out that drug addicts became trapped into addiction trying to seek relief from emotional lows rather than euphoric highs as previously thought.

http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/addicts-may-be-seeking-relief-emotional-lows-more-euphoric-highs/20131106#.VQWlJOGAmZA



Submitted March 15, 2015 at 08:59PM by zahrul3 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z4od5/til_a_rutgers_study_found_out_that_drug_addicts/