Updates tagged with til on GNU social JP!
todayilearned: TIL a 2000 Australian oil spill spawned a call for ~100 penguin sweaters, thousands came instead, now sold as toy-penguin fundraisers. A 2011 NZ spill skipped sweaters entirely, using heat lamps. Wildlife groups warn sweaters may harm penguins.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_sweater #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vqwlcd/til_a_2000_australian_oil_spill_spawned_a_call/
todayilearned's status on Tuesday, 18-Aug-2026 01:48:49 JST
TIL a 2000 Australian oil spill spawned a call for ~100 penguin sweaters, thousands came instead, now sold as toy-penguin fundraisers. A 2011 NZ spill skipped sweaters entirely, using heat lamps. Wildlife groups warn sweaters may harm penguins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_sweater #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vqwlcd/til_a_2000_australian_oil_spill_spawned_a_call/
TIL a 2000 Australian oil spill spawned a call for ~100 penguin sweaters, thousands came instead, now sold as toy-penguin fundraisers. A 2011 NZ spill skipped sweaters entirely, using heat lamps. Wildlife groups warn sweaters may harm penguins.
todayilearned: TIL Kelvin's Balls are the two soft iron balls attached to either side of a ship's magnetic compass binnacle. Invented by Lord Kelvin (of °K temperature fame), they are adjustable to counteract the local magnetic deviation caused by a ship's metallic structure.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binnacle #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vq8qzk/til_kelvins_balls_are_the_two_soft_iron_balls/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 06:59:38 JST
TIL Kelvin's Balls are the two soft iron balls attached to either side of a ship's magnetic compass binnacle. Invented by Lord Kelvin (of °K temperature fame), they are adjustable to counteract the local magnetic deviation caused by a ship's metallic structure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binnacle #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vq8qzk/til_kelvins_balls_are_the_two_soft_iron_balls/
TIL Kelvin's Balls are the two soft iron balls attached to either side of a ship's magnetic compass binnacle. Invented by Lord Kelvin (of °K temperature fame), they are adjustable to counteract the local magnetic deviation caused by a ship's metallic structure.
niconiconi: #TIL You can use GRUB's filesystem drivers in userspace, it's a huge collection of drivers without root!!!"The program grub-mount performs a read-only mount of any file system or file system image that GRUB understands, using GRUB’s file system drivers via FUSE. (It is only available if FUSE development files were present when GRUB was built.) This has a number of uses: [...]"
niconiconi's status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 01:35:47 JST
#TIL You can use GRUB's filesystem drivers in userspace, it's a huge collection of drivers without root!!!"The program grub-mount performs a read-only mount of any file system or file system image that GRUB understands, using GRUB’s file system drivers via FUSE. (It is only available if FUSE development files were present when GRUB was built.) This has a number of uses: [...]"
todayilearned: TIL a geologist was ridiculed for decades for claiming the Pacific Northwest was carved by a catastrophic Ice Age flood. NASA satellite images proved him right in the 1970s. He finally received geology's highest honor at 96 and said "All my enemies are dead, so I have no one to gloat over."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Harlen_Bretz #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vlwrob/til_a_geologist_was_ridiculed_for_decades_for/
todayilearned's status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2026 08:34:13 JST
TIL a geologist was ridiculed for decades for claiming the Pacific Northwest was carved by a catastrophic Ice Age flood. NASA satellite images proved him right in the 1970s. He finally received geology's highest honor at 96 and said "All my enemies are dead, so I have no one to gloat over." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Harlen_Bretz #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vlwrob/til_a_geologist_was_ridiculed_for_decades_for/
TIL a geologist was ridiculed for decades for claiming the Pacific Northwest was carved by a catastrophic Ice Age flood. NASA satellite images proved him right in the 1970s. He finally received geology's highest honor at 96 and said "All my enemies are dead, so I have no one to gloat over."
todayilearned: TIL the platypus truly has no functional stomach. Its esophagus connects directly to the small intestine, bypassing the acid-secreting chamber found in most vertebrates. This unusual trait is shared by all monotremes (platypus and echidnas).https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/platypus/?utm_source=copilot.com #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vkmlx4/til_the_platypus_truly_has_no_functional_stomach/
todayilearned's status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2026 00:17:17 JST
TIL the platypus truly has no functional stomach. Its esophagus connects directly to the small intestine, bypassing the acid-secreting chamber found in most vertebrates. This unusual trait is shared by all monotremes (platypus and echidnas). https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/platypus/?utm_source=copilot.com #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vkmlx4/til_the_platypus_truly_has_no_functional_stomach/
TIL the platypus truly has no functional stomach. Its esophagus connects directly to the small intestine, bypassing the acid-secreting chamber found in most vertebrates. This unusual trait is shared by all monotremes (platypus and echidnas).
todayilearned: TIL Impressionist Edgar Degas was originally a wealthy trust-fund baby who painted purely for entertainment, until his brother bankrupted the family on 1870s cotton futures—forcing Degas to sell his art to pay off the massive debt.https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2024/10/when-king-cotton-ruled-the-world/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vijw5i/til_impressionist_edgar_degas_was_originally_a/
todayilearned's status on Saturday, 08-Aug-2026 12:41:06 JST
TIL Impressionist Edgar Degas was originally a wealthy trust-fund baby who painted purely for entertainment, until his brother bankrupted the family on 1870s cotton futures—forcing Degas to sell his art to pay off the massive debt. https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2024/10/when-king-cotton-ruled-the-world/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vijw5i/til_impressionist_edgar_degas_was_originally_a/
TIL Impressionist Edgar Degas was originally a wealthy trust-fund baby who painted purely for entertainment, until his brother bankrupted the family on 1870s cotton futures—forcing Degas to sell his art to pay off the massive debt.
msbellows: @ai6yr @trashpanda @feorlen #TIL the Constitution allows privateers ("The Congress shall have Power . . . To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal...") but Ben Franklin opposed them, and also too: SPACE PRIVATEERS!??! https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/next-space-force-chief-throws-cold-water-on-the-idea-of-space-privateers/
msbellows's status on Thursday, 06-Aug-2026 00:34:26 JST
@ai6yr @trashpanda @feorlen #TIL the Constitution allows privateers ("The Congress shall have Power . . . To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal...") but Ben Franklin opposed them, and also too: SPACE PRIVATEERS!??! https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/next-space-force-chief-throws-cold-water-on-the-idea-of-space-privateers/
Next Space Force chief throws cold water on the idea of space privateers
todayilearned: TIL that in 2018, a 14-year-old girl named Cindy Redmond had an air horn blasted into her ear by her friend's stepfather after she wouldn't get off her phone. This caused her to develop hyperacusis, a rare hearing disorder which makes any small noise cause her immense pain.https://people.com/human-interest/14-year-old-girl-blasted-air-horn-speaks-out/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v32kqj/til_that_in_2018_a_14yearold_girl_named_cindy/
todayilearned's status on Wednesday, 22-Jul-2026 14:45:49 JST
TIL that in 2018, a 14-year-old girl named Cindy Redmond had an air horn blasted into her ear by her friend's stepfather after she wouldn't get off her phone. This caused her to develop hyperacusis, a rare hearing disorder which makes any small noise cause her immense pain. https://people.com/human-interest/14-year-old-girl-blasted-air-horn-speaks-out/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v32kqj/til_that_in_2018_a_14yearold_girl_named_cindy/
TIL that in 2018, a 14-year-old girl named Cindy Redmond had an air horn blasted into her ear by her friend's stepfather after she wouldn't get off her phone. This caused her to develop hyperacusis, a rare hearing disorder which makes any small noise cause her immense pain.
todayilearned: TIL that after putting down a military revolt led by three of his sons, King Henry II of England forgave them instantly but imprisoned his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine for sixteen years since she had taken the side of her children in the conflicthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v2rbmv/til_that_after_putting_down_a_military_revolt_led/
todayilearned's status on Wednesday, 22-Jul-2026 05:30:31 JST
TIL that after putting down a military revolt led by three of his sons, King Henry II of England forgave them instantly but imprisoned his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine for sixteen years since she had taken the side of her children in the conflict https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v2rbmv/til_that_after_putting_down_a_military_revolt_led/
TIL that after putting down a military revolt led by three of his sons, King Henry II of England forgave them instantly but imprisoned his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine for sixteen years since she had taken the side of her children in the conflict
todayilearned: TIL a real car crash from a stunt gone wrong was kept in the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds" after the director was injured during filming. When he regained consciousness, he reportedly only asked: “Did we get coverage?”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_in_60_Seconds_(1974_film) #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v2od75/til_a_real_car_crash_from_a_stunt_gone_wrong_was/
todayilearned's status on Wednesday, 22-Jul-2026 03:33:04 JST
TIL a real car crash from a stunt gone wrong was kept in the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds" after the director was injured during filming. When he regained consciousness, he reportedly only asked: “Did we get coverage?” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_in_60_Seconds_(1974_film) #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v2od75/til_a_real_car_crash_from_a_stunt_gone_wrong_was/
TIL a real car crash from a stunt gone wrong was kept in the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds" after the director was injured during filming. When he regained consciousness, he reportedly only asked: “Did we get coverage?”
blaise: #til the leatherback #turtle has a peculiar anatomy for #reptiles and a global range, including the Arctic.https://youtu.be/8rWk7Z7q32YI always thought they were tropical because they lay their eggs in #puertorico (we call them tinglar )
blaise's status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 16:27:03 JST
#til the leatherback #turtle has a peculiar anatomy for #reptiles and a global range, including the Arctic. https://youtu.be/8rWk7Z7q32Y I always thought they were tropical because they lay their eggs in #puertorico (we call them tinglar )
todayilearned: TIL that Lionel Messi was diagnosed with Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) at age 11 and required daily Human Growth Hormone (HGH) injections until he was 14 just to reach an average height.https://journeys.dartmouth.edu/marcanovicoff22/messis-medical-journey/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uxsj7i/til_that_lionel_messi_was_diagnosed_with_growth/
todayilearned's status on Thursday, 16-Jul-2026 14:02:18 JST
TIL that Lionel Messi was diagnosed with Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) at age 11 and required daily Human Growth Hormone (HGH) injections until he was 14 just to reach an average height. https://journeys.dartmouth.edu/marcanovicoff22/messis-medical-journey/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uxsj7i/til_that_lionel_messi_was_diagnosed_with_growth/
TIL that Lionel Messi was diagnosed with Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) at age 11 and required daily Human Growth Hormone (HGH) injections until he was 14 just to reach an average height.
Crystal_Fish_Caves: #TIL Barr still has his law license??? After all the lying/misleading he did in trump season 1 he still gets to be a lawyer?He should start a lawfirm with Sal Goodman; a real 'Criminal Lawfirm' call it Ethics, Schmethics, and Fraud
Crystal_Fish_Caves's status on Wednesday, 15-Jul-2026 08:39:42 JST
#TIL Barr still has his law license??? After all the lying/misleading he did in trump season 1 he still gets to be a lawyer? He should start a lawfirm with Sal Goodman; a real 'Criminal Lawfirm' call it Ethics, Schmethics, and Fraud
strypey: It wouldn't be strictly accurate to say #TIL about @fairplayer, but I still want to encourage everyone to check it out; "A free, decentralized music player, without opaque algorithms or ads, that can be managed democratically."https://fairplayer.org/#FairPlayer #MusicStreaming #streaming #music
strypey's status on Tuesday, 14-Jul-2026 11:19:31 JST
It wouldn't be strictly accurate to say #TIL about @fairplayer, but I still want to encourage everyone to check it out; "A free, decentralized music player, without opaque algorithms or ads, that can be managed democratically." https://fairplayer.org/ #FairPlayer #MusicStreaming #streaming #music
todayilearned: TIL that during the filming of Star Wars in 1976, 50 years ago, Muammar Gaddafi threatened to declare war on Tunisia because he mistook the Jawa Sandcrawler prop for a military vehicle being deployed near the Libyan border.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatooine #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uo3hpq/til_that_during_the_filming_of_star_wars_in_1976/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 06-Jul-2026 20:50:19 JST
TIL that during the filming of Star Wars in 1976, 50 years ago, Muammar Gaddafi threatened to declare war on Tunisia because he mistook the Jawa Sandcrawler prop for a military vehicle being deployed near the Libyan border. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatooine #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uo3hpq/til_that_during_the_filming_of_star_wars_in_1976/
TIL that during the filming of Star Wars in 1976, 50 years ago, Muammar Gaddafi threatened to declare war on Tunisia because he mistook the Jawa Sandcrawler prop for a military vehicle being deployed near the Libyan border.
todayilearned: TIL the American Revolution wasn't a united monolith, but a civil war. Over 60,000 American Loyalists were forced into exile by the newly formed United States after the Patriots won the war.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Loyalists #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uohi80/til_the_american_revolution_wasnt_a_united/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 06-Jul-2026 20:50:12 JST
TIL the American Revolution wasn't a united monolith, but a civil war. Over 60,000 American Loyalists were forced into exile by the newly formed United States after the Patriots won the war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Loyalists #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uohi80/til_the_american_revolution_wasnt_a_united/
TIL the American Revolution wasn't a united monolith, but a civil war. Over 60,000 American Loyalists were forced into exile by the newly formed United States after the Patriots won the war.
todayilearned: TIL: President Nixon worked for months to learn to use chopsticks, in preparation for the dinner banquets on his opening visit to the People's Republic of China in February 1972.https://blog.iwfs.org/2014/07/dining-for-detente-the-role-food-played-during-nixons-trip-to-china/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uofidn/til_president_nixon_worked_for_months_to_learn_to/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 06-Jul-2026 20:49:38 JST
TIL: President Nixon worked for months to learn to use chopsticks, in preparation for the dinner banquets on his opening visit to the People's Republic of China in February 1972. https://blog.iwfs.org/2014/07/dining-for-detente-the-role-food-played-during-nixons-trip-to-china/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uofidn/til_president_nixon_worked_for_months_to_learn_to/
TIL: President Nixon worked for months to learn to use chopsticks, in preparation for the dinner banquets on his opening visit to the People's Republic of China in February 1972.
todayilearned: TIL that most restrooms are free in the USA due to activism efforts in the 70s by the Committee to End Pay Toilets in America. Membership in the Committee cost $0.25, and members received a newsletter, the Free Toilet Paper.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_to_End_Pay_Toilets_in_America #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uo8kdf/til_that_most_restrooms_are_free_in_the_usa_due/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 06-Jul-2026 20:49:05 JST
TIL that most restrooms are free in the USA due to activism efforts in the 70s by the Committee to End Pay Toilets in America. Membership in the Committee cost $0.25, and members received a newsletter, the Free Toilet Paper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_to_End_Pay_Toilets_in_America #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uo8kdf/til_that_most_restrooms_are_free_in_the_usa_due/
TIL that most restrooms are free in the USA due to activism efforts in the 70s by the Committee to End Pay Toilets in America. Membership in the Committee cost $0.25, and members received a newsletter, the Free Toilet Paper.
todayilearned: TIL Pope Leo XIV still plays Wordle and Words With Friends with his brother during their daily phone calls, a routine they kept from before his electionhttps://www.today.com/news/robert-prevost-pope-leo-xiv-brother-interview-wordle-white-sox-rcna205779 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uoatmh/til_pope_leo_xiv_still_plays_wordle_and_words/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 06-Jul-2026 20:48:35 JST
TIL Pope Leo XIV still plays Wordle and Words With Friends with his brother during their daily phone calls, a routine they kept from before his election https://www.today.com/news/robert-prevost-pope-leo-xiv-brother-interview-wordle-white-sox-rcna205779 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uoatmh/til_pope_leo_xiv_still_plays_wordle_and_words/
TIL Pope Leo XIV still plays Wordle and Words With Friends with his brother during their daily phone calls, a routine they kept from before his election
evan: #TIL about https://inventaire.io/ -- a Fediverse-enabled book cataloging and lending project. Cool! #Fediverse #Books #Inventaire
evan's status on Monday, 06-Jul-2026 11:33:09 JST
#TIL about https://inventaire.io/ -- a Fediverse-enabled book cataloging and lending project. Cool! #Fediverse #Books #Inventaire
Inventaire - your friends and communities are your best library
todayilearned: TIL that Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! Died on July 4th while saving an American Soldier from drowninghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuki_Takahashi #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1unhput/til_that_kazuki_takahashi_the_creator_of_yugioh/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 05-Jul-2026 04:55:48 JST
TIL that Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! Died on July 4th while saving an American Soldier from drowning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuki_Takahashi #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1unhput/til_that_kazuki_takahashi_the_creator_of_yugioh/
TIL that Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! Died on July 4th while saving an American Soldier from drowning
todayilearned: TIL Yoko Ono's maternal great-grandfather Yasuda Zenjirō was Japanese financier who got assassinated. When John Lennon saw Yasuda's picture he said "That's me in a former life", to which Ono replied "Don't say that. He was assassinated."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuda_Zenjir%C5%8D #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1umypsx/til_yoko_onos_maternal_greatgrandfather_yasuda/
todayilearned's status on Saturday, 04-Jul-2026 13:45:33 JST
TIL Yoko Ono's maternal great-grandfather Yasuda Zenjirō was Japanese financier who got assassinated. When John Lennon saw Yasuda's picture he said "That's me in a former life", to which Ono replied "Don't say that. He was assassinated." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuda_Zenjir%C5%8D #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1umypsx/til_yoko_onos_maternal_greatgrandfather_yasuda/
TIL Yoko Ono's maternal great-grandfather Yasuda Zenjirō was Japanese financier who got assassinated. When John Lennon saw Yasuda's picture he said "That's me in a former life", to which Ono replied "Don't say that. He was assassinated."
markwyner: TIL some interesting things about the metric system…1. Over centuries there were multiple attempts at standardizing a measurements system. France pulled it off during the French Revolution. Two chemists (husband and wife) devised it.2. The base units were built to be realisable. Meaning based on and provable with nature.3. The meter was realisable as one ten-millionth of the distance between the North Pole and the equator. Later is was converted to 1/299,792,458 of light speed per second.Bonus: Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier is one of the two aforementioned chemists. She was instrumental in the standardization of the scientific method.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system#MetricSystem #Science #History #TIL #ScientificMethod
markwyner's status on Friday, 03-Jul-2026 20:06:30 JST
TIL some interesting things about the metric system… 1. Over centuries there were multiple attempts at standardizing a measurements system. France pulled it off during the French Revolution. Two chemists (husband and wife) devised it. 2. The base units were built to be realisable. Meaning based on and provable with nature. 3. The meter was realisable as one ten-millionth of the distance between the North Pole and the equator. Later is was converted to 1/299,792,458 of light speed per second. Bonus: Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier is one of the two aforementioned chemists. She was instrumental in the standardization of the scientific method. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system #MetricSystem #Science #History #TIL #ScientificMethod
harib_murshidi: @dansup #TIL Wordpress is part of Fediverse !
harib_murshidi's status on Thursday, 02-Jul-2026 00:23:29 JST
@dansup #TIL Wordpress is part of Fediverse !
A screenshot of web publishing platforms 'Write Freely, Ghost and Wordpress'
todayilearned: TIL that US hops production is heavily concentrated in the Pacific Northwest. Washington, Oregon, and Idaho account for 99% of all US production. Yakima Valley, WA alone accounts for 75% of domestic hops. If you had a beer with American hops it likely came from this region ,"The Hops Belt".https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/hops-production-by-state #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ui3v2w/til_that_us_hops_production_is_heavily/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 29-Jun-2026 06:26:37 JST
TIL that US hops production is heavily concentrated in the Pacific Northwest. Washington, Oregon, and Idaho account for 99% of all US production. Yakima Valley, WA alone accounts for 75% of domestic hops. If you had a beer with American hops it likely came from this region ,"The Hops Belt". https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/hops-production-by-state #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ui3v2w/til_that_us_hops_production_is_heavily/
TIL that US hops production is heavily concentrated in the Pacific Northwest. Washington, Oregon, and Idaho account for 99% of all US production. Yakima Valley, WA alone accounts for 75% of domestic hops. If you had a beer with American hops it likely came from this region ,"The Hops Belt".
todayilearned: TIL that the national fruit of Jamaica is called the ackee apple and the national dish is ackee and saltfish. Fresh ackee is banned from entering the USA due to food safety issues. Unripe Ackee contains Hypoglocin A which is linked to Jamaican vomiting sickness.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackee #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uhyw7v/til_that_the_national_fruit_of_jamaica_is_called/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 29-Jun-2026 03:04:31 JST
TIL that the national fruit of Jamaica is called the ackee apple and the national dish is ackee and saltfish. Fresh ackee is banned from entering the USA due to food safety issues. Unripe Ackee contains Hypoglocin A which is linked to Jamaican vomiting sickness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackee #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uhyw7v/til_that_the_national_fruit_of_jamaica_is_called/
TIL that the national fruit of Jamaica is called the ackee apple and the national dish is ackee and saltfish. Fresh ackee is banned from entering the USA due to food safety issues. Unripe Ackee contains Hypoglocin A which is linked to Jamaican vomiting sickness.
foosel: Today I learned #TIL: "How to create an animated tile in Godot 4's tilemaps"👉 https://foosel.net/til/2023-04-09-how-to-create-an-animated-tile-in-godot-4s-tilemaps/
foosel's status on Tuesday, 23-Jun-2026 18:10:45 JST
Today I learned #TIL: "How to create an animated tile in Godot 4's tilemaps" 👉 https://foosel.net/til/2023-04-09-how-to-create-an-animated-tile-in-godot-4s-tilemaps/
How to create an animated tile in Godot 4's tilemaps
todayilearned: TIL The NFL is the only of the Big Four American sports organizations that did not have a color barrier or segregation in the beginning however 13 years after its formation in 1933 it made a secret rule to ban black players that lasted 13 yearshttps://www.theringer.com/2023/03/21/nfl/blackballed-episode-1-nfl-segregation-gentlemens-agreement #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ub8k0d/til_the_nfl_is_the_only_of_the_big_four_american/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 21-Jun-2026 07:27:54 JST
TIL The NFL is the only of the Big Four American sports organizations that did not have a color barrier or segregation in the beginning however 13 years after its formation in 1933 it made a secret rule to ban black players that lasted 13 years https://www.theringer.com/2023/03/21/nfl/blackballed-episode-1-nfl-segregation-gentlemens-agreement #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ub8k0d/til_the_nfl_is_the_only_of_the_big_four_american/
TIL The NFL is the only of the Big Four American sports organizations that did not have a color barrier or segregation in the beginning however 13 years after its formation in 1933 it made a secret rule to ban black players that lasted 13 years
todayilearned: TIL in 1925, major lightbulb makers including GE and Philips formed the Phoebus Cartel and deliberately reduced bulb lifespans from 2,500 hours to 1,000 hours, then fined any company that made longer-lasting bulbs.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u96v85/til_in_1925_major_lightbulb_makers_including_ge/
todayilearned's status on Friday, 19-Jun-2026 10:10:59 JST
TIL in 1925, major lightbulb makers including GE and Philips formed the Phoebus Cartel and deliberately reduced bulb lifespans from 2,500 hours to 1,000 hours, then fined any company that made longer-lasting bulbs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u96v85/til_in_1925_major_lightbulb_makers_including_ge/
TIL in 1925, major lightbulb makers including GE and Philips formed the Phoebus Cartel and deliberately reduced bulb lifespans from 2,500 hours to 1,000 hours, then fined any company that made longer-lasting bulbs.
blaise: #til that https://rossabaker.com/ has a lot of #emacs resources for normal people like me. Thank you @sacha
blaise's status on Friday, 19-Jun-2026 00:34:39 JST
#til that https://rossabaker.com/ has a lot of #emacs resources for normal people like me. Thank you @sacha
todayilearned: TIL that FIFA stripped Indonesia of its 2023 U-20 World Cup hosting rights after the governors of Bali and Central Java refused to allow a qualified nation to compete in their regions. FIFA also fined the Football Association of Indonesia for breaching its hosting obligationshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removal_of_Indonesia_as_2023_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup_hosts?wprov=sfla1 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u28jgk/til_that_fifa_stripped_indonesia_of_its_2023_u20/
todayilearned's status on Thursday, 11-Jun-2026 23:47:21 JST
TIL that FIFA stripped Indonesia of its 2023 U-20 World Cup hosting rights after the governors of Bali and Central Java refused to allow a qualified nation to compete in their regions. FIFA also fined the Football Association of Indonesia for breaching its hosting obligations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removal_of_Indonesia_as_2023_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup_hosts?wprov=sfla1 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u28jgk/til_that_fifa_stripped_indonesia_of_its_2023_u20/
TIL that FIFA stripped Indonesia of its 2023 U-20 World Cup hosting rights after the governors of Bali and Central Java refused to allow a qualified nation to compete in their regions. FIFA also fined the Football Association of Indonesia for breaching its hosting obligations
todayilearned: TIL Nathan’s Famous founder Nathan Handwerker sold hot dogs for 5¢ to undercut a competitor. When customers became suspicious of the low price, he had men in doctors’ coats eat at his stand to make the food seem trustworthy.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan%27s_Famous #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u2jnjw/til_nathans_famous_founder_nathan_handwerker_sold/
todayilearned's status on Thursday, 11-Jun-2026 09:44:13 JST
TIL Nathan’s Famous founder Nathan Handwerker sold hot dogs for 5¢ to undercut a competitor. When customers became suspicious of the low price, he had men in doctors’ coats eat at his stand to make the food seem trustworthy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan%27s_Famous #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u2jnjw/til_nathans_famous_founder_nathan_handwerker_sold/
TIL Nathan’s Famous founder Nathan Handwerker sold hot dogs for 5¢ to undercut a competitor. When customers became suspicious of the low price, he had men in doctors’ coats eat at his stand to make the food seem trustworthy.
todayilearned: TIL a 2020 genetic study proved that seafaring Polynesians and Coastal native Americans met in the 1200s under intense El Niño cycles. Around the same time, Sweet Potato was introduced to Polynesia and chickens to South America. 10% of the Easter island genome is native american in origin.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian_transoceanic_contact_theories#Human_genetics #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tymtpl/til_a_2020_genetic_study_proved_that_seafaring/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 07-Jun-2026 03:14:36 JST
TIL a 2020 genetic study proved that seafaring Polynesians and Coastal native Americans met in the 1200s under intense El Niño cycles. Around the same time, Sweet Potato was introduced to Polynesia and chickens to South America. 10% of the Easter island genome is native american in origin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian_transoceanic_contact_theories#Human_genetics #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tymtpl/til_a_2020_genetic_study_proved_that_seafaring/
TIL a 2020 genetic study proved that seafaring Polynesians and Coastal native Americans met in the 1200s under intense El Niño cycles. Around the same time, Sweet Potato was introduced to Polynesia and chickens to South America. 10% of the Easter island genome is native american in origin.
todayilearned: TIL that despite its arctic climate, Iceland actually produces bananas in large greenhouses powered by geothermal energy from volcanoes.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_production_in_Iceland #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tybd82/til_that_despite_its_arctic_climate_iceland/
todayilearned's status on Saturday, 06-Jun-2026 23:12:22 JST
TIL that despite its arctic climate, Iceland actually produces bananas in large greenhouses powered by geothermal energy from volcanoes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_production_in_Iceland #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tybd82/til_that_despite_its_arctic_climate_iceland/
TIL that despite its arctic climate, Iceland actually produces bananas in large greenhouses powered by geothermal energy from volcanoes.
todayilearned: TIL that in 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, a world champion finswimmer, heard a trolleybus crash into a lake. He dove 10 meters deep in zero visibility, smashed the window with his feet, and pulled out 37 people, saving 20 lives. It cost him his career due to severe pneumonia and sepsis.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavarsh_Karapetyan_Note #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1twefb1/til_that_in_1976_shavarsh_karapetyan_a_world/
todayilearned's status on Thursday, 04-Jun-2026 15:01:08 JST
TIL that in 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, a world champion finswimmer, heard a trolleybus crash into a lake. He dove 10 meters deep in zero visibility, smashed the window with his feet, and pulled out 37 people, saving 20 lives. It cost him his career due to severe pneumonia and sepsis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavarsh_Karapetyan_Note #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1twefb1/til_that_in_1976_shavarsh_karapetyan_a_world/
TIL that in 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, a world champion finswimmer, heard a trolleybus crash into a lake. He dove 10 meters deep in zero visibility, smashed the window with his feet, and pulled out 37 people, saving 20 lives. It cost him his career due to severe pneumonia and sepsis.
skinnylatte: TIL there is a river in Peru that can boil thingshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanay-timpishka#Peru #TIL
skinnylatte's status on Wednesday, 03-Jun-2026 03:19:14 JST
TIL there is a river in Peru that can boil things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanay-timpishka #Peru #TIL
todayilearned: TIL that in 1964, the US government intentionally blasted Oklahoma City with 1,253 sonic booms over 6 months just to see if the noise would drive citizens crazy or damage their homes.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_sonic_boom_tests #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tsjtk5/til_that_in_1964_the_us_government_intentionally/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 31-May-2026 15:07:10 JST
TIL that in 1964, the US government intentionally blasted Oklahoma City with 1,253 sonic booms over 6 months just to see if the noise would drive citizens crazy or damage their homes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_sonic_boom_tests #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tsjtk5/til_that_in_1964_the_us_government_intentionally/
TIL that in 1964, the US government intentionally blasted Oklahoma City with 1,253 sonic booms over 6 months just to see if the noise would drive citizens crazy or damage their homes.
todayilearned: TIL that bamboo forests (aka canebrakes) used to be widespread across the southeastern United States. They were rapidly destroyed by early settlers because they tend to only grow on land that’s the most fertile for agriculture. Today canebrakes are considered a critically endangered ecosystemhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canebrake #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tseiu2/til_that_bamboo_forests_aka_canebrakes_used_to_be/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 31-May-2026 08:42:38 JST
TIL that bamboo forests (aka canebrakes) used to be widespread across the southeastern United States. They were rapidly destroyed by early settlers because they tend to only grow on land that’s the most fertile for agriculture. Today canebrakes are considered a critically endangered ecosystem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canebrake #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tseiu2/til_that_bamboo_forests_aka_canebrakes_used_to_be/
TIL that bamboo forests (aka canebrakes) used to be widespread across the southeastern United States. They were rapidly destroyed by early settlers because they tend to only grow on land that’s the most fertile for agriculture. Today canebrakes are considered a critically endangered ecosystem
lnxw37b2: @mangeurdenuage Today I learned ( #TIL ) dimethyl mercury https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/d/dimethylmercury.html https:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylmercury Formula: (CH3)2Hg Description: Dimethylmercury is an extrememly toxic organomercury compound ... one of the strongest known neurotoxins. Less than 0.1 mL is capable of inducing severe mercury poisoning resulting in death. Other names: mercury dimethanide
lnxw37b2's status on Monday, 25-May-2026 04:17:32 JST
@mangeurdenuage Today I learned ( #TIL ) dimethyl mercury https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/d/dimethylmercury.html https:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylmercury Formula: (CH3)2Hg Description: Dimethylmercury is an extrememly toxic organomercury compound ... one of the strongest known neurotoxins. Less than 0.1 mL is capable of inducing severe mercury poisoning resulting in death. Other names: mercury dimethanide
todayilearned: TIL cancer can get cancer and it's called a hypertumor. hypertumors could theortically get harnessed and used to kill cancer sometime in the future as it steals the initial tumor's nutrients and starves ithttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-94852-y #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tm1jhz/til_cancer_can_get_cancer_and_its_called_a/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 24-May-2026 14:24:19 JST
TIL cancer can get cancer and it's called a hypertumor. hypertumors could theortically get harnessed and used to kill cancer sometime in the future as it steals the initial tumor's nutrients and starves it https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-94852-y #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tm1jhz/til_cancer_can_get_cancer_and_its_called_a/
TIL cancer can get cancer and it's called a hypertumor. hypertumors could theortically get harnessed and used to kill cancer sometime in the future as it steals the initial tumor's nutrients and starves it
todayilearned: TIL in 1975 the Metric Conversion Act was signed into law. It declares the metric system as the USA’s preferred weights and measures system. However it is not a mandate and all metrification is voluntary. The law has been largely ignored.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_Conversion_Act #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tky708/til_in_1975_the_metric_conversion_act_was_signed/
todayilearned's status on Saturday, 23-May-2026 08:01:39 JST
TIL in 1975 the Metric Conversion Act was signed into law. It declares the metric system as the USA’s preferred weights and measures system. However it is not a mandate and all metrification is voluntary. The law has been largely ignored. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_Conversion_Act #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tky708/til_in_1975_the_metric_conversion_act_was_signed/
TIL in 1975 the Metric Conversion Act was signed into law. It declares the metric system as the USA’s preferred weights and measures system. However it is not a mandate and all metrification is voluntary. The law has been largely ignored.
todayilearned: TIL that Abraham Lincoln is the only US president to receive a patent. After repeatedly getting stranded on shallow Midwestern rivers as a young man, he invented inflatable air chambers designed to lift boats over sandbars and obstructions.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_patent #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tjxy89/til_that_abraham_lincoln_is_the_only_us_president/
todayilearned's status on Friday, 22-May-2026 07:11:54 JST
TIL that Abraham Lincoln is the only US president to receive a patent. After repeatedly getting stranded on shallow Midwestern rivers as a young man, he invented inflatable air chambers designed to lift boats over sandbars and obstructions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_patent #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tjxy89/til_that_abraham_lincoln_is_the_only_us_president/
TIL that Abraham Lincoln is the only US president to receive a patent. After repeatedly getting stranded on shallow Midwestern rivers as a young man, he invented inflatable air chambers designed to lift boats over sandbars and obstructions.
todayilearned: TIL Sandy Island a non-existent island in the Pacific Ocean, appeared on maps for over a century. In 2012 Australian scientists sailed to its recorded location and discovered there was nothing there but deep ocean leading it to be labeled a phantom island.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Island,_New_Caledonia #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1th9uyg/til_sandy_island_a_nonexistent_island_in_the/
todayilearned's status on Tuesday, 19-May-2026 12:50:56 JST
TIL Sandy Island a non-existent island in the Pacific Ocean, appeared on maps for over a century. In 2012 Australian scientists sailed to its recorded location and discovered there was nothing there but deep ocean leading it to be labeled a phantom island. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Island,_New_Caledonia #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1th9uyg/til_sandy_island_a_nonexistent_island_in_the/
TIL Sandy Island a non-existent island in the Pacific Ocean, appeared on maps for over a century. In 2012 Australian scientists sailed to its recorded location and discovered there was nothing there but deep ocean leading it to be labeled a phantom island.
todayilearned: TIL the Maldives became the first country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational smoking ban, barring anyone born on or after January 1, 2007 from ever buying, using or smoking tobacco. The country already had a complete ban on vapes and e-cigarettes, regardless of age.https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/maldives-becomes-first-country-impose-generational-ban-smoking-rcna241766 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tf3m0r/til_the_maldives_became_the_first_country_in_the/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 17-May-2026 06:06:22 JST
TIL the Maldives became the first country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational smoking ban, barring anyone born on or after January 1, 2007 from ever buying, using or smoking tobacco. The country already had a complete ban on vapes and e-cigarettes, regardless of age. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/maldives-becomes-first-country-impose-generational-ban-smoking-rcna241766 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tf3m0r/til_the_maldives_became_the_first_country_in_the/
TIL the Maldives became the first country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational smoking ban, barring anyone born on or after January 1, 2007 from ever buying, using or smoking tobacco. The country already had a complete ban on vapes and e-cigarettes, regardless of age.
todayilearned: TIL that the US golf course infrastructure consumes 2 BILLION liters of water per dayhttps://www.usga.org/content/dam/usga/pdf/Water%20Resource%20Center/how-much-water-does-golf-use.pdf #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tcyvvq/til_that_the_us_golf_course_infrastructure/
todayilearned's status on Thursday, 14-May-2026 23:35:51 JST
TIL that the US golf course infrastructure consumes 2 BILLION liters of water per day https://www.usga.org/content/dam/usga/pdf/Water%20Resource%20Center/how-much-water-does-golf-use.pdf #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tcyvvq/til_that_the_us_golf_course_infrastructure/
TIL that the US golf course infrastructure consumes 2 BILLION liters of water per day
todayilearned: TIL the Mona Lisa’s long-debated identity and creation date were confirmed in 2005 when a German researcher found a verified, handwritten note in the margin of a book stating that Leonardo da Vinci was painting a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo in 1503.https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/press/news/press552e.html #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1taig7s/til_the_mona_lisas_longdebated_identity_and/
todayilearned's status on Tuesday, 12-May-2026 09:08:45 JST
TIL the Mona Lisa’s long-debated identity and creation date were confirmed in 2005 when a German researcher found a verified, handwritten note in the margin of a book stating that Leonardo da Vinci was painting a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo in 1503. https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/press/news/press552e.html #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1taig7s/til_the_mona_lisas_longdebated_identity_and/
TIL the Mona Lisa’s long-debated identity and creation date were confirmed in 2005 when a German researcher found a verified, handwritten note in the margin of a book stating that Leonardo da Vinci was painting a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo in 1503.
todayilearned: TIL of the knight William Marshal, who rose from obscurity to win 500 tournaments, saved Eleanor of Aquitaine from capture, unhorsed Richard the Lionheart in combat, journeyed to the Holy Land, redrafted Magna Carta and saved England from a French invasion by personally leading a charge at age 70https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marshal,_1st_Earl_of_Pembroke #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t6lr0c/til_of_the_knight_william_marshal_who_rose_from/
todayilearned's status on Friday, 08-May-2026 12:17:46 JST
TIL of the knight William Marshal, who rose from obscurity to win 500 tournaments, saved Eleanor of Aquitaine from capture, unhorsed Richard the Lionheart in combat, journeyed to the Holy Land, redrafted Magna Carta and saved England from a French invasion by personally leading a charge at age 70 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marshal,_1st_Earl_of_Pembroke #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t6lr0c/til_of_the_knight_william_marshal_who_rose_from/
TIL of the knight William Marshal, who rose from obscurity to win 500 tournaments, saved Eleanor of Aquitaine from capture, unhorsed Richard the Lionheart in combat, journeyed to the Holy Land, redrafted Magna Carta and saved England from a French invasion by personally leading a charge at age 70
todayilearned: TIL: Between 1908 and 1940, Sears sold over 70,000 complete DIY house kits through their mail-order catalog. A railcar of pre-cut lumber, nails, and a 75-page instruction manual would show up at your door. Many of these “Sears Homes” are still standing today and sell for $300,000 to $500,000+.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Modern_Homes #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t6o78h/til_between_1908_and_1940_sears_sold_over_70000/
todayilearned's status on Friday, 08-May-2026 07:23:11 JST
TIL: Between 1908 and 1940, Sears sold over 70,000 complete DIY house kits through their mail-order catalog. A railcar of pre-cut lumber, nails, and a 75-page instruction manual would show up at your door. Many of these “Sears Homes” are still standing today and sell for $300,000 to $500,000+. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Modern_Homes #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t6o78h/til_between_1908_and_1940_sears_sold_over_70000/
TIL: Between 1908 and 1940, Sears sold over 70,000 complete DIY house kits through their mail-order catalog. A railcar of pre-cut lumber, nails, and a 75-page instruction manual would show up at your door. Many of these “Sears Homes” are still standing today and sell for $300,000 to $500,000+.