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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+.
temptoetiam: #TIL Kakapo have two different plumage colour morphs! They can be green or olive, as depicted here, and researchers have even found the exact gene responsible! The perks of working on the only species with a sequenced genome for every single living individual (and quite a few dead ones)... https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002755
temptoetiam's status on Thursday, 07-May-2026 07:30:21 JST
#TIL Kakapo have two different plumage colour morphs! They can be green or olive, as depicted here, and researchers have even found the exact gene responsible! The perks of working on the only species with a sequenced genome for every single living individual (and quite a few dead ones)... https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002755
two kakapo pics ne is bright green, the other brownish green
The genetic basis of the kākāpō structural color polymorphism suggests balancing selection by an extinct apex predator
temptoetiam: #TIL "This breeding season, one egg from each entirely infertile clutch will be used for ongoing research looking at microscopic fertility. The others will be kept for use as stand-in eggs on Whenua Hou, helping us further understand the risk to eggs from petrel disruption."This is so cool. Three decades ago, we had no idea about the kakapo mating system, assumed to be monogamous for life like most parrots. It's not! (lek system) This year, we learned that females can mate and breed successfully as young as four years of age, surprisingly early for such long-lived birds (average life expectancy of 60 years). #Kakapo are* the only species whose every single adult has had their genome sequenced**. It makes them some sort of model organism, though not in the common use of the term...*(to my knowledge, please correct if necessary) **(at what coverage? not sure) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_j3aaEfvJI
temptoetiam's status on Thursday, 07-May-2026 07:29:33 JST
#TIL "This breeding season, one egg from each entirely infertile clutch will be used for ongoing research looking at microscopic fertility. The others will be kept for use as stand-in eggs on Whenua Hou, helping us further understand the risk to eggs from petrel disruption." This is so cool. Three decades ago, we had no idea about the kakapo mating system, assumed to be monogamous for life like most parrots. It's not! (lek system) This year, we learned that females can mate and breed successfully as young as four years of age, surprisingly early for such long-lived birds (average life expectancy of 60 years). #Kakapo are* the only species whose every single adult has had their genome sequenced**. It makes them some sort of model organism, though not in the common use of the term... *(to my knowledge, please correct if necessary) **(at what coverage? not sure) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_j3aaEfvJI
Kākāpō Cam: Rakiura the kākāpō – 2026 nest
todayilearned: TIL the Illuminati were established in Bavaria during the Enlightenment in opposition to superstition, obscurantism, and abuse of power by monarchs.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t5irtq/til_the_illuminati_were_established_in_bavaria/
todayilearned's status on Thursday, 07-May-2026 02:57:45 JST
TIL the Illuminati were established in Bavaria during the Enlightenment in opposition to superstition, obscurantism, and abuse of power by monarchs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t5irtq/til_the_illuminati_were_established_in_bavaria/
TIL the Illuminati were established in Bavaria during the Enlightenment in opposition to superstition, obscurantism, and abuse of power by monarchs.
blaise: @brewsterkahle #TIl these cars (also Teslas) only use the visible spectrum. If they used infrared they might have less trouble with rain and fog.
blaise's status on Sunday, 03-May-2026 08:14:12 JST
@brewsterkahle #TIl these cars (also Teslas) only use the visible spectrum. If they used infrared they might have less trouble with rain and fog.
todayilearned: TIL Sophie and Hans Scholl (German Students) were arrested on 18 February 1943 for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets at Munich University, then interrogated, tried and guillotined within five days.https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2005/oct/28/5 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1swhco6/til_sophie_and_hans_scholl_german_students_were/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 27-Apr-2026 06:01:01 JST
TIL Sophie and Hans Scholl (German Students) were arrested on 18 February 1943 for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets at Munich University, then interrogated, tried and guillotined within five days. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2005/oct/28/5 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1swhco6/til_sophie_and_hans_scholl_german_students_were/
TIL Sophie and Hans Scholl (German Students) were arrested on 18 February 1943 for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets at Munich University, then interrogated, tried and guillotined within five days.
todayilearned: TIL that some coal miners grew so attached to their canaries that they built resuscitation chambers for themhttps://blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/canary-resuscitator/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1svv447/til_that_some_coal_miners_grew_so_attached_to/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 26-Apr-2026 12:05:16 JST
TIL that some coal miners grew so attached to their canaries that they built resuscitation chambers for them https://blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/canary-resuscitator/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1svv447/til_that_some_coal_miners_grew_so_attached_to/
TIL that some coal miners grew so attached to their canaries that they built resuscitation chambers for them
todayilearned: TIL a study found that one of the reasons why lesbian women have more orgasms than straight women is because the average sexual script (what people expect to happen during sex based on TV, etc) between a man & woman includes foreplay, then vaginal intercourse until the man orgasms & then sex ends.https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/new-research-helps-explain-lesbians-report-orgasms-straight-women-rcna146661 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1suf0jz/til_a_study_found_that_one_of_the_reasons_why/
todayilearned's status on Saturday, 25-Apr-2026 00:09:11 JST
TIL a study found that one of the reasons why lesbian women have more orgasms than straight women is because the average sexual script (what people expect to happen during sex based on TV, etc) between a man & woman includes foreplay, then vaginal intercourse until the man orgasms & then sex ends. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/new-research-helps-explain-lesbians-report-orgasms-straight-women-rcna146661 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1suf0jz/til_a_study_found_that_one_of_the_reasons_why/
TIL a study found that one of the reasons why lesbian women have more orgasms than straight women is because the average sexual script (what people expect to happen during sex based on TV, etc) between a man & woman includes foreplay, then vaginal intercourse until the man orgasms & then sex ends.
todayilearned: TIL The first true smartphone is often credited to the IBM Simon, which IBM built and BellSouth sold in 1994. It already combined phone calls, email, fax, apps, and a touchscreen, but its high price and roughly one-hour battery life helped keep it from taking off.https://www.britannica.com/technology/smartphone #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sugw54/til_the_first_true_smartphone_is_often_credited/
todayilearned's status on Friday, 24-Apr-2026 23:43:29 JST
TIL The first true smartphone is often credited to the IBM Simon, which IBM built and BellSouth sold in 1994. It already combined phone calls, email, fax, apps, and a touchscreen, but its high price and roughly one-hour battery life helped keep it from taking off. https://www.britannica.com/technology/smartphone #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sugw54/til_the_first_true_smartphone_is_often_credited/
TIL The first true smartphone is often credited to the IBM Simon, which IBM built and BellSouth sold in 1994. It already combined phone calls, email, fax, apps, and a touchscreen, but its high price and roughly one-hour battery life helped keep it from taking off.
todayilearned: TIL that Carlos Kaiser, a Brazilian con artist, had a decade-long “career” as a footballer, signing for multiple clubs without playing a single official match. The one time he almost had to play, he started a fight to get sent off with a red card, avoiding ever touching the ball.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Kaiser_(footballer) #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1suf1kx/til_that_carlos_kaiser_a_brazilian_con_artist_had/
todayilearned's status on Friday, 24-Apr-2026 22:29:37 JST
TIL that Carlos Kaiser, a Brazilian con artist, had a decade-long “career” as a footballer, signing for multiple clubs without playing a single official match. The one time he almost had to play, he started a fight to get sent off with a red card, avoiding ever touching the ball. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Kaiser_(footballer) #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1suf1kx/til_that_carlos_kaiser_a_brazilian_con_artist_had/
TIL that Carlos Kaiser, a Brazilian con artist, had a decade-long “career” as a footballer, signing for multiple clubs without playing a single official match. The one time he almost had to play, he started a fight to get sent off with a red card, avoiding ever touching the ball.
todayilearned: TIL that Tamar I was the first female to rule Georgia in her own right. She broke with tradition by claiming the title of mepe or king in order to exercise the military authority of a male ruler. Her reign marked a golden age of territorial expansion and cultural flourishing in Georgian historyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamar_I #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sty4f3/til_that_tamar_i_was_the_first_female_to_rule/
todayilearned's status on Friday, 24-Apr-2026 16:43:21 JST
TIL that Tamar I was the first female to rule Georgia in her own right. She broke with tradition by claiming the title of mepe or king in order to exercise the military authority of a male ruler. Her reign marked a golden age of territorial expansion and cultural flourishing in Georgian history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamar_I #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sty4f3/til_that_tamar_i_was_the_first_female_to_rule/
TIL that Tamar I was the first female to rule Georgia in her own right. She broke with tradition by claiming the title of mepe or king in order to exercise the military authority of a male ruler. Her reign marked a golden age of territorial expansion and cultural flourishing in Georgian history
todayilearned: TIL German and Dutch coffee and butter traders avoiding paying taxes by storing the products in a 69km region of the Netherlands that became part of West Germany at midnight on 1st August 1963, known as "Butter Night". The border moved but the goods did not, avoiding import tax.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_annexation_of_German_territory_after_the_Second_World_War #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sqku7x/til_german_and_dutch_coffee_and_butter_traders/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 20-Apr-2026 22:26:28 JST
TIL German and Dutch coffee and butter traders avoiding paying taxes by storing the products in a 69km region of the Netherlands that became part of West Germany at midnight on 1st August 1963, known as "Butter Night". The border moved but the goods did not, avoiding import tax. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_annexation_of_German_territory_after_the_Second_World_War #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sqku7x/til_german_and_dutch_coffee_and_butter_traders/
TIL German and Dutch coffee and butter traders avoiding paying taxes by storing the products in a 69km region of the Netherlands that became part of West Germany at midnight on 1st August 1963, known as "Butter Night". The border moved but the goods did not, avoiding import tax.
MattMoose: #today I learnt that there are public web based #SDR services, that allow many users to remotely tune into a single wideband multimode radio receiver.It's like having your own radio tuner, with a tuning scale several miles wide.Been enjoying listening to radio amateurs using sideband, and shortwave radio stations from around the world.I may not need to buy a SDR of my own so soon!Here's one long list of web SDR's if you're interested: http://websdr.org/#websdr #hamradio #til
MattMoose's status on Monday, 20-Apr-2026 06:19:44 JST
#today I learnt that there are public web based #SDR services, that allow many users to remotely tune into a single wideband multimode radio receiver. It's like having your own radio tuner, with a tuning scale several miles wide. Been enjoying listening to radio amateurs using sideband, and shortwave radio stations from around the world. I may not need to buy a SDR of my own so soon! Here's one long list of web SDR's if you're interested: http://websdr.org/ #websdr #hamradio #til
todayilearned: TIL that in 2003 70,000 people died in Europe from a heatwave.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_European_heatwave #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sq2oiv/til_that_in_2003_70000_people_died_in_europe_from/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 20-Apr-2026 05:58:36 JST
TIL that in 2003 70,000 people died in Europe from a heatwave. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_European_heatwave #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sq2oiv/til_that_in_2003_70000_people_died_in_europe_from/
TIL that in 2003 70,000 people died in Europe from a heatwave.
todayilearned: TIL Chinese warlord Zhang Zongchang was nicknamed "Three Don't Knows" because he didn't know how much money was in his coffers, he didn't know how many men were in his army, and he didn't know how many women were in his harem.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Zongchang#Nicknames_and_titles #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1spfumk/til_chinese_warlord_zhang_zongchang_was_nicknamed/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 19-Apr-2026 13:10:40 JST
TIL Chinese warlord Zhang Zongchang was nicknamed "Three Don't Knows" because he didn't know how much money was in his coffers, he didn't know how many men were in his army, and he didn't know how many women were in his harem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Zongchang#Nicknames_and_titles #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1spfumk/til_chinese_warlord_zhang_zongchang_was_nicknamed/
TIL Chinese warlord Zhang Zongchang was nicknamed "Three Don't Knows" because he didn't know how much money was in his coffers, he didn't know how many men were in his army, and he didn't know how many women were in his harem.
todayilearned: TIL in 2005, when "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" just came out, a 15-year-old girl in Moldova wrote down the whole book word for word, using a copy borrowed from her friend, since the book wasn't available to buy yet in her country. It took her five notebooks and over a month to complete.http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4270000/newsid_4275100/4275114.stm #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sp6ua3/til_in_2005_when_harry_potter_and_the_halfblood/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 19-Apr-2026 04:43:44 JST
TIL in 2005, when "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" just came out, a 15-year-old girl in Moldova wrote down the whole book word for word, using a copy borrowed from her friend, since the book wasn't available to buy yet in her country. It took her five notebooks and over a month to complete. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4270000/newsid_4275100/4275114.stm #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sp6ua3/til_in_2005_when_harry_potter_and_the_halfblood/
TIL in 2005, when "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" just came out, a 15-year-old girl in Moldova wrote down the whole book word for word, using a copy borrowed from her friend, since the book wasn't available to buy yet in her country. It took her five notebooks and over a month to complete.
todayilearned: TIL that thinking in a foreign language can make your decisions more rational by reducing emotional biashttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22517192/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sp2oc6/til_that_thinking_in_a_foreign_language_can_make/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 19-Apr-2026 03:59:49 JST
TIL that thinking in a foreign language can make your decisions more rational by reducing emotional bias https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22517192/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sp2oc6/til_that_thinking_in_a_foreign_language_can_make/
TIL that thinking in a foreign language can make your decisions more rational by reducing emotional bias
todayilearned: TIL the original 1898 Michelin Man mascot was depicted smoking cigars and drinking glasses of nails, and his real name was "Bibendum".https://www.thedrive.com/news/23490/these-surreal-vintage-photos-of-the-early-michelin-man-are-straight-nightmare-fuel #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sjupkd/til_the_original_1898_michelin_man_mascot_was/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 13-Apr-2026 14:54:16 JST
TIL the original 1898 Michelin Man mascot was depicted smoking cigars and drinking glasses of nails, and his real name was "Bibendum". https://www.thedrive.com/news/23490/these-surreal-vintage-photos-of-the-early-michelin-man-are-straight-nightmare-fuel #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sjupkd/til_the_original_1898_michelin_man_mascot_was/
TIL the original 1898 Michelin Man mascot was depicted smoking cigars and drinking glasses of nails, and his real name was "Bibendum".
todayilearned: TIL that in Guam, if you are trained in martial arts, you must register your hands and feet as “Deadly Weapons” or face criminal punishment.https://law.justia.com/codes/guam/title-10/division-3/chapter-62/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sjiuiw/til_that_in_guam_if_you_are_trained_in_martial/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 13-Apr-2026 02:01:30 JST
TIL that in Guam, if you are trained in martial arts, you must register your hands and feet as “Deadly Weapons” or face criminal punishment. https://law.justia.com/codes/guam/title-10/division-3/chapter-62/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sjiuiw/til_that_in_guam_if_you_are_trained_in_martial/
TIL that in Guam, if you are trained in martial arts, you must register your hands and feet as “Deadly Weapons” or face criminal punishment.
todayilearned: TIL the minimalist Black Square (1915) was painted over two highly detailed works by the same artist. This was only discovered in 2015 using x-ray imaging.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/x-rays-unveil-two-hidden-paintings-beneath-classic-avant-garde-painting-180957279/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sj88c5/til_the_minimalist_black_square_1915_was_painted/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 12-Apr-2026 17:40:22 JST
TIL the minimalist Black Square (1915) was painted over two highly detailed works by the same artist. This was only discovered in 2015 using x-ray imaging. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/x-rays-unveil-two-hidden-paintings-beneath-classic-avant-garde-painting-180957279/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sj88c5/til_the_minimalist_black_square_1915_was_painted/
TIL the minimalist Black Square (1915) was painted over two highly detailed works by the same artist. This was only discovered in 2015 using x-ray imaging.
todayilearned: TIL after a rat used to demonstrate the oxygenated water technology in The Abyss (1989) drowned during filming, James Cameron saved the rodent by performing CPR. The rat "sprang back to life" and Cameron then adopted 'Beanie' as his pet. Beanie would sit on Cameron's desk while he wrote Terminator 2https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/i-just-learned-james-cameron-saved-rat-cpr-filming-abyss-could-keep-filming #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sj7kb7/til_after_a_rat_used_to_demonstrate_the/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 12-Apr-2026 16:49:29 JST
TIL after a rat used to demonstrate the oxygenated water technology in The Abyss (1989) drowned during filming, James Cameron saved the rodent by performing CPR. The rat "sprang back to life" and Cameron then adopted 'Beanie' as his pet. Beanie would sit on Cameron's desk while he wrote Terminator 2 https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/i-just-learned-james-cameron-saved-rat-cpr-filming-abyss-could-keep-filming #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sj7kb7/til_after_a_rat_used_to_demonstrate_the/
TIL after a rat used to demonstrate the oxygenated water technology in The Abyss (1989) drowned during filming, James Cameron saved the rodent by performing CPR. The rat "sprang back to life" and Cameron then adopted 'Beanie' as his pet. Beanie would sit on Cameron's desk while he wrote Terminator 2
todayilearned: TIL that Titanic’s 1912 radio operators were so busy sending paid passenger “Marconigrams” that ice warnings were missed, with one even replying “shut up… I am busy” to a nearby ship.https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/titanic-marconi-and-wireless-telegraph #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1shhgxc/til_that_titanics_1912_radio_operators_were_so/
todayilearned's status on Friday, 10-Apr-2026 18:32:46 JST
TIL that Titanic’s 1912 radio operators were so busy sending paid passenger “Marconigrams” that ice warnings were missed, with one even replying “shut up… I am busy” to a nearby ship. https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/titanic-marconi-and-wireless-telegraph #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1shhgxc/til_that_titanics_1912_radio_operators_were_so/
TIL that Titanic’s 1912 radio operators were so busy sending paid passenger “Marconigrams” that ice warnings were missed, with one even replying “shut up… I am busy” to a nearby ship.
todayilearned: TIL that the Greek national anthem has 158 verses, although only 2 are usually sunghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymn_to_Liberty #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1shbonj/til_that_the_greek_national_anthem_has_158_verses/
todayilearned's status on Friday, 10-Apr-2026 14:22:34 JST
TIL that the Greek national anthem has 158 verses, although only 2 are usually sung https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymn_to_Liberty #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1shbonj/til_that_the_greek_national_anthem_has_158_verses/
TIL that the Greek national anthem has 158 verses, although only 2 are usually sung
todayilearned: TIL King County, WA was renamed to King County, WA, changing it from being named after Vice President William Rufus King to being named after Martin Luther Kinghttps://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/executive/governance-leadership/equity-social-justice/office-of-equity-racial-social-justice/martin-luther-king #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sgzbl2/til_king_county_wa_was_renamed_to_king_county_wa/
todayilearned's status on Friday, 10-Apr-2026 10:38:03 JST
TIL King County, WA was renamed to King County, WA, changing it from being named after Vice President William Rufus King to being named after Martin Luther King https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/executive/governance-leadership/equity-social-justice/office-of-equity-racial-social-justice/martin-luther-king #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sgzbl2/til_king_county_wa_was_renamed_to_king_county_wa/
TIL King County, WA was renamed to King County, WA, changing it from being named after Vice President William Rufus King to being named after Martin Luther King
todayilearned: TIL Until 2015 there was a part of India inside part of Bangladesh inside part of India inside Bangladesh making it the only third order enclave in the world.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahala_Khagrabari #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sh1cvb/til_until_2015_there_was_a_part_of_india_inside/
todayilearned's status on Friday, 10-Apr-2026 07:01:11 JST
TIL Until 2015 there was a part of India inside part of Bangladesh inside part of India inside Bangladesh making it the only third order enclave in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahala_Khagrabari #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sh1cvb/til_until_2015_there_was_a_part_of_india_inside/
TIL Until 2015 there was a part of India inside part of Bangladesh inside part of India inside Bangladesh making it the only third order enclave in the world.
todayilearned: TIL Yoko Ono's 7-year old daughter Kyoko was kidnapped by her father Tony Cox (Ono's ex-husband) in 1971. Yoko wouldn't see her daughter again until 1994 when Kyoko was 31 years old.https://littlevillagemag.com/peak-iowa-shiloh-cult-hid-yoko-onos-daughter-kyoko-in-iowa/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sgflay/til_yoko_onos_7year_old_daughter_kyoko_was/
todayilearned's status on Thursday, 09-Apr-2026 14:03:56 JST
TIL Yoko Ono's 7-year old daughter Kyoko was kidnapped by her father Tony Cox (Ono's ex-husband) in 1971. Yoko wouldn't see her daughter again until 1994 when Kyoko was 31 years old. https://littlevillagemag.com/peak-iowa-shiloh-cult-hid-yoko-onos-daughter-kyoko-in-iowa/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sgflay/til_yoko_onos_7year_old_daughter_kyoko_was/
TIL Yoko Ono's 7-year old daughter Kyoko was kidnapped by her father Tony Cox (Ono's ex-husband) in 1971. Yoko wouldn't see her daughter again until 1994 when Kyoko was 31 years old.
todayilearned: TIL that in the 2004 tsunami, an oral tradition called "smong" on Simeulue Island told residents to run to the hills if the sea receded after an earthquake. 7 of 78,000 people died. On the mainland 60km away, where the tradition had been lost, over 170,000 were killed.https://theconversation.com/why-14-years-after-the-aceh-tsunami-smong-should-be-part-of-the-indonesian-vocabulary-105809 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sga506/til_that_in_the_2004_tsunami_an_oral_tradition/
todayilearned's status on Thursday, 09-Apr-2026 09:53:02 JST
TIL that in the 2004 tsunami, an oral tradition called "smong" on Simeulue Island told residents to run to the hills if the sea receded after an earthquake. 7 of 78,000 people died. On the mainland 60km away, where the tradition had been lost, over 170,000 were killed. https://theconversation.com/why-14-years-after-the-aceh-tsunami-smong-should-be-part-of-the-indonesian-vocabulary-105809 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sga506/til_that_in_the_2004_tsunami_an_oral_tradition/
TIL that in the 2004 tsunami, an oral tradition called "smong" on Simeulue Island told residents to run to the hills if the sea receded after an earthquake. 7 of 78,000 people died. On the mainland 60km away, where the tradition had been lost, over 170,000 were killed.
todayilearned: TIL Thomas Midgley Jr. invented both leaded gasoline and CFCs. He's been called the person who 'had more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history.' He later contracted polio and built a pulley system to get out of bed, which strangled him to death.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr. #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sg8xio/til_thomas_midgley_jr_invented_both_leaded/
todayilearned's status on Thursday, 09-Apr-2026 09:08:41 JST
TIL Thomas Midgley Jr. invented both leaded gasoline and CFCs. He's been called the person who 'had more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history.' He later contracted polio and built a pulley system to get out of bed, which strangled him to death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr. #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sg8xio/til_thomas_midgley_jr_invented_both_leaded/
TIL Thomas Midgley Jr. invented both leaded gasoline and CFCs. He's been called the person who 'had more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history.' He later contracted polio and built a pulley system to get out of bed, which strangled him to death.
todayilearned: TIL that the lifetime of an incandescent light bulb is inversely proportional to the voltage raised to as high as the 16th power. This means that increasing the voltage by a factor of 2 can decrease the lifetime by as much as ~65536 timeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamp_rerating #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sf8yav/til_that_the_lifetime_of_an_incandescent_light/
todayilearned's status on Wednesday, 08-Apr-2026 19:46:25 JST
TIL that the lifetime of an incandescent light bulb is inversely proportional to the voltage raised to as high as the 16th power. This means that increasing the voltage by a factor of 2 can decrease the lifetime by as much as ~65536 times https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamp_rerating #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sf8yav/til_that_the_lifetime_of_an_incandescent_light/
TIL that the lifetime of an incandescent light bulb is inversely proportional to the voltage raised to as high as the 16th power. This means that increasing the voltage by a factor of 2 can decrease the lifetime by as much as ~65536 times
todayilearned: TIL that the Bayeux Tapestry is not a tapestry at all, but an embroidery. Tapestries are woven on a loom, while embroideries are cloths decorated with stitched thread or yarn.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sf7248/til_that_the_bayeux_tapestry_is_not_a_tapestry_at/
todayilearned's status on Wednesday, 08-Apr-2026 06:21:42 JST
TIL that the Bayeux Tapestry is not a tapestry at all, but an embroidery. Tapestries are woven on a loom, while embroideries are cloths decorated with stitched thread or yarn. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sf7248/til_that_the_bayeux_tapestry_is_not_a_tapestry_at/
TIL that the Bayeux Tapestry is not a tapestry at all, but an embroidery. Tapestries are woven on a loom, while embroideries are cloths decorated with stitched thread or yarn.
timo21: #TIL that since the COVID pandemic, a Private Equity fund is buying up bowling alleys in the USA. Bowlero/Lucky Strike is monopolizing the bowling industry in only the way a PE can: increasing profits, cutting maintenance, closing properties. https://www.bowlerocorp.com/bowlero-rebrands-as-lucky-strike-entertainmenthttps://jacobin.com/2024/05/private-equity-bowlero-ruining-bowling
timo21's status on Tuesday, 07-Apr-2026 03:17:16 JST
#TIL that since the COVID pandemic, a Private Equity fund is buying up bowling alleys in the USA. Bowlero/Lucky Strike is monopolizing the bowling industry in only the way a PE can: increasing profits, cutting maintenance, closing properties. https://www.bowlerocorp.com/bowlero-rebrands-as-lucky-strike-entertainment https://jacobin.com/2024/05/private-equity-bowlero-ruining-bowling
todayilearned: TIL Unlike many countries that formally designate their capital city by law, Japan’s Constitution and government documents do not explicitly name Tokyo as the capital.https://thebroadlife.com/japan-has-no-official-capital-city/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sdqvr5/til_unlike_many_countries_that_formally_designate/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 06-Apr-2026 15:45:13 JST
TIL Unlike many countries that formally designate their capital city by law, Japan’s Constitution and government documents do not explicitly name Tokyo as the capital. https://thebroadlife.com/japan-has-no-official-capital-city/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sdqvr5/til_unlike_many_countries_that_formally_designate/
TIL Unlike many countries that formally designate their capital city by law, Japan’s Constitution and government documents do not explicitly name Tokyo as the capital.
todayilearned: TIL that the lead singer of My Chemical Romance (Gerard Way) created the Marvel superhero PENI PARKER.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peni_Parker #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1scqpxc/til_that_the_lead_singer_of_my_chemical_romance/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 05-Apr-2026 11:17:23 JST
TIL that the lead singer of My Chemical Romance (Gerard Way) created the Marvel superhero PENI PARKER. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peni_Parker #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1scqpxc/til_that_the_lead_singer_of_my_chemical_romance/
TIL that the lead singer of My Chemical Romance (Gerard Way) created the Marvel superhero PENI PARKER.
todayilearned: TIL in 2016 Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors scored 60 points, in a win against the Indiana Pacers, while only dribbling the ball 11 times the entire game (and despite touching the ball a total of 52 times).https://www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/klays-dad-wasnt-impressed-with-his-60-point-game-you-shoudve-had-70 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1scoujd/til_in_2016_klay_thompson_of_the_golden_state/
todayilearned's status on Sunday, 05-Apr-2026 09:33:45 JST
TIL in 2016 Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors scored 60 points, in a win against the Indiana Pacers, while only dribbling the ball 11 times the entire game (and despite touching the ball a total of 52 times). https://www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/klays-dad-wasnt-impressed-with-his-60-point-game-you-shoudve-had-70 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1scoujd/til_in_2016_klay_thompson_of_the_golden_state/
TIL in 2016 Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors scored 60 points, in a win against the Indiana Pacers, while only dribbling the ball 11 times the entire game (and despite touching the ball a total of 52 times).
todayilearned: TIL that in 1924, the CEOs of the world's top lightbulb manufacturers secretly met in Geneva to form the Phoebus Cartel. They intentionally colluded to reduce the life expectancy of lightbulbs from 2,500 hours down to 1,000 hours to force people to buy more.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sbp9xe/til_that_in_1924_the_ceos_of_the_worlds_top/
todayilearned's status on Saturday, 04-Apr-2026 07:17:20 JST
TIL that in 1924, the CEOs of the world's top lightbulb manufacturers secretly met in Geneva to form the Phoebus Cartel. They intentionally colluded to reduce the life expectancy of lightbulbs from 2,500 hours down to 1,000 hours to force people to buy more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sbp9xe/til_that_in_1924_the_ceos_of_the_worlds_top/
TIL that in 1924, the CEOs of the world's top lightbulb manufacturers secretly met in Geneva to form the Phoebus Cartel. They intentionally colluded to reduce the life expectancy of lightbulbs from 2,500 hours down to 1,000 hours to force people to buy more.
todayilearned: TIL that the word "mondegreen", meaning "misheard lyrics" was actually coined in 1964 by Sylvia Wright, who misheard the lyrics from a Scottish Ballad, interpreting "laid him on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8xc3c/til_that_the_word_mondegreen_meaning_misheard/
todayilearned's status on Wednesday, 01-Apr-2026 06:13:05 JST
TIL that the word "mondegreen", meaning "misheard lyrics" was actually coined in 1964 by Sylvia Wright, who misheard the lyrics from a Scottish Ballad, interpreting "laid him on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8xc3c/til_that_the_word_mondegreen_meaning_misheard/
TIL that the word "mondegreen", meaning "misheard lyrics" was actually coined in 1964 by Sylvia Wright, who misheard the lyrics from a Scottish Ballad, interpreting "laid him on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen".
todayilearned: TIL that billionaire Dan Gilbert has invested $7.5 billion into Detroit, Michigan over a span of 15 years & donated $15 million to eliminate property tax debt for 20,000 homes in the city. His real estate company Bedrock owns, built, or has renovated 140 buildings in the city for adaptive reuse.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gilbert #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s802lt/til_that_billionaire_dan_gilbert_has_invested_75/
todayilearned's status on Tuesday, 31-Mar-2026 04:57:23 JST
TIL that billionaire Dan Gilbert has invested $7.5 billion into Detroit, Michigan over a span of 15 years & donated $15 million to eliminate property tax debt for 20,000 homes in the city. His real estate company Bedrock owns, built, or has renovated 140 buildings in the city for adaptive reuse. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gilbert #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s802lt/til_that_billionaire_dan_gilbert_has_invested_75/
TIL that billionaire Dan Gilbert has invested $7.5 billion into Detroit, Michigan over a span of 15 years & donated $15 million to eliminate property tax debt for 20,000 homes in the city. His real estate company Bedrock owns, built, or has renovated 140 buildings in the city for adaptive reuse.
todayilearned: TIL about the "Dark Forest Hypothesis," which suggests the universe is like a dark forest at night. Advanced civilizations intentionally stay silent and hidden, because any species that reveals its location risks immediate destruction by older, paranoid civilizations.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_forest_hypothesis #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7yhhj/til_about_the_dark_forest_hypothesis_which/
todayilearned's status on Tuesday, 31-Mar-2026 03:27:25 JST
TIL about the "Dark Forest Hypothesis," which suggests the universe is like a dark forest at night. Advanced civilizations intentionally stay silent and hidden, because any species that reveals its location risks immediate destruction by older, paranoid civilizations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_forest_hypothesis #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7yhhj/til_about_the_dark_forest_hypothesis_which/
TIL about the "Dark Forest Hypothesis," which suggests the universe is like a dark forest at night. Advanced civilizations intentionally stay silent and hidden, because any species that reveals its location risks immediate destruction by older, paranoid civilizations.
todayilearned: TIL 49 US state demonyms follow some form of state-suffix convention. Only exception is Indiana whose citizens are called Hoosiers.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_demonyms_for_U.S._states_and_territories #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7fbh5/til_49_us_state_demonyms_follow_some_form_of/
todayilearned's status on Monday, 30-Mar-2026 12:42:32 JST
TIL 49 US state demonyms follow some form of state-suffix convention. Only exception is Indiana whose citizens are called Hoosiers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_demonyms_for_U.S._states_and_territories #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7fbh5/til_49_us_state_demonyms_follow_some_form_of/
TIL 49 US state demonyms follow some form of state-suffix convention. Only exception is Indiana whose citizens are called Hoosiers.