Today I learned
TIL about Lodoicea maldivica, a palm tree with seeds that can weigh up to 55 pounds, and fruit that can weigh up to 100 pounds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodoicea
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rem4vs/til_about_lodoicea_maldivica_a_palm_tree_with/
Today I learned
TIL that when the year 2022 began, many systems using 32-bit integers encountered problems, which are now collectively known as the Y2K22 bug. Systems using an integer to represent a 10 character date-based field, where the leftmost two characters are the 2-digit year, ran into an issue on 1 January
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem#Year_2022_problem
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1reaqbk/til_that_when_the_year_2022_began_many_systems/
Today I learned
TIL that Göbekli Tepe in Turkey is the world’s oldest known megalithic structure, dating back to 9500 BCE. Built by hunter-gatherers 6,000 years before Stonehenge, it challenges the theory that agriculture was a prerequisite for the construction of complex monumental complexes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1re9yfi/til_that_göbekli_tepe_in_turkey_is_the_worlds/
Today I learned
TIL about Bohemian Club, an exclusive, private San Francisco-based men's club founded in 1872, with past members like George H Bush and Henry Kissinger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Club
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rdmlue/til_about_bohemian_club_an_exclusive_private_san/
Lyle Solla-Yates
#TIL there is a limerick about klein bottles:
A mathematician named Klein
Thought the Möbius band was divine.
Said he: "If you glue
The edges of two,
You'll get a weird bottle like mine."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_bottle
#poetry #KleinBottle #Math
Today I learned
TIL, the 60’s TV series Wild Wild West, known as a pioneering influence on the Steampunk genre, was cancelled in spite of excellent ratings due to pressure from Congress over the show’s violence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Wild_West
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rbav60/til_the_60s_tv_series_wild_wild_west_known_as_a/
Today I learned
TIL about a 2005 TV special named Who’s Your Daddy that featured actress T.J Myers and eight men competing for a 100k prize. Meyers was adopted and the man that would win the prize is the man who convinced her that he was their biological father. However, one contestant was her actual biological dad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Your_Daddy%3F_(2005_TV_series)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r8x3xn/til_about_a_2005_tv_special_named_whos_your_daddy/
Today I learned
TIL that Pluto was named by an 11-year-old English schoolgirl. In 1930, Venetia Burney suggested the name after hearing about the newly discovered ninth planet. Her grandfather passed it to Lowell Observatory, where it was officially adopted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetia_Burney
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r7z6h8/til_that_pluto_was_named_by_an_11yearold_english/
Today I learned
TIL In 1987, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first Black justice, sparked major controversy by calling the U.S. Constitution "defective from the start," arguing it required a Civil War, amendments, and social transformation to include Black people and women.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-05-07-mn-4540-story.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r7v171/til_in_1987_supreme_court_justice_thurgood/
Today I learned
TIL the word "mile" comes from the Roman Empire for a thousand paces (mille passus) -- the total distance of Roman general Agrippa's left foot hitting the ground 1,000 times when marching as measured by every other step.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile#Roman
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r5up46/til_the_word_mile_comes_from_the_roman_empire_for/
Today I learned
Today I learned about the deep‑sea telescope fish which has a bizarre, almost alien appearance and tube-shaped, forward-facing eyes that look like telescopes, helping it see in the near-total darkness of the deep ocean.
https://utmsi.utexas.edu/science-and-the-sea/radio-program/telescopefish/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r5lu4d/today_i_learned_about_the_deepsea_telescope_fish/
Today I learned
TIL it has been proven that rear-facing seats on planes are safer in the event of a crash, however they're only common in military aircraft.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/are-aft-facing-airplane-seats-safer-146695292/?1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r53drj/til_it_has_been_proven_that_rearfacing_seats_on/
Today I learned
TIL Deaf people are known to use sign language in their sleep while they are dreaming.
https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/do-deaf-people-do-sign-language-in-their-sleep
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r55lqw/til_deaf_people_are_known_to_use_sign_language_in/
Today I learned
TIL that a TV show in the mid-1970s (Emergency!, which ran from 1972 through 1977) was notably impactful on encouraging the growth of EMS systems across the United States. Prior to this era, ambulances, which had been available for decades, were only able to provide basic first aid.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency!#Impact_on_emergency_medical_services
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r3dmd4/til_that_a_tv_show_in_the_mid1970s_emergency/
Today I learned
TIL About MOOSE (Man Out Of Space Easiest), Which Was a Cancelled Emergency "Bail-Out" System Designed To Let Astronauts Return Without The Use of a Dedicated Reentry Vehicle Using a Small Twin-Nozzle Rocket Motor, a 6ft Long Film Bag, a Flexible Heat-Shield, Foam, And a Parachute.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOOSE
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r2drya/til_about_moose_man_out_of_space_easiest_which/
Today I learned
TIL that for a time, the Guinness World Records were owned by Hit Entertainment, a now-defunct children's media company that owned the rights to Thomas the Tank Engine, Bob the Builder, Barney, and Pingu
https://worldscreen.com/hit-offloads-guinness-world-records/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r1d39d/til_that_for_a_time_the_guinness_world_records/
Today I learned
TIL that Phil Collins (“Genesis”), Charlotte Rampling (“The night porter”) and Pattie Boyd (George Harrison’s wife) had uncredited, small rolls in The Beatles’ 2nd movie ‘A Hard day’s Night’ (1964)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hard_Day%27s_Night_(film)#Cast
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r0f2h1/til_that_phil_collins_genesis_charlotte_rampling/
Today I learned
TIL Joram van Klaveren is a Dutch politician who was previously known for his anti-Muslim views. In 2018, while writing a book critical of Islam, he reconsidered his perspective and converted to Islam.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joram_van_Klaveren
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qytaf7/til_joram_van_klaveren_is_a_dutch_politician_who/
Today I learned
Til that former actor Ricardo Medina Jr, known for his role as the red ranger in Power Rangers Wild Force, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter of his roommate and sentenced to 6 years in prison.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Medina_Jr
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qyqo7s/til_that_former_actor_ricardo_medina_jr_known_for/
Today I learned
TIL 7-year-old Bonnie Lohman went to the store with her stepdad & saw her own face on a milk carton. She asked to keep the image & was allowed to on the condition she kept it a secret. However after her neighbors saw the image & reported it, she learned that her mom had kidnapped her when she was 3.
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/what-happened-to-milk-carton-kids/news-story/0503a2a5b24c7c00bdc6f317e6cd14ce#:~:text=Pictures/Getty%20Images.-,BONNIE%20LOHMAN,-Bonnie%20Lohman%20was
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qynt4p/til_7yearold_bonnie_lohman_went_to_the_store_with/
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