Notices tagged with til, page 6

TIL Kinder Chocolate is Italian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinder_Chocolate
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TIL in 2010 Microsoft held a mock funeral for the iPhone, there is no known video footage

https://www.kevinharrington.com/2024/12/microsofts-iphone-funeral-a-marketing-misfire-of-epic-proportions/
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TIL in 2014 during the height of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, local artist "Shadow" wrote the song "Ebola in Town" as a means to inform the public about the dangers of the virus and its prevention. It became an overnight success.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/08/19/341412011/shadow-and-d-12-sing-an-infectious-song-about-ebola
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ru7xon/til_in_2014_during_the_height_of_the_ebola/

TIL according to Einstein's relativity, the past still exists: every moment is a permanent coordinate in spacetime. When his friend Besso died, Einstein wrote: For us believing physicists the distinction between past, present, and future only has the meaning of an illusion, though a persistent one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Besso
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TIL a 14,000 year old puppy buried in Germany survived canine distemper which kills most dogs in under 3 weeks. Archaeologists concluded that its Stone Age owners nursed it through the horrible illness. Then they buried it with them when it died.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonn%E2%80%93Oberkassel_dog
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rsck83/til_a_14000_year_old_puppy_buried_in_germany/

TIL You shouldn’t rinse your mouth immediately after bushing your teeth. Fluoride strengthens tooth enamel, leaving it on the teeth for at least 15 minutes after brushing can help make the enamel more resistant to cavity-inducing acids.

https://adanews.ada.org/huddles/rinsing-immediately-after-brushing-effects-and-recommendations/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rrabq5/til_you_shouldnt_rinse_your_mouth_immediately/

TIL: James Doohan ("Scotty", Star Trek TOS) lost a finger to friendly fire in the D-Day invasion while serving in the Canadian Army.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Doohan#Military_service
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TIL About A 6th century CE Buddha statue (either from Kashmir Valley or Swat Valley) from India, which was astonishingly discovered at Helgö, a Viking-era settlement in Sweden, during excavations in the 1950s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helg%C3%B6_Buddha
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TIL there is an old handwriting system that is faster than typing. Masters have reached up to 280 Words per minute!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_shorthand
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TIL that studies suggest cultural innovation may require a minimum population size, because in very small groups new ideas can easily disappear instead of spreading.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03157-4
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1roita4/til_that_studies_suggest_cultural_innovation_may/

TIL the ukulele was invented in Madeira, Portugal—not in Hawaii—but the name “ukulele” likely was an old Hawaiian word meaning “jumping flea,” because “ “Hawaiians have a way of playing all over the strings.”

https://ukulelemagazine.com/stories/the-birth-of-the-ukulele
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TIL that in 1453, Henry VI fell into an 18-month long catatonic stupor. Likely triggered by the news of a military defeat, Henry was unable to speak or move, and even failed to respond respond to the birth of his son. His illness was likely inherited from his maternal grandfather, Charles VI.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI_of_England
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rmrs58/til_that_in_1453_henry_vi_fell_into_an_18month/

#TIL - Koumpounophobia, or the fear of buttons.

Normally limited to buttons on clothing, but it might have been the origin of our current touch screen interfaces. Steve Jobs had it (hence his famous wardrobe of turtleneck shirts) and his push towards devices such as the #iphone and #ipad.

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

TIL that sharks existed before trees ,sharks have been around for over 400 million years, while the first trees appeared about 350 million years ago.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/respect-sharks-are-older-than-trees-3818/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1riwg50/til_that_sharks_existed_before_trees_sharks_have/

TIL that cauliflower isn't just white. It also grows in purple, green, and orange varieties.

https://okmag.com/blog/the-many-colors-of-cauliflower/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rih29o/til_that_cauliflower_isnt_just_white_it_also/

TIL the full government name of Bruno Mars is Peter Gene Hernandez

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Mars
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rig511/til_the_full_government_name_of_bruno_mars_is/

TIL that the longest-named dinosaur is the Micropachycephalosaurus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropachycephalosaurus
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rielxd/til_that_the_longestnamed_dinosaur_is_the/

TIL the son of Queen Victoria's 8th son was an important figure in the Nazi party and a member of Reichstag from 1936 to 1945

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward,_Duke_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rijoef/til_the_son_of_queen_victorias_8th_son_was_an/

TIL pelicans are huge (up to 6ft/183cm)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rikna4/til_pelicans_are_huge_up_to_6ft183cm/

TIL: The Great Khan had a silver tree that dispensed 4 types of alcohol so that he never ran out.

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2021/01/the-silver-tree-of-karakorum.html#:~:text=There%20was%20to%20be%20no,away%20at%20the%20Genghis%20dynasty.
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