Today I learned
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
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rpmsrq/til_there_is_an_old_handwriting_system_that_is/
Today I learned
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
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1roita4/til_that_studies_suggest_cultural_innovation_may/
Today I learned
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
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rofa4c/til_the_ukulele_was_invented_in_madeira/
Today I learned
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
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rmrs58/til_that_in_1453_henry_vi_fell_into_an_18month/
dirk dierickx
#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.
Today I learned
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/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1riwg50/til_that_sharks_existed_before_trees_sharks_have/
Today I learned
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/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rih29o/til_that_cauliflower_isnt_just_white_it_also/
Today I learned
TIL the full government name of Bruno Mars is Peter Gene Hernandez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Mars
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rig511/til_the_full_government_name_of_bruno_mars_is/
Today I learned
TIL that the longest-named dinosaur is the Micropachycephalosaurus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropachycephalosaurus
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rielxd/til_that_the_longestnamed_dinosaur_is_the/
Today I learned
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
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rijoef/til_the_son_of_queen_victorias_8th_son_was_an/
Today I learned
TIL pelicans are huge (up to 6ft/183cm)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rikna4/til_pelicans_are_huge_up_to_6ft183cm/
Today I learned
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.
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ril7nv/til_the_great_khan_had_a_silver_tree_that/
niconiconi
#TIL Convert a video to black-and-white in ffmpeg by simulating the "connecting only the Y cable to the TV" trick. Unlike other filters, it doesn't waste CPU time on unneeded processing:
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf extractplanes=y output.mp4
Today I learned
TIL the creator of Little Nemo also created a comic strip aimed at adults where a character would eat a Welsh Rarebit (open faced grilled cheese) and then would be subjecting with absurdist, dark dreams until he woke up. This was 1904.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_of_the_Rarebit_Fiend
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rho3ox/til_the_creator_of_little_nemo_also_created_a/
Today I learned
TIL the Rolls-Royce Phantom's 4-wheel steering turns the rear wheels counter to the front wheels at speeds lower than 60kmh to improve maneuverability. Between 60-80kmh the rear wheels don't steer at all. Over 80kmh the rear wheels turn in the same direction as the front wheels for better stability
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Phantom_VIII
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rhfcru/til_the_rollsroyce_phantoms_4wheel_steering_turns/
Today I learned
TIL lobsters are biologically immortal - they don't age and can theoretically live forever, but die from exhaustion during molting as they grow larger, not from old age
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/are-lobsters-immortal.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rgwijt/til_lobsters_are_biologically_immortal_they_dont/
Strypey
#TIL about the #KeepAndroidOpen campaign;
For anyone who doesn't know yet, Goggle are planning to centralise control over Android app developers. In a similar way to what grApple are doing in malicious compliance with the EU requirement to allow other app install methods on iThings.
More details about what's happening and what you can do at the link above.
Today I learned
TIL that the Switzerlands largest supermarket Migros, doesn’t sell alcohol or tobacco in stores, pays no dividends, caps profits by lowering prices if earnings exceeds 5%, is a cooperative with 2M+ members, and donates 1% of revenue to social projects, purely out of the founders moral philosophy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migros
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rfaq9y/til_that_the_switzerlands_largest_supermarket/
Strypey
#TIL that podcastindex.org has its own fediverse service at;
Also, you can find and follow podcasts from their index from your fediverse app. Put this into the search bar to get a sense of the volume of new hotness this adds to the fediverse.
@ap.podcastindex.org
The only thing that would improve this is naming the podcast actors @NameOfPodcast, rather than @StringOfRandomDigits. So they can be easily identified.
Today I learned
TIL it rained spiders in Australia in 1974
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05/18/spiders-rain-australian-town-goulburn_n_7305192.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rexm9p/til_it_rained_spiders_in_australia_in_1974/
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