Today I learned
TIL When musician Prince died, he left behind a vault containing nearly 8,000 unreleased songs but he had forgotten the combination. Measuring 6 1/2 feet tall, several feet wide, and weighing 6,000 pounds, the massive vault required a professional safecracker to break into it
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/prince-locked-vault-open/
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Today I learned
TIL Donald Watson, who coined the word vegan, said he got the term from the word vegetarian by taking its first three letters and its last two letters because "veganism starts with vegetarianism and carries it through to its logical conclusion".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vegan_Society
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Today I learned
TIL in the UK, "death by misadventure" is the official term for an accidental death caused by a risk taken voluntarily. In contrast, a coroner determined that the deceased had taken no unreasonable willful risk. Notable death by misadventures include Amy Winehouse, Bon Scott, and Stephen Milligan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_misadventure
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Today I learned
TIL Leif Segerstam (1944-2024), the Finnish conductor, wrote 371 symphonies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Segerstam
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Today I learned
TIL spaghetti never breaks into 2, but more pieces
https://www.newsroom.hlf-foundation.org/blog/article/the-mystery-of-why-spaghetti-never-breaks-in-2-pieces/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc3i9y/til_spaghetti_never_breaks_into_2_but_more_pieces/
Today I learned
TIL that the world’s first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued on 1 May 1840. Featuring a portrait of 15-year-old Queen Victoria, it revolutionised mail. Over 68 million were printed, and until 1854, when perforations were introduced, each had to be cut out by hand with scissors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Black
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Today I learned
TIL The black death caused an inflation of dowries in medieval Florence which the government solved by establishing a public dowry fund: when a girl turned 5, families would deposit on the dowry bank on her behalf, which would accrue about 10% a year and would be withdrawn when she got married
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_delle_doti
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc5igd/til_the_black_death_caused_an_inflation_of/
Today I learned
TIL that while on a trip to Moscow, someone stole and attempted to ransom the costumes from the popular Australian kids TV show “Bananas in Pyjamas.”
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/russian-mob-stole-costumes-iconic-015651936.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbm88q/til_that_while_on_a_trip_to_moscow_someone_stole/
Today I learned
TIL of Myõki - wife of Suwabe Sadakatsu, Samurai. One day, she earned wide-reaching recognition for her skills as a battlefield commander due to her husband being passed out drunk, leading defence of their castle with success.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%C5%8Dki
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kasb26/til_of_myõki_wife_of_suwabe_sadakatsu_samurai_one/
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Today I learned
TIL that France did not adopt the Greenwich meridian as the beginning of the universal day until 1911. Even then it still refused to use the name "Greenwich", instead using the term "Paris mean time, retarded by 9 minutes and 21 seconds".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Meridian_Conference
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ka74iy/til_that_france_did_not_adopt_the_greenwich/
Today I learned
TIL in 1991, 60 minutes suggested red wine was the reason for the 'French Paradox' (the French had lower rates of heart disease than Americans despite both having high-fat diets). The day after it aired, all US airlines ran out of red wine & over the next month, red wine sales in the US spiked 44%.
https://slate.com/technology/2023/04/alcohol-wine-drinking-healthy-dang…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k9q38x/til_in_1991_60_minutes_suggested_red_wine_was_the/
Today I learned
TIL less humid air increases atmospheric pressure. Air is mostly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%). Water vapor is less dense than air because hydrogen is lighter, so it displaces heavier gases, reducing air density and lowering pressure when humidity is high
https://weatherweasel.com/barometric-pressure-atmospheric-pressure/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k7ml3v/til_less_humid_air_increases_atmospheric_pressure/
Today I learned
TIL Steven Spielberg offered Tom Sizemore a role in Saving Private Ryan (1998) under the condition that he would be given a drug test at the end of every day of filming, and if he failed even one time, all his scenes would be re-shot with someone else. He stayed clean and completed the movie.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/04/tom-sizemore-the-tough-guy-who-he…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k7mmt0/til_steven_spielberg_offered_tom_sizemore_a_role/
Today I learned
TIL that only 6 US Presidents were born after the first World War, and only one was born after 1946.
https://people.math.harvard.edu/~ctm/home/text/class/harvard/154/11/html/media/presidents.pdf
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k7myna/til_that_only_6_us_presidents_were_born_after_the/
Today I learned
TIL Jazz musician, Fats Waller, was kidnapped by 4 men and “given” to Al Capone as a birthday gift. He performed for 3 days and was found drunk with thousands of dollars in cash stuffed in his pockets.
https://www.sandybrownjazz.co.uk/TheStoryIsTold/AlCaponeAndFatsWaller.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k7ah8t/til_jazz_musician_fats_waller_was_kidnapped_by_4/
Today I learned
TIL alcohol is the leading global risk factor for premature death and disability among people aged 15–49, causing more deaths than malaria, tuberculosis, and violence combined.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31310-2/fulltext
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k7b76b/til_alcohol_is_the_leading_global_risk_factor_for/
Today I learned
TIL "Me at the zoo" is a YouTube video uploaded on April 23, 2005, recognized as the first video uploaded to the platform. The 19-second video features Jawed Karim, one of the co-founders of YouTube. As of April 2025, the video has received more than 355 million views.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_at_the_zoo
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k6kjyt/til_me_at_the_zoo_is_a_youtube_video_uploaded_on/
Today I learned
TIL that public dancing is banned in Germany on Good Friday.
https://www.euronews.com/2019/04/19/bavarian-boogie-ban-why-is-there-a-dancing-ban-on-good-friday
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k6lg80/til_that_public_dancing_is_banned_in_germany_on/
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