Today I Learned (TIL)
- TIL The first use of commercial refrigeration was in Australia to keep beer cold.coolphase.com.au A Brief History of Cold Beer (Commercial Refrigeration) - Coolphase
Beer and commercial refrigeration. Hand in hand. Enjoy a brief history of beer disguised as an article on commercial refrigeration.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/chippermcsmiles on 2024-10-20 10:55:07+00:00.
- TIL that Spock from Star Trek was almost cut from the show. NBC feared that the Vulcan "looked like the devil and might offend religionists in the audience."www.cbr.com Spock, Star Trek's Most Iconic Character, Almost Didn't Happen
One of Star Trek's most beloved characters is Spock. Here's why the network wanted to remove him before the original series even started.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/the_one_below on 2024-10-20 10:45:40+00:00.
- TIL the scene in This is Spinal Tap (1984) where the band becomes lost backstage was inspired by a video of Tom Petty walking through a series of doors trying to find the stage at a venue in Germa...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2024-10-20 07:03:19+00:00.
Original Title: TIL the scene in This is Spinal Tap (1984) where the band becomes lost backstage was inspired by a video of Tom Petty walking through a series of doors trying to find the stage at a venue in Germany, but ending up on an indoor tennis court.
- TIL: In 1987, two Chicago TV stations were hijacked by an unknown person in a Max Headroom mask, interrupting broadcasts with bizarre and still-unsolved pirate transmissions.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/GDW312 on 2024-10-20 06:53:42+00:00.
- TIL that in 2006, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of North Korean web portal Naenara, around 300 users gathered to organize a flash mob. The gathering was dispersed immediately, and all online c...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/another_meme_account on 2024-10-20 06:54:12+00:00.
Original Title: TIL that in 2006, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of North Korean web portal Naenara, around 300 users gathered to organize a flash mob. The gathering was dispersed immediately, and all online chatrooms in North Korea were banned as a result.
- TIL former Disney head Jeffrey Katzenberg attempted to dissuade Robin Williams from playing Batty Koda in the film FernGully: The Last Rainforest, as Katzenberg only wanted Williams to voice the G...www.cinemablend.com Why Disney Was Annoyed About Ferngully: The Last Rainforest
Twenty-five years ago, a group of Australian animators finally got to make an environmentally focused kids flick that had been in gestation for a long time. That movie was Ferngully: The Last Rainfore
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DaveOJ12 on 2024-10-20 03:25:53+00:00.
Original Title: TIL former Disney head Jeffrey Katzenberg attempted to dissuade Robin Williams from playing Batty Koda in the film FernGully: The Last Rainforest, as Katzenberg only wanted Williams to voice the Genie in the movie Aladdin
- TIL: Ted Danson's second wife, producer Cassandra "Casey" Coates, suffered a stroke while giving birth to their first daughter, Kate. Ted spent several years caring for her and helping her recuper...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/LadyWarrior73 on 2024-10-20 03:06:52+00:00.
Original Title: TIL: Ted Danson's second wife, producer Cassandra "Casey" Coates, suffered a stroke while giving birth to their first daughter, Kate. Ted spent several years caring for her and helping her recuperate. They later adopted a second daughter, Alexis.
- TIL fungi (i.e mushrooms, yeast, mould) are more closely related to us humans than to plantsasm.org Three Reasons Fungi Are Not Plants | ASM.org
Fungi are more closely related to us than they are to plants. Yet, fungi have been grouped with plants historically, with an impact felt even today.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Double-decker_trams on 2024-10-20 00:32:18+00:00.
- TIL that after hurricane Katrina, due to miscalculation, FEMA had 85M pounds of ice at storage facilites around the U.S and melted it two years later after 12.5 million dollars in storage fees.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/WhileSea2827 on 2024-10-20 01:23:14+00:00.
- TIL The first air raid in WWII on the German capital was carried out on the night of June 7, 1940, by a lone French Farman F.223.4 long-range bomber nicknamed "Jules Verne". The crew manually drop...www.historynet.com Target Berlin: The First Air-Raid on the German Capital
The first air raid on the German capital was carried out at night by an antiquated French bomber.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DieZlurad on 2024-10-19 23:09:09+00:00.
Original Title: TIL The first air raid in WWII on the German capital was carried out on the night of June 7, 1940, by a lone French Farman F.223.4 long-range bomber nicknamed "Jules Verne". The crew manually dropped bombs, primarily targeting the Siemens factory, and successfully returned to their base in France.
- TIL that only 1 song used in the film Singin' in the Rain was entirely new. All of the other songs, including Singin' in the Rain, had already been used in previous films in one form or another.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/EssexGuyUpNorth on 2024-10-19 22:18:30+00:00.
- TIL that the United States government once filed a lawsuit against a Fourteen Pound Solid Gold Rooster, because they did not believe that it had the right to be a Fourteen Pound Solid Gold Rooster...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/JollyRabbit on 2024-10-19 17:16:11+00:00.
Original Title: TIL that the United States government once filed a lawsuit against a Fourteen Pound Solid Gold Rooster, because they did not believe that it had the right to be a Fourteen Pound Solid Gold Rooster. The Fourteen Pound Solid Gold Rooster won the case!
- TIL that the #1 indicator of a mass casualty offender (planned or executed event) is having a U.S. military backgroundwww.militarytimes.com Military service key factor in 3 decades of extremist attacks
One-quarter of all extremism-driven mass casualty attacks and plots from 1990 through 2022 were devised by perpetrators with military backgrounds.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sweaty-Willingness27 on 2024-10-19 22:58:39+00:00.
- TIL the 300 Club at the South Pole involves a tradition where participants go from a +200°F sauna to the -100°F outside, often running a lap around the South Pole marker while wearing only boots
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Keegipeeter on 2024-10-19 21:25:12+00:00.
- TIL: Leonard Nimoy, known for playing Spock in Star Trek, refused to participate in the animated series until Nichelle Nichols and George Takei were included. He believed their presence was essent...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/efequalma on 2024-10-19 21:35:31+00:00.
Original Title: TIL: Leonard Nimoy, known for playing Spock in Star Trek, refused to participate in the animated series until Nichelle Nichols and George Takei were included. He believed their presence was essential to the show's commitment to diversity.
- TIL: In 1932, Brazil couldn’t afford to send its athletes to the Los Angeles Olympics, so they put them on a ship filled with coffee. The athletes sold the coffee along the way to fund their trip.www.tastingtable.com The Important Role Coffee Played In The 1932 Olympics - Tasting Table
It looked like one of the world's largest countries wouldn't make it to the 1932 Olympics. That is until the coffee industry stepped in.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/efequalma on 2024-10-19 21:15:38+00:00.
- TIL only one genuine 1983 model year Corvette exists in the world. Every other Corvette from that year was crushed.www.history.com Why There's No Such Thing as a 1983 Corvette | HISTORY
Behind the mysterious gap year of America's quintessential sports car.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/gixk on 2024-10-19 20:19:15+00:00.
- TIL that the world's oldest company was a Japanese construction firm called Kongō Gumi, which operated continuously from 578 AD until 2006—over 1,400 years.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SudoMason on 2024-10-19 20:21:24+00:00.
- TIL: The inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, Dr. Henry Heimlich, didn’t actually use it to save someone’s life until he was 96 years old—four decades after inventing it.www.bbc.com Dr Heimlich saves choking woman with manoeuvre he invented - BBC News
The 96-year-old man behind the Heimlich manoeuvre has used the technique to save a woman choking at his retirement home.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/efequalma on 2024-10-19 19:58:34+00:00.
- TIL That Adam Jasinski, winner of Big Brother (US) 9, was later convicted of setting up an oxycodone dealing ring which he financed using his winnings from the show
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/GentPc on 2024-10-19 19:15:15+00:00.
- TIL that 0.8% of the population is unable to form visual mental images, per a 2022 study.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SuperMcG on 2024-10-19 18:27:21+00:00.
- TIL about the Pit of Despair, an apparatus used in widely-condemned experiments that isolated young monkeys in a dark, smooth tank with sloped sides and a curved base. The monkeys were left isolat...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/oceanicplatform on 2024-10-19 17:52:14+00:00.
Original Title: TIL about the Pit of Despair, an apparatus used in widely-condemned experiments that isolated young monkeys in a dark, smooth tank with sloped sides and a curved base. The monkeys were left isolated and hopeless in the dark for months, supposedly to induce and study depression.
- TIL that the background check for positions in the White House asks if you have ever been "suspected" of breaking the law
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/A_Mirabeau_702 on 2024-10-19 17:09:33+00:00.
- TIL during height of Dotcom bubble, Cisco was the most valuable company in the world. Then stock price fell by 88% in 2 years, and never reached record price again.www.hardingloevner.com NVIDIA and the Cautionary Tale of Cisco Systems - Harding Loevner
NVIDIA, the giant semiconductor company founded by Taiwanese American Jensen Huang, seems invincible these days. Annual revenue has more than doubled since 2020. Its stock price has more than doubled this year and is up more than 700% over the past five years. It is one of the rare trillion-dollar m...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/BadenBaden1981 on 2024-10-19 17:06:35+00:00.
- TIL Monasteries used to distill a compound called "uisge beatha" (pronounced uska beg) which means "water of life" in Gaelic. After it got popularized, people started calling it solely "uska", whi...www.theoxfordartisandistillery.com A Complete History of Whisky
The history of whisky production in Scotland, Ireland and England is steeped in tradition. Uisge Beatha – the water of life has a folklore that is both religious and rebellious. For centuries it provided an illicit yet vital income to poor rural communities across Scotland and Ireland, as well as an...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sarpthedestroyer on 2024-10-19 17:04:14+00:00.
Original Title: TIL Monasteries used to distill a compound called "uisge beatha" (pronounced uska beg) which means "water of life" in Gaelic. After it got popularized, people started calling it solely "uska", which led to its final form in present, whiskey.
- TIL Nerds candy aren't considered vegan because they are made with Carmine red coloring which comes from ground up insects.www.veganfriendly.org.uk Are Nerds Vegan? | VeganFriendly.org.uk
If there’s one type of food that often sneaks in random ingredients that can scupper the product’s vegan credentials, it’s confectionary. As we outline in our article on Vegan Sweets, there is a range of ingredients that tend to render confectionary non-vegan. One of the most common non-vegan ingred...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TheMadhopper on 2024-10-19 16:33:40+00:00.
- TIL about the 6th basic taste that's been discovered, adding to salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and umami. The 6th is ammonium chloride. This is a taste that can signal toxicity, but it's also part of...www.healthline.com New Sixth Taste Ammonium Joins Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, and Umami
A new taste response has been identified in humans, adding one to the classic five tastes. The study found that ammonium chloride activates a strong sensation — “bitter, salty, and a little sour” — in our receptors that detect sour tastes, which may serve as a survival mechanism.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ShannyGasm on 2024-10-19 15:58:58+00:00.
Original Title: TIL about the 6th basic taste that's been discovered, adding to salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and umami. The 6th is ammonium chloride. This is a taste that can signal toxicity, but it's also part of a popular Scandinavian treat: salty licorice.
- TIL Called "the benevolent" due to his well intentioned nature, Ferdinand I of Austria, son of the last holy roman emperor, had to step down due to suffering as many as 20 epileptic seizures per d...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2024-10-19 15:41:20+00:00.
Original Title: TIL Called "the benevolent" due to his well intentioned nature, Ferdinand I of Austria, son of the last holy roman emperor, had to step down due to suffering as many as 20 epileptic seizures per day. When he tried to have sex, he had 5 seizures
- TIL Since Adolf Hitler renounced his Austrian citizenship in 1925, he was stateless for about seven years until he got his German citizenship in 1932. The delay was due to several attempts to get ...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/UndyingCorn on 2024-10-19 15:33:07+00:00.
Original Title: TIL Since Adolf Hitler renounced his Austrian citizenship in 1925, he was stateless for about seven years until he got his German citizenship in 1932. The delay was due to several attempts to get him a government job that would have granted him citizenship falling through.
- TIL per a report released by the federation of American scientists, the United States government produces more classified information then unclassified.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/UltimateOreo on 2024-10-19 13:52:03+00:00.
- TIL that O’Neill cylinders are space habitats proposed by physicist Gerard K. O’Neill. They consist of two rotating cylinders that generate artificial gravity and contain cities, farmland, and lan...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/trey0824 on 2024-10-19 13:37:15+00:00.
Original Title: TIL that O’Neill cylinders are space habitats proposed by physicist Gerard K. O’Neill. They consist of two rotating cylinders that generate artificial gravity and contain cities, farmland, and landscapes, with sunlight directed by mirrors, creating a livable environment for long-term habitation.
- TIL that Honey Nut Cheerios haven’t contained nuts since 2006. The nut flavor comes from a blend of peach and apricot pit
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TommyJarvis12 on 2024-10-19 12:44:03+00:00.
- TIL that A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and WALL-E were all brainstormed over a single lunchfaroutmagazine.co.uk The most productive lunch in the history of animated cinema
A single lunch ended up becoming one of the most important in animated cinema, not that anyone could have known at the time. Read more here.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/the_one_below on 2024-10-19 12:23:04+00:00.
- TIL TB used to be associated with vampires. When one member of a family died from the disease, the other infected members would lose their health slowly. People believed this was caused by the ori...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flotack on 2024-10-19 12:15:55+00:00.
Original Title: TIL TB used to be associated with vampires. When one member of a family died from the disease, the other infected members would lose their health slowly. People believed this was caused by the original person with TB draining the life from the other family members
- TIL that when Kissinger publicly threatened "countermeasures" in a press conference, during the Oil Crisis, if the OAPEC embargo was not lifted, the Saudis responded with threatening further oil c...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Plupsnup on 2024-10-19 10:51:25+00:00.
Original Title: TIL that when Kissinger publicly threatened "countermeasures" in a press conference, during the Oil Crisis, if the OAPEC embargo was not lifted, the Saudis responded with threatening further oil cuts and to burn their oil fields if the US military invaded.
- TIL Hoarding Disorder was not recognized as a disorder until the DSM 5 came out in 2013. Many believe the show Hoarders which came out in 2006 influenced considerable scientific research leading t...childrenofhoarders.com DSM V Revisions
HOARDING DISORDER ABOUT REVISIONS FOR THE DSM V DSM V Website (fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) These are initial drafts of the recommendations that have been made to date by the DSM-5 Work Groups. Viewers will be able to submit comments until April 20, 2010. A...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/itshannahgrape on 2024-10-19 04:00:08+00:00.
Original Title: TIL Hoarding Disorder was not recognized as a disorder until the DSM 5 came out in 2013. Many believe the show Hoarders which came out in 2006 influenced considerable scientific research leading to it's official inclusion in the DSM.
- TIL the "Petticoat Duel" between Lady Almeria Braddock & Mrs. Elphinstone occurred in 1792. Braddock reportedly claimed to be under 30 years old & took offense when Elphinstone said she wa...www.britannica.com 10 Famous Duels | Britannica | Britannica
This Encyclopaedia Britannica World History list explores 10 famous duels from history.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2024-10-19 03:00:44+00:00.
Original Title: TIL the "Petticoat Duel" between Lady Almeria Braddock & Mrs. Elphinstone occurred in 1792. Braddock reportedly claimed to be under 30 years old & took offense when Elphinstone said she was over 60. Both missed with their pistols, but Braddock won after wounding Elphinstone when they moved to swords
- TIL That "RadiThor, an energy drink originally contained radium. A 1oz bottle would sell for about $1 (US) in the 1920's. It was also claimed that it would cure all sorts of ailments.theconversation.com When ‘energy’ drinks actually contained radioactive energy
Back in the early 1900s, if you felt a bit sluggish you could reach for a beverage enhanced with radioactive elements to really add some pep to your step. It wouldn’t be a healthy choice, though.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TrailAndErrr on 2024-10-19 02:47:22+00:00.
- TIL that the longest continually updated video game is UnReal World, at 32 years. It was released in 1992 and the latest update was in 2024.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/PeachFreedom on 2024-10-19 02:13:42+00:00.
- TIL Port Hedland, a tiny little town in North Western Australia, is home to the 2nd largest bulk export port in the world and the #1 highest tonnage port in Australia with annual throughput of ove...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Culzean_Castle_Is on 2024-10-19 00:51:55+00:00.
Original Title: TIL Port Hedland, a tiny little town in North Western Australia, is home to the 2nd largest bulk export port in the world and the #1 highest tonnage port in Australia with annual throughput of over 500 million tonnes of mostly iron ore headed to China.
