Today I Learned (TIL)

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/mikechi2501 on 2024-12-05 17:41:13.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Previous_Knowledge91 on 2024-12-05 17:12:54.

Original Title: TIL. In 1969, a Harrier aircraft flying from St Pancras station in London to Bristol Basin in Manhattan, New York for Daily Mail Transatlantic Air Race. With aerial refueling, the Harrier managed to complete the feat in 6 hours and 11 minutes

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/holyfruits on 2024-12-05 15:33:47.

Original Title: TIL a TV show saved the life of a dying man, who had been denied coverage by an HMO for a pancreas transplant, by staging a mock funeral outside the company's headquarters. The company agreed to pay for the operation a week later.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/samschampions on 2024-12-05 13:43:25.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Flares117 on 2024-12-05 13:41:14.

Original Title: TIL: The Befana, is an Italian witch like woman who delivers gifts to children like Santa, but on Jan 5 with broomstick, gives garlic to bad children, and sweeps before she leaves. It was banned for a few years in 1977 to reduce holidays to help the economy.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/shahmegha053 on 2024-12-05 12:37:21.

Original Title: TIL that in 2024, scientists confirmed the moon has a constantly regenerating thin water layer caused by solar wind. Hydrogen ions from the sun react with oxygen in lunar soil to form water molecules, making it a surprising water factory in space despite its dry, airless environment!

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2024-12-05 12:25:16.

Original Title: TIL in 1828 two men from Edinburgh made a business out of killing people and selling their bodies to Robert Knox, an anatomist seeking bodies for dissection. They killed about 16 people and sold them for £7-£10 each. The suppliers were convicted, but despite public pressure, Knox wasn't charged

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Moto_Rouge on 2024-12-05 12:13:38.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/cornnndoggg_ on 2024-12-05 11:00:44.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2024-12-05 10:57:32.

Original Title: TIL the most expensive commercial of all time is "Chanel No. 5 the Film" which was released in 2004 and cost $33 million (around $52 million adjusted for inflation). The 3-minute ad starred Nicole Kidman and was directed by Baz Luhrmann.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/UndyingCorn on 2024-12-05 10:25:22.

Original Title: TIL During negotiations for the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, Michael Collins complained to Winston Churchill about the British putting a price on his head. Churchill defused the situation by joking that he also once had a reward offered for his capture during the Boer War after he escaped a POW camp.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2024-12-05 09:59:27.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/HallowedAndHarrowed on 2024-12-05 09:17:52.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/zahrul3 on 2024-12-05 07:50:15.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/tramisucake on 2024-12-05 06:31:58.

Original Title: TIL many of Toyota's most popular cars were named after crowns. This includes the Crown and Tiara (both from the English words), as well as the Camry (Japanese for 'crown'), Corolla (Latin for 'small crown'), and Corona (Latin for 'crown').

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Sebastianlim on 2024-12-05 06:05:28.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/-Ranker- on 2024-12-05 05:49:15.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/doubledevon on 2024-12-05 05:25:20.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/-Appleaday- on 2024-12-05 05:19:22.

Original Title: TIL that in 2014 while in rehab, as well as in 2012, the singer Kesha asked her fans to send her human teeth to make art. In 2012 she told Bang Showbiz "I got, like, over 1000 human teeth," and said "I made it into a bra top, and a headdress, and earrings and necklaces."

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/CorporalPunishment23 on 2024-12-05 04:21:45.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/gonejahman on 2024-12-05 04:20:13.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/appalachian_hatachi on 2024-12-05 04:13:15.

Original Title: TIL: That in 2012, a Dutch World War II memorial was revealed on which the names of Jewish, Allied and German military deaths were written alongside each other in Comic Sans. The names were eventually scraped off following complaints, only for the rewritten message to also be written in Comic Sans.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/GetYerHandOffMyPen15 on 2024-12-05 03:55:18.

Original Title: TIL that Robert Fulton, developer of the first commercially successful steamboat, was involved in multiple polyamorous relationships. One lover, Joel Barlow, wrote him letters in baby talk threatening to cut off his penis. Fulton asked his wife to join a foursome with the Barlows, but she declined.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/GoinThruTheBigD on 2024-12-05 02:59:35.

Original Title: TIL Lake Titicaca is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains. It’s called the highest navigable lake in the world. Titicaca is the second largest lake in South America, both in terms of the volume of water and surface area. It has a surface elevation of 12,507 ft.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/OccludedFug on 2024-12-05 02:37:30.