Today I Learned (TIL)

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Elaguila01 on 2025-02-14 07:54:10.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TriviaDuchess on 2025-02-14 07:37:26.

Original Title: TIL the Regina Pats are a Canadian junior hockey team founded in 1917. They are named after Princess Patricia of Connaught, granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Originally called the Regina Patricia’s, the name was shortened to Pats in 1923.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/beerbellybegone on 2025-02-14 06:31:33.

Original Title: TIL Amarillo Slim was challenged by a Wimbledon champion to a game of ping pong. Slim agreed, provided he could provide the paddles. After practicing, Slim provided two frying pans, and easily won the match.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/soozerain on 2025-02-14 05:48:33.

Original Title: TIL that among some species of animal females experience more competition for mates then males do. As a result females take on characteristics more commonly associated with males of other species and males with females. This includes higher bone density, extra muscle and even harems.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/NapalmBurns on 2025-02-14 04:55:16.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/f_GOD on 2025-02-14 02:19:39.

Original Title: TIL at the Battle of Red Cliffs in 208 AD, Chinese General Cao Cao captured the naval port of Jiangling and seized a river fleet. He lashed his boats together into clusters to stabilize them for queasy troops. Enemy troops lit their own boats on fire and sent them at the fleet, burning them all down

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/rambunctiousrhino on 2025-02-14 01:30:07.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/dahdididit on 2025-02-13 21:20:19.

Original Title: TIL that in 1966, following the success of The Fantastic Four, DC Comics created The Inferior Five, a parody "superhero" team whose members include Awkwardman (superstrong but clumsy), the Blimp (can fly but very slowly), White Feather (skilled archer but cowardly), among others.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/mvb827 on 2025-02-14 02:01:43.

Original Title: Today I learned about the Girardoni air rifle; a rifle developed in 1779 that was capable of effectively shooting up to 125 meters with a muzzle velocity of 600 fps, it had a 20 round magazine and an internal air reservoir that was good for up to 30 shots before needing to be refilled.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/SandyPhagina on 2025-02-14 01:38:35.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/DRKMSTR on 2025-02-14 01:13:08.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Chino_Blanco on 2025-02-14 01:07:07.

Original Title: TIL Joseph Herring (Mohawk name: Nigeajasha) was among the ten or so native Americans baptized and ordained in the early Mormon church. Nigeajasha eventually had a falling out with LDS leaders. As a result, Wild Bill Hickman scalped Nigeajasha and presented his scalp to Brigham Young.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/thisCantBeBad on 2025-02-14 00:54:32.

Original Title: TIL that the character Morph was included in X-Men: The Animated Series because the showrunners wanted an X-Man to die in the premiere to foreground the cartoon's serious tone. Later Morph was brought back due to their popularity with audiences.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Plus-Staff on 2025-02-14 00:03:14.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Greymeade on 2025-02-13 23:43:08.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/scottishdrunkard on 2025-02-13 23:33:27.

Original Title: TIL in 2001 The LEGO Group faced legal action for their use, and misuse, of various Polynesian Words for Bionicle. Specifically how Tohunga (meaning “skilled person/spiritual leader”) was used to describe small villagers.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/BeefsteakChuckies on 2025-02-13 22:35:29.

Original Title: TIL Kathleen Caronna was in a month-long coma after a Thanksgiving Day parade float knocked a lamppost onto her head in 1997. She bought a nice apartment with the settlement money and 9 years later, Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle crashed his plane into her high rise and the engine landed in her bedroom.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Cavalo_Bebado on 2025-02-13 21:42:53.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/clawsoon on 2025-02-13 20:18:00.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/fireatjaps2 on 2025-02-13 15:32:11.

Original Title: TIL about Richard Sakakida, an American spy operating in the Philippines before the attack on Pearl Harbor, who spied on the Japanese community in Manila before he was captured after the fall of Corregidor. During his capture, he was tortured and eventually led a jailbreak of about 500 prisoners.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Rd28T on 2025-02-13 13:11:08.

Original Title: TIL of Dr Joe Holland, who in 1917 guided the Postmaster in the Outback town of Halls Creek to perform surgery (repair a ruptured bladder) on an injured man via Morse code. Dr Holland then raced 2800km from Perth to reach Halls Creek via ship, model T Ford and the final 40km on horseback at night.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/NiotaBunny on 2025-02-13 10:55:48.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/theotherbogart on 2025-02-13 19:50:37.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/SilverPhoxx on 2025-02-13 19:38:38.

Original Title: TIL the original Machine Gun Kelly was a gangster and bootlegger in the 1920's. His most famous crime was kidnapping oil tycoon Charles F. Urschel, whom he and his gang exchanged for nearly $5 million ransom in today's money.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ill_Definition8074 on 2025-02-13 19:18:49.