Today I Learned (TIL)

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/elnots on 2024-12-05 02:27:10.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/GentPc on 2024-12-05 02:19:53.

Original Title: TIL That Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, commander of the 54th Massachusetts portrayed in the movie 'Glory', was buried with his troops in a mass grave at Fort Wagner upon his death. Though the Confederates did so as an insult Shaw's family and friends believed he would have considered it an honor.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/swassup13 on 2024-12-05 01:19:41.

Original Title: TIL about the Ponzo Illusion, which is is a visual phenomenon where two identical lines appear different in length due to converging background lines, creating a sense of perspective and depth distortion

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/bawledannephat on 2024-12-05 00:51:26.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Greensbean on 2024-12-05 00:41:00.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/UltimateOreo on 2024-12-05 01:57:25.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/ablativeyoyo on 2024-12-05 01:22:22.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/doonilbibi on 2024-12-04 23:02:23.

Original Title: TIL There exists a fungus that thrives in the most radioactive parts of Chernobyl and on the highly radioactive interior of the ISS. Scientists are exploring using this fungus for long distance space travel missions.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ill_Definition8074 on 2024-12-04 23:00:11.

Original Title: TIL A 15th-century chapel, said to have been visited by Joan of Arc, is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The chapel was relocated from France to Long Island in 1927. Then in 1966, the chapel was moved to the campus of Marquette University where it remains today.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Forward-Answer-4407 on 2024-12-04 22:40:35.

Original Title: TIL a bank clerk dozed off with his finger on the keyboard and accidentally transferred 222,222,222.22 euros instead of 64.20 euros. His supervisor did not notice the error, approved the transaction, and was fired. The next year, a German labour court ruled the supervisor was unfairly dismissed.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/OGBrewSwayne on 2024-12-04 21:58:46.

Original Title: TIL that Lou Bega, most famously known for the song "Mambo No 5" isn't the least bit Cuban. He was born in Germany to an Italian mother and Ugandan father. His most famous song was inspired from spending some time in Miami as a teenager.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/innergamedude on 2024-12-04 20:39:31.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Artistic-Action-2423 on 2024-12-04 20:38:42.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/JackABoioi on 2024-12-04 19:10:18.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/house_of_ghosts on 2024-12-04 18:53:12.

Original Title: TIL Sir Paul Nurse, English geneticist and Nobel Prize winner, had his application for a US green card rejected due to the short-form UK birth certificate which he submitted not naming his parents. When he applied for a full birth certificate he discovered that his sister was actually his mother.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/ShannyGasm on 2024-12-04 18:18:51.

Original Title: TIL that certain fungi that grows on the fur of sloths has anti-cancer and anti- bacterial properties, opening up new avenues for drug development research based on these unique microscopic communities.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/huninnuvna69 on 2024-12-04 17:54:21.

Original Title: TIL about humorous variations of Murphy’s law. Some best ones include: Fetridge’s law which states that important things do not happen when they are supposed to, especially when people are looking & Patrick’s theorem: If an experiment works, you are probably using the wrong equipment

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/cesar-b on 2024-12-04 17:35:18.

Original Title: TIL that in South Korea, there is a word, “Gwarosa,” which means “death from overwork.” It is officially recognized as a legal cause of death, highlighting a significant issue in a society with one of the highest working hours in the world.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/westondeboer on 2024-12-04 16:54:11.

Original Title: TIL that in the 1950s, Las Vegas embraced its proximity to nuclear testing in Nevada. Hotels and casinos marketed "atomic tourism," hosting rooftop viewing parties where guests could sip "atomic cocktails" while watching mushroom clouds rise from bomb tests just 65 miles away.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2024-12-04 16:42:43.

Original Title: TIL the first recorded use of Forensic dentistry is from ancient Rome. After forcing her rival, Lollia Paulina to commit suicide, Agrippina the Younger asked to see her severed head to personally confirm her death. Facial features were distorted, so she used Paulina's unique looking teeth to ID her

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TimelyConcern on 2024-12-04 16:41:24.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/IronMace_is_my_DaD on 2024-12-04 16:16:12.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/vegfemnat on 2024-12-04 16:05:40.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/casualwebster on 2024-12-04 15:54:36.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TheMadhopper on 2024-12-04 15:14:35.