Today I Learned (TIL)

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TriviaDuchess on 2025-01-27 22:37:22.

Original Title: TIL that Julia Louis-Dreyfus has won Emmy Awards for Comedy Acting in three different series: The New Adventures of Old Christine (1 Lead Actress award), Veep (6 consecutive Lead Actress awards), and Seinfeld (1 Supporting Actress award).

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/PositiveDepth1533 on 2025-01-27 22:02:05.

Original Title: TIL that Alexander the Great apparently slept with an annotated copy of his favorite book, the Iliad, given to him by his tutor Aristotle under his pillow along with a dagger to harm anyone that tried to take it from him while he slept.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TheNewBruceWayne on 2025-01-27 21:38:49.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Just_Want_To_Write on 2025-01-27 21:09:23.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/CatPooedInMyShoe on 2025-01-27 19:48:01.

Original Title: TIL about the Skolts, a Sámi ethnic group who live in Finland, Russia and Norway and traditionally lived off reindeer husbandry, hunting and fishing. Of the approximately 1250 Skolts, only around 400 can speak the Skolt language.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/gsurfer04 on 2025-01-27 20:14:44.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/BeefyMayhemp on 2025-01-27 18:49:35.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Festina_lente123 on 2025-01-27 19:22:36.

Original Title: TIL about the term 'mondegreen,' it is when you mishear or misinterpret a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. It is most common when people mishear song lyrics. It was named by writer Sylvia Wright who misheard the words "laid him on the green" in a Scottish ballad as "Lady Mondegreen".

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/innergamedude on 2025-01-27 19:18:03.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/MRSHMLW42 on 2025-01-27 19:06:26.

Original Title: TIL The highest single game total in worldwide organized basketball history, irrespective of gender, age or competition level, is 272 points, scored by a 13-year-old boy named Mats Wermelin of Sweden. He recorded every single point in his team's 272–0 win.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Johannes_P on 2025-01-27 18:29:55.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Flares117 on 2025-01-27 17:17:42.

Original Title: TIL: There was obesity in the Middle Ages, but the rich were expected to restrain themselves as fat people can't become knights. However, Sancho I was a morbidly obese king who weighed 240 kg and couldn't wield a sword, bed his wife, or walk. He was eventually expelled as he was too obese to rule.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/OkQuail6232 on 2025-01-27 16:09:16.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/bingocardwizard on 2025-01-27 15:42:25.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/_Thermalflask on 2025-01-27 14:51:47.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/SaintHuck on 2025-01-27 14:42:08.

Original Title: TIL that Osamu Tezuka was invited to work on 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick, a fan of Astro Boy. Tezuka, despite his interest, had to say no, because he could not afford to move to England for a year.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Super_Goomba64 on 2025-01-27 14:16:00.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/BringbackDreamBars on 2025-01-27 14:01:51.

Original Title: TIL of the Koryo burger, a well known item on the inflight catering of Air Koryo, a north Korean airline. The "mystery meat" burger is served with cheese, cabbage and a brown sauce, cold to passengers. Vegetarians are offered the burger bun with extra tomato slices.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/ValeriaUnderground on 2025-01-27 13:13:01.

Original Title: TIL UV rays can cause skin damage in as little as 15 minutes of exposure, even on cloudy days. Studies show that ultraviolet (UV) radiation can penetrate clouds and cause skin damage even when the sun is not visible. This is why skin protection, such as sunscreen or clothing, is important always.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/JonnySparks on 2025-01-27 12:57:41.

Original Title: TIL that, following WW2, a German engineering company - JA Topf & Sons - continued in business under different names until 1996. JA Topf & Sons designed and built gas chambers and crematoria ovens for Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Dachau and other concentration camps.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Festina_lente123 on 2025-01-27 12:36:44.

Original Title: TIL about skeuomorphism, when modern objects, real or digital, retain features of previous designs even when they aren't functional. Examples include the very tiny handle on maple syrup bottles, faux buckles on shoes, the floppy disk 'save' icon, or the sound of a shutter on a cell phone camera.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/thepkmncenter on 2025-01-27 12:26:16.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Woodentit_B_Lovely on 2025-01-27 06:34:09.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Top_Bluebird_5610 on 2025-01-27 06:07:06.

Original Title: TIL of Giovanni Vigliotto, a serial bigamist who married up to 105 women. He defrauded them of their money and possessions, which he acquired by convincing them that they were moving far away. He made off with their belongings in a removal van and sold them at flea markets.

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/HawkeyeJosh2 on 2025-01-27 05:27:41.