Posts by todayilearned@noc.social
(DIR) Post #AlOc3OwXEG3OpbsSzA by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-27T14:21:03Z
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TIL that the world's oldest known painting is believed to be a cave painting in Spain, estimated to be around 65,000 years old. It depicts a red deer.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_painting#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f2h7sy/til_that_the_worlds_oldest_known_painting_is/
(DIR) Post #AlOoKiHplK6DCHrSpE by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-21T11:36:04Z
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TIL that firefighters in rural Tennessee let a home burn to the ground in 2010 because the homeowner hadn’t paid a $75 fee.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna39516346#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1exmxuh/til_that_firefighters_in_rural_tennessee_let_a/
(DIR) Post #AlPt2j0x0nazAdAMpk by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-28T05:51:03Z
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TIL that while each brain hemisphere controls half the body, both hemispheres see from both eyes, but each only sees the left or right half of each image from each eyehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optic_chiasm#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f32evz/til_that_while_each_brain_hemisphere_controls/
(DIR) Post #AlPt5Xpf2jXxMIEK24 by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-28T04:36:04Z
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TIL the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami was so powerful that it increased Earth's rotation speed and shortened the length of the day by 2.68 microsecondshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami#Other_effects#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f31fm8/til_the_2004_indian_ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami/
(DIR) Post #AlPtS1X5IYyfqMGAc4 by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-27T19:06:03Z
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TIL that Ferrari & Lamborghini no longer make cars with a manual transmissionhttps://www.motortrend.com/features/last-manual-supercars-list/#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f2ny0f/til_that_ferrari_lamborghini_no_longer_make_cars/
(DIR) Post #AlPu1HrCb1x8bmU6Sm by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-27T08:21:04Z
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TIL Children with an actively engaged father perform much better in school, some data shows that they are 33% percent less likely to repeat a class and 43% more likely to get As in school.https://americafirstpolicy.com/issues/issue-brief-fatherlessness-and-its-effects-on-american-society#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f2bq6a/til_children_with_an_actively_engaged_father/
(DIR) Post #AlPyNCQDst13wHZMJM by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-26T06:51:06Z
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TIL that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the UShttps://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f1ho1g/til_that_medical_errors_are_the_third_leading/
(DIR) Post #AlRIFY4tfzOP1qBR6O by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-28T20:36:13Z
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TIL that California currently has over 500+ active fault lines, San Andreas being one of them.https://www.earthquakeauthority.com/california-earthquake-risk/faults-by-county#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f3jiyp/til_that_california_currently_has_over_500_active/
(DIR) Post #AlUcGwL5XZAx7WZrYe by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-30T12:36:04Z
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TIL The first digital computer weighed 30 tons & was 30 m long. But when integrated circuits were invented, the same computer would weigh a few grams & measure 7.44 mm by 5.29 mm.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f4u38k/til_the_first_digital_computer_weighed_30_tons/
(DIR) Post #AlUlLNVlM8S68glH0K by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-30T14:21:03Z
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TIL one of the top trial lawyers in Alaksa built a 17-floor whimsical house in the Talkeetna wilderness referred to as “Dr. Seuss House”.https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dr-seuss-house-aka-the-goose-creek-tower#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f4wc37/til_one_of_the_top_trial_lawyers_in_alaksa_built/
(DIR) Post #AlVg11OxXpI7A90s0O by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-31T00:51:03Z
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TIL: In the 16th century there was a breed of dog called the "Turnspit" which was bred to run in a wheel that turned a roasting spit in kitchen fireplaces.https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/05/13/311127237/turnspit-dogs-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-vernepator-cur#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f5b1v9/til_in_the_16th_century_there_was_a_breed_of_dog/
(DIR) Post #AlWha8UbSyhoP1v8Rk by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-31T12:06:04Z
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TIL that "Crystal Glass" is refractive because it's made with Lead Oxide.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_glass#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f5lnwr/til_that_crystal_glass_is_refractive_because_its/
(DIR) Post #AlWm5F8HEGAtn1Z9gO by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-31T13:21:04Z
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TIL that a federal "Witness Tree Protection Program" exists to protect individual trees whose presence was documented at important historical events and are still standing today.https://parktrust.org/blog/youve-heard-of-the-witness-protection-program-but-have-you-heard-of-the-witness-tree-protection-program/#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f5mti0/til_that_a_federal_witness_tree_protection/
(DIR) Post #AlXBBPEz3dSJjOjrCC by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-31T18:21:04Z
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TIL "The wondering whore" wa the first guide book about the city's prostitutes that circulated in London beginning in 1661. Even through it was actually a guide, it was written as if it was meant to instruct the "law abiding citizens" how to avoid the prostituteshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris%27s_List_of_Covent_Garden_Ladies#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f5tkeb/til_the_wondering_whore_wa_the_first_guide_book/
(DIR) Post #AlXPHVucZ3t7WD1L6m by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-31T20:51:03Z
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TIL that the Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f5wz3k/til_that_the_dunningkruger_effect_is_a_cognitive/
(DIR) Post #AlXjgC2XaI4aCzlpUO by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-09-01T00:06:03Z
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TIL There is a constellation named after microscopes, Microscopium.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscopium#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f615z6/til_there_is_a_constellation_named_after/
(DIR) Post #AlXo3geSKxgJcqxmSG by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-09-01T01:36:03Z
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TIL that there is a woman in England who can see 99 million more colors than almost everyone else. And her father is color blind.https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/genetic/tetrachromat-eyes-58479/#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f62q9b/til_that_there_is_a_woman_in_england_who_can_see/
(DIR) Post #AlY9U1yvki9CLYwWsy by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-09-01T05:21:04Z
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Til, The largest border in France is shared with Brazilhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil%E2%80%93France_border#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f66vuh/til_the_largest_border_in_france_is_shared_with/
(DIR) Post #AlYKH84GubUExCUYdM by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-09-01T06:51:06Z
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TIL the CEO of Toyota entered the 2009 24 Hours of Lemans under a fake name and drove 2 different Lexus race cars, coming in 3rd and 4th in classhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akio_Toyoda#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f683ti/til_the_ceo_of_toyota_entered_the_2009_24_hours/
(DIR) Post #Aldk0Ab9otK6TfFOds by todayilearned@noc.social
2024-08-29T04:36:03Z
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TIL that a company in Kentucky is Making Wood from hemp. Hempwood is made from compressed hemp stalks and a soy based glue. It is natural, sustainable and harder than white oak. It can be used for all sorts of things, including furniture and flooring.https://youtu.be/XKq5TuB4Jr8#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f3tvur/til_that_a_company_in_kentucky_is_making_wood/