Today I Learned (TIL)

Original Title: TIL that James Bond creator, Ian Fleming had it written into his contract at The Times newspaper that he would spend 2 months a year in Jamaica. It was during these breaks that he decided to turn his hand to writing books, working for 3 hours each day.

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TIL that Nintendo Switch cartridges are really designed to taste bad. It is coated with Denatonium Benzoate which is a bitter tasting substance that the company uses to prevent people from swallow... (www.vice.com)

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Original Title: TIL that Nintendo Switch cartridges are really designed to taste bad. It is coated with Denatonium Benzoate which is a bitter tasting substance that the company uses to prevent people from swallowing it.

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TIL all female mammals have a clitoris. (www.abc.net.au)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MikeOxsaw on 2025-05-29 14:14:29+00:00.

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TIL That Dr. Pepper is the oldest soft drink in the US. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/QuaziBonzai on 2025-05-29 13:29:15+00:00.

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TIL Juliana Buhring, with just eight months of cycling experience, became the fastest woman to cycle around the world, covering over 18,000 miles in 152 days (www.familyadventureproject.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Mrk2d on 2025-05-29 13:25:57+00:00.

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TIL A quarter of all known animal species are beetles. (www.npr.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/747WakeTurbulance on 2025-05-29 12:57:21+00:00.

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TIL the biggest espionage leak in US Navy history involved a spy ring of four people: leader John A. Walker, his son, his brother, & a friend. The US Navy wasn't even aware of Walker's network... (www.usni.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-05-29 11:36:21+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the biggest espionage leak in US Navy history involved a spy ring of four people: leader John A. Walker, his son, his brother, & a friend. The US Navy wasn't even aware of Walker's network, which existed from 1967-1985, until his ex-wife revealed it to them after their daughter convinced her to.

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TIL that dolphins have names for each other using unique signature whistles to identify and call out to specific individuals in their pod. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SmellyCat0007 on 2025-05-29 10:49:18+00:00.

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TIL that the Basilica, a cannon used to besiege Constantinople, was so powerful that its recoil killed its own operators (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/matzan on 2025-05-29 09:58:53+00:00.

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TIL there's a species called the European edible dormouse. So named because the Romans used to eat them as a delicacy. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/No_Obligation4496 on 2025-05-29 09:23:47+00:00.

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TIL a study found that elite sumo wrestlers had significantly more fat-free mass than highly-trained bodybuilders. Data from 37 sumo wrestlers had an average FFM/stature ratio of 0.61 kg/cm, with ... (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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Original Title: TIL a study found that elite sumo wrestlers had significantly more fat-free mass than highly-trained bodybuilders. Data from 37 sumo wrestlers had an average FFM/stature ratio of 0.61 kg/cm, with highest being 0.66 kg/cm. The suggested upper limit in humans is 0.7 kg/cm.

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TIL from 1896 to 1923, the state of New York passed a law which banned alcohol from being served on Sundays except in hotels that served meals. Bar owners then started offering the cheapest rooms ... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/1000LiveEels on 2025-05-29 08:04:54+00:00.

Original Title: TIL from 1896 to 1923, the state of New York passed a law which banned alcohol from being served on Sundays except in hotels that served meals. Bar owners then started offering the cheapest rooms available, and met the meal requirement by offering sandwiches made of rubber.

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TIL that during the Vietnam War, U.S. forces faked a vampire attack to scare Viet Cong soldiers by draining a corpse’s blood and leaving puncture wounds to exploit local vampire folklore. (www.mentalfloss.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/0khalek0 on 2025-05-29 04:54:46+00:00.

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TIL that Sao Paulo, Brazil, is the only city in the world with its own air traffic control just for helicopter aircraft in a urban setting, with 13 dedicated helicopter air traffic corridors (foundandexplained.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ocs_sco on 2025-05-29 03:39:40+00:00.

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TIL about the 'Rag-Tag Circus' which was an American Division that during WW2 attacking towards Berlin used commandeered German armored vehicles and even some German airplanes to speed their advance (warfarehistorynetwork.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/PurdueDadsthrowaway on 2025-05-29 03:13:28+00:00.

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TIL of "Miracle flights" - where people fake mobility issues, arrive at the boarding gate in wheelchairs, secure better treatment and better seats, but, once the flight is over, leave the plane un... (www.washingtontimes.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/NapalmBurns on 2025-05-29 04:09:00+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of "Miracle flights" - where people fake mobility issues, arrive at the boarding gate in wheelchairs, secure better treatment and better seats, but, once the flight is over, leave the plane unassisted and not needing wheelchairs - in effect, flights miraculously cure these people!

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TIL that in 2022, 1.5% of the Bhutanese population emigrated to Australia. (www.theguardian.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RoboticElfJedi on 2025-05-29 04:09:35+00:00.

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TIL that Mary Anning, a poor woman in 1800s England with no formal education, discovered the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton and helped start modern paleontology—but never received proper cred... (www.amnh.org)

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Original Title: TIL that Mary Anning, a poor woman in 1800s England with no formal education, discovered the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton and helped start modern paleontology—but never received proper credit during her lifetime because of her gender and class.

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TIL Tins of Golden Syrup originally featured the image of a rotting lion carcass surrounded by a swarm of bees. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Top_Entrepreneur_970 on 2025-05-29 02:04:37+00:00.

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TIL that Michael Jackson's pet, Bubbles the Chimp, is still alive. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/twothirtysevenam on 2025-05-29 02:20:11+00:00.

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TIL that in 1947, a team of engineers working on the Harvard Mark II computer discovered that the system had crashed due to an actual moth stuck in a relay, and they taped the insect into their lo... (blogs.loc.gov)

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Original Title: TIL that in 1947, a team of engineers working on the Harvard Mark II computer discovered that the system had crashed due to an actual moth stuck in a relay, and they taped the insect into their logbook, jokingly calling it the “first computer bug”—a term that has been used ever since.

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TIL that until 1956, French schoolchildren got served wine with lunch, and apparently beer and cider were available as well. In 1956, they decided giving children alcohol might not be the best ide... (historyfacts.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DeepHouseDJ007 on 2025-05-28 23:09:18+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that until 1956, French schoolchildren got served wine with lunch, and apparently beer and cider were available as well. In 1956, they decided giving children alcohol might not be the best idea, after which wine and beer became only allowed for… kids 14 and up.

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TIL: the dealer who gave Janis Joplin the unusually pure batch of heroin that killed her was the same one who provided Jim Morrison with the batch that ended his life a year later (people.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/rhythmstripp on 2025-05-29 01:51:10+00:00.