GAmaj TIL Vitaparcours, introduced in 1968, were created to promote public health after WWII through free forest fitness trails with exercise stations. Today, over 500 exist across Switzerland.
16K4d TIL in 2007 a dog named Toby saved his owner, Debbie, from choking to death on a piece of apple by jumping up and down on the her chest until it dislodged. After which he started licking her face, keeping her from passing out. Debbie said Toby got involved after he noticed her beating on her chest.
oRo0E TIL in the original 1977 Star Wars the Death Star countdown for destroying Yavin 4 (the big threat in the trench run scene) was not in the shooting script, but was created during an edit by Marcia Lucas to add more tension. It was achieved using voiceovers, re-purposed shots, and inserts.
dDNgB TIL “the average person consumes roughly 20 lbs of (onions) per year”
KYm1a TIL: Dolphins sleep with one eye open! . . . This adaptation allows them to monitor their surroundings, avoid predators, and maintain necessary functions like breathing while resting. Half the brain awake and the other half sleeps!
a8Pbb TIL in 2014, the daughter of the chairman of Korean Air flew into a rage when she was served macadamia nuts in a packet instead of a plate while on a Korean Air flight. She forced the flight attendant who served her the nuts to apologise on his knees, ejected him from the flight, and demoted him.
ZpRbo TIL That in 2007 the state of Minnesota passed a law that took effect on January 1, 2008 making it illegal for retailers to sell American flags that aren't made in the USA
78m6x TIL Earth’s North and South Magnetic Poles Flip in a Geomagnetic Reversal Every Few Hundred Thousand Years
kJZbg TIL in 2021, Lady Gaga's dogs were stolen in a violent robbery. Jennifer McBride got the dogs from the thieves and returned them, hoping for Gaga's $500,000 reward. A judge ruled she can't claim it, as handling stolen property is a crime. McBride's role in the crime barred her from profiting.
Egm7p TIL that the 1954 animated adaptation of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” was funded in part by American intelligence agencies as an anti-communist hit piece
Y7WbW TIL: 17th Century explorer Louis Jolliet, who is famous for mapping the Mississippi River, Lost his original drawing of the map when his canoe capsized and later redrew it from memory.
BgmYb TIL that Arthur MacArthur IV, the only child of Douglas MacArthur of WWII fame, has been living a private life since his father’s death in 1964, living under an assumed name and residing in the Mayflower Hotel until 2004.