yVDKM TIL that the melting permafrost is resulting in the release of “arctic zombie viruses” which are ancient pathogens that were frozen beneath the ice for thousands of years. Currently they pose little threat to humans, but this will change as it continues to melt further.
m1DYR TIL the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports over 15.6 million cosmetic procedures took place in 2020. Women underwent approximately 92% of all cosmetic procedures, while men accounted for about 8%.
DQG4V TIL that Stanley Kubrick had a full-size replica of the Overlook Hotel's Colorado Lounge built on a soundstage in England for The Shining (1980) and intentionally designed it with impossible architecture and spatial inconsistencies to subtly unnerve the audience
vPDvL TIL that Knott's Berry Farm Started Out as a Berry Stand and Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant
J19gl TIL that type "O" is the primary blood type among the Indigenous populations of the Americas, particularly within Central and South American populations, with a frequency of nearly 100%.
pYDGA TIL In 2013, it was proved that there are infinite pairs of prime numbers that differ by less than 70 million.
GAxWJ TIL that Zeno of Elea, a Greek philosopher famous for the paradoxes he established, was killed when even after being tortured he refused to divulge the names of his co-conspirators in a plot to overthrow a vicious tyrant
16XJ8 TIL there's a town named Monowi , Nebraska with a population of only one person.
oRDZY TIL: There were 7 popes murdered between 872-974
dDpK9 TIL John Paul I was Pope for just 33 days prior to his death and is the most recent Italian born pope
KYWdG TIL the Secret Service was originally created in 1865 to combat counterfeiting. At that time, nearly 1/3 of currency in the U.S. was fake.
a8o7M TIL that famous BBC DJ John Peel loved the song 'Teenage Kicks' by The Undertones so much he had the first line engraved on his tombstone