KYpPE TIL Adults couldn't see Mr. Snuffleupagus (for 14 years)
a8lyA TIL that even though the USA economy is still technically bigger than China in raw dollar terms ($30T vs $20T) the low prices inside china means their dollar goes further, buying roughly twice as much (equivalent of $43T)
Zp61a TIL that during the penalty shootout in the 2006 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal, Jens Lehmann kept a handwritten note in his sock with Argentina players’ preferred penalty directions and it helped Germany national football team win the shootout.
78Xvp TIL that Mansoura, Egypt and Mansura, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana share the same name, and share French cultural connections and are also on the same latitude (~31° N)
kJKR4 TIL The most active volcano in the US Pacific Northwest is under the ocean.
Egawx TIL that some devices are so sensitive that they can detect 1 single photon at a time.
Y75o7 TIL that Charles Darwin would often take one or more of the new species he discovered to eat them. He began this tradition while in college, he was part of his schools “glutton club,” which sought out new exotic species to eat.
Bgk5r TIL Stalin's daughter died in 2011 in Wisconsin
rNvP4 TIL about the community of culturally Brazilian, ethnically Japanese people that live in Japan.
NXDK1 TIL about Muhammad Jalal Kishk, an Egyptian journalist who wrote extensively against homosexuality in his country yet claimed that those who abstained from sodomy would rewarded with sex with young boys in the afterlife
l7drA TIL all long duration spaceflight astronauts are not allowed to drive a car for 21 days after returning to Earth because of potential muscle atrophy.
8eVnZ TIL that Betsy Wolheim, editor of the Kingkiller Chronicle book series, claimed in 2020 that she has not read a word of the upcoming third book in the nine years since the second one's release.