epQen TIL about the small penis rule, a thought experiment that allows authors to evade libel lawsuits. It states that an author can base as much of a character as they want on real life as long as they give the character a small penis; by suing, the basis of the character implies they have a small penis.
VBv0B TIL A 12.57 kg (27.7lb) meteorite called The Peekskill Meteorite hit a car in Peekskill, New York in 1992, it hit a 1980 red Chevrolet Malibu and barley missed the gas tank. The Car was owned owned by a 17 year old girl named Michelle Knapp who heard the crash from inside her house.
X0Q7E TIL The Deer Hunter pioneered "prestige pictures" where the films would only be screened at the end of the year to qualify for Academy Award recognition, then would have a full-scale release after the nominations.
OGK0e TIL Operation LAC (Large Area Coverage) was a United States Army Chemical Corps operation which dispersed microscopic zinc cadmium sulfide particles over much of the United States and Canada in order to test dispersal patterns and the geographic range of chemical or biological weapons
69DPZ TIL about epaulette sharks, who can walk on land and survive for hours with little or no oxygen from their gills. They are well camouflaged apex predators that live in the waters (and sometimes land) near Australia.
wobOW TIL that a man named Phineas Gage lived for 11 years after having a large iron rod driven through his skull in an accident involving explosives.
R5186 TIL the first yelling at Rocky Horror Picture Show screening happened after 5 months in midnight screening. Upon seeing a character place a newspaper over her head to protect herself from rain, someone yelled, "Buy an umbrella you cheap bitch!"
W7DV8 TIL Love Island as a franchise is 20 years old (c. 2005). Its current streak of series since its revival has been running for 10 years.
9wnxm TIL whilst filming of The Island of Dr. Moreau multiple disasters occurred including radiation poisoning, floods and the suicide of Marlon Brando’s daughter. As director Richard Stanley was on the phone to his Mum in Ireland at the time explaining this, her house was struck by lightning.
nW0vY TIL That a Contronym is a word that can have two opposite valid meanings, for example Cleave, to split something and also hold on to something, or another example is Bolt, to affix something and also to get away. There are many others.
4kJNw TIL that the heavily outnumbered British won the pivotal Battle of Plassey that started their conquest of India because they knew how to deal with rain. They covered their gunpowder while the Siraj's gunpowder got wet and unusable.
x6QPD TIL that the show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air only ever received 1 Emmy, and it was for “Outstanding Lighting direction for a Comedy Series”