pYKne TIL that norovirus is not effected by regular hand sanitizer and it can survive up to 2 weeks in surfaces
GAE7Q TIL At the 1972 Munich Olympics, Sweden’s Gunnar Larsson was awarded the gold medal in the men’s 400m individual medley, defeating American Tim McKee by 2-thousandths of a second. Subsequently, international rules were changed to record results to only 1-hundredth of a second.
16LpV TIL archaeologists discovered 3,600-year-old cheese buried with mummies in northwestern China
oRa4r TIL of Dartitis, a genuine psychological condition where Darts players are unable to release their darts, with high profile darts players suffering from it
dDPVZ TIL about the Bloomfield river cod, a species of fish that lives exclusively in one river (the Bloomfield River) in northern Australia between two waterfalls.
KYaEE TIL Washington Square Park, NYC, sits atop a former potters field where 20,000+ people are buried
a8XVA TIL that Operation Condor was a Cold War era, U.S. supported intelligence network that helped right wing military dictatorships in Latin America coordinate surveillance, kidnapping, and assassinations of political opponents
Zpnya TIL that student evaluations on RateMyProfessors have almost no correlation with professor gender but extremely high correlation with professor "hotness"
789Vp TIL that Dolly Parton secretly coproduced Buffy the Vampire Slayer through her company, Sandollar Entertainment. As an easter egg, she and Buffy share the same birthday, which are on January 19.
kJEB4 TIL that the title of "Kentucky Colonel" can be granted by the governor "for noteworthy accomplishments, contributions to civil society, remarkable deeds, or outstanding service to the community, state, or nation." Harland Sanders and Joe Gatto are famous examples of Kentucky Colonels.
EgBYx TIL: That there are no categories for only deaf athletes within the Paralympics. Instead they have their own competion called the Deaflympics.
Y74g7 TIL that when ranked by "positive affect" - i.e. by questions about "laughter, enjoyment, and interest" - the happiest countries in the world are Guatemala, Panama, Senegal, Paraguay, Indonesia, Mexico, Philippines, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Thailand (see figure 66 on page 92).