VBb04 TIL that for 30 years economists believed lending to people without collateral was mathematically impossible, but new research shows this was wrong because the original proof assumed people couldn't save money or prefer stable income, both obviously false assumptions.
X0b7j TIL high fructose corn syrup and table sugar have similar amounts of fructose, 55% vs 50%. It's called high fructose to differentiate it from regular corn syrup that has no fructose.
OGv07 TIL: That The Beatles held on to the number #1 spot in the Australian charts for the entire first half of 1964. Spanning 5 different singles, they were preceeded by Gerry & The Pacemakers in December 1963 and were eventually dethroned by Mary Wells' "My Guy" in June 1964.
69wdm TIL that you are not supposed to rinse out your mouth after brushing your teeth so the fluoride can strengthen your enamel and prevent tooth decay
wo486 TIL that the Pythagorean Theorem appears to have been known to the Babylonians over a thousand years before Pythagoras was born. Furthermore, the earliest surviving attributions of the theorem to Pythagoras date from about five centuries after his death.
R5y09 TIL in 1815 a man named George Wilson attempted to walk 1,000 miles around London in 20 days. After the press covered his walk, large crowds of circus acts, prostitutes, troublemakers, and alcohol salesmen showed up. He later was arrested for disturbing the peace 1 mile into his 16th day.
W7b0d TIL manatees fart to control buoyancy.
9wXd7 TIL that Richard Bayley, a surgeon working in the New York Hospital, had his laboratory and cadavers destroyed in the 1788 Doctor's Riot after accusations of graverobbing for anatomical specimens. Upon his death Richard Bayley chose to be buried.
4kWOo TIL American soul singer Donny Hathaway was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and prescribed with 14 different medications. He believed that white people were trying to kill him and connect his brain to a machine to steal his voice/music. In 1979, he committed suicide by jumping from a balcony
nWMrB TIL that Benjamim Franklin used to submit essays to the local newspaper using a false persona of a middle-aged widow named “Silence Dogood”, because his previous attempts to publish writings under his own name were rejected.
5VRXP TIL that the Palmer House is the third hotel with that name. The first lasted a year before it burned down in the great Chicago Fire. The second started construction only 13 days before the fire.
x6nv7 TIL of the Bobby Soxers. A term used to describe the subculture of Young women in the 1940’s. They were one of the first groups of young women that advertisers directly marketed too. They wore loose fitting socks and were fans of Frank Sinatra and similar newer popular artist/fads of the day.