NXl08 TIL about the Solomon Amendment, a federal law that requires higher education institutions to provide military recruiters with access to student directory information for recruitment purposes.
l7V1G TIL that psychopathy is present in around 1 percent of the population, but 25 percent of prisoners.
8e5ML TIL the Louvre has been renting Nintendo 3DS units for self-guided tours for over a decade. They are now ending the program.
P1r0J TIL that even though the Manhattan Project cost about $2 billion ($30 billion adjusted to 2024), it wasn't the most expensive project of WWII. The development of the B-29 Superfortress cost about $3 billion ($52 billion adjusted)
ep9eE TIL in 2016 a Florida woman who streamed herself driving drunk received a "harsher than usual" punishment because 'she flaunted her endangering the community". In addition to punishments common for a first-time DUI, she also received 150 hours of community service & 10 days of weekend work release.
VBZ0m TIL the Sasanid Persians and the Eastern Romans signed a treaty called the Treaty of Eternal Peace in 532 CE, which concluded the Iberian War (527–531) between the two powers over what is now Georgia. It only lasted 8 years, until 540
X0K7P TIL that swell sharks and catsharks glow underwater so they can "talk" to each other. The glow can also protect them from bacteria.
OGN04 TIL Texans All-Pro DB Derek Stingley Jr. is the grandson of Darryl Stingley, who was paralyzed in 1978 after a hit by Oakland Raiders safety Jack Tatum and lived the rest of his life as a quadriplegic.
69Kd8 TIL in 2004 a woman was arrested after she tried to use a fake $1 million bill that had a picture of the Statue of Liberty on it to buy $1,675 worth of merchandise at a Wal-Mart. She even asked for her $998,325 in change.
wo78P TIL Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie Bucket in 1971 classic "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory", never acted again after the film and became a veterinarian. He still received around US$10 of royalty payments about every 3 months. He's now retired and living in Glenfield, New York with his family.
R5Y04 TIL the citrus fruits like lemons and citrons were status symbols in Ancient Rome akin to pineapples in 18th century England. The citrus fruits were considered rare in Ancient Rome.
W7a0N TIL that William Golding’s "Lord of the Flies" (1954) was almost never published. First submitted as "Strangers from Within," it was rejected nine times and called “rubbish and dull,” until a young Faber & Faber editor persuaded the publishers to print it.