4kWM6 TIL: The word Rage bait is crowned Oxford's Word of the Year for 2025
x6nBo TIL that the medusa animation was actually a Sony pictures Concept and not Disney so which brings the question why didn't follow through with the idea?
5VRMn TIL American sports teams, including wealthy pro sport franchises, are paid millions by the Pentagon for ceremonies, like ones honoring troops, as part of a hidden recruitment strategy.
M7pJ7 TIL that sound recordings were first stored on cylinders prior to the invention of vinyl disc records
j6b9N TIL that Honda recalled thousands of 2013 model Honda Odyssey minivans because the "Odyssey" badge was placed on the wrong side of the tailgate.
0dxMR TIL that a jellyfish species can essentially live forever
grb7y TIL of the NS Savannah, the first Nuclear powered Merchant ship that was used for a combination Cargo and Passenger Service as part of the Atoms for Peace Program. It has been a museum ship in Baltimore, MD since 2008
LQGB9 TIL Los Angeles Chargers RB Kimani Vidal is the great nephew of Atlanta Braves legend and HOF member Hank Aaron
b6bra TIL that the first time the red flag was flown as a symbol of workers’ rebellion in the UK was during the 1831 Merthyr Rising in Wales.
QN5Z6 TIL that Albert Mathieu-Favier’s 1802 Channel Tunnel plan had two levels, oil-lamp lighting, horse-drawn coaches, huge ventilation chimneys and a mid-sea island to swap horses. However 1880s generals warned France could “ride through on horseback and invade”, halting the project for over a century.
ANBwn TIL that because Virgil's Aeneid was left unfinished upon Virgil's death, the poet Maffeo Vegio wrote an unofficial Book 13 which sought to complete the story. This added book was published alongside the rest of the poem for several decades.
yV9rp TIL Jimmy Fallon Dropped Out Of College In 1995 To Pursue Comedy, Then Got His Degree In 2009 Using His TV & Film Work As College Credits