Bgkgb TIL that in 2023 the New Zealand men’s curling team was given free lodging in a Canadian retirement home for months in exchange for socializing with the seniors
rNvN0 TIL that the Butt plug was patented in 1892 by Dr. Frank Young as a "rectal dilator" and was intended to treat constipation and insanity
NXDX8 TIL that in the 90's Australian kids show The Ferals, one of the characters, a rabbit puppet, is called Mixy M. Toasus. Named after Myxomatosis, which was introduced to Australia to reduce the population of feral rabbits in 1950.
l7d7G TIL a dye laser is a laser that uses an organic dye as the lasing medium, usually as a liquid solution.
8eVeL TIL In the early years of her career, Maria Callas was considered large. After losing 80 lbs, she became a beauty icon. Some believe the weight loss made it difficult for her to support her voice, triggering the apparent vocal strain later in her career. Others believed it made her more charismatic.
P1y1J TIL that some viruses protect human cells from more dangerous infections by occupying the cell first, effectively blocking other viruses from taking over.
epYpE TIL of Project Artichoke, which officially arose in 1951, and was operated by the CIA's Office of Scientific Intelligence. The primary goal of Project Artichoke was to determine whether a person can be involuntarily made to perform an act of attempted assassination.
VB9Bm TIL about verified “Veridical Perception” cases in near death experiences. People clinically dead with no heartbeat, breath, brain-waves recalled accurate details like conversations and surgical tools. All corroborated by doctors, nurses and records.
X0R0P TIL The last King of France fought in the American Civil War
OGmG4 TIL the oldest person ever recorded on video was Galusha Cole born in 1826, and the oldest person who’s voice was recorded was Helmuth Von Moltke born in 1800
69O98 TIL that Salvador Dalí transformed a painting of horses into Hitler Masturbating.
R5Q54 TIL that humans can learn to “echolocate” like bats, using clicking sounds or listening to echoes from their surroundings to sense objects, distances, and surfaces around them