l70DB TIL that famous pirate Thomas Tew asked his crew for permission to turn to piracy, and in return they shouted “A gold chain or a wooden leg, we'll stand with you!"
8e1r8 TIL that the heat of the pyroclastic surge produced by the Vesuvius explosion was so great that their brains were vitrified (turned to glass). This is the first time this has been seen.
P1nXe TIL that the largest earthquake in history was in Valdivia, Chile with a magnitude of 9.5 and a fault line of over 1000 miles. A magnitude 10 quake or higher is impossible because the fault line would have to encircle the earth, and no fault line is that long.
epy5n TIL The current year in North Korea is 113. This is because they use the Juche calender and year 1 started on the birthday of Kim Il-Sung (April 15th 1912).
VBONB TIL In 2022, 192 American citizens died in Mexico. Most of those deaths were accidents or suicides. Only 46 were ruled as homicides.
X0VBE TIL That Uncle Fester from the Addams' family was not originally Gomez's Brother. In the 1960's television series, he was Moritcia's uncle, who was the twin brother of her mother, Hester. Grandmama Addams was also the mother of Gomez even though she has recently been portrayed as Morticia's mother.
OG4Oe Til of Thomas Brassey, who, by the time of his death in 1870, was responsible for the laying of ¹/²⁰ of all the railways in the world.
691pZ TIL Ball's Pyramid is the tallest volcanic stack in the world, home to last known wild population of the Lord Howe Island stick insect
R5Wm6 TIL that the high-five is relatively new. The first recorded occurrence was in 1977 between two LA Dodgers players, Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke.
9w5gm TIL William Howard Taft tried to recreate the success of Theodore Roosevelt's teddy bear with his own "Billy Possum"
W7X58 TIL that Duck feathers are known for their extraordinary ability to repel water, thanks to their unique structure and the hydrophobic properties of their fibres.
woyMW TIL: Apple had a zero click exploit that was undetected for 4 years and largely not reported in any mainstream media source