rNBY1 TIL: (‴) are the symbol for the line unit; similarily how (′) meats feet and (″) means inch.
NXnee TIL about Ladera, an unincorporated Silicon Valley community that until 2021, "[forbid] residency by people 'other than those of the Caucasian or white race.'"
l7e87 TIL that the original "Diddy" sued Sean Combs over the name in 2006—and won!
8eKRa TIL Kinshasa is the most populated city in Africa with an estimated population of over 16 million people
P1WaE TIL during and immediately after the US Civil War, many -- like Frederick Douglass -- referred to it as the Slaveholders' Rebellion
epWpJ TIL ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ and ‘Planet of the Apes’ were both based on books written by Pierre Boulle
VBVB8 TIL that Thuy Trang, the actress who played the original yellow Power Ranger, was one of the Vietnamese boat people who left Vietnam on a boat after the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War
X0P08 TIL it was not until episode 4 that they started using the famous bionic sound whenever the Six Million Dollar Man used his bionics
OG9GR TIL during the period aptly named as "the great dying" 57% of biological families on earth, uncluding 81% of marine life and 70% of terrestrial vertebrate went extinct. The likely cause is volcanic activity turned the oceans toxic and released toxic gas like sulfuric dioxide into the air
69o9J TIL that in Korea there is 'secret condom' campaign that disguises itself (as condiments, tea, instant coffee, hot chocolate, etc.) to encourage young people to buy and use condoms due to rising HIV-AIDS rates, and low percent of young people using protection during sex due to social stigma.
R5w5Q TIL that in Canada tenants are liable for unpaid taxes relating to rental income if the landlord lives outside of the country.
woAo1 TIL Romeo and Juliet takes place over the span of about 4-5 days.