781K7 TIL Russia has leased a 12-mile circle of Kazakhstan named Baikonur. Its purpose is for space operations.
kJ5Mm TIL that Leonardo da Vinci was one of the first men to dissect Human and Animal corpses to study Anatomy and Nervous System.
EgGXw TIL that VLF, used to communicate with submarines, creates a bubble around the Earth that protects us from Solar Flares and Coronal Mass Ejections
Y7ewA TIL that castrated men do not go bald. Balding is caused by sex hormones which castrated men do not produce.
Bg09k TIL Chinese Qing emperors held early morning meetings with court officials everyday from 6, 7am. Along with important issues, Emperor Kangxi also attended trivial matters as he thought being careless even for a moment could cause trouble for the whole nation and disasters for later generations
rNy8o TIL that Jake T. Austin not only played Max Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place, but he also voiced Diego Márquez in Seasons 1-3 of Go, Diego, Go!
NXx1J TIL the city of Sialkot, Pakistan makes about 70% of all footballs/soccer balls in the world
l704V TIL about a 1990 British sitcom about Adolf Hitler living next to a Jewish couple. A pilot episode for the show was actually produced and aired but shortly after got cancled.
8e1o4 TIL AI can help you research the next big crypto currency
P1nvV TIL that Walt Disney came up with the modern ski trail designations (green circle, blue square, black diamond).
epyJ5 TIL James Doohan (Star Trek's 'Scotty') stormed Juno beach on D-Day as a Canadian army Lieutenant, and was shot 6 times that evening by friendly fire, losing a finger.
VBOx4 TIL Coca Cola released a German advert celebrating the 75th anniversary of Fanta’s 1940 founding in Nazi Germany. Before it got pulled, it stated it wanted to “bring the feeling of the good old times back.”