grbB7 TIL of Operation Coldfeet where two CIA operatives parachuted onto abandoned Soviet drift stations in the arctic to gather intelligence. Because they were out of reach of helicopters and ships, they were extracted using the Fulton Skyhook system—snatched off the ice by a plane without it landing.
LQGYv TIL Hitachi stopped producing their "Magic Wand" because it was a famous vibrator but were convinced to restart sales, removing their name and calling it "Original Magic Wand".
b6bP4 TIL the only Cheyenne battle chief killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn was called Lame White Man.
QN5a9 TIL 95.5% of Greenland is Lutheran
ANB6o TIL Greenland only has one permanent Muslim resident.
yV90l TIL the Norwegian Oil Fund (Oljefondet) owns 1.5% of the shares of all listed companies in world.
m1baE TIL automated traffic surpassed human activity, accounting for 51% of all web traffic in 2024
DQkVP TIL that curly-tailed lizards curl their tails both to show fitness to predators (demonstrating they're healthy enough to escape) and to draw attention away from vital body parts during an attack. Interestingly, they also curl their tails even when no predators are present.
vPx0B TIL female depression treatment lead to the invention of the vibrator
J1or8 TIL the song Forever Young by Alphaville was never a pop hit in the US, even though its been covered by multiple artists and used in various US movies and shows.
pYjoe TIL the Christmas song Silver Bells was originally called Tinkle Bells
GAa5Q TIL: World population (estimated) did not rise for a few millennia after the Neolithic revolution.