nWPPW TIL Along with Kashmir, Pakistan also claims Junagadh, a disconnected piece of land they lost to India in 1948
4kZZX TIL that despite its operations having been suspended since November 1994, the United Nations Trusteeship council continues to exist on paper, and a president and vice president of the council still being appointed, the only duty of whom is to occasionally meet with the leaders of other UN agencies.
x6ZZ1 TIL that the natural “wobble” of film as it passes through a camera or projector is called “gate weave”
5Vavk TIL that mentions of the numbers 6-7 date back to a 14th century dice game that was referenced in works by Geoffrey Chaucer and William Shakespeare
M78ZW TIL: Current High Ranking Mormon Church Leader Helped Take Down Nixon
0dYoj TIL that in 2001, almost two months prior to 9/11 Attacks, there was a synth pop band called I Am the Word Trade Center that released an album "Out of the Loop" with the 11th track called "September".
j6OQv TIL Refined avocado oil has the highest smoke point of all cooking oils at 271 °C (520 °F). This is significantly higher than other cooking oils such as canola oil 204 °C (400 °F). Cooking oils with high smoke points are useful for deep-frying.
grRQ4 TIL William Gibson, author of the seminal 1984 Sci-Fi novel about virtual reality titled ‘Neuromancer,’ knew nothing about computers at the time and actually wrote the book using a typewriter.
LQP7Z TIL Canadian pro snooker player Bill Werbeniuk drank 40 pints a day and in the UK was allowed to write off six per game against tax.
b6xQN TIL about the HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, a Dutch minesweeper which avoided detection from Japanese forces by disguising itself as an island.
QNBop TIL that all the nicotine gum I've been chewing for productivity is made from plastic... Mints and pouches screw my gums, HELP does anyone know any non-plastic nicotine gums? I only see one but it has some nicotine equivalent I haven't heard of. Looking for advice!
AN5VB TIL that in 1994 the United States and North Korea almost went to war after North Korea withdrew from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) In 1993. Tensions lowered after former U.S president Jimmy Carter flew to North Korea to meet with Kim Il Sung, signing the Agreed Framework.