pYMle TIL that William E. Boeing bought the Heath Shipyard in Seattle in 1910 and transformed the boatyard into his first airplane factory. Working from a tent hangar, his first plane - the Boeing Model 1 - was built from spruce and canvas by former shipwrights and took flight in 1916.
GA46Q TIL that the longest-serving Prime Minister of Canada claimed to have communicated with Leonardo da Vinci, Wilfrid Laurier, his dead mother, his grandfather, and several of his dead dogs, as well as the spirit of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
16eEV TIL Tetris is used to prevent post-traumatic stress symptoms
oRg8r TIL Pornography is largely illegal in South Korea, with the exception of social media, which is a common source of legal pornography there.
dDJnZ TIL as of July 2024, only 4 states (NY, Massachusetts, Maryland, & New Jersey) have more landline phone users than those without landline phones
KYReE TIL the saying "Too soon!" for a joke told shortly after a tragedy was popularized in modern comedy after an unidentified man shouted it at Gilbert Gottfried's standup a couple weeks after 9/11.
a81mA TIL that birds have tetrachromatic vision, while humans have trichromatic vision. This means humans can’t see the world as it truly is. However, a very small number of humans also possess the ability of tetrachromatic vision."
Zpkoa TIL a form of Hormone Replacement Therapy, Premarin, gets its name from the urine of pregnant mares (PREgnant MAres’ uRINe), from which the preparation is manufactured.
78Bdp TIL that men stop buying underwear during tough economic times, making it a nifty leading indicator for recession.
kJgX4 TIL the Star Spangled Banner has more lyrics than what we are ever taught and shown.
EgvRx TIL Hello Kitty is actually a British schoolgirl and not just some cat from Japan
Y7Ed7 TIL that unless specifically limited by a contract, record companies may release as many greatest hits albums by their recording artist as they wish without requiring the artist's agreement or permission.