a8xNo TIL stars don't move during space travel as in movies. As Apollo astronauts looked out the window while speeding toward the moon, it looked like they were motionless because the stars didn't move.
KYKrR TIL that the largest destination for slaves during the Transatlantic Slave Trade was Brazil, with 38% of the roughly 10 million slaves trafficked being sent there.
Zpl5R TIL Lenin spoke at Laura (daughter of Karl) Marx’s funeral
78MEb TIL Some humans are able to wiggle their ears; vestigial movements of muscles around the ear indicate the direction of sounds a person is paying attention to.
kJVn7 TIL Gila Monster venom contains compounds structurally similar to the active ingredient in Ozempic, and this discovery directly lead to the development of all Semiglutide based medications
EgKVW TIL ManO'War, considered one of the greatest racehorses in history was the father of triple crown winner War Admiral. Thru his daughters and grandaughter lineage came triple crown winners Seattle Slew and American Pharoah.
Y786G TIL The Khejarli massacre in 1730 resulted in 363 protestors being killed while protecting a forest. This gave rise to the "Chipko Movement" also known as "Tree huggers" in India
BgK6L TIL: A study on gender and food identified significant statistical differences. Men strongly preferred meat while women prefer vegetables, chocolate, and whole grains. Men are hungry before dinner, while women are hungry in the morning and more likely to snack throughout the day. Men also eat faster
rNBXe TIL Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin singer) had three children with his wife (at the time) Maureen Wilson before divorcing in 1983 and then had a child with Maureen's sister Shirley Wilson. Making his kids both cousins and siblings.
NXnEE TIL actress Chloe Bennet changed her name from Chloe Wang to avoid getting cast as only an ethnic Asian American. Bennet is her father's first name.
l7e9N TIL that Networks required the credits in Survivorman episodes to be 30 seconds long. Les Stroud didn't think this was long enough to appreciate his crew, he made them 45 seconds. The networks never noticed.
8eKkK TIL Einstein initially rejected the Big Bang theory, and proposed an alternative theory of his own for the origins of the universe.