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TIL in 1979 Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House, saying, “In the year 2000 this solar water heater… can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, or can be a part of one of the greatest adventures ever undertaken by the American people.” They are now in a museum in China.

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VMyom TIL about Superfecundation and Superfetation. Rare but possible in humans, in Superfecundation the mother produces several eggs at the same time, they are fertilized by different fathers, and she has twins. Superfetation is when a woman ovulates while pregnant and has two pregnancies at once.
BrlxD TIL that the term Gaslighting comes from a 1938 play and a 1944 film, in which an abusive husband Gregory manipulates his wife Paula to make her feel as if she has gone mad. One of the ways he does this is by dimming and brightening the gaslights, all while convincing Paula that its all in her head
N7AeJ TIL it's politically complicated to officially name a pathogen or disease
Kr16 TIL that English is Louis C.K.’s second language. He was raised in Mexico and exclusively spoke Spanish until age seven.
vPKyR TIL about Ghost Bikes, bicycles painted all white, are used as memorial markers of where cyclist fatalities occur