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TIL that only once in history has one submarine deliberately sunk another submerged submarine

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4kDVb TIL about the Ponzo Illusion, which is is a visual phenomenon where two identical lines appear different in length due to converging background lines, creating a sense of perspective and depth distortion
8a8da TIL Jimmy Carter has been nominated for 9 Grammys and won 2.
ARex TIL Antonio Banderas, the star of “Puss in Boots” watched the red carpet premiere alone in a giant theater with 25 cats wearing 3D glasses.
GYrRg TIL that “Lupin the Third Castle of Caliostro” influenced the Big Ben scene from Disney’s “Great Mouse Detective” and could’ve inspired the creation of the Indian Jones movie because Steven Spielberg said “it is one of the best adventure movies of all time”
78GbO Today I learned how to say the sweet popping up in all the trendy bakeries: Kouign-amann (Queen a mon)