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TIL Lincoln Logs were created by John Lloyd Wright, son of the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright

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aXJ9 TIL scientists found that men wearing white t-shirts with a large black letter “T” printed on the front were 12% more attractive to women. The t-shirt creates the illusion of broadened shoulders and a slim waist, a male body shape women typically find attractive.
rNDnM TIL that before the 1800s, people used to burn cats to death for entertainment in Europe
ADdea TIL: Daddy Long Legs have penises, therefore they are not spiders. Although they are arachnids, they are more closely related to the scorpion.
Zpyxo TIL Burnaby, British Columbia announced a 100 year plan in 2019 to transform a large shopping mall into a downtown core with high rises, plazas, walkable streets
Z8BJD TIL The male octopus does not have a penis. A special arm called the hectocotylus, carries the sperm, and in some species they do no use it for penetration. They simply rip the entire limb off, and present it to the female.