Today

NXOl1 TIL about “Rain of Fish” in Yoro, Honduras, where fish fall from the sky during heavy rainstorms
rNMb4 TIL staunch segregationist and Ku Klux Klan organizer Asa Earl Carter wrote the novel that the Clint Eastwood movie The Outlaw Josey Wales is based on
BgGYr TIL that Rhesus monkeys show sex typed preferences for human toys that resemble human behaviour
Y7Eb7 TIL lifeguards at Flagler Beach, FL paddled through shark-infested waters to save a deer found swimming 300 yards offshore. The deer had been stranded in the ocean for over 90 minutes before making it safely back to shore. Deer rescue by surfboard—nature's irony at its finest!
Egv7x TIL there are virtual reality videos on YouTube (360*)
kJgb4 TIL that according to a 2009 Debenhams' survey, straight men only buy their own underwear between ages 19-23 when they're most likely to be single and actively dating, otherwise their mom or their wife/partner buys it for them.
78B6p TIL that pencils were invented after a massive deposit of solid graphite was discovered in England, being the only place in the world with pieces large enough to cut into solid rods. England's monopolies over these lead other countries to smuggle graphite and recycle graphite powder.
Zpkba TIL The diameter of the Earth times 108 is the diameter of the Sun. The diameter of the sun times 108 is the distance between the Earth and Sun. The diameter of the moon times 108 is the distance between the moon and Earth.
a81bA TIL: that there is no consistent evidence linking serotonin levels or activity to depression.
KYR1E TIL Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used to Know' samples the children's nursery rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep
dDJgZ TIL that when a formerly Christian person converts to some varieties of Slavic neopaganism, they undergo a formal ceremony called raskrestitsia (de-Christianization) which involves kneeling on twigs, as priests carrying fire walk around them in a circle. At the end, they receive a scoopful of mead.
oRg0r TIL actor Carlos Diehz was an architect for thirty years before taking up acting classes as a hobby during Covid. Encouragement from his instructors led him to take it seriously, leading to his breakout role in Conclave (2024).