Y7bWZ TIL Some languages don't have Relative Directions (Left/Right). They instead use Cardinal Directions (North/South/East/West) for all spatial references.
BgYmW TIL that Frank Sinatra weighted 13.5 pounds at birth. He was so large he had to be delivered with forceps. In the process, he was left with scarring on his left cheek, ear, and neck, and had lifelong damage to his left eardrum
rNbpw TIL that the non-profit that runs Wreaths Across America is owned by the same family that runs the Worcester Wreath Company, the for-profit supplier for Wreaths Across America, and the family’s non-profit use their donations to purchase wreaths from the family’s for-profit business
NXJmP TIL in 1876, a woman named Mary Tyler claimed to be the Mary of “Mary Had A Little Lamb”
l7ba1 TIL that Schistosoma haematobium, a parasitic worm, is classified as a Group 1 biological carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and in endemic areas S. haematobium infections have been associated with up to 30% of bladder cancer cases.
8eOmP TIL that Michael Collins hid from the British by dressing as an Orthodox Jew and even cursed at the Black and Tans in Yiddish!
P1DmL TIL Milutin Milanković scientifically characterized the climates of all the planets of the Solar System; and determined the climatic changes caused by changes in the position of the Earth in comparison to the Sun, now known as Milanković cycles
epbrD TIL the Mughal Empire was the second richest empire ever, only behind Qing China. Even though its land was smaller than the Mongol or British empires, it produced about a quarter of the world’s GDP at its peak in the sixteen hundreds.
VBb4k TIL in 2003, billionaire Eddie Lampert was kidnapped by two men and placed blindfolded in a motel bathroom. Then, his captors made a mistake: they ordered pizza with his credit card. Lampert was then able to negotiate with them that it was better to let him go. The kidnappers were caught within days
X0b9D TIL that during the peak of Anti-Germanism in WWI, Iowa's Governor William L. Harding forbade the speaking of any language besides English in public, especially German.
OGvbY TIL At age 14, Rosie Hamlin wrote a poem for her first boyfriend. The next year Hamlin now the lead singer of the band Rosie and the Originals turned the poem into the song Angel Baby. It became a top 40 hit and John Lennon would later cite it as one of his favorite songs.
69wpX TIL the red-necked keelback snake is both poisonous and venomous. Its venom causes hemorrhaging and its poison is stored from the toads it eats.