Today I Learned (TIL)

Original Title: TIL While the Wright Brothers flew in 1903, Gustave Whitehead claims to have flown in 1901. The Smithsonian signed an agreement with the Wright estate that if they acknowledge any flight before the Wright brothers, the Smithsonian loses the Wright Flyer.

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TIL that when scientists put a hamster wheel out in the woods, different types of animals seemed to enjoy running on it, including mice, rats, snails, and frogs (royalsocietypublishing.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/superanth on 2025-07-25 13:52:36+00:00.

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TIL about Jesse Heiman, a prolific background extra in tv and film. He has 108 credits including Spider-Man, The Social Network, Transformers, Monk, How I Met Your Mother and many more. It’s belie... (www.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/FullOfSound on 2025-07-25 13:51:18+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about Jesse Heiman, a prolific background extra in tv and film. He has 108 credits including Spider-Man, The Social Network, Transformers, Monk, How I Met Your Mother and many more. It’s believed he is the most recognizable extra in film history.

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TIL there is still a WW2 veteran who is a serving in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Anthony Christopher joined the Royal Air Force in 1944, he started serving in parliament in 1998, and cel... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/beipphine on 2025-07-25 12:35:46+00:00.

Original Title: TIL there is still a WW2 veteran who is a serving in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Anthony Christopher joined the Royal Air Force in 1944, he started serving in parliament in 1998, and celebrated his 100th birthday earlier this year.

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TIL Danie Pienaar survived the bite of a black mamba without antivenom after being bitten while tracking rhinos in South Africa in 1998. He was briefly paralyzed & put on a ventilator for 3 da... (www.krugerpark.co.za)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-07-25 12:32:09+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Danie Pienaar survived the bite of a black mamba without antivenom after being bitten while tracking rhinos in South Africa in 1998. He was briefly paralyzed & put on a ventilator for 3 days, however he was released to his parents' care on the 5th day with essentially no lingering consequences.

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TIL the book Progress and Poverty by the economist Henry George, now largely forgotten, was once more widely read than any book except the Bible and was praised by Churchill, Einstein, Tolstoy and... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/middleofaldi on 2025-07-25 12:06:26+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the book Progress and Poverty by the economist Henry George, now largely forgotten, was once more widely read than any book except the Bible and was praised by Churchill, Einstein, Tolstoy and others

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TIL: Both current record holders for the tallest man (Sultan Kösen) and tallest woman (Rumeysa Gelgi) in the world are from Turkey. (kids.guinnessworldrecords.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Username_Is_TakenF on 2025-07-25 11:14:04+00:00.

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TIL that the Mongol empire, being the largest land empire to exist, only lasted around 150 years. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/HorzaDonwraith on 2025-07-25 08:44:10+00:00.

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TIL that from 1472 to 1872, all ships entering an English port had to pay a tariff of four longbows for every ton of imported goods (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/AHole95 on 2025-07-25 03:33:57+00:00.

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TIL That in the 'Pre-Code' era of Hollywood Cinema (late 1920's to mid 1930's) movie studios used the term 'Pinking' to make movies more sexual in content and nature. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flubadubadubadub on 2025-07-25 07:58:54+00:00.

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Til when the USPS can't decipher bad handwriting, a facility in Utah comes to the rescue (www.cbsnews.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Primodita on 2025-07-25 06:37:28+00:00.

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TIL that there are twelve US federal judges who were first appointed to the bench by Ronald Reagan that are still serving. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/97GeoPrizm on 2025-07-25 06:14:46+00:00.

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TIL about Sandmännchen, the longest running animated series in television history. It has aired since 1959 and has over 22,000 episodes. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/AHole95 on 2025-07-25 04:19:02+00:00.

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TIL that Peter Thiel paid Hulk Hogan more than $10m to take down gawker (www.theguardian.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RaceFPV on 2025-07-25 05:49:24+00:00.

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TIL in 1936, Japanese woman Sada Abe strangled her lover, then cut off his genitals and kept them in her kimono. The story became a national sensation in Japan and later inspired books, films, and... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Morella1989 on 2025-07-25 04:41:19+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 1936, Japanese woman Sada Abe strangled her lover, then cut off his genitals and kept them in her kimono. The story became a national sensation in Japan and later inspired books, films, and art.

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TIL that Iron Butterfly's 17 minute song was written in one sitting while Doug Ingle drank an entire gallon of Red Mountain wine. It was originally titled "In the Garden of Eden", however it was i... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TheCommonWren on 2025-07-25 03:54:40+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Iron Butterfly's 17 minute song was written in one sitting while Doug Ingle drank an entire gallon of Red Mountain wine. It was originally titled "In the Garden of Eden", however it was interpreted as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" due to the slurring of his words.

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TIL in 12th-century England, two green-skinned children appeared in the village of Woolpit in Suffolk, spoke an unknown language, and said they came from a twilight world called Saint Martin’s Land. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Morella1989 on 2025-07-25 03:52:52+00:00.

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TIL before Ozzy Osbourne developed Parkinson's Disease, his entire genome was sequenced to help understand how he survived all the drugs and alcohol he consumed. (www.youtube.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/walltowallgreens on 2025-07-25 02:49:58+00:00.

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TIL "late capitalism" was coined by Werner Sombart, a Marxist economist who later became a strong supporter of Hitler's National Socialism as the successor to late capitalism (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyehlomor on 2025-07-25 01:58:09+00:00.

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TIL of "auto-brewery syndrome", where gut bacteria produce enough alcohol to get you drunk even from non-alcoholic foods/drinks. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/_Thermalflask on 2025-07-24 23:29:26+00:00.

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TIL Jeff Spangenberg, the original founder of Retro Studios (known for the Metroid Prime series) was fired by Nintendo for using the studio's servers to host a porn site. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/res30stupid on 2025-07-25 00:20:37+00:00.

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TIL of the USS New Orleans - During WW II a torpedo tore off the bow, they limped to a island, camouflaged the ship and made repairs using coconut logs resulting in her having to sail backwards to... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/miles2912 on 2025-07-24 22:25:14+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of the USS New Orleans - During WW II a torpedo tore off the bow, they limped to a island, camouflaged the ship and made repairs using coconut logs resulting in her having to sail backwards to Australia to ultimately repair the ship.

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TIL that the largest fish ever caught with a rod and reel was a 3,427-pound great white shark caught by Frank Mundus in 1986. Mundus, a famous charter boat captain and fisherman, was the inspirati... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/WavesAndSaves on 2025-07-24 22:20:55+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the largest fish ever caught with a rod and reel was a 3,427-pound great white shark caught by Frank Mundus in 1986. Mundus, a famous charter boat captain and fisherman, was the inspiration for the Jaws character Quint.