TIL while most people will sing 'Stayin' Alive' during CPR, you can also sing 'Highway to Hell' or 'Y.M.C.A' it will definitely give another vibe
https://www.docpr.com/newsletter/the-good-and-bad-cpr-songs
TIL about “exclusion water” or the process of adding an extra hydrogen molecule to your water in order to “improve your life”. Snake oil never changes.
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/150l2l0/til_about_exclusion_water_or_the_process_of/
TIL From 1600-400 BC, the Mesoamerican Olmec civilization was using and processing bitumen (asphalt) and may have used it like currency.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278416508000147
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/150kvh2/til_from_1600400_bc_the_mesoamerican_olmec/
TIL Amateur Canadian Scientists discovered a new type of Aurora in 2018 and named it Steve
https://www.science.org/content/article/there-s-new-aurora-subpolar-skies-its-name-steve
TIL "Methinks the lady doth protest too much" is meant opposite to how it is used. It's not meant to doubt someone denying something, but rather someone proclaiming something. "Protest" (pruh-test) is a different word than (pro-test) that means to profess in favor. This is the origin of "Protestant"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_lady_doth_protest_too_much,_methinks
TIL about the Kākāpō, a bird so stupid that it is nearly extinct. It will simply allow itself to get eaten, and it's mating call is a confusing mess for females.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81k%C4%81p%C5%8D
TIL that actor James Earl Jones sells “The Prayer Clock”. Which he voices twelve passages throughout the day.
TIL that Underwater Hockey is a thing, has been since 1954, and is popular enough to have both Men's and Women's national championships.
https://www.uwhnationalchampionships.com/
TIL: The 1928 movie 'Noah's Ark'. While filming of the flood scene, 600,000 gallons of water was dropped on the set without warning the actors, so their reactions and fear on film were real. Three people drowned, one had a leg amputated, and many suffered broken limbs and other serious injuries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah%27s_Ark_(1928_film)
TIL about "inspector satellites", spy satellites that are launched to monitor foreign spy satellites by flying into orbits that are closely synchronised to theirs.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/satellites/a40809747/russian-espionage-satellite/
TIL about Phobos 1, a Soviet space probe launched to study Mars' moon. It shut down before ever reaching Mars because a technician left out a single hyphen in one of the keyed commands. All commands were supposed to be proofread by a computer before being transmitted, but the computer malfunctioned.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobos_1
TIL there is no such thing as an alpha wolf. It's just bad science based on observations in captivity where wolves fight because they are bored. Wolves actually live in loving non hierarchal families
TIL that Taylor Swift’s new Speak Now vinyl was mispressed as a rare compilation of UK electronica from the 90s
TIL Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-10-countries-with-the-most-lakes/
TIL a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 plane was flown past its design limits, rotating nearly upside down (140°) and reaching speeds the gauges couldn't measure. It also landed 35k lbs/16k kgs over the maximum landing weight. However, the plane soldiered on for 28 more years after repairs.
https://tailstrike.com/database/7-april-1994-fedex-705/
TIL Kraft’s boxed mac and cheese became a hit with hungry Americans during World War II because due to a surplus of cheese, you could get two boxes for one ratio point
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-boxed-mac-and-cheese-became-pantry-stable-180975023/
TIL that cartoon depictions of the sawfish having a sharp cutting snout are more reality than fantasy. While myths about cutting ship hulls are untrue, bad injuries result for boat crews. If caught the animal intentionally tries to cut humans. (More cool bio stuff sprinkled through rest of article.)
TIL that honey never spoils, and archaeologists have found edible honey in ancient Egyptian tombs dating back over 3,000 years!
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/discover-the-oldest-honey-ever-found-from-king-tuts-tomb/
TIL Fran Drescher, who played the Nanny, is the Screen Actors Guild president.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66196357
