TIL that roast beef is so synonymous with England and its cooking methods from the 18th century that a French nickname for the English is "les Rosbifs".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2913151.stm

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1515hyj/til_that_roast_beef_is_so_synonymous_with_england/

TIL that the first time a slow-motion replay had ever been used on television was to unknowingly rebroadcast the moment one boxer (Emile Griffith) killed another (Benny Paret).

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/10/boxer-emile-griffith-gay-taunts-book-extract

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1515f2g/til_that_the_first_time_a_slowmotion_replay_had/

TIL According to a recent census of 2022 Wild Tiger Population in India has increased to 3,167. This is a significant improvement from 1973 when a census revealed that tigers in India were quickly becoming extinct due to habitat loss, hunting, poaching, and killings by locals.

https://www.ecowatch.com/wild-tiger-population-india.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1515879/til_according_to_a_recent_census_of_2022_wild/

TIL that in 2017 all GPS coordinates in Australia were shifted 1.8 m to account for continental drift since the last update in 1994. Moving north 7 cm a year, the Australian plate is one of the fastest-drifting plates in the world

https://theconversation.com/australia-on-the-move-how-gps-keeps-up-with-a-continent-in-constant-motion-71883

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/151558z/til_that_in_2017_all_gps_coordinates_in_australia/

TIL that Chinese emperors' daily lives are not as free and as opulent as one may imagine.

https://multimedia.scmp.com/culture/article/2158740/forbidden-city/life/chapter_03.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1513xii/til_that_chinese_emperors_daily_lives_are_not_as/

TIL Neapolitan ice cream's colors were originally green (pistachio), white (vanilla), and red/pink (cherry) to resemble the Italian flag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neapolitan_ice_cream

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1513qi2/til_neapolitan_ice_creams_colors_were_originally/

TIL That the US government is trying to pass a law with clear definitions on what an Alien is and if any secret government agencies have any Alien technology they should disclose it to the public …

https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/uap_amendment.pdf

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1513mez/til_that_the_us_government_is_trying_to_pass_a/

TIL that still being a desert, the Sechura region of Peru has been effected at times by flooding and storms from the ocean. It is a coastal desert.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sechura_Desert?wprov=sfla1

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/151308g/til_that_still_being_a_desert_the_sechura_region/

TIL Ants sleep for 5 hours a day in short 1-2 minute naps with their longest being around 10.

https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-1967,00.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1512s40/til_ants_sleep_for_5_hours_a_day_in_short_12/

TIL Honeybees flap their wings 230 times per second

https://askabiologist.asu.edu/how-do-bees-fly

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1512ugm/til_honeybees_flap_their_wings_230_times_per/

TIL that Anthony kiedis of The Red Hot Chili Peppers saved a baby's life after it suddenly had difficulty breathing. This incident happen in the middle of them filming carpool karaoke

https://www.madeformums.com/news/how-red-hot-chili-peppers-singer-anthony-kiedis-saved-a-dying-babys-life/

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15124xu/til_that_anthony_kiedis_of_the_red_hot_chili/

TIL The 65537-sided hexamyriapentachiliapentahectatriacontaheptagon is the largest known constructible polygon: that is, it can be constructed using a compass and an unmarked straightedge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/65537-gon

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/150xvag/til_the_65537sided/

TIL that DDT, a pesticide banned ages ago, is still present in penguins over in Antarctica? this chemical gets passed up the food chain, starting from krill to penguins. The good thing is that the amount of DDT in the penguins isn't enough to harm them.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-penguins-ddt-idUSN0933540320080510

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15101b5/til_that_ddt_a_pesticide_banned_ages_ago_is_still/

TIL about Franklin and Armfield, the largest slave trading firm in US history. Adjusted for inflation, the company was worth billions of dollars.

https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/franklin-and-armfield/#heading1

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/150ww0l/til_about_franklin_and_armfield_the_largest_slave/

TIL There is a maze of tunnels under Las Vegas and people live in them

https://www.deseret.com/2021/9/24/22689821/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-las-vegas-tunnel-system-shine-a-light-paul-vautrinot#:~:text=Because%20America's%20most%20decadent%20city,capture%20and%20redirect%20that%20water.

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1511q3g/til_there_is_a_maze_of_tunnels_under_las_vegas/

TIL that the Nepalese royal family was nearly wiped out in 2001, when Crown Prince Dipendra opened fire during a gathering at the palace

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalese_royal_massacre

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1511o9k/til_that_the_nepalese_royal_family_was_nearly/

TIL Marie-Antoine Carême 1783-1833 'the king of chefs and chef of kings' : developed HAUTE cuisine; introduced the poofy Toque Chef hat; worked for Napoleon; Tzar Alexander; the price regent and the Rosthchilds and built sculptures out of sugar paste

https://www.cuisinenet.com/chefs/marie-antoine-careme/

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1511n1v/til_marieantoine_carême_17831833_the_king_of/

TIL that one of the original “triggered feminist” women was actually not triggered at all

https://youtu.be/tzlWtzn6is4

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1510lyy/til_that_one_of_the_original_triggered_feminist/

TIL that an undefined number of rats, accused of destroying barley crops in 16th-century France, had a lawyer named Barthélemy de Chasseneuz. He cleverly sought delays, citing rats' age and health, and convinced the town to curfew their cats, but lost as the cats still ate the rats.

https://www.grunge.com/597357/inside-barthelemy-de-chasseneuzs-trial-of-the-rats/

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/150zit6/til_that_an_undefined_number_of_rats_accused_of/

TIL that the Miracle of the Sun happened in Portugal in 1917. Three children saw the Virgin Mary on the 13th of each month. On October 13th, around 70,000 people witnessed extraordinary solar phenomena for 10 minutes, followed by reported healings and conversions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_of_the_Sun

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/150z2zn/til_that_the_miracle_of_the_sun_happened_in/