TIL of the “downwinders”; first (mostly Mexican and indigenous) victims of the atomic bomb test who still suffer today
https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/in-the-shadow-of-oppenheimer/
TIL that the live-action/animation hybrid movie Joe's Apartment was the first movie produced by Blue Sky Studios, the studio behind Ice Age and Nimona
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%27s_Apartment
TIL during a Batman reunion on The Late Show, Burt Ward (Robin) mentioned that they did’t get any money from the show after 1970
https://youtu.be/ZVSh3nreQ9s?t=478
TIL that on Monday, August 24, 2015 world stock markets were down substantially, wiping out all gains made in 2015. With this plunge, an estimated $10,000,000,000,000 (ten trillion) had been wiped off the books on global markets since June 3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stock_market_crashes_and_bear_markets
TIL that Sonic Hedgehog protein is one of the most important proteins in animal development including humans and its inhibitor is called robotnikinin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog_protein
TIL that Cornelius Vanderbilt left school at age 11 and went on to build a shipping and railroad empire that, during the 19th century, would make him one of the wealthiest men in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_family
TIL Asiatic lions "do" live in the jungle.
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/156hgqu/til_asiatic_lions_do_live_in_the_jungle/
TIL that clay from brothel must be used to sculpt Durga a Hindu goddess during the Durga festival
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga_Puja
TIL of Tomtex, a fake leather made from chitosan, a bio-polymer extracted from waste seafood shells. Unlike other leather alternatives TomTex is not mixed with PVC or polyurethane
https://www.lampoonmagazine.com/article/2022/02/01/tomtex-shell-seafood-leather/
TIL of Udam Singh. When Michael O'Dwyer, the Governor of Punjab (British India) ordered the Jallianwala Bagh massacre against peaceful protestors which killed reportedly up to 1500, Udam got his revenge for India 21 years later when he travelled to London and assassinated Michael O'Dwyer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udham_Singh
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/156f9sy/til_of_udam_singh_when_michael_odwyer_the/
TIL that Botulinum toxin is the most poisonous substance known. It is estimated that a single gram of crystalline toxin, evenly dispersed & inhaled, can kill more than one million people and a couple of kg would kill every human on earth.
TIL Honey bees release isopentyl acetate when their hive is threatend, the same compound used to confer banana flavor in foods
TIL that the place Julius Caesar was murdered, “Torre Argentina,” is now a cat sanctuary.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/torre-argentina-roman-cat-sanctuary
TIL the origin of ramen is traced back to Yokohama Chinatown in the early 20th century. The word "ramen" is a Japanese borrowing of the Chinese word 拉麵 (lāmiàn), meaning 'pulled noodles'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/156dmho/til_the_origin_of_ramen_is_traced_back_to/
TIL a diaphragm is a method of birth control, which involves blocking the cervix and the use of spermicide. It must be left inside upto 8 hours after sex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaphragm_(birth_control)
TIL that in July of 2012, a massive solar storm which could have damaged electronic systems worldwide and cost the US 2.6 trillion dollars missed us by nine days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2012_solar_storm
TIL Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide was first released in 1969 when Leonard Maltin was still a teenager.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Maltin%27s_Movie_Guide
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/156d632/til_leonard_maltins_movie_guide_was_first/
