TIL Robert Kajuga, leader of the Interahamwe, had a Tutsi father
TIL that during the Muhammad Ali vs Henry Cooper first fight, it has been alleged that Ali’s trainer Angelo Dundee used smelling salts to revive a knocked down Ali. This was against British boxing rules, and would have seen Ali disqualified if caught.
TIL there was a UK adaptation of the American show Golden Girls called "The Brighton Belles". The British version was released a year after the Golden Girl's final episode and was nearly identical to the original except for name changes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy1tiaFpwJ0
TIL Canada is planning to increase its population from 35 million to 100 million by 2100
https://www.centuryinitiative.ca/
TIL that the helicopter used for Airwolf crashed in Germany, killing all 3 on board.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airwolf_(helicopter)
TIL that an adult panda absorbs 54.8–66.1 mg (0.846–1.020 gr) of cyanide a day through its diet. To prevent poisoning, they have evolved anti-toxic mechanisms to protect themselves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15qmng8/til_that_an_adult_panda_absorbs_548661_mg/
TIL 22.3 percent of workers ages 20 and older spent a year or less at their jobs in 2022, the highest percentage since 2006
TIL that there is a Women's National Basketball Association. (No, seriously. Never seen or heard anything about the existence of the WNBA until literally 3 minutes ago; which, according to my family, it's because it's not interesting to watch. For anyone who also just learned this, your welcome.)
TIL an airline cancelled the frequent flier miles of a skiplagger (someone who gets off at the connecting flight destination)
https://thepointsguy.com/news/hidden-city-ticketing-mistake-story/
TIL Denmark fitted contraceptive coils in half the female population of Greenland (without informing them of what their purpose was or receiving consent) to reduce birth rates in the 60s and 70s. Most of those affected were children.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_case
TIL Pandas survived for at least eight million years. However, it has been proven that the panda has barely evolved in basic structure, meaning that they have had minimal change since the beginning of their time.
http://calgary.china-consulate.gov.cn/chn/xwdt/201906/P020210728550135040877.pdf
TIL Al Matthews, who starred as Sergeant Apone in James Cameron’s ‘Aliens,’ was the inspiration for Sergeant Avery Johnson of the Halo video games
TIL that the atlas corporation made a rap music video of the Large Hadron Collider and what it does and how it works
TIL In 2003, two men stole & flew a Boeing 727-223 parked at the Luanda International Airport (in Angola) and neither of them was qualified to fly the plane. The plane & the men are missing to date.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/the-727-that-vanished-2371187/
TIL The Beatles opened for Little Richard before they had a record deal, The Rolling Stones opened for him as unknowns, Jimi Hendrix started in his band, and James Brown's big break was as a Little Richard impersonator playing shows Little Richard couldn't attend.
TIL my fingernails grow at roughly the same rate that our continents move
https://letstalkscience.ca/educational-resources/backgrounders/continental-drift-and-plate-tectonics
TIL Antarctica's Dry Valleys haven't had any rain or snow in nearly 2 million years
https://www.universetoday.com/15031/driest-place-on-earth/
TIL Steven Hawking cheated on his first wife with his nurse Elaine Mason. Elaine was also married to the man who helped create Steven Hawking's speech synthesizer. Then Steven Hawking married her.
https://geniuscelebs.com/did-stephen-hawking-cheat-on-his-wife-with-nurse/
TIL - Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible. Honey's low water content, high acidity, and natural enzymes allow it to remain preserved for centuries.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-science-behind-honeys-eternal-shelf-life-1218690/
