TIL on June 29, 2021 the village of Lytton, B.C. set the all-time high temperature in Canada at 121.3°F (49.6°C). The next day, a fire destroyed 90% of the village, killing 2 people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lytton_wildfire#Overview
TIL that six actors of "The Brady Bunch" reprised their roles for an extended dream sequence in a 1989 episode of the sitcom "Day By Day" and a main actor in "Day By Day" went on to play Greg Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_by_Day_(American_TV_series)#%22A_Very_Brady_Episode%22
TIL Rick Marin from the New York Times called the record label Sub-Pop and asked Megan Jasper for a lexicon of Grunge slang. She kept giving him progressively more ridiculous terms as a joke thinking he would call her out on it, but instead he believed every word of it and published them.
https://www.theringer.com/music/2017/11/8/16615842/grunge-new-york-times-slang
TIL conspiracy is against the law and just one move to enact the plan is enough to get you convicted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_conspiracy?wprov=sfla1
TIL The first ever international sporting event was a cricket match between the US and Canada in 1844
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-cricket-in-the-united-states-132185661/
TIL that if you have a Brazil nut allergy, you can develop an allergic reaction if you have sex with someone who had recently consumed Brazil nuts. A study in 2007 documented the first case of a sexually transmitted allergic reaction to Brazil nuts.
TIL that An Alabama factory that makes parts for Kia and Hyundai employed children as young as 13
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-immigration-hyundai/
TIL: That Lightning McQueen's real name is Montgomery McQueen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_McQueen
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15romij/til_that_lightning_mcqueens_real_name_is/
TIL that the Microplane zester was originally designed in 1991 for woodworking (specifically as a carving tool/rasp)
https://www.gearpatrol.com/home/a519958/how-microplane-was-invented/
TIL of a pilotless MiG-23 jet fighter that flew for around 900 km before crashing into a house in Bellegem, near Kortrijk, Belgium, killing one person.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Belgium_MiG-23_crash
TIL That the color blue doesn’t exist in the animal or plant kingdoms, and is instead created by various optical illusions
https://set.adelaide.edu.au/news/list/2019/08/20/why-is-the-colour-blue-so-rare-in-nature
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15rky0p/til_that_the_color_blue_doesnt_exist_in_the/
TIL chocolate milk does not come from brown cows
https://happymag.tv/americans-chocolate-milk-brown-cows/
TIL: Amelia Dyer, the "Ogress of Reading", likely killed 200-400 children while running a "baby farm" in the 1800s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Dyer
TIL that in 1984, English grandmother Jane Snowball ordered groceries with her TV remote, sending it through her phone line to her local store. She was the first person ever to shop online.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200722-the-curious-origins-of-online-shopping
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15ri1st/til_that_in_1984_english_grandmother_jane/
TIL that An Alabama factory that makes parts for Kia and Hyundai employed children as young as 13
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-immigration-hyundai/
TIL Shanghai Maglev train has a maximum cruising speed of 431 km/h (268 mph), making it the fastest train service in commercial operation. It takes about 4 minutes to reach max speed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_maglev_train
TIL when Titanic went down, It took about 2 hours and 40 minutes which coincided with the broadcast time of the movie "Titanic 1997"
TIL about the Roughnecks of Sherwood Forest. They were American oil drillers who traveled from Oklahoma to the UK and helped contribute over one million barrels of much-needed oil to fuel the war effort against Germany during WWII. This oil was crucial to the Allies' victory over the Axis powers.
https://aoghs.org/petroleum-in-war/roughnecks-of-sherwood-forest/
TIL Microsoft didn't develop MS-DOS, but bought it off a programmer named Timothy Paterson in 1981.
https://www.britannica.com/technology/MS-DOS
