TIL footballer Giuseppe Reina signed a contract with Arminia Bielefeld demanding the club build him a new house for every year he plays there. After spending 3 years at the club they honored the agreement and build Reina three houses out of Lego.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Reina#Arminia_Bielefeld_contract
TIL that dog allergies and fear of dogs are not valid reasons for U.S. businesses which serve the public, to refuse service to people using service animals. If someone in the business is allergic to dogs, both the person with the dog allergy and the person with the service dog should be accommodated
https://www.ada.gov/resources/service-animals-2010-requirements/
TIL Shakespeare invented the name « Jessica »
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_(given_name)
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/161yjx3/til_shakespeare_invented_the_name_jessica/
TIL while using our phones and computers we may experience a disruption in breathing known as "screen apnea" (holding our breath/shallow breathing). Over time, this can alter the chemical composition of our bodies (oxygen, nitric oxide, and carbon dioxide) and result in negative health outcomes.
https://www.novanthealth.org/healthy-headlines/why-heavy-zoom-and-screen-time-is-hazardous-to-yo…
TIL Breast size 'significantly impacts' the type of exercise women do, finds new study. Here's what can help.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/breast-size-influences-women-exercise-195016721.html
TIL that at right at the end of Star Wars - The Phantom Menace, after all the credits have run and after all the music has ended there is about 10 seconds of just the sound of Darth Vaders breathing.
TIL that in 2007, two Cuban boxers, Erislandy Lara and Guillermo Rigondeaux, deserted the Cuban delegation during the Pan-American Games. The Brazilian authorities arrested and deported them back to Cuba, and in 2008 and 2009 both of them successfully defected to Mexico.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erislandy_Lara
TIL the smoot is a unit of measure named for Oliver R. Smoot, an MIT student who as a fraternity pledge was forced to measure the Harvard Bridge using himself as a ruler. A smoot is equal to five feet, seven inches.
https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2011/10/05/141009438/whats-a-smoot
TIL That Helium is the only element that is completely non-renewable, and we're rapidly running out of it - which is a big issue, as Helium is used heavily in the scientific community
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/161w06w/til_that_helium_is_the_only_element_that_is/
TIL China refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles as it gave the German leased territory in China to Japan, and therefore had to sign a separate peace treaty with Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong_Problem
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/161uq4p/til_china_refused_to_sign_the_treaty_of/
TIL that Scotland has over 30,000 lochs but only 1 lake.
https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/the-lake-of-menteith-explained-4236174
TIL That falcons are most closely related to parrots, rather than other birds of prey
TIL in 1907, passengers arriving at Ellis Island had to pass a medical exam to enter the US. Doctors used a secret code to mark passenger's clothes with chalk: 'H' indicated heart trouble suspected; 'L' suspected lameness, and 'X' suspected feeble-mindedness.
https://www.history.com/news/immigrants-ellis-island-short-processing-time
TIL of the jockey Frank Hayes. Never previously winning a race before, he is the only known jockey to have died mid race remaining on the horse and winning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hayes_(jockey)
TIL the original version of “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” one of the most famous paintings in American history, was destroyed by an Allied bombing raid while on display in Bremen during WWII.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_(1851_paintings)
TIL that 'Swimming Reindeer' is the name given to a highly detailed 13,000 year-old ivory sculpture. Carved in the late Ice Age, it depicts two migrating reindeer (m & f) and shows a sophisticated understanding of their anatomy & behaviour. Antlers, fur, genitalia, udders & markings are all shown.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_Reindeer
TIL that the song Do Re Mi from The Sound of Music is in the key of B flat major, not C major, and that Do doesn’t necessarily mean C.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solf%C3%A8ge
TIL the Nigerian version of Big Brother is the most successful version in the global Big Brother franchise, with viewership of over 309 million. The 2023 season of it has its prize money at 154,989 USD, making it the one of versions with the most substantial prize money.
https://brandspurng.com/2021/05/11/what-do-big-brother-naija-and-the-super-bowl-have-in-common/
TIL The chinese version of World of Warcraft was heavily censored
https://cardsrealm.com/en-us/articles/world-of-warcraft-interesting-facts-that-you-might-not-know
TIL It was never 'Bruce' in ELO's 'Don't Bring Me Down' instead a made-up place-keeper word Groos
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/electric-light-orchestra-dont-bring-me-down-bruce/
