bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTil about Mahatama Gandhi's controversial brahmacharya experiments.He would sleep naked beside women including his grandniece to test his celibacy. He claimed it was for spiritual discipline.plus-squarewww.opindia.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTil about Mahatama Gandhi's controversial brahmacharya experiments.He would sleep naked beside women including his grandniece to test his celibacy. He claimed it was for spiritual discipline.plus-squarewww.opindia.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL about the Tiger Mask donation phenomenon in Japan. It began in 2010 when someone left ten school backpacks at a child center, signed "Naoto Date" after a manga wrestler raised in an orphanage....plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Tiger Mask donation phenomenon in Japan. It began in 2010 when someone left ten school backpacks at a child center, signed "Naoto Date" after a manga wrestler raised in an orphanage....plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL the pressure inside a heated popcorn kernel can reach 135psi before it explodes. The resulting popped kernel is 40 to 50 times its original sizeplus-squareknowledge.carolina.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the pressure inside a heated popcorn kernel can reach 135psi before it explodes. The resulting popped kernel is 40 to 50 times its original sizeplus-squareknowledge.carolina.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL an autological word expresses a property that it also possesses (e.g., “word” is a word and pentasyllabic has five syllables)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL an autological word expresses a property that it also possesses (e.g., “word” is a word and pentasyllabic has five syllables)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL Jackie Robinson's widow, Rachel, is still alive at 103 years old.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Jackie Robinson's widow, Rachel, is still alive at 103 years old.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL that Steven Spielberg originally requested to use M&Ms for E.T., but Mars responded, saying they needed to see the script before agreeing. Not wanting to share anything about the movie, Sp...plus-squarewww.etonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Steven Spielberg originally requested to use M&Ms for E.T., but Mars responded, saying they needed to see the script before agreeing. Not wanting to share anything about the movie, Sp...plus-squarewww.etonline.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL 27 leap seconds have been added since 1972plus-squarewikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 27 leap seconds have been added since 1972plus-squarewikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL before WWII 20% of the entire Jewish global population lived in Poland.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL before WWII 20% of the entire Jewish global population lived in Poland.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL the 1922 Nosferatu movie was ordered by court to have all copies of it destroyed, Bram Stoker's widow considered it too alike to Dracula and sued over the adaptation's copyright violation. Som...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the 1922 Nosferatu movie was ordered by court to have all copies of it destroyed, Bram Stoker's widow considered it too alike to Dracula and sued over the adaptation's copyright violation. Som...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL That General Hussein Kamel al-Majid and his brother General Saddam Kamel, who were cousins of Saddam Hussein and married to two of his daughters, defected to Jordan in 1995 to work with the We...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL That General Hussein Kamel al-Majid and his brother General Saddam Kamel, who were cousins of Saddam Hussein and married to two of his daughters, defected to Jordan in 1995 to work with the We...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL that until 1827, Bachelors of Arts (BAs) students at Oxford University who sought to become Masters of Arts had to swear an oath never to be reconciled with Henry Symeonis. This practice laste...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that until 1827, Bachelors of Arts (BAs) students at Oxford University who sought to become Masters of Arts had to swear an oath never to be reconciled with Henry Symeonis. This practice laste...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL that in 1656, Swedish maid Karin Svensdotter claimed she had seven children with the King of the Fairies, who took them to his realm. Declared bewitched by Satan, her church was told to pray f...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1656, Swedish maid Karin Svensdotter claimed she had seven children with the King of the Fairies, who took them to his realm. Declared bewitched by Satan, her church was told to pray f...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL that James Bond actor George Lazenby quit after one film because his agent, Ronan O’ Rahilly, told him the character wouldn’t last through the 70s.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that James Bond actor George Lazenby quit after one film because his agent, Ronan O’ Rahilly, told him the character wouldn’t last through the 70s.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL that Killing People to use Their Remains for Get Rich Quick Magic is a Serious Problem in Modern Nigeriaplus-squarewww.cfr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Killing People to use Their Remains for Get Rich Quick Magic is a Serious Problem in Modern Nigeriaplus-squarewww.cfr.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL about Atmos Clocks. Clocks that are powered by a change in temperature. It's said that a 1 degree change in temperature can power the clock for 4 days.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Atmos Clocks. Clocks that are powered by a change in temperature. It's said that a 1 degree change in temperature can power the clock for 4 days.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL that Gemma Hayter (1982–2010) , a disabled woman from Warwickshire, was tortured and murdered in 2010 by people she believed were her friends. Her death was later identified as a case of "mate...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Gemma Hayter (1982–2010) , a disabled woman from Warwickshire, was tortured and murdered in 2010 by people she believed were her friends. Her death was later identified as a case of "mate...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL that the library in Dumbledore's office was stocked with telephone books bound in leather.plus-squarewww.wbstudiotour.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the library in Dumbledore's office was stocked with telephone books bound in leather.plus-squarewww.wbstudiotour.co.ukbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL that the Sagamihara stabbings occurred on 26 July 2016 in Sagamihara, Japan. Nineteen people were killed and twenty-six injured at a care home for disabled people. The attacker, former employe...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Sagamihara stabbings occurred on 26 July 2016 in Sagamihara, Japan. Nineteen people were killed and twenty-six injured at a care home for disabled people. The attacker, former employe...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar that would later become emperor Augustus, ordered the killing of the only known biological son of Caesar (with Cleopatra) named Caesarion (the last E...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar that would later become emperor Augustus, ordered the killing of the only known biological son of Caesar (with Cleopatra) named Caesarion (the last E...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agoTIL producer Brian Grazer had doubts about making 8 Mile with Eminem when Em was reportedly having an issue with Elton John. However, Tom Hanks convinced him to not drop the movie by responding, "...plus-squarewww.detroitnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL producer Brian Grazer had doubts about making 8 Mile with Eminem when Em was reportedly having an issue with Elton John. However, Tom Hanks convinced him to not drop the movie by responding, "...plus-squarewww.detroitnews.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
