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TIL that the most common papal name is John, with 20 popes taking this name. There have also been 45 papal names that have only been used once.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by Blackraven2007 t3_z7k3ke on November 29, 2022 at 5:05 AM

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TIL the famous Christmas song "Carol of the Bells" was written by a Ukrainian composer who is today considered a martyr by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church because he was assassinated by a Soviet agent.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zozxc5 on December 18, 2022 at 2:32 PM

6 comments

TIL that Michael McDonald co-wrote I’ll Wait on Van Halen’s 1984 album

ultimateclassicrock.com

Submitted by newbytony t3_zvi1mp on December 26, 2022 at 7:43 AM

13 comments

TIL Yanjin is the narrowest city in the world

france24.com

Submitted by Spudcommando t3_10obp5t on January 29, 2023 at 4:30 PM

6 comments

TIL Generally, hobbyists or casual photographers can expect their digital cameras to last five years, as determined by the shutter count or number of digital images a camera can take before the shutter stops working

gadgetreview.com

Submitted by Ok_Copy5217 t3_10dvzef on January 16, 2023 at 11:23 PM

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TIL The UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) banned the use of recumbent bicycles in bike competition in the 1930's

daily.jstor.org

Submitted by indy_110 t3_y4jzbd on October 15, 2022 at 10:01 AM

9 comments

TIL on 1924, for the Olympic Games, BRitish athlete Eric Liddell refused to run the 100 metres since it was set on Sunday, instead choosing to run the 400 metres

theguardian.com

Submitted by Johannes_P t3_123omw2 on March 27, 2023 at 2:33 PM

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TIL At the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, an angry mob burned down an arena and rioted following the last minute cancelation of a bullfight. Manuel Cervera Prieto was later murdered over lack of payment by fellow bullfighter Carleton Bass.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by jamescookenotthatone t3_10hpj7e on January 21, 2023 at 11:52 AM

6 comments

TIL a physicist once tried to falsify creation of two new elements

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by silask93 t3_z1k447 on November 22, 2022 at 4:18 AM

12 comments

TIL the best time to get your vehicle undercoated is actually in the spring/early summer. The salt from wintery roads is not as much of a culprit as damp and humid days are.

driving.ca

Submitted by HeySquirrelFriends t3_z87yf6 on November 29, 2022 at 10:14 PM

53 comments

TIL that the Gävle Yule Goat (of Gävle, Sweden) isn't meant to be burned down, even if the burning has become a tradition of sorts.

visitgavle.se

Submitted by panzerfan t3_zz729a on December 30, 2022 at 6:03 PM

10 comments

TIL Rap can be Traced Back to the 1940s, to a Gospel Group Called The Jubalaires

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by OdinDCat t3_zjph8x on December 12, 2022 at 6:09 AM

14 comments

TIL Switzerland has no official capital city

jagranjosh.com

Submitted by OlinKirkland t3_11ssrwl on March 16, 2023 at 12:30 PM

16 comments

TIL there are only two species of turkey. The Wild Turkey, and the Ocellated Turkey of Mexico, whose call has been described as “ting-ting-ting—co-on-cot-zitl-glung”.

audubon.org

Submitted by Pschobbert t3_ym3tlu on November 4, 2022 at 4:43 PM

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TIL the English & Welsh Bill of Rights 1689 currently has legal status in the UK, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, and Ireland. The Constitution of the United States is based on the same legislation.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by [deleted] t3_10dxajt on January 17, 2023 at 12:16 AM

6 comments

TIL that the USA once stored nuclear weapons in the Philippines.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by Captainmanic t3_10oatvv on January 29, 2023 at 3:53 PM

16 comments

TIL that eating fruit is eating the dry, ripened ovaries of a plant

britannica.com

Submitted by DestroyerCrazy t3_z5posl on November 27, 2022 at 2:57 AM

35 comments

TIL that King Alfred the Great evaded the Vikings by hiding in a swamp. He then caught them off guard and smashed the Viking army.

wikipedia.org

Submitted by NotThenNotNowNever t3_ykn0bq on November 3, 2022 at 12:22 AM

25 comments

TIL Sebastian Steudtner broke the world record for big wave surfing (assisted) by riding an 86 foot wave at Nazaré, Portugal in October of 2020.

guinnessworldrecords.com

Submitted by anogre8me t3_zwl5ky on December 27, 2022 at 5:37 PM

6 comments

TIL Little Caesar's pizza used to have an arcade themed restaurant named Caesarland which contained arcade games and play equipment

newspapers.com

Submitted by Forgeworld t3_1284hy8 on March 31, 2023 at 11:57 PM

1 comment

TIL: The British Ministry of Pensions distributed Invacars free to disabled people from 1948 until the 1970s. The Invacar was that vehicle.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by buzz_uk t3_11vv2cn on March 19, 2023 at 7:31 PM

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TIL Joey Ramone suffered from schizophrenia

pagesix.com

Submitted by DudeThatsAGG t3_z7fl02 on November 29, 2022 at 1:40 AM

26 comments

[TIL] Tinted lenses can help with some forms of Dyslexia.

exceptionalindividuals.com

Submitted by DeReMetallica t3_113gtt4 on February 16, 2023 at 3:29 AM

6 comments

TIL that Crusaders granted safe passage to Mamluk armies to fight Mongols in 1260.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by MimirHinnVitru t3_11f8o1t on March 1, 2023 at 4:48 PM

14 comments

TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners

worldatlas.com

Submitted by Heliochem t3_124tlo7 on March 28, 2023 at 4:03 PM

57 comments