TIL there's a housekeeping olympics.

TIL Jan. 7 marks Christmas for many Orthodox Christians; about 12% of Christians worldwide identify as Orthodox

TIL about “Second Screen Viewing” and that Netflix pushes writers to make scripts and dialogues simpler to keep viewers who are on their phones engaged

TIL why María Corina Machado is relevant in the whole Venezuela thing

TIL encoding and decoding come from Claude Shannon’s work, and "Claude Code" is named after him

TIL that Japan weaponized the airstream in WWII to send bombs into North America

TIL how a grand piano works

TIL that in 1820 some 20,000 pigs roamed NYC to clean up the streets

TIL that Baba Yetu, the grammy-winning theme song to the video game Civilization IV, is The Lord's Prayer in Swahili.

TIL that January 1 was chosen as the first day of the year by Julius Caesar as the god Janus (where January got its name) was the god of doors and it made sense that the door was open to the new year.

TIL my dog would probably eat me if I died alone.

TIL the "sharpness" of cheddar is associated with the levels of bitter peptides in the cheese.

TIL Russian students are being presented with an ultra-nationalist curriculum, full of militarism and hatred toward Ukraine. 'Mr Nobody Against Putin'

TIL that when Americans migrate from violent states, the risk of future violence follows them

TIL the Sundance Kid lived in Canada for three years

TIL: The word Vatnik is used in Russia and other post-Soviet states for steadfast jingoistic followers of propaganda from the Russian government.

TIL that when North Vietnam won the Vietnam war, a lot of Chinese Diaspora fled due to the new government's policies.

TIL: There are just over 9,000 Mediators (a.k.a. Arbitrators, or Conciliators) in the US as of the year 2024

TIL what a Norwegian Lemming looks like! Lookit! Do you see it? Just a baby!

Agriculture uses 98% of humanity's land usage

TIL in 2006 a Putin loyalist wrote a "fictional" novel accurately predicting Russia's future assault on Ukraine. In the novel, this escalates to WWIII followed by the surrender of the U.S. and Europe

TIL: Life imitates Art. Full stop.

TIL -- In addition to the lazy Susan, there's also a lazy Kate for spinning multiple yarns into thicker yarn

TIL that William James Sidis, a child prodigy, was a socialist. I see an analogy to Einstein.

TIL adults who frequently post on social media are at more risk of developing mental health problems than those who passively view social media content

TIL: Over 33% of All Food Produced Globally is Wasted

TIL Benedict Cumberbatch is the third cousin, 16 times removed from King Richard III who he played in a British miniseries.

TIL: Merriam-Webster.com provides a 'Rhymes' section for (nearly) each word in their online dictionary. Also, check out their RhymeZone page for more search engine capabilities.

TIL 95% of Americans don't get the minimum recommended amount of fiber

Both Ford and Mercedes own a /8 block of public IP addresses, that is 16 million public IPV4 addresses each

TIL The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus is a biomechanical oscillator (internal clock) in the brain of animals which synchronizes from external stimuli such as light

TIL that the Irish flag was invented by the French

TIL the slender man stabber escaped with Charley Mecca out of fear that she would not be able to visit her, 23 November 2025

TIL Ukraine was involved in the Iraq War, sending over 6,000 troops over 5 years with 18 KIA and more than 40 wounded

It's really ugly but it's a sign of a healthy environment for soil microbes.

TIL Howling Mad Murdock from the A-Team (1983) is also Lt. Barclay from Star Trek: TNG

TIL: There's a website called Mapcarta that utilizes information and data from OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia, Wikidata, and other open projects, and presents it in an interactive world map