/r/todayilearned

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

TIL that the Anju/Kafei sidequest in the Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask was inspired by a wedding for one of the developers that took place during a North Korean missile test.

3 upvotes • Gottaimproveatmath

Mark as read: Add to a list

TIL in 1970, the town of Florence, Oregon decided to blow up a dead whale that had washed up on the beach.

3 upvotes • doopityWoop22

Mark as read: Add to a list

TIL that Colonel Sanders made surprise visits to KFC restaurants. If dissatisfied with the food he threw it to the floor while cursing out the employees.

3 upvotes • doopityWoop22

Mark as read: Add to a list

TIL during the Atlantic slave trade the vast majority of all sӏaves were transported to Brazil and the Caribbean. Only 4 percent were transported to what is now the United States

2 upvotes • Zenzabid

Mark as read: Add to a list

TIL attempted suicide was illegal in the UK up until 1961. Examples include a 59-year-old man who spent 6 months in prison for surviving a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1958.

2 upvotes • sanandrios

Mark as read: Add to a list

TIL "ask" was pronounced like "ax" in most of Britain in the late 1800's

2 upvotes • Rhea_Dawn

Mark as read: Add to a list

TIL No positive integer under 1,000 contains the letter "a" in its name

2 upvotes • tailwind-team

Mark as read: Add to a list

TIL that Colorado isn’t a rectangle, it has 697 of them, due to poor measuring tools during land surveys.

2 upvotes • crimson_dovah

Mark as read: Add to a list

TIL when the Blue Angels are wingtip to wingtip in their diamond formation, they’re flying just 18 inches apart and flying up to 700mph.

2 upvotes • Texas12thMan

Mark as read: Add to a list

TIL The production team for the film 'Lord of War' starring Nicolas Cage purchased 3,000 real SA Vz. 58 rifles to replace AK-47s since they were less expensive than phony movie guns.

2 upvotes • Top_Contribution9736

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL that the Anju/Kafei sidequest in the Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask was inspired by a wedding for one of the developers that took place during a North Korean missile test.	3	Gottaimproveatmath
TIL in 1970, the town of Florence, Oregon decided to blow up a dead whale that had washed up on the beach.	3	doopityWoop22
TIL that Colonel Sanders made surprise visits to KFC restaurants. If dissatisfied with the food he threw it to the floor while cursing out the employees.	3	doopityWoop22
TIL during the Atlantic slave trade the vast majority of all sӏaves were transported to Brazil and the Caribbean. Only 4 percent were transported to what is now the United States	2	Zenzabid
TIL attempted suicide was illegal in the UK up until 1961. Examples include a 59-year-old man who spent 6 months in prison for surviving a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1958.	2	sanandrios
TIL "ask" was pronounced like "ax" in most of Britain in the late 1800's	2	Rhea_Dawn
TIL No positive integer under 1,000 contains the letter "a" in its name	2	tailwind-team
TIL that Colorado isn’t a rectangle, it has 697 of them, due to poor measuring tools during land surveys.	2	crimson_dovah
TIL when the Blue Angels are wingtip to wingtip in their diamond formation, they’re flying just 18 inches apart and flying up to 700mph.	2	Texas12thMan
TIL The production team for the film 'Lord of War' starring Nicolas Cage purchased 3,000 real SA Vz. 58 rifles to replace AK-47s since they were less expensive than phony movie guns.	2	Top_Contribution9736