TIL Iceland's electrical structures have steel skeletons built around them to resemble walking Giants.9yr ⋅ Sweetrthanwine ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that in Arabic, some color names are derived from nouns. One of these is نهدي (nah-di), which means nipple-colored. (Link SFW, it just shows the color.)13yr ⋅ bluedaem0n ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian independence leader and first Prime Minister of India, was an atheist.13yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL I have to walk a whole 9.9785 x 10^-14 light years to get to uni.14yr ⋅ incredulouspig ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Johnny Cash voiced that coyote in the hallucinogenic chili Simpsons episode14yr ⋅ sumyungho ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL the guy who created IMGUR went to my college... and finished it before he graduated14yr ⋅ tonypepperoni ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that there's a brigde in Cologne, where couples attach engraved 'love locks' to the fence and then throw the keys into the river Rhine as a symbol of their enduring love.14yr ⋅ Targ ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL there's a museum in Spain where they have reconstructed two tyrannosaurus skeletons to show them having sex. Oh Europe...14yr ⋅ BabylonZeitgeist ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL U.S. Marines experimented with skateboards on the battlefield in the late '90s 13yr ⋅ zr-rifle ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL antenna towers were the tallest structures in the world until 2009, and still are the tallest structures in the USA14yr ⋅ kenallen09 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL touch screens actually do work through plastic bags. Never a boring shower ever again...14yr ⋅ EARink0 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that those filthy Romans were rocking bikinis well before we named one for Bikini Atoll in 194613yr ⋅ joey5755 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that googling ascii art will give you a copyable Google logo14yr ⋅ anythingover0 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL: HIMYM last night implemented a secret countdown on various scenes for the serious tear jerker moment...clever, HIMYM, very clever.14yr ⋅ UpperExcess ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Inspector Gadget originally had a moustache but the animators were forced to remove it b/c MGM said he infringed on the image of Inspector Clouseau13yr ⋅ Dundun ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Google Image Search accepts images for search criteria, grabs text out of the image in question, and gives you results of every type. Tineye but better!13yr ⋅ hypodermia ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL: That little breakdancing girl from those Missy Elliott videos is still around and has grown up14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
I think just picking these up put me at a [4]. Thought you guys would appreciate it.11yr ⋅ Codywestphal535 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Fast Five is the first of The Fast and The Furious franchise to receive a fresh rating on rotten tomatoes.14yr ⋅ The_Jordan ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL - the smallest frogs in the world are the Brazilian baby frog which is smaller than a dime. DAMN NATURE YOU CUTE14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Penn Jillette had a health scare that convinced him to lose over 100 lbs. He looks like a totally different person.9yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the Bingham Canyon Mine is the world's largest man-made excavation. It's 1.2km deep and 4km wide. To get an idea of the size check out the freight train in the other pictures.13yr ⋅ znk ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the final episode of 'King of the Hill' revealed Boomhauer's occupation15yr ⋅ dbchappell1 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL congressman Dennnis Kucinich is married to a tall, smoking-hot redhead. 14yr ⋅ moby323 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL there's a sculpture of a church standing upside-down on its steeple in Vancouver.14yr ⋅ cloq ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that CatDog and Spongebob where both mentioned in Hey Arnold! - a show that came years before them!13yr ⋅ The-Hypno-Toad ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Dr. Seuss was commissioned by the United States government to produce Anti-Japanese political cartoons during WWII, many even before Pearl Harbor was attacked. 13yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the Austin city buses have wi-fi. I was at a stoplight next to the bus in question.14yr ⋅ vitium ⋅ r/todayilearned
Today I learned that High School Musical star Zac Efron was in Firefly.14yr ⋅ craiggers ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL The Snail Racer from The Never Ending Story is Tim Burton's Oompa Loompa is Aaron from Eastbound and Down14yr ⋅ markyelpb ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the original releases of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here had slightly different covers14yr ⋅ coolthxmcdoom ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Big Bird's best friend, Mr. Snuffleupagus, was believed to be imaginary by all the adults in Sesame Street. This was changed because it caused kids to not tell their parents about sexual abuse.15yr ⋅ amoebacorn ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Google Chrome gives you 'Stats for Nerds' if you hit shift+esc while it's running.14yr ⋅ Kamlyn ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that while the entire gmail.com site is written in uber cool HTML and Javascript, the Attach a file link camouflaged with other HTML links is in Adobe Flash. 14yr ⋅ anksh ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that in some places, the entire bathroom functions as a shower basin to save space. How common is this where you are?14yr ⋅ ctyt ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Gary Oldman not only played the lead roll in many hit movies, but he also played the voice to different video game characters such as Ignitus from the Spyro franchise and Viktor Reznov from Call of Duty World at War and Black Ops. I salute you Gary Oldman! Cheers.13yr ⋅ DerpLogic ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Reddit will give you a free Reddit Gold subscription if you send them a postcard.14yr ⋅ BearPaw07 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Sure_Ill_Draw_That is featured on the Reddit under heavy load page. [pic]14yr ⋅ hxcloud99 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that there is a festival in Thailand that lays out a plethora of food and cans of soda for thousands of monkeys as a form of homage to one of their gods13yr ⋅ Esau3 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that inequality can be measured and that the US rates poorly in the index13yr ⋅ thephaw ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that some Ancient Romans believed that the universe was shaped like a dodecahedron. They made these models.14yr ⋅ gary7 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL President Nixon declared the War on Drugs, and the incarceration rates have sky rocketed since.14yr ⋅ pheartheceal ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL That the painting Joe Pesci's mom made in Goodfellas is actually a photo from a 1978 National Geographic15yr ⋅ vanDERfelpz ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL what a 7-gram object traveling at 23,000 ft/s can do to a block of cast aluminum... that's why space junk is so dangerous13yr ⋅ kretik ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL a vast majority of Canadians live 100 miles or less from the United States border13yr ⋅ acct88 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL you can view all of Firefox's saved passwords without verification!13yr ⋅ shalmi913 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL about the Lion's Mane Jellyfish, the largest known species of jellyfish!14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Mel Blanc (the brilliant voice actor behind Bugs Bunny and so many other animated characters) was a real dick to other voice actors he worked with at Warner Bros.14yr ⋅ DslainteC ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL if you hit 'ok' and 'home' on a Kodak printer, it prints a sample page with a bunch of babies on it...14yr ⋅ mgdude44 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the US census counts people in prison as residing at the prison14yr ⋅ MrPap ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL I've been missing out on Looks of Disapproval this whole time14yr ⋅ cutterbutter ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Google Maps will estimate the cost of public transportation on certain routes, along with a comparison estimate of the cost of driving14yr ⋅ alienth ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that in a few frames of the 'Roger Rabbit' movie, Bob Hoskin's character is actually animated15yr ⋅ roger_ ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Frederic Chopin's signature was shaped like a music note (coolest signature ever) 15yr ⋅ E_lucas ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL the plot of Lewis Carroll's 'Through the Looking Glass' can be explained in a series of chess moves...13yr ⋅ maddking ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL \r how \r to \r say, \r 'Fuck \r You!' \r in \r other \r countries.14yr ⋅ ThisMayHurtABit ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Lego blocks and Duplo blocks are compatible. Mind blown...14yr ⋅ anothertran ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL what black pepper looks like before its been harvested and dried13yr ⋅ TheLemon22 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL That Chrome disables the 'No Right Click allowed option,' on sites that disable that feature.13yr ⋅ Chr15t0ph3r85 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Fritos are made with only three ingredients. Corn, corn oil, and salt.14yr ⋅ MathewC ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Firefox tells you how many times you've visited a website. (Can anyone beat my score for reddit?)14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that marijuana is legal in countries like Pakistan and Iran ಠ_ಠ14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Patrick Bateman's perfect business card in American Psycho has a typo14yr ⋅ yanktoast ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Grooveshark's tutorial background has a hidden Reddit alien on it. [PIC]15yr ⋅ PeliScan ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL YouTube allows you to turn off annotations/subtitles permanently.14yr ⋅ hmahadik ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Hawkings has felt zero gravity, which made me really happy.13yr ⋅ TheVoiceOfMom ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL - After Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi insulted Finnish cuisine, some Finns took it upon themselves to win an international pizza-judging contest. Which they did. I knew we had good pizza. said pizza-maker Jarmo Valtari. (see Comments for details)14yr ⋅ One_Giant_Nostril ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL the real reason I loved Pootie Tang so much-- it was written and directed by my favorite Stand-up comic BEFORE he was a household name!13yr ⋅ VincentPrice ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that when you scan a cell phone the screen comes out black and white.14yr ⋅ gfxluvr ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the Hiroshima blast was nothing compared to a hydrogen bomb13yr ⋅ mrfuzzy123 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that in Firefox/Chrome if you ALT+Click on a link it automatically saves it to your download folder. Try it!14yr ⋅ TyIzaeL ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Captain Slow (James May) once built a life-sized house out of legos!14yr ⋅ nohigher ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that there is a 23ft high sculpture of a Martian Tripod, from War of the Worlds, in Woking, England - home of HG Wells.14yr ⋅ crumbleater ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL More single women live on the East Coast, and more single men live on the West Cost13yr ⋅ pannepacker ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Luke and Owen Wilson have an older, hotter brother, Andrew Wilson (who played Beef Supreme in Idocracy).14yr ⋅ stumptowngal ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL pressing 'A', when you have selected a comment in the Reddit Enhancement Suite, can upvote the comment!14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that one Yottabyte would fill the states of Delaware and Rhode Island with a million datacenters and cost $100 Trillion dollars.14yr ⋅ SheepForOre ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Jeremy Piven played George Castanza in the show within a show scene in 'The Pilot' on Seinfeld13yr ⋅ Saturdays ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL if you're using Windows you're not able to create a folder using the word...15yr ⋅ SecularMontaigne ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL: Matt Groening, the genius behind Futurama & the Simpsons, makes a comic strip for the weekly paper... and it's not all that funny.14yr ⋅ collectiveradiobaby ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL the classic foot from Monty Python was taken from an Angelo Bronzino painting13yr ⋅ Sneezes_Loudly ⋅ r/todayilearned
Can someone please explain what the deal with Ellen pao is? I'm just getting back on reddit from the last month9yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that ZZ Top is in Back To The Future III (sorry for the pic size)15yr ⋅ fyiiamaspy ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL if you hold your mouse over an IPA character on wikipedia it shows you the sound. (pic)14yr ⋅ hammurabi88 ⋅ r/todayilearned
