TIL that the top of Lake Ontario is lower than the bottom of Lake Erie13yr ⋅ 8x8grid ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Warren Buffet still lives in the same modestly-sized home that he purchased in 1958 for $31,500.15yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that if the average 25 year old male starts smoking 1 cigarette an hour, 24 hours a day, for 35 years straight, his chance of getting lung cancer is about 1%.13yr ⋅ crseat ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that one of Mr. Roger's sweaters is on display at the Smithsonian in D.C.13yr ⋅ Misterbert ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that one of the worlds most beloved children's authors was an active political cartoonist. 13yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the US Navy used to decorate the insides of Polaris missile hatches on submarines as billiard balls14yr ⋅ kretik ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that where I park for work is where they shot the BTTF terrorist chase seen14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Sean Bean is as badass in real life as he is in Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings.13yr ⋅ cyrusharding ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the the Bond Company Stooge (the Life Aquatic) and Harold (Harold & Maude) were played by the same actor 13yr ⋅ boola19 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that scorpions are the only poisonous critters that can be shipped by USPS; they must be for research purposes and clearly labeled live scorpions.14yr ⋅ therocketflyer ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Japanese money bills have embossed lines and dots on the corners to help blind people identify them. 14yr ⋅ keebler980 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that this is what a 2 liter cola bottle looks like when it arrives at the bottling plant and before it is inflated13yr ⋅ disfuuuuuuuunctional ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that 7zip can open up exe's and msi's. (and then, what an SFX archive is)14yr ⋅ KARMA_P0LICE ⋅ r/todayilearned
I just realized I can preview websites in the google results page. That's kinda neat.14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL facebook.com was the 5th most popular US search term in 2010...this annoys me.13yr ⋅ kitkong ⋅ r/todayilearned
Mind. Blown. TIL the little gas pump icon has an arrow that shows you which side the gas tank is on14yr ⋅ trystram1025 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Google Chrome uses markers on the scroll-bar to indicate where the word you're trying to find is in a document.15yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that after 20 years, comprehensive stabilisation and restorative work, the tower of Pisa is now open again for people to walk around.14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Google Chrome gives you nifty markers in the scroll bar of where your search item appears in a page.14yr ⋅ pigferret ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Mount Rushmore was originally designed to look differently14yr ⋅ mmmbindonpickup ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL the best way to ask for a carbonated beverage in different regions of the U.S. [pic]15yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Google Maps can help me figure out the most likely time I can leave to minimize traffic based on past daily trends.13yr ⋅ lebruf ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that from 1918 until 1970 large portions of the National Mall were occupied by temporary offices for the US Navy.13yr ⋅ i_cum_sprinkles ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that when Tolkien sold the film rights to Lord of the Rings, the Beatles expressed interest to Stanley Kubrick in making a filmic version of the story with him. There's a universe where this project saw fruition, and I want to go to there.14yr ⋅ notahippie76 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the humble Bic Maxi Lighter is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.14yr ⋅ fisticuffsmanship ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the sheet music on the piano at the start of the opening sequence of Family Guy is in fact the theme of the show.14yr ⋅ pingpongjingjong ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL about the existence of the Bristol Stool Chart, which is a chart for classifying various types of poo.14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that some of the noise sections in NIN's Year Zero album had pictures hidden in the spectrogram...13yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono looks exactly like you'd expect him to look.14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Subway wraps are actually less healthy than most of their breads [PIC]14yr ⋅ Atheizt ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the 'Hit Me!' scene from TDK was actually an homage to a similar scene in Burton's Batman. 14yr ⋅ Weakgrip ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that if you hover your mouse over the ___ minutes ago for Facebook notifications on the News Feed, you'll see the exact time it happened15yr ⋅ roughdiamonds ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that the 747 can carry a fifth engine located on the port wing.15yr ⋅ OneSalientOversight ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL the Clerks logo is made of letters cut from real magazines and food items. 'C' is from Cosmopolitan Magazine, 'L' is from Life Magazine, 'E' is from Rolling Stone Magazine, 'R' is from Ruffles chips, 'K' is from Clark Bar, and 'S' is from Goobers.13yr ⋅ cnbdream ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that in 1961 an artist shit in a can, called it art, and sold it for the price of gold. 13yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that there are bacon flavored bubbles for dogs, that is all.14yr ⋅ zombiefatcher ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Google is reversed for people who read right-to-left languages like Arabic, Farsi and Hebrew14yr ⋅ sl123 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Mario's full name, according to Nintendo themselves, is NOT 'Mario Mario'14yr ⋅ ugotamesij ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL there's a right click option on a Youtube video that lets you see your download speed, as well as some other info.14yr ⋅ Sallix ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that I was correct in my suspicions about what causes congestion on the motorway.14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL the inside of a sea turtle's mouth looks like that of a sand worm from Dune.15yr ⋅ sschudel ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that 3 of the 4 major telecom providers can trace their roots back to the original Bell Telephone Co.13yr ⋅ necromancer9823 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Iran released a postage stamp to commemorate the disastrous US missile strike against a commercial airliner in 198813yr ⋅ snakers ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Bret from Flight of the Conchords was in Lord of the Rings.13yr ⋅ MassColossus ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL there are 15 states with constitutional bans on same sex marriage where you can still marry your first cousin! 13yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL you can right click a Youtube video and 'Copy video URL at current time' 13yr ⋅ Alives ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL why the cod I sell at the fish counter at the supermarket costs so much...due to overfishing13yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL what Osama Bin Laden looked like in 1971...he is second from the right...14yr ⋅ hullohullo123 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that that one line from Ren & Stimpy's Happy Happy Joy Joy is an actual phrase, and not just random nonsense.14yr ⋅ CominHome ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that in Canada to win a sweepstakes, you have to answer a math question, unaided, correctly or you forfeit the winnings.14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that there are these clever things some trucks can use to quickly tell if their wheel nuts become loose14yr ⋅ kretik ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL 12-year old Fidel Castro Sent a letter to the then President of US Roosevelt requesting for $1015yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Gmail will attempt to unsubscribe you from mailing lists when you report them as Spam.14yr ⋅ ryansmith18 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL how little of the night sky I actually see living in a city.14yr ⋅ messiahbastard ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Usain Bolt broke the 100m World Record with one of his shoelaces untied.15yr ⋅ wily6 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL While watching one of my favorite movies of all time, my favorite actor in that movie played a character in one of my other favorite movies of all time.14yr ⋅ Ch0rduh ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Benny from 'The Professional' was in real life a NYC Firefighter who died on 9/11 while rescuing people from the South Tower, WTC.14yr ⋅ thetacticalpanda ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL: Margarine was once illegal in many countries and that New Zealand was the last to 'decriminalise' it.14yr ⋅ maicull ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Spanish TV network Univision beats all other major networks in U.S. ratings by a huge margin13yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL: There's a crest made of human bones in a church in Sedlec, Czech Republic. 14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that printer ink is almost twice as valuable as human blood.13yr ⋅ GroovyBoomstick ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that there is a roading company called Transport Infrastructure Limited. Ever time I walk past them, I can’t help wondering the what the cones learnt today.14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Les Claypool produced the first Suicidal Tendencies album.15yr ⋅ bothan_spy_net ⋅ r/todayilearned
You know how cartoon characters appear to pull objects from midair? TIL that the imaginary storage space where these objects come from is called hammerspace.14yr ⋅ marfalump ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that if you Street View the right spot on Antartica, the orange guy becomes a penguin14yr ⋅ darkfire1986 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that there is a weirdass sheep on the Isle of Man with 4 horns14yr ⋅ promise_reprise ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Abby of Dear Abby isn't very smart when it comes to dates...15yr ⋅ rib-bit ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that Apple Preview has a Smart Lasso tool that rivals Photoshop15yr ⋅ cerealgriller ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL it is possible to climb through several hundred feet of overhanging snow.14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Google recognizes USPS routing numbers + gives you a direct link to tracking info15yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL it is illegal for an atheist to be in public office in seven of the US states10yr ⋅ mitchdrum29 ⋅ r/todayilearned
1 Year, 50K subscribes. Happy milestone, TIL. And thank you to all the mods and contributors for making it so awesome!14yr ⋅ wacrover ⋅ r/todayilearned
Today I learned how a sewing machine actually makes stitches. It's always seemed like magic until now.16yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL Larisa Oleynik (Alex Mack) will be 30 in June, and currently looks like this:14yr ⋅ kdc71726 ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL one of the many original uses of Listerine was for feminine hygiene.12yr ⋅ Djfrykshin ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL windows computers on a network with macs are represented as old crts with a blue screen crash! (on mac os s)13yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL The Great wall of China is actually a series of walls with each dynasty contributing a wall to the greater wall.13yr ⋅ daylie ⋅ r/todayilearned
TIL that I can see whole galleries from Photobucket without leaving Reddit's main page (with [RES] installed)14yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/todayilearned
