Today I Learned (TIL)
- TIL fingernails grow nearly 3-4 times faster than toenailswww.healthline.com How Fast Do Nails Grow? Rate by Day, Month, Year, Tips, and More
Did you know that the nails on your dominant hand grow faster? Or that your nails grow faster during the summertime? We’ll walk you through how quickly your nails grow in a given month, what factors influence their growth, and offer tips on how to make your nails grow faster.
- TIL that the tea company Twinings was founded in 1706 as a coffee shop that sold tea to stand out from the competition, and its flagship location still occupies the same premises todaytwinings.co.uk The History of Tea and Twinings
Explore over 300 years of Twinings’ innovation, creativity and masterblending expertise. For us, tea is more than just a drink. It's been part of our daily lives and the lives of generations of tea lovers.
- TIL Facebook is cited as a factor in 20% of US divorceswww.essence.com Facebook Named in 20 Percent of U.S. Divorces | Essence
Facebook Named in 20 Percent of U.S. Divorces
- TIL that there are ATMs where you can get out gold!www.silicon.co.uk GoldATM, Provider of the World’s First True Gold ATMs, Premiers New ATMs at ATMIA 2024 - Silicon UK
In a move to make it easy and viable for every person to purchase, store and exchange gold, GoldATM, an emerging leader in the ATM industry, is premiering new gold ATM kiosks at ATMIA 2024 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas Feb. 14-16 in Booth 219/318. Beyond the show, the first operational gold ATM ki...
- TIL: USA has 10 times more retail space per capita compared to Germanyphilip.greenspun.com U.S. has ten times more retail space (per capita) than Germany
We are a nation of mall rats, according to “What in the World Is Causing the Retail Meltdown of 2017?” (Atlantic) By one measure of consumerist plentitude—shopping center “gross l…
- TIL the north beach of Nazaré, Portugal has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing having been home to 7 of the tallest 10 waves ever surfed.www.cnn.com Sebastian Steudtner has turned to science as he chases the world’s biggest waves | CNN
Sebastian Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. At 26.21 meters (86 feet), it is equivalent to surfing an eight-story building.
- TIL about Chai tea, naan bread, and double namesblog.duolingo.com Double the fun: Chai tea, naan bread, and double names
Did you know "chai" means "tea"? So why do we say "chai tea"? Here's how language contact leads to double names for foods and places.
- TIL that cannabis use can prevent nightmares caused by PTSD.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Nightmares and the Cannabinoids
The cannabinoids, Δ9 tetrahydrocannabinol and its analogue, nabilone, have been found to reliably attenuate the intensity and frequency of post-traumatic nightmares. This essay examines how a traumatic event is captured in the mind, after just ...
- TIL that it may be faster for humans to run on all fours.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov How Fast Can a Human Run? − Bipedal vs. Quadrupedal Running
Usain Bolt holds the current world record in the 100-m run, with a running time of 9.58 s, and has been described as the best human sprinter in history. However, this raises questions concerning the maximum human running speed, such as “Can ...
>The fastest human on the planet might be a quadrupedal runner at the 2048 Olympics, which may be achieved by shifting up to the rotary gallop and taking longer strides with wide sagittal trunk motion. More generally, investigation of quadrupedal running will not only result in the development of new techniques that allow biomechanists to study locomotion in natural settings but will also reveal the underlying principles of how these runners accomplish their astonishing performances.
- TIL That Zoboomafoo was the lemur's stage name, with the full name being "Jovian Marcus Kendall"
As an extra TIL, he has grandchildren!
> The first relative of Jovian to be born after his death was his granddaughter Isabella, born on January 25, 2015
An adorable video: Lemur Grandchild of Famous Zoboomafoo Born at Duke University
> On June 15, 2021, the Kratt Brothers' official TikTok account uploaded a video showing Jovian's new granddaughter Cassia, born from his daughter Gisela
- TIL birds truly are government spies... US military funds research on crows' facial recognition abilities for "enemy tracking"www.kuow.org Seattle crows, beloved and feared, may be playing us with their primate-sized brains
Seattleites have a unique relationship with the crows that roam the city's neighborhoods and parks, but for the crows, is it all about the peanuts?
- TIL Brooklyn used to have a huge elephant brothel until it burned down
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantine_Colossus
