Y7eWP TIL about the Diomede Islands - Big Diomede is in Russian territory, Little Diomede is in the U.S. They're just 2 miles apart, but due to the International Date Line, Big Diomede is 21 hours ahead of Little Diomede.
Bg0mx TIL that 26 bishops/archbishops of the Church of England have an automatic right to sit and vote in the House of Lords, the upper house of the UK parliament
rNypW TIL that Popcorn was present in South America as early as 4700 BC in the region that is now part of modern Peru.
NXxmM TIL more people died taking selfies (379) than from shark attacks (90) between 2008-2021.
l70aB TIL of Umarell, an Italian subculture of older men who spend their time watching roadworks and construction sites.
8e1m8 TIL The best estimates currently available suggest that around 212,582 tonnes of gold has been mined throughout history, of which around two-thirds has been mined since 1950. And since gold is virtually indestructible, this means that almost all of this metal is still around in one form or another.
epyrn TIL Lead singer of popular Lambada song was brutally murdered in 2017
VBO4B TIL The English seaside resort of Blackpool was left mostly unscathed by bombing during the Blitz. Documents have suggested that Hitler wanted it preserved as a place for recreation once Germany invaded and conquered England.
P1nme TIL There is a wasp which lays an single egg inside a ladybird. Once the larva emerges up to 27 days later after feasting upon the ladybirds body, it turns the ladybird into a 'zombie', guarding it as the larva pupates in a cocoon under the ladybird. up to 25% of ladybirds survive this process.
691bZ TIL there is an international competition for writing obfuscated code. The contestants are judged on the aesthetic of the unreadable source code (like a Christmas tree) and so on. The code should still be compliable and run.
OG4be TIL of the Stripper Index, an economic index based on the earnings of sex workers used to gauge discretionary consumer spending and the state of the economy.
X0V9E TIL The English seaside resort of Blackpool was left mostly unscathed by bombing during the Blitz. Documents have suggested that Hitler wanted it preserved as a place for recreation once Germany invaded and conquered England.