rNvMW TIL that Lady Grinning Soul by David Bowie and Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones were both inspired by the same woman
NXDOM TIL about the shame pole. Tlingit tribes would erect a totem pole to publicly ridicule individuals guilty of dishonorable acts
l7dgB TIL that people who live in Hawaii are known as "Hawaii Residents"; the word "Hawaiian" officially refers only to people of the Hawaiian ethnicity.
8eVY8 TIL Ejection seats are extremely dangerous but life-saving as a last resort. It subjects pilots to forces up to 20G, risking spinal compression fractures, neck injuries, and blast exposure. Roughly 30% of ejections result in significant injury, and fatalities occur in about 7% of cases.
P1yVe TIL that writer W. P. Kinsella was watching the Academy Awards from home, when a short film based on his story "Lieberman in Love" won the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film, unaware that an adaptation of his work had been made and released
epYvn TIL Chandler Arizona hosts an annual Ostrich Festival because its founder built the city on ostrich farming in the early 1900s when ostrich feathers were one of the most valuable commodities in the world
VB9rB TIL about the story of Manuel Incra Mamani. In 1865, he provided cinchona [which produces quinine, a treatment for Malaria] seeds to Charles Ledger, who sold those seeds to the Dutch government. As a consequence, Manuel was imprisoned in Bolivia and beaten so severely that he subsequently died.
X0RYE TIL that the 2014 video game Assassin’s Creed Unity features a highly detailed recreation of Notre Dame Cathedral created using years of research and historical references.
OGmXe TIL that James Blunt wrote “No Bravery” about the Kosovo War while serving there with NATO Peacekeepers.
69OlZ TIL during the £64K round on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' Tony Kennedy incorrectly answered "24" (12) when asked what the minimum number of shots needed to win a set of tennis was. However, the show accepted it and he won £125K. Then the show allowed him to keep it because it was their mistake.
woQDW TIL that ISPs in the US are required to provide Broadband Facts Labels for their internet packages. Modeled after the “Nutrition Facts” labels, these labels detail recurring and one-off fees, cancellation charges, typical speeds and latency, etc.
R5Qe6 TIL Alaska isn’t entirely in one time zone—and parts of it actually share a time zone with Hawaii