R5JY1 TIL a pulmonary embolism happens when a blood clot blocks blood flow to the lungs and it can develop suddenly, be life-threatening, and sometimes mimic anxiety or chest pain.
W7AaB TIL Mushroom can Play Keyboard and Paint. Researchers hooked oyster mushrooms to sensors that read their bio‑electrical activity, then fed those signals into a robotic arm that could press piano keys or move a paintbrush.
9wR1B TIL that Martin Scorsese has not made a film that's not an adaptation or biopic since 1985. Only 7 of his feature films are based on original screenplays written for the screen as opposed to adaptations of previous work or real life.
nWZPd TIL a fluffy cumulus cloud can weigh about 500,000 kg (around 1.1 million pounds)
4kxZb TIL the 1976 Winter Olympics were originally awarded to Denver, CO, which voted to reject the games and resulted in Innsbruck, Austria, hosting the games.
x6DZ0 TIL Key West has more bars per capita than any other place in the U.S.
5V4aD TIL American Eddie Eagan is the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the Summer (boxing, 1920) and Winter (bobsled, 1932) Games.
M758B TIL France passed legislation in 2015 against planned obsolescence, the deliberate shortening of the lifespan of a product to force people to purchase functional replacements. The legislation effectively creates a mandatory two-year warranty for purchasers.
0dLYM TIL a former Irish priest disrupted the 2004 Olympic marathon to preach about the end of the world. He was also arrested for planning a pro-Hitler protest in 2006. He went on to appear on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009.
j6YOp TIL that in 2013, Jennifer Lopez became the first major Western star to perform in Turkmenistan, one of the most repressive countries in the world, to sing "Happy Birthday" to its leader.
LQKPv TIL that Bad Bunny only earned the union minimum, about $1,000 per day, for his Super Bowl performace
grNR7 TIL that Rolls Royce makes nuclear reactors and plans to use them on the moon