R5JPw TIL that the U.S. uses the 13th Amendment loophole to force incarcerated people into work, producing over $11 billion in goods & services while they earn pennies per hour and often lose most pay to fees.
W7ABX TIL the jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii can repeatedly revert to its young form, effectively avoiding death
9wREr TIL that 44% of the world's adult population has never consumed alcohol
nWZg9 TIL a survey involving more than 1,000 people found that one in three (37%) UK shoppers admitted to stealing at least one item when using self-checkouts. In addition, 38% of shoppers admitted to having put through loose items incorrectly, a tactic known within the industry as "the banana trick".
4kxlR TIL that, in video games, "ludonarrative dissonance" is the technical name for the conflict between the story told in the gameplay, and the story in the non-interactive scenes (for example, the way that Drake in "Uncharted" is a fun-loving rogue in the cutscenes but a killing machine in the game).
x6Dgb TIL a farmer cut off his own leg with a 4-inch pocket knife to free himself from a grain auger. After his leg got stuck, he kept getting pulled in deeper & deeper and with nobody around to help, he had to cut off his leg before time ran out. He then crawled 150 feet to a landline to call for help.
5V4Nr TIL the 26th Grammy Awards Ceremony (1984) still holds the record for the highest viewership in grammy history at 51.67 Million viewers.
M756A TIL the founder of the Hells Angels was cast in FX’s hit series Sons of Anarchy and was a technical advisor for the show.
j6YgR TIL that scientists made synthetic lifeforms, or "biological robots", out of frog cells, called "xenobots". They can move, and even replicate themselves to some extent. No robotics in them, only biology! They are designed by computers and only composed of skin cells and heart muscles cells
0dL5A TIL that there is a Tug of War International Federation and that tug of war is an ancient sport.
grNgX TIL the best-selling movie in the United States across all physical home video formats is The Lion King (1994) with 48.5 million combined copies sold (VHS - 32m, DVD - 11.9m, BD - 3.68m, other - 920K ), earning $852 million in revenue.
LQKw0 TIL about the trend Happy slapping (2005) where teenagers would randomly assault strangers and film it on mobile phones for entertainment.