1690D TIL that in 1999, a 15-year-old hacked NASA and the Pentagon, causing a 21-day shutdown of NASA's computers. He was the first minor ever incarcerated for hacking in the US.
oRGAA TIL that James Franco and Dave Franco are different people
dDB57 TIL Pseudo-Chinese is a form of Japanese Internet slang which involves taking sentences which are grammatically Japanese and stripping away the hiragana and katakana, leaving only kanji. The phenomenon has received attention in China, where Chinese speakers can guess the meaning of the sentence.
KYpNJ TIL according to the RNA World Hypothesis, life ~4 billion years ago may have relied on RNA alone to survive. This is supported by the discovery that the ribosome uses RNA to catalyze the key reaction that makes proteins. Previously, only proteins were thought to be capable of acting as enzymes.
a8lGN TIL that Kellogg's changed their name to Kellanova few years ago. "Kell" from "Kellogg's", and "nova" - which is latin for "new".
Zp6Gv TIL that the head executioner of New York State was euphemistically called the "State Electrician", in reference to the electric chair
78X0M TIL that pregnancy can lead to heart failure. In rare cases, the heart muscles will begin to weaken during or shortly after pregnancy. Which can lead to heart failure or even death if untreated. This condition is called Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.
kJKG5 TIL one of the Desperate Housewives saved John Wick
Ega5o TIL, in rare cases, Pregnancy can lead to heart failure due to Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. The heart muscles begin to weaken during the course of the pregnancy and, if untreated, may lead heart failure. Black women are most at risk of dying from this condition.
Y75Gx TIL DNA profiling was discovered by British geneticist Sir Alec Jeffreys in 1984 while working at the University of Leicester. He developed the technique of genetic fingerprinting by realizing that some regions of DNA have highly variable repetitive sequences that are unique to each individual.
Bgkwy TIL that, in blind people, the section of the brain that would normally handle eyesight is repurposed to assist other senses
rNvnd TIL opening bottles with knives is an actual skill, called sabrage, and not a challenge made for fail videos