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Kodak and the Atomic Bomb · cool as heck
https://cool-as-heck.blog/notes/2024-05-26-kodak_and_the_atomic_bomb/
Kodak and the Atomic Bomb
How Kodak was connected to the testing of the atomic bombjcrabapple (cool-as-heck.blog)
TIL that Barents Sea was blocked by ice in 16th century
https://www.pierluigitombetti.com/the-zeno-map-and-travels-of-the-14th-century-venetian-zeno-brothers/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d07g3r/til_that_barents_sea_was_blocked_by_ice_in_16th/
THE ZENO MAP AND TRAVELS OF THE 14th CENTURY VENETIAN ZENO BROTHERS - Pierluigi Tombetti
(A new article by the author on the top magazine Ancient Origins) A century before Columbus, at the zenith of Venice’s splendour, two brothers, Nicolò and Antonio Zeno embarked an extraordinary journey to the far north following Viking trade routes o…Pierluigi (Pierluigi Tombetti)
TIL that a juvenile orca started a fashion trend of wearing dead salmon as a hat and the whole group started wearing them.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/killer-whales-keep-attacking-sinking-090349442.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cznxn5/til_that_a_juvenile_orca_started_a_fashion_trend/
#TIL that elephants purr!
"Stand near an elephant herd, and you may feel a strange vibration in your chest. That’s not your heart beating in terror because you’re, well, standing next to an elephant herd. Or at least that’s not all it is. It’s also a sign that the elephants are talking to one another. Elephants are famous for their trumpeting, of course, but they also produce rumbles pitched so low that humans can’t hear them, only feel them as a sort of physical buzzing. Exactly how elephants do this has been a mystery — and while solving that mystery is not of first-order importance in understanding and preserving this largest of land animals, it would add new insight into how a whole range of species vocalize."
The Mystery of the Purring Elephant
The Mystery of the Purring Elephant | TIME.com
The lowest registers of an elephant's voice are inaudible to humans—but they've been a longstanding puzzle all the sameTIME.com
TIL Yellowstone’s famed thermal pools can melt flesh and bone. In 2016, a tourist illegally searching for a swimmable hot spring fell into a portion of the Norris Geyser Basin, where his body was dissolved by the boiling, highly acidic water. His wallet and shoes were all that remained of him.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38018209.amp
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cti0bg/til_yellowstones_famed_thermal_pools_can_melt/
Yellowstone Park accident victim dissolved in boiling acidic pool
A man who died in a hot spring accident in Yellowstone National Park dissolved, US officials say.BBC News
TIL:Sir David Attenborough's career started in 1952 and he was initially discouraged from appearing on camera.His inspiring work has led scientists to name atleast 20 species after him,including a bird (Polioptila attenboroughi),a frog (Pristimantis attenboroughi)and an Indonesian flightless weevil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Attenborough
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1csv1td/tilsir_david_attenboroughs_career_started_in_1952/
#TIL: Hungary maintains a closed system to track everyone who wants to stay in a hotel, airbnb, etc. 🤯
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Today I learned that my MacBook was loud and burning hot not because it's old and I keep dropping it off the sofa, but because of the felt my cats installed on the fan!
#TIL #literal #catContent
TIL young, old, or stressed chickens can lay very small eggs (about the size of a nickel or quarter) with no yolks called fairy eggs.
https://thehomesteadingrd.com/fairy-eggs/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cqt3cw/til_young_old_or_stressed_chickens_can_lay_very/
Fairy Eggs: My Chicken Laid What!? - The Homesteading RD
Have you found a miniature egg in your laying box? Don’t panic! These are called fairy eggs and can happen for many different reasons.Katie Krejci, MS, RD, IFNCP (The Homesteading RD)
TIL Elton John's farewell tour is the second highest grossing tour in history, making $939M across 330 shows. Taylor Swift is number 1, with just over a billion dollars across 60 shows
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_concert_tours
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1co2rtz/til_elton_johns_farewell_tour_is_the_second/
TIL Coca-Cola was accused of hiring hitmen between 1990 and 2002 to kill at least 10 trade union leaders.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jul/24/marketingandpr.colombia
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ckpxsk/til_cocacola_was_accused_of_hiring_hitmen_between/
Coca-Cola boycott launched after killings at Colombian plants
Trade unions around the world have launched a boycott of Coca-Cola products, alleging that the company's locally owned bottlers in Colombia used illegal paramilitary groups to intimidate, threaten and kill its workers.Sibylla Brodzinsky (The Guardian)
TIL that combining 50mL of alcohol and 50mL of water doesn't make 100mL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_by_volume#Volume_change
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ck66mc/til_that_combining_50ml_of_alcohol_and_50ml_of/
TIL that the Beastie Boys were on Soul Train in 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtEVKO9_ZDY
#BeastieBoys #SoulTrain #Music #TIL
Beastie Boys - Shadrach (1990)
Artista: Beastie BoysCancion: ShadrachÁlbum: Paul's BoutiqueFecha de lanzamiento: 1989YouTube
TIL: A Picasso painting, Le Rêve was planned to be sold to billionaire Steve Cohen in 2006 for $139 million. However, while showing the painting, the owner's elbow went through the canvas due to poor peripheral vision and caused a 6 inch tear. It was revalued at $85 million.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_R%C3%AAve_(Picasso)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cj29ci/til_a_picasso_painting_le_rêve_was_planned_to_be/
