The world is full of fascinating facts that most people walk through life never hearing about. Thankfully, there’s a Reddit community called “Today I Learned” (TIL) that’s packed full of them! In this series of posts, we’re pulling together 10 of its most popular facts from the last week.
1. The Cookie Monster’s Lying to You
From Reddit User: Justsomerandomchick2
“TIL the cookies that Cookie Monster eats are just painted rice cakes. Real cookies would damage the puppet because of the grease.”
Source: https://www.mashed.com/736854/the-cookie-monsters-cookies-arent-what-you-think/
2. Puff Daddy Got Sued By Sting
From Reddit User: Po1sonator
“TIL the song ‘I’ll Be missing You’ by Puff Daddy was a huge success spending 11 weeks at number one. Puff Daddy did not secure rights to the song so Sting sued and owns 100% of the royalties until 2053.”
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Be_Missing_You
3. YouTuber Ate Their Pet Pig, Sparking Outrage
From Reddit User: delano1998
“TIL A Japanese YouTuber sparked outrage from viewers in 2021 after he apparently cooked and ate a piglet that he had raised on camera for 100 days. This despite the fact that the channel’s name is called “Eating Pig After 100 Days“ in Japanese.”
Source: https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7eajy/youtube-pig-kalbi-japan
4. Nebraska’s Safe Haven Law Had Major Flaws
From Reddit User: LaUNCHandSmASH
“TIL: about Nebraskas “safe haven” law that didn’t have an age limit to drop off unwanted babies. A wave of children, many teenagers with behavioral issues, were dropped off. It has since been amended.”
5. Dragon Ball Z Villain Was Inspired By Real Estate Spectators
From Reddit User: derstherower
“TIL that the Dragon Ball Z villain Frieza, a galactic tyrant who destroys all life on planets so he can resell them at a profit, was inspired by real estate speculators during the Japanese asset price bubble in the 1980s. Series author Akira Toriyama called them “the worst kind of people”.”
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieza#Creation_and_conception
6. The US Capitol Building Emits Radiation
From Reddit User: DanielAlman
“TIL people who work at U.S. nuclear power plants are exposed to less radiation than what is given off by the granite walls inside the U.S. Capitol Building.”
Source: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/interact/facts.html
7. Beyoncé Recently Enjoyed a Major Pay Day
From Reddit User: ahm713
“TIL Beyoncé earned $24 million for a one-hour concert in Dubai.”
Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beyonc-earned-24-million-one-201726060.html
8. Washington DC Contains 50% of USA’s Wealthiest Counties
From Reddit User: alphabetikalmarmoset
“TIL that 5 of the Top 10 wealthiest counties in the USA are MD/VA suburbs of Washington D.C. where the median income is roughly $134,000.”
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-income_counties_in_the_United_States#2010_Census
9. The Titanic Left Its Mark
From Reddit User: JosiahWillardPibbs
“TIL that the morning after the Titanic sank, a man on a nearby vessel who was unaware of the sinking photographed an iceberg with a red streak he suspected to be paint from a ship. For years the law firm for White Star Line, the Titanic’s owner, had the original displayed in their office.”
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/17/europe/titanic-iceberg-picture-photo/index.html
10. Belgian Students Once Stormed a Castle
From Reddit User: EliteTusken
“TIL that, on 16 November, 1949, students in Ghent (Belgium) stormed the medieval castle, lowered the portcullis and threw fruit from the walls at the police to protest a new tax on beer. The event is still commemorated yearly by the city as the greatest student prank in its history.”
Source: https://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/the-battle-of-gravensteen-castle/
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Source: Reddit.