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TIL platypuses glow a biofluorescent blue-green under UV light – but scientists don’t know why
https://wwf.org.au/blogs/9-interesting-platypus-facts/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s4ptes/til_platypuses_glow_a_biofluorescent_bluegreen/
TIL humans neurologically enters adulthood at the age of 32 on average
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/five-ages-human-brain
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s1kov2/til_humans_neurologically_enters_adulthood_at_the/
TIL The name George is the international term for using autopilot on Airlines. “Let George take over.”
https://airplaneacademy.com/why-is-the-autopilot-called-george-two-prevailing-theories/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s1icvl/til_the_name_george_is_the_international_term_for/
TIL that poison ivy is not actually poisonous, it is just an allergy that 85% of humans have to its oil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urushiol-induced_contact_dermatitis
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s1e6vw/til_that_poison_ivy_is_not_actually_poisonous_it/
TIL that Ram 2500 drivers have the most DUIs, and more than twice the national average. Roughly 1 in 22 Ram 2500 drivers have been cited with a DUI before.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/38238/ram-2500-drivers-have-the-most-duis-more-than-twice-the-national-average-report
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ry2m6k/til_that_ram_2500_drivers_have_the_most_duis_and/
TIL that the naturopath and author of such books as "The Cure for All Cancers," "The Cure for all Diseases," and "The Prevention of all Cancers" died in 2009 from cancer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulda_Regehr_Clark
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rtu4hf/til_that_the_naturopath_and_author_of_such_books/
TIL there are over 33,000 Japanese companies with histories of 100 years or more. These long-standing firms are known as 'shinise'. They are governed by a management philosophy that prioritizes long-term continuity and generational succession over short-term profits.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies#:~:text=A%20nationwide%20survey,%5B3%5D
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rstolz/til_there_are_over_33000_japanese_companies_with/
TIL that of the 574 federally recognized tribes in the United States, 229 of them are in Alaska (40%)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federally_recognized_tribe?wprov=sfti1#The_Self-Determination_Era
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rryh1m/til_that_of_the_574_federally_recognized_tribes/
TIL Costco is responsible for 50% of the cashews sold worldwide. The company sources from, and supports, independent nut farmers in at least 20 countries including an estimated 2.5 million independent cashew farmers in Africa alone.
https://www.tastingtable.com/1685159/costco-half-the-worlds-supply-cashew/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rmm0b8/til_costco_is_responsible_for_50_of_the_cashews/
TIL that tardigrades produce a unique protein that can wrap around their DNA and protect it from radiation damage
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms12808
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rlq2ry/til_that_tardigrades_produce_a_unique_protein/
TIL that, unlike his father Benjamin Franklin, William Franklin was a staunch British loyalist who went into exile after the Revolutionary War and died in London in 1813.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Franklin
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rk9x9c/til_that_unlike_his_father_benjamin_franklin/
TIL chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution to increase sell weight, making up as much as 30% of the total weight. A serving of plumped chicken can contain between 200 and 500mg of sodium while non-plumped chicken generally contains 45 to 70mg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumping?Plumping_Chicken
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rjubrg/til_chicken_sold_in_supermarkets_are_often/
TIL that VLC Media Player’s lead developer, Jean-Baptiste Kempf, turned down millions of euros to keep VLC ad-free and open source.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Kempf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rjkiuj/til_that_vlc_media_players_lead_developer/
TIL about the chicken tax, a 1964 tariff on light duty trucks, which effectively shielded US truck manufacturers from foreign competition. This has largely contributed to lack of options and inflated prices for American consumers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rhylo0/til_about_the_chicken_tax_a_1964_tariff_on_light/
TIL that Ngerulmud, a country located in Oceania, is the only capital in the world without without any inhabitants
https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/01/ngerulmud-the-only-capital-in-the-world-without-inhabitants/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rhbyn6/til_that_ngerulmud_a_country_located_in_oceania/
TIL the James Webb Space Telescope has found over 300 "Little Red Dots", objects that existed between 13.2 an 12.2 billion years ago, and whose nature is currently uncertain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_red_dot_(astronomical_object)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rh4u8o/til_the_james_webb_space_telescope_has_found_over/
TIL Flying Lemurs are the closest non-primate relatives to Humans, and they are not Lemurs nor can they fly
https://science.psu.edu/news/flying-lemurs-are-closest-relatives-primates
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rgz0gw/til_flying_lemurs_are_the_closest_nonprimate/
