#Tag
Today I learned that all those pointless collective nouns (a murder of crows, a parliament of owls, a pride of lions), which are only ever used in pub quizzes, were made up by one woman 500 years ago.
https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/01/04/brian-wildsmith-birds-company-terms/
TIL That an Italian banker, Gilberto Baschiera, is considered a modern-day Robin Hood. Over the course of 7 years, he secretly diverted 1 million euros to poorer clients from the wealthy ones so they could qualify for loans. He made no profit and avoided jail in 2018 due to a plea bargain.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/04/robin-hood-of-the-alps-pays-for-cos…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oxrqdl/til_that_an_italian_banker_gilberto_baschiera_is/
TIL that the Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World didn't chart in the US until it was used on the Soundtrack of "Good Morning, Vietnam" in 1987, 17 years after his death. The president of the record label hated it and refused to promote it in the US. In the UK it charted at #1 in 1967.
https://downbeat.com/news/detail/qa-with-armstrong-scholar-ricky-riccardi-50-years-…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oxy9b1/til_that_the_louis_armstrongs_what_a_wonderful/
TIL that you are not supposed to rinse out your mouth after brushing your teeth so the fluoride can strengthen your enamel and prevent tooth decay
https://www.healthline.com/health/dental-and-oral-health/should-you-rinse-after-brushing-teeth
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oxjhi2/til_that_you_are_not_supposed_to_rinse_out_your/
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TIL That an Italian banker, Gilberto Baschiera, is considered a modern-day Robin Hood. Over the course of 7 years, he secretly diverted 1 million euros to poorer clients from the wealthy ones so they could qualify for loans. He made no profit and avoided jail in 2018 due to a plea bargain.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/04/robin-hood-of-the-alps-pays-for-cos…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oxrqdl/til_that_an_italian_banker_gilberto_baschiera_is/
TIL in 1815 a man named George Wilson attempted to walk 1,000 miles around London in 20 days. After the press covered his walk, large crowds of circus acts, prostitutes, troublemakers, and alcohol salesmen showed up. He later was arrested for disturbing the peace 1 mile into his 16th day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wilson_(race_walker)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oxg8to/til_in_1815_a_man_named_george_wilson_attempted/
TIL that you are not supposed to rinse out your mouth after brushing your teeth so the fluoride can strengthen your enamel and prevent tooth decay
https://www.healthline.com/health/dental-and-oral-health/should-you-rinse-after-brushing-teeth
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oxjhi2/til_that_you_are_not_supposed_to_rinse_out_your/
TIL in 1815 a man named George Wilson attempted to walk 1,000 miles around London in 20 days. After the press covered his walk, large crowds of circus acts, prostitutes, troublemakers, and alcohol salesmen showed up. He later was arrested for disturbing the peace 1 mile into his 16th day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wilson_(race_walker)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oxg8to/til_in_1815_a_man_named_george_wilson_attempted/
TIL Spain has second longest high speed rail network in the world, only behind China
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_Spain
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1owrssu/til_spain_has_second_longest_high_speed_rail/
@MW1CFN Okay that's cool!
#TIL there's a server limit on Discord 😅
Joining a new server will show "You must leave a server first to join."
There's a site to get the number of servers you are in: https://github.com/NobreHD/Discord-Server-Count
Subscribing to Nitro plan bump up to 200 servers 🤦♂️
TIL Spain has second longest high speed rail network in the world, only behind China
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_Spain
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1owrssu/til_spain_has_second_longest_high_speed_rail/
TIL Philadelphia’s Historical Medical Library holds rare “anthropodermic” books—volumes bound in human skin, including three from Mary Lynch, whose story highlights the complex ethics and history behind medical collections. Yes, you read that right… Human skin.
https://histmed.collegeofphysicians.org/skin-she-lived-in/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ov8r3w/til_philadelphias_historical_medical_library/
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