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TIL that during a visit to Fiji in 2000, rowdy Australian sailors from the HMAS Arunta accidentally set in motion the 2000 Fijian coup detat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Arunta_(FFH_151)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nz7ptu/til_that_during_a_visit_to_fiji_in_2000_rowdy/
TIL that during a visit to Fiji in 2000, rowdy Australian sailors from the HMAS Arunta accidentally set in motion the 2000 Fijian coup detat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Arunta_(FFH_151)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nz7ptu/til_that_during_a_visit_to_fiji_in_2000_rowdy/
TIL Bhutan didn't recognize the existence of Australia until 2002.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Bhutan
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nytaly/til_bhutan_didnt_recognize_the_existence_of/
TIL about Synsepalum dulcificum, a berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods (such as lemons and limes) subsequently consumed to taste sweet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nysqwp/til_about_synsepalum_dulcificum_a_berry_that_when/
TIL Bhutan didn't recognize the existence of Australia until 2002.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Bhutan
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nytaly/til_bhutan_didnt_recognize_the_existence_of/
TIL about Synsepalum dulcificum, a berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods (such as lemons and limes) subsequently consumed to taste sweet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nysqwp/til_about_synsepalum_dulcificum_a_berry_that_when/
TIL Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" was painted the same year that Nintendo was founded (1889)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ny31l0/til_vincent_van_goghs_starry_night_was_painted/
TIL Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" was painted the same year that Nintendo was founded (1889)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ny31l0/til_vincent_van_goghs_starry_night_was_painted/
Today in #TIL: I knew that a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey. But I *didn't* know that the mule's father (sire) must be the donkey; if the cross is between a horse sire and a donkey mother (dam), then the result isn't a mule, but a "hinny."
And mules and hinnies are different both morphologically and in temperament! And check this out: "In general terms, in both these hybrids the foreparts and head of the animal are similar to those of the sire, while the hindparts and tail are more similar to those of the dam." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinny
Nature is cool and weird. And also, I learned this going down a rabbit hole while reading an article about tomatoes and potatoes. #asstodon
TIL there have been several documented cases where golfers were accidentally killed by the shaft of their golf club after it broke.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shafted/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nxil0p/til_there_have_been_several_documented_cases/
TIL that Worcestershire sauce was invented because John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins, founders of Lea & Perrins were requested by the ex-Governor of Bengal, Lord Sandys to recreate something he tasted during his time there. The founders never visited India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_sauce
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nxdio1/til_that_worcestershire_sauce_was_invented/
TIL that Worcestershire sauce was invented because John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins, founders of Lea & Perrins were requested by the ex-Governor of Bengal, Lord Sandys to recreate something he tasted during his time there. The founders never visited India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_sauce
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nxdio1/til_that_worcestershire_sauce_was_invented/
TIL that in 1986, former Australian PM Malcolm Fraser was robbed of his pants and wallet while drugged in a Memphis, TN hotel
https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/daily-mails-malcolm-fraser-tribute-is-pants/9973306
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nx2zyy/til_that_in_1986_former_australian_pm_malcolm/
TIL that in 1986, former Australian PM Malcolm Fraser was robbed of his pants and wallet while drugged in a Memphis, TN hotel
https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/daily-mails-malcolm-fraser-tribute-is-pants/9973306
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nx2zyy/til_that_in_1986_former_australian_pm_malcolm/
TIL that DJ Mustard's given name is Dijon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_(music_producer)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nwn7df/til_that_dj_mustards_given_name_is_dijon/
TIL that DJ Mustard's given name is Dijon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_(music_producer)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nwn7df/til_that_dj_mustards_given_name_is_dijon/
Today in #TIL: I knew that a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey. But I *didn't* know that the mule's father (sire) must be the donkey; if the cross is between a horse sire and a donkey mother (dam), then the result isn't a mule, but a "hinny."
And mules and hinnies are different both morphologically and in temperament! And check this out: "In general terms, in both these hybrids the foreparts and head of the animal are similar to those of the sire, while the hindparts and tail are more similar to those of the dam." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinny
Nature is cool and weird. And also, I learned this going down a rabbit hole while reading an article about tomatoes and potatoes. #asstodon
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