When we learn new, interesting, and fascinating facts , we can’t help but want to share them with everyone we know. Some things in life are so everyday and common that we don’t think twice about their origins or where they come from. But, Reddit’s subthread, “Today I Learned ” is jam-packed with interesting and useful facts we can’t help but need to share.
Nas cares about his daughter, immensely.
Reddit user u/trifletruffles shared:
“Nas listed his then 7-year-old daughter, Destiny Jones, as an executive producer on his fifth studio album Stillmatic to ensure she would always receive royalty checks from the album.”
What a way to show your daughter you care, by leaving her a legacy.
The inventor of glow sticks had no idea ravers love them.
“The chemical reaction in glow sticks was discovered by Dr. Edwin Chandross in 1962, but he had no idea the “chemiluminescent” objects were popular at music shows until a Vice interview in 2013. ‘Is that so?’ he said. ‘Maybe my granddaughter will think I’m cool now.,'” -u/howmuchbanana
SpongeBob SquarePants was making vegan burgers.
Reddit user u/Super_ACF shared that Spongebob Squarepants’ show creator, Stephen Hillenburg, shared that the Krabby Patty is actually a veggie burger. He stated that Krabby Patties do not have any meat in them at all. Who knew?!?
British people love talking about the weather.
“Research found that 94% of British people said they had conversed about the weather in the past six hours, and 38% said they had in the past 60 minutes. This means at any moment in the UK, a third of the population is either talking about the weather, has already done so or are about to do so,” -u/JMASTERS_01
The 2021 Tokyo Olympic medals were recycled.
Reddit user u/MelonMuenster shared that the medals that were used in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic summer games were all made and created from recycled metals. Where from? Turns out, they are all made from recycled old cell phones. All collected since 2017.
Steve Harvey is very petty.
Steve Harvey, talk show host and host of Family Feud, has a few tricks up his sleeve to showcase he is just as petty as the next. Reddit user u/quivalentLock0 shared that every Christmas, he gifts a TV to an old teacher of his who told him he would “never be on TV.”
L.A. has all of its traffic lights synced up completely.
“Los Angeles is the first major city in the world to synchronize all its traffic lights. Nearly 4,400 lights across 469 miles receive real-time updates about traffic flow to make second-by-second adjustments. The system limits congestion by up to 16% while also dramatically reducing idling time,” -u/WhileFalseRepeat
Octopuses are smarter than we think.
Turns out, dolphins aren’t the only smart sea creatures out there. Reddit user u/umartin404 shares that octopuses are very intelligent. They are actually capable of “solving complex puzzles, using tools, escaping captivity, and planning ahead in the future.” That’s impressive!
One dad went above and beyond for his daughter.
“From 2003 to 2005, a 13-year-old girl wrote a 365k word Harry Potter fanfiction while in the hospital receiving cancer treatment. She passed away just six days after completing it, and her father used her notes to write the second book in the series,” -u/SLJ7.
Kids drown because parents don’t know the signs.
Kids drown more often than you would imagine. And, when you think about “drowning” or see it in films, it’s very distinct. Turns out, it’s not like that in real life.
Reddit user u/Boborovski shared that “drowning people almost never shout, thrash or wave for help.”
One lawyer tried to stop kids from playing basketball, legally.
“A California lawyer filed for a restraining order to stop his neighbor’s kids from playing basketball claiming their game dropped the value of his house by $100k.
He was ultimately denied with the court saying that reasonable people can expect ‘some inconveniences and annoyances’ from neighbors,” -u/TheQuarantinian
Female dogs can get pregnant WHILE pregnant.
Reddit user u/alhaddah shared that female dogs in heat can get pregnant multiple times, even if they had already gotten pregnant from another male dog. That means they can have a litter of puppies with dogs from multiple fathers—mixed breeds.
Ronald McDonald was “phased out.”
Reddit user u/SweetTeaRex92 shared why we never see Ronald McDonald around anymore. Turns out, the company “phased him out” during the 2016 craze when people were dressing up and walking around as “murder clowns.” No one wanted to see a clown after that.
The Monopoly Man has his own name.
“The ‘Monopoly Man,’ the guy in jail and the policeman on the Monopoly Board all have names: Milburn Pennybags, Jake the Jailbird and Officer Mallory,” shared Reddit user u/chubwhump.
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Red Bull was first invented as a hangover cure.
“The Red Bull energy drink was originally invented by a duck farmer from Thailand as a hangover cure (called Krathing Daeng in Thai) before being bought over by Austrian businessman Dietrich Mateschitz who discovered it on a business trip in 1987,” -u/studyinthai333.
