TIL That Cop killer Donald Eugene Webb was on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list for longer than anyone else at the time, and never captured. Turns out the reason for that is his wife was secretly hiding him at her own house and after he died she buried him on her property. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Eugene_Webb #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m6aj5l/til_that_cop_killer_donald_eugene_webb_was_on_the/

TIL that Melbourne is 20km closer to Antarctica than is to Darwin Australia. https://www.ricklecouteur.com/post/melbourne-closer-to-antarctica-than-to-darwin #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m243ch/til_that_melbourne_is_20km_closer_to_antarctica/

TIL the Star Spangled Banner has more lyrics than what we are ever taught and shown. https://starspangledmusic.org/the-star-spangled-banner-correct/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m09iiy/til_the_star_spangled_banner_has_more_lyrics_than/

TIL: The opposite of "synonym" is "antonym" https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the-opposite-of/synonym.html #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1lwzyj8/til_the_opposite_of_synonym_is_antonym/

TIL Alexander Fleming on discovering penicillin was quoted as saying: “When I woke up just after dawn on September 28, 1928, I certainly didn’t plan to revolutionise all medicine by discovering the world’s first antibiotic, or bacteria killer. But I suppose that was exactly what I did.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Fleming#Discovery_of_penicillin #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltr8ih/til_alexander_fleming_on_discovering_penicillin/

TIL "Edelweiss" is not the Austrian national anthem or even a folk song. It was written in 1959 for The Sound of Music. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edelweiss_(song)#Misconceptions #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1mbtnz4/til_edelweiss_is_not_the_austrian_national_anthem/

TIL about Williams Syndrome, a genetic condition that makes people more friendly and sociable aswell as soemewhat intellectually disabled and results in "elefin" facial features and a host of physical problems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_syndrome #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m8bxh5/til_about_williams_syndrome_a_genetic_condition/

TIL There is a classification of lifeform called Endolith that can live inside rocks and have a life cycle of thousands of years, it is also speculated they may exist in interplanetary objects such as comets and meteors thus supporting the Panspermia theory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endolith #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m67gas/til_there_is_a_classification_of_lifeform_called/

TIL papayas can naturally change sex while growing and scientists are working on methods to produce fruit-only plants https://news.illinois.edu/researchers-to-perform-sex-change-operation-on-papaya/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m66w9q/til_papayas_can_naturally_change_sex_while/

TIL that not only were Woolly Mammoths roughy the same size as modern Elephants, but that they also began to evolve after African Elephants, thus African Elephants are the more ancient species. https://www.britannica.com/animal/elephant-mammal #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m66a1d/til_that_not_only_were_woolly_mammoths_roughy_the/

TIL that snakes were used to make 'Snake Wine'. Produced by leaving a snake in wine for an extended peroid of time. The flavour is described to be vodka-like, sharp, with earthy or fishy/gamey overtones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_wine #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m64g7e/til_that_snakes_were_used_to_make_snake_wine/

TIL Arizona tea never changed it's price since 1992 https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/06/27/why-arizona-iced-tea-ceo-says-he-wont-raise-iconic-99-cent-price-tag.html #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m64acy/til_arizona_tea_never_changed_its_price_since_1992/

TIL there's a condition called "auto-brewery syndrome" where your body literally turns carbs into alcohol, and you can get drunk just by eating bread or pasta. Some people have been arrested for DUI without touching a drop of alcohol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-brewery_syndrome #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m641hq/til_theres_a_condition_called_autobrewery/

TIL Roman Emperor Diocletian was the first to voluntarily retire in 305 AD to grow cabbages. When begged to return to power, he declined, saying "If you could see the vegetables I grow with my own hands, you wouldn’t talk to me about empire." He lived out his days gardening by the Dalmatian coast https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m6414j/til_roman_emperor_diocletian_was_the_first_to/

TIL why the world sucks https://youtube.com/shorts/mCc4wu3IUic?si=rNgsSQmKd5VoYqgJ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m62xze/til_why_the_world_sucks/