Tootfinder

And sometimes they disagree and you have a shitty day.
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115395314549695324

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
Attached: 1 image TIL the anal sphincters and the brain work together to determine if something passing is gas or stool. https://zoe.com/learn/how-your-rectum-differentiates-gas-stool #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1o9v689/til_the_anal_sphincters_and_the_brain_work/

I wonder what inspired TIL to post this today.
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115232287275687330

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
Attached: 1 image TIL that Palpatine being a ruthless politician dismantling a democracy to achieve supreme power was inspired by real life examples of democratic backsliding. Nixon’s presidency got Lucas to thinking about how democracies turned into dictatorships: “Democracies aren't overthrown; they're given away“. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palpatine #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nlamby/til_that_palpatine_being_a_ruthless_politician/

Ein Glück trinke ich keinen Kaffee.
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115008036259854482

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
Attached: 1 image TIL that the world's most expensive coffee, Kopi Luwak, is made from beans that have been eaten and excreted by civet cats, giving them a unique taste due to the fermentation process in the cat's stomach. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak?utm_source=chatgpt.com #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1mn1x0i/til_that_the_worlds_most_expensive_coffee_kopi/

#LB "Garoto nascido sem um cérebro vive até os 12 anos antes de morrer".
Nem um pouco surpreso, conheço uns que jš passaram da meia-idade e que aparentemente jamais utilizaram seu cérebro.
https://noc.socia…

I was looking into vertical writing systems and found this nice resource:
#todayIlearned

Scumbaggery ain't nothing new.
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115378327700458180

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
Attached: 1 image TIL Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn actively prevented the Three Stooges from discovering how popular they were. Despite their films being in extremely high demand, Cohn made them believe they were always in danger of cancelation so they wouldn't negotiate a better contract. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Stooges#Moe,_Larry,_and_Curly_(1934%E2%80%931946) #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1o7a5po/til_columbia_pictures_presiden…

#TodayILearned there are only 3½ fingers in a hand
(1 finger = ⅞ inch, 1 hand = 4 inches)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_units#Length

And yet when *I* bite the piano, I’m a “lunatic” and “must not approach a music store closer than 500 metres”. https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115060707450353724

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
Attached: 1 image TIL Beethoven continued composing after going completely deaf by using the vibrations from his piano and bone conduction. https://www.classicfm.com/composers/beethoven/guides/deaf-hearing-loss-composing/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1mvb9hq/til_beethoven_continued_composing_after_going/

This is a wrong leaning.
The chart is technically correct — but misleading.
GDP per capita ≠ income.
It ignores cost of living, inequality, and social safety nets.
Mississippi isn’t “richer” than Germany in any meaningful way.
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/11493…

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
Attached: 1 image TIL that America's poorest state (Mississippi) has a higher GDP per capita than UK, France, and Italy https://themarketear.com/posts/cgERhgr0OS/image/0 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1mc38r3/til_that_americas_poorest_state_mississippi_has_a/

#LB Finalmente uma explicação científica de eu ser tão banana rs.
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115073565538086346

Ay caramba!
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115146113898004163

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
Attached: 1 image TIL that despite being a ginger with very fair skin, Louis CK is of partial Mexican ancestry. https://ethnicelebs.com/louis-c-k#google_vignette #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1n890op/til_that_despite_being_a_ginger_with_very_fair/

Ewwww...
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/114948345912503440

Now this is just scilly.
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115109131918763629

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
Attached: 1 image TIL that the Isles of Scilly (UK) and the Netherlands were allegedly in a state of war between 1651 and 1986, after the declaration by a Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral whose ships had been a victim of the Royalist fleet. No peace treaty was signed for 335 years, during which not a single shot was fired. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Hundred_and_Thirty_Five_Years'_War #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1n2s4kp/til_that_the_isles_of_scilly_uk_a…

Heh.
Smart.
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/114937316291088628

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
Attached: 1 image TIL Anthony Borges, the Parkland shooting hero who shielded his classmates with his body, legally owns the rights to the shooter's name preventing the shooter from granting interviews or make any agreements with film producers or authors without Borges' permission. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolas_Cruz#2024 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1mcezre/til_anthony_borges_the_parkland_shooting_hero_who/

So I guess basketball is football?...
And handball is also football?
And so is hockey? At least field hockey?
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115278824560329988

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
Attached: 1 image TIL that "football" refers to a sport played on foot, rather than horseback, and not to how the ball is moved. (Explaining why US Football is known as such despite mostly relying on hands). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_(word) #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ns8yqz/til_that_football_refers_to_a_sport_played_on/

How could this be? Trump said he nevvvver had anything to do with Project 2025!
#power #corruption #lies #trump

LOL!
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/114887358146051896

HAHAHAHAHA!
Marvellous! 😂
https://noc.social/@todayilearned/114908945676154083

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
Attached: 1 image TIL in 1816, the United States built a fort to protect itself from invasion by Canada. There was only one small problem: due to a surveying error, it was built in Canada. It was later known as "Fort Blunder" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Montgomery_%28Lake_Champlain%29 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1m87dq9/til_in_1816_the_united_states_built_a_fort_to/