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- The United States Tested Biological Warfare on Its Own Citizens http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2023/04/that-time-the-united-states-tested-biological-warfare-on-its-own-citizens/ 32 comments
- A machine that bankrupted Mark Twain https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2023/03/the-machine-that-bankrupted-mark-twain/ 32 comments
- You Can Survive Being Exposed to the Near Vacuum of Space for About 90 Seconds http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/06/you-can-survive-being-exposed-to-the-near-vacuum-of-space-for-about-90-seconds-with-no-longterm-damage/ 3 comments
- A Saab Story (2017) https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2017/03/a-saab-story/ 11 comments
- How the Speed of Light Was First Measured http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/08/how-the-speed-of-light-was-first-measured/ 37 comments
- Woman with Immortal Cells http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/05/there-was-once-a-woman-who-had-immortal-cells/ 41 comments
- UPS was founded by 2 teenagers, 1 Bicycle, and $100 borrowed from a friend http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/06/ups-was-founded-by-two-teenagers-with-one-bicycle-and-100-borrowed-from-a-friend/ 25 comments
- Justin Verlander & the future of the GOAT conversation https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/04/in-high-school-mlb-star-justin-verlander-traded-a-small-percentage-of-his-eventual-3-12-million-signing-bonus-for-a-chocolate-milk/ 65 comments baseball
- You Can Survive Being Exposed to the Near Vacuum of Space for About 90 Seconds With No Longterm Damage http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/06/you-can-survive-being-exposed-to-the-near-vacuum-of-space-for-about-90-seconds-with-no-longterm-damage/ 3 comments science
- Is it true that the phrase "blood is thicker than water" has switched meanings over time, and that the original phrase was "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the waters of the womb"? http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/02/the-origin-of-7-common-phrases/ 9 comments linguistics
- Why Do Baseball Managers Wear the Team’s Uniform Instead of a Suit Like In Other Sports? http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/02/baseball-managers-wear-teams-uniform-instead-suit-like-sports/ 22 comments baseball
- There Once was a Major League Baseball Player Who Stole First From Second http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/08/there-once-was-a-major-league-baseball-player-who-stole-first-from-second/ 4 comments sports
- How can a color not exist as a wavelength? http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/11/color-pink-doesnt-exist-can-see/ 4 comments askscience
- Why Neil Armstrong Got to Be the First to Step on the Moon http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/07/neil-armstrong-got-first-step-moon/ 7 comments space
- What Happens When You Freeze Water in a Container So Strong the Water Can’t Expand Into Ice? http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/01/happen-froze-water-container-strong-water-couldnt-expand-ice/ 6 comments science
- TIL Ice IX is REAL. Vonnegut made up its properties, but the substance itself is real. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/01/happen-froze-water-container-strong-water-couldnt-expand-ice/ 94 comments books
- For Nearly Two Decades the Nuclear Launch Code at all Minuteman Silos in the United States Was 00000000. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/11/nearly-two-decades-nuclear-launch-code-minuteman-silos-united-states-00000000/ 3 comments worldnews
- Andrew Jackson killed a man in a duel for insulting his wife http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/05/this-day-in-history-future-u-s-president-andrew-jackson-kills-charles-dickinson-for-publicly-calling-jackson-a-worthless-scoundrel-a-poltroon-and-a-coward/ 29 comments history
- TIL a 17-year old girl struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back-to-back and was banned from baseball http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/07/there-once-was-a-17-year-old-girl-who-struck-out-babe-ruth-and-lou-gehrig-back-to-back/ 8 comments baseball
- There once was a MLB player who stole first base. From second base http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/08/there-once-was-a-major-league-baseball-player-who-stole-first-from-second/ 8 comments baseball
- 21 years ago today, the first public facing web site was published. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/05/the-first-website-ever-made/ 13 comments webdev
- Ten interesting facts about the human body. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/05/10-fascinating-facts-about-the-human-body/ 4 comments science
- What would happen if we fired a nuke at the moon? Would there be a mushroom cloud? http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/10/the-united-states-once-planned-on-nuking-the-moon/ 14 comments askscience
- The United States Once Planned On Nuking the Moon http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/10/the-united-states-once-planned-on-nuking-the-moon/ 89 comments history
- Dimples On Golf Balls Help Reduce Drag To Help It Fly Farther, Could Dimples Applied To A Disc Golf Putter Do The Same? http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/12/why-golf-balls-have-dimples/ 5 comments askscience
- 10 pretty cool facts about the human body http://www.todayifoundout.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/human-body-facts-2-copy.jpg 7 comments reddit.com
- TIL There is a British equivalent of "that's what she said" that's been around since the 1900's http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/12/the-british-equivalent-of-thats-what-she-said/ 5 comments reddit.com
- The power of language to the human mind. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/07/how-deaf-people-think/ 3 comments reddit.com
- What Happens When You Stick Your Head Into a Particle Accelerator http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/03/what-happens-when-you-stick-your-head-into-a-particle-accelerator/ 3 comments science
- Skip to fact #8 http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/12/10-amazzzzing-bee-facts-infographic/ 567 comments science
- TIL : Why Getting Kicked in the Balls Causes Pain in the Abdomen http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/10/why-getting-kicked-in-the-balls-causes-pain-in-the-abdomen/ 10 comments science
- TIL how deaf people think. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/07/how-deaf-people-think/ 30 comments cogsci
- There once was a woman who had immortal cells, and those cells revolutionized medicine. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/05/there-was-once-a-woman-who-had-immortal-cells/ 106 comments reddit.com
- Apparently the term "Soccer" actually predates "Football". Consider that the next time you argue with an American ;) http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/06/the-origin-of-the-word-soccer/ 100 comments sports
- TIL that carrots were purple up until the 17th Century http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/04/carrots-used-to-be-purple-before-the-17th-century/ 42 comments reddit.com
- The Sun is White Not Yellow. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/03/the-sun-is-white-not-yellow/ 77 comments space
- When the sun enters the Red Giant phase and Earth gets too hot for life... will other plants in the solar system gain the capacity for life? http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/03/the-sun-is-white-not-yellow/ 8 comments science
- The 7-11 Double Big Gulp Holds 200% More Than the Average Adult Human Stomach http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/01/the-7-11-double-big-gulp-holds-200-more-than-the-average-adult-humans-stomach/ 6 comments reddit.com
- How to Make a Customizable Analog Pressure Sensor for a Few Pennies Each. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/01/how-to-make-a-ridiculously-cheap-analog-pressure-sensor/ 4 comments robotics
- Has anyone else ever wondered about the "YKK" lettering often on zippers? http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/01/why-zippers-have-ykk-on-them/ 16 comments reddit.com