TIL Cabin in the Woods (2011) was meant to have a tie-in with the Valve video game Left 4 Dead 2 (2009), serving as an additional DLC level for the game. The collaboration fell through due to MGM's fi
TIL California school districts and local governments have lost about $1 trillion in revenue since Prop 13 passed in 1978, preventing property taxes from rising with real estate values—over $25,000 pe
TIL Audrey Hepburn secretly delivered messages for the Dutch Resistance as a teenager during WWII and reportedly helped raise money for the resistance through underground performances.
Bungie un-cancels Destiny: Vaulted content is coming back as new leadership promises "Destiny is foundational to our future": "We are not done with Destiny."
A new study led by Stanford Medicine found the brain is two separate organs adjacent to one another. The finding could aid research into devastating neurological diseases.
Whiskey from our shelter, now in his forever home. He has a lot of energy and loves to play. He’s an explorer who loves to follow his new humans ❤️❤️❤️
The number of satellites launched into space, Sputnik 1 was the very first one, approximately: 28,000 satellites and ~46,000 tonnes of payload have been launched (Note: 16,600 satellites are active in
TIL that according to scientists, forgotten memories aren't generally lost forever from your brain. Instead, they are simply made inaccessible to you, and so can be returned with the right stimuli.
Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Peter Thiel All Fled California’s Billionaire Tax. Nvidia’s CEO Isn’t Going Anywhere. Even With an $8 Billion Bill Coming His Way
TIL that the difference between a ~3% mortgage rate and a ~7% rate means that, for every $5 borrowed, you pay roughly another $5 in interest over 30 years.In other words, a 4 percentage point higher r
TIL the property tax in 18th and 19th century USA didn't just tax land and buildings, but included every property owned by someone such as watches, livestock, horses and cash on hand, essentially func
One Lifelong Exercise Habit Is Linked to Healthier Signs of Aging After 55: Healthy adults over 55 who had exercised regularly for 30 years had higher vitality capacity than inactive peers. Their aver
TIL One of the first ever halftime shows in NFL history was when player, Long Time Sleep, wrestled a bear at half time of an Oorang Indians game to promote show dogs in 1922.
Wall Street Is Growing Skeptical of the Data Center Boom: Several companies tied to the data center industry have delayed their initial public offerings amid the increasing public backlash to these en
TIL that Charles Lightoller, a Titanic survivor, took his 58-foot yacht to Dunkirk in 1940 and rescued 130 men during the desperate evacuation back to England.
A new study estimates based on donor-derived rabies transmission events that China and the US diagnosed rabies in only 28.7% and 6.1% of rabies decedents, respectively, during the study years.
