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TIL about the northernmost indigenous people in the world, Greenland’s Inughuit. Isolated hundreds of miles away from even from their fellow Inuit, they developed a highly specialized culture that allowed them to live in the high arctic. They only constitute 1% of Greenland’s modern population.

by whatilearned February 13, 2023, 10:50 pm

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TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed “salmon chaos”. Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon.

by whatilearned February 12, 2023, 2:05 am

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TIL in 1981 a fire at the Las Vegas Hilton killed 8 guests and injured hundreds. A busboy initially praised as a hero for warning guests of the fire was later convicted of setting the blaze. The busboy claimed he accidentally set the fire while smoking a joint on his break.

by whatilearned February 11, 2023, 6:25 am

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TIL Thessaloniki, Greece was the Jewish capital of the world for hundreds of years. In the 16th century it was the only city in the world with a Jewish majority. During WWII, 96% of the Jewish population was murdered by the Nazis, one of the highest casualty rates in all of Europe.

by whatilearned February 8, 2023, 6:56 pm

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TIL that Ireland was nicknamed Wolf-Land for its substantial population. Hundreds of wolf pelts used to be exported yearly, and English governments banned the export of wolfhounds in order to control the wild population.

by whatilearned February 7, 2023, 2:44 pm

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TIL about the Aldgate Pump in London, a drinking fountain responsible for the death of hundreds when its water became contaminated by running through nearby graveyards.

by whatilearned January 22, 2023, 11:18 pm

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TIL: In 2020, a study was performed by asking pedestrians to cross a street hundreds of times and found that the likelihood of a car slowing down decreases by 3% for every $1000 in car value. The study followed up a Finnish study which concluded Audi, BMW, and Mercedes drivers were unempathetic.

by whatilearned January 14, 2023, 11:04 am

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Conservation of Spanish Armada invasion maps reveals red ink details were added hundreds of years later

by HistoryBuff January 13, 2023, 9:19 am

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How impressive did you find it that Brazil, a country with a fraction of the power and wealth of America, was able to arrest and jail hundreds of right wing facists taking over their capitol on the same day that it happened?

by QuestionGuy January 9, 2023, 7:23 pm

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TIL that Belize and Guatemala are currently in a massive border dispute that has persisted for hundreds of years

by whatilearned January 9, 2023, 3:59 am

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TIL the Law and Order “chungt chungt” sound includes samples of hundreds of Japanese men thumping their feet on a wooden floor- and its creator makes money every time it’s played

by whatilearned January 5, 2023, 3:01 pm

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TIL British musician Phil Collins has had a long-standing interest in the Alamo, the famous 1836 battle in Texas. He collected hundreds of Alamo-related artefacts (which he donated to the Alamo in 2014), and even wrote a book called “The Alamo and Beyond: A Collector’s Journey”, published in 2012.

by whatilearned December 2, 2022, 12:29 am

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