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TIL about split brain theory, which explains that a person’s brain hemispheres cannot share information with each other if the corpus callosum is severed.

by whatilearned February 5, 2023, 4:29 pm

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TIL Delta Airlines has a “Parallel Reality Zone” in the Detroit Airport that allows customers to see their personal flight informations AND ONLY THEIR FLIGHT information on the same screen and the same time.

by whatilearned February 3, 2023, 8:12 am

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After extensively researching the topic, mulling over every scrap of information I had, and spending untold hours pondering the answer, I’ve concluded that Rek’sai is The Perfect Woman.

by CopyPastaArchive January 31, 2023, 6:40 pm

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my reaction to this information

by CopyPastaArchive January 27, 2023, 3:53 am

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TIL TV producer Brian Eastman created the TV series Rosemary & Thyme for his wife, an avid gardener. The show has frequent use of horticulture as clues and information about plants is always accurate as well.

by whatilearned January 21, 2023, 11:03 am

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TIL in 1979 the CIA used Psychics specializing in a technique call “remote viewing” to gather information on hostages in Iran.

by whatilearned January 11, 2023, 1:21 am

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A single sperm has 37.5 MB of information. A single ejaculation represents a data transfer of about 1,587 TB

by cringeyjokesman January 10, 2023, 3:01 pm

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[SERIOUS] What’s the most disturbing piece of information you’ve found out about someone you’ve known personally?

by QuestionGuy January 6, 2023, 12:42 am

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If you could see stats for your immune system, what would you want to know and why? How do you think this information could help you to better understand your overall health and take care of your immune system?

by QuestionGuy January 3, 2023, 1:52 pm

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TIL Doodling has been shown to improve memory. The probable cause is that doodling fights the need to daydream and allows focus. Doodles may also create a visual which can aid in sifting through information.

by whatilearned January 1, 2023, 12:41 pm

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TIL any calculation requiring more than 10^120 bits can not be calculated as the universe has not existed long enough to provide time enough to resolve it, even assuming almost instantaneous information transmission

by whatilearned December 30, 2022, 1:19 pm

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TIL that before his death in 2018, renowned physicist Stephen Hawking developed his final theory, known as the “Black Hole Information Paradox”, where it is hypothesized that black holes might not actually destroy information as previously thought, but rather preserve it on their surfaces.

by whatilearned December 24, 2022, 10:12 am

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