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TIL a killer whale off the coast of Washington started a fad one summer of wearing a dead salmon on its head. Other killer whales in the pod started doing it and within a couple weeks other pods in the region had picked up the behavior.

by whatilearned August 11, 2022, 4:02 pm

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TIL James Cameron’s first big break was as a production designer on Roger Corman’s Battle Beyond the Stars (1980). Because of the tight budget Cameron used materials like McDonald’s containers for sets and spent weeks with little sleep. His special effects were the best received part of the film.

by whatilearned August 11, 2022, 10:59 am

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The doctor said he would have me on my feet in two weeks

by cringeyjokesman August 7, 2022, 5:33 am

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TIL Cyril Radcliffe was given only five weeks to draw the borders between the newly independent India and Pakistan. Additionally the English Radcliffe had never been further east than Paris when he was chosen for the job. 14 million people had to move as a result of Radcliffe’s borders.

by whatilearned July 21, 2022, 11:06 am

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TIL that a trio of drunken boys decided to sail out to sea looking for a girl they saw at a sports competition event. They ended up sailing for more than seven weeks and drifted 1300 km off course before being rescued by a tuna boat. They all survived by drinking beer, eating coconuts and a bird.

by whatilearned July 19, 2022, 2:14 pm

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I sell my piss but I need to take an antibiotic for a few weeks

by CopyPastaArchive July 15, 2022, 8:03 pm

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I sell my piss but I need to take an antibiotic for a few weeks.

by CopyPastaArchive July 15, 2022, 7:20 pm

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TIL a study found that playing World of Warcraft for 14 hours over the course of two weeks may boost cognitive ability among seniors between 60 and 77 years old.

by whatilearned July 12, 2022, 6:46 pm

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TIL about the almost completely unknown story of Félicette, a stray Parisian cat who was the only cat successfully launched into space – only to be euthanased weeks after

by whatilearned July 10, 2022, 10:29 am

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TIL The only children to survive the Titanic without a parent were two brothers aged 2 and 4. Their father kidnapped them from his ex-wife and boarded the ship with a fake name. The father didn’t survive and for weeks the boys were known as the Titanic Orphans until their mother was found.

by whatilearned July 9, 2022, 12:54 am

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TIL Johnny Yong Bosch became a voice actor by accident. He had to dub over his lines for a film after an audio production issue and a producer said he had a good “hero voice” and asked him to audition for an animation. A few weeks after that audition he booked the role of Vash in the anime Trigun.

by whatilearned June 27, 2022, 3:23 pm

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Two weeks ago I fucked my daughter’s friend, genuinely feeling anxious every day

by CopyPastaArchive June 27, 2022, 4:29 am

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