Reply to comment by Philboyd_Studge in TIL The "Semolina Pilchard" mentioned in "I Am the Walrus" is a reference to Scotland Yard drug squad detective Norman "Nobby" Pilcher, who led a midnight drug raid on John Lennon's London flat in October 1968. He'd targeted musicians Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Eric Clapton and Donovan prior to that. by 54_actual

Reply to comment by RikersTrombone in TIL that in 2009, KFC sent a letter to the United Nations requesting to be recognized as the country "Grilled Nation" with a seat at the general assembly, all to promote their new grilled chicken menu item. by businessbee89

Reply to comment by smallways in TIL that in 2009, KFC sent a letter to the United Nations requesting to be recognized as the country "Grilled Nation" with a seat at the general assembly, all to promote their new grilled chicken menu item. by businessbee89

Reply to comment by shaftofbread in TIL that in 2009, KFC sent a letter to the United Nations requesting to be recognized as the country "Grilled Nation" with a seat at the general assembly, all to promote their new grilled chicken menu item. by businessbee89

Reply to TIL about Nehebkau, the ancient Egyptian snake god. It’s appearance is that of a big snake with feet. by barely_engineered

Reply to comment by Tim_Reichardt in TIL about Saturnalia - a Roman Holiday held between 17 - 23 December. The holiday was celebrated with a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn, in the Roman Forum, and a public banquet, followed by private gift-giving, continual partying, and a carnival atmosphere. by TurboBennett

Reply to comment by Goalie_deacon in TIL that Flick from ‘A Christmas Story’ went into Porn in the 1990s by PlayingCarded

Reply to comment by AnglerJared in TIL Sigmund Freud made the decision to flee Austria after his daughter Anna was interrogated by the Gestapo for nearly 12 hours. He was able to buy safe passage out of Austria just in time with 31,000 Reich marks in 1938 by Ok_Copy5217

Reply to comment by WhereDaHinkieFlair in Gerda Weissman Klein was one of only 120 survivors of a 350 mile Death March during the Holocaust; it began with over 4,000 people. In this clip she tells of the last time she ever saw her father, and credits her survival to the intuitive last words he spoke to her. by asday515

Reply to comment by neatandawesome in TIL in 1962 a General Electric engineer named Nick Holonyak developed the first LED light bulb capable of emitting visible red light. The same bulb was used in the 1964 stop animation animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Rudolph’s bioluminescent nose. by undergroundgeek

Reply to comment by FingerTheCat in TIL Lake Baikal is located in southeast Siberia and is the oldest and deepest lake in the world, at 25 million years old and 1,700 meters deep. It contains 20% of the world's unfrozen freshwater and is home to a rich and unusual freshwater fauna that is of significant value to evolutionary science. by wisely_lined56

Reply to comment by grinch1225 in TIL: Extra organs and body parts are more common than many people realise with extra nipples and teeth among the most common. by unswsydney

Reply to comment by grinch1225 in TIL: Extra organs and body parts are more common than many people realise with extra nipples and teeth among the most common. by unswsydney

Reply to comment by DialsMavis in TIL that until 2012, when they switched to a bacterial source, Roche Pharmaceuticals used up to 90% of the world's annual star anise crop to produce shikimic acid, a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) by Kintpuash-of-Kush

Reply to comment by SaulsAll in TIL after a mine tore off the bow of the Greek destroyer Adrias, it successfully sailed 730 nautical miles from Turkey to safely reach Alexandria harbour by HeStoleMyBalloons

Reply to comment by keireddits in TIL Henry Gray published the first edition of 'Gray's Anatomy', which covered 750 pages and contained 363 figures at the age of 31 years. At the age of 26, he obtained the Astley Cooper prize of three hundred guineas for a dissertation "On the structure and Use of Spleen." by whoiskamalsingh

Reply to comment by RevolutionaryMove357 in TIL love is as strong as illegal drugs. When you fall in love the same part of your brain is stimulated as when you take mind-altering substances like cocaine. by Canes-Venaticii

Reply to comment by ChairmanUzamaoki in TIL that loganberries aren't a separate species of berry, but are a cross between blackberries and raspberries. by TelescopiumHerscheli

Reply to comment by Sugar_buddy in TIL that the Roman Baths in the city of Bath, England, were closed for several years after a brain eating amoeba was found in the water by New_Blacksmith_115

Reply to comment by BazilBroketail in TIL that eating fruit is eating the dry, ripened ovaries of a plant by DestroyerCrazy

Reply to comment by MyCatThinksImNeat in TIL that eating fruit is eating the dry, ripened ovaries of a plant by DestroyerCrazy

Reply to comment by TheKingOfCarmel in TIL that eating fruit is eating the dry, ripened ovaries of a plant by DestroyerCrazy

Reply to comment by ebikr in TIL the balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade were introduced in 1928 to replace live zoo animals. by NotLaFontaine

Reply to comment by Wokonthewildside in TIL that Evelyn Nesbit, dubbed "the world's first supermodel" became known for her involvement in a feud between her husband Harry Thaw and architect Stanford White who drugged and assaulted her age of 16, this led to Thaw murdering White inside Madison Square Garden in 1906. by TopAbies9056

Reply to comment by Bob_Juan_Santos in TIL The Red Power Ranger actor was charged in multimillion-dollar PPP Covid relief fraud scheme by stepneo1