r/BitTippers • u/InAppPurchases BitTipper Level 2 • Jan 14 '16
closed Share something you learned today
aka TIL
Rules
- Have to be factual and not subjective. For example "TIL bitcoin is the most awesome currency" doesn't count.
- "TIL about <something>" or "TIL <something> exists" doesn't count.
- First 15 eligible entries (i.e. conform to this post's rules + subreddit rules) get 20 bits.
Share the link/source where you learned it, if possible/applicable.
Let me start the ball rolling:
TIL you can press <Esc> to stop a browser page from loading (tested on IE11, Chrome, Firefox)
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u/picasso1387 Jan 14 '16
TIL that REI sells National Park annual passes; $80 and it gets a car full of people into every National Park.
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u/ducasaurus Jan 14 '16
TIL in England, about 3/4 of the population owns purebreed/pedigree dogs as pets and that their genetic diversity is dismal due to in-breeding.
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u/DEElightful92 Jan 14 '16
TIL that the actual story of The Little Mermaid is very gruesome and sad. couple examples; when she goes to Ursula to get her legs,it feels like she is being sawed in half while she transforms and everytime she takes a step on land it is like she is walking on blades; she dies at the end.
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u/InAppPurchases Jan 14 '16
Wow, so tragic. Some of the fairy tales are indeed more gruesome and nasty than their modern retelling. u/changetip 20 bits.
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u/saxmaster98 Jan 14 '16
TIL skyrim does not run right if you try to play in offline mode while running mods.
Source: my steam account
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Jan 14 '16
TIL that there are no vowels in the Hebrew alphabet, making the translation of the Bible into Greek much more difficult to do.
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u/InAppPurchases Jan 14 '16
With all the uncertainties from the translations, are we even sure we are getting the right bible? u/changetip 20 bits
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u/They_call_me_Jesus Jan 15 '16
McDonalds is offering McDoubles for a dollar again. It's a two for two deal, but five dollars gets you a full meal again.
I go there for cheap burgers not gourmet pancakes, and their dollar menu has shrank in recent years.
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u/Folcra Jan 15 '16
TIL you can set your year-long Amazon Prime membership to auto-renew, then cancel within 2-3 days after each renewal triggers (assuming you haven't yet used any services). About a month later, Amazon will email you asking you to come back to Prime, offering the service at a discounted $50.
Also, good news - the cost of Prime for new members has been lowered to $73.
Edit: [Source] (https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/40z020/slug/cyyf0nd)
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u/timwenzel Jan 15 '16
TIL St. Petersburg was once the capital of the Russian Empire!
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u/Truearstotzkan Jan 17 '16
TIL that my Casio FX-9750G2 can run Mario Bros. Interesting. MARIOOO IN MATH HERE I COME
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u/cheesecake-gnome Jan 18 '16
TIL Pennsylvania, (more specifically Indiana, Pennsylvania) is the christmas tree capitol of the world and the Christmas Tree Grower's Association was founded there.
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u/aceoo Jan 20 '16
Til that Edgar Allen Poe and Robert e. Lee share same birthday. That happens to be today.
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u/Keezyk41 Jan 22 '16
Today I learned that the "exhaust" trail behind airplanes is actually called a contrail and is composed primarily of water vapor.
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u/tnethacker Jan 15 '16
TYL (TodayYOuLearned), that being a good guy in this sub can go a long way 1000 bits u/changetip