CrypticHandle t1_jdtaajy wrote on March 27, 2023 at 12:41 AM

Reply to TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1

Shitbirds.

CrypticHandle t1_j7nbepf wrote on February 8, 2023 at 1:01 AM

Reply to TIL about Rob McKuen, the bestselling poet in American history who sold 60 million books and 100 million records but is all but forgotten today by SAT0725

The Pet Rock of poetry.

CrypticHandle t1_j6p5g34 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:21 PM

Reply to comment by RandoCalrissian11 in TIL the "Minnow" from Gilligan's Island was named after the then chairman of the FCC famous for his criticism of (among other things) formulaic TV comedies by karl2025

And this answer is didactic. Common usage for much of the country is to use the title "Congress" to refer solely to the House of Representatives. Technically inaccurate, but so are terms like "hot water heater." But you knew that already 'cause you're so much smarter than the rest of us, right?

CrypticHandle t1_j6l0u0e wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:55 AM

Reply to TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje

Thank you Good Kings Leopold I & II, beloved uncle and cousin of Queen Victoria.

CrypticHandle t1_j267iny wrote on December 29, 2022 at 11:14 PM

Reply to comment by TheFirstSophian in TIL in 1980, An aspiring actor Paul David Siederman, won the Nathan's Famous July 4th hot dog eating championship. He later became the well-known porn actor Jerry Butler and was married to TV actress Lisa Loring, who played Wednesday in the 60's series "The Addams Family" by ourmanflint1

Mysterious, and... ooky.