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  1. #TodayILearned in 1971 the FBI asked the US Air Force to assist them in searching for D. B. Cooper. They had a SR-71 Blackbird with its high-powered cameras retrace the hijacked airliner's route to photograph it. Five flights were made but no usable photographs were taken.

  2. #TodayILearned in 1971 the FBI asked the US Air Force to assist them in searching for D. B. Cooper. They had a SR-71 Blackbird with its high-powered cameras retrace the hijacked airliner's route to photograph it. Five flights were made but no usable photographs were taken.

  3. #TodayILearned in 1971 the FBI asked the US Air Force to assist them in searching for D. B. Cooper. They had a SR-71 Blackbird with its high-powered cameras retrace the hijacked airliner's route to photograph it. Five flights were made but no usable photographs were taken.

  4. #TodayILearned that the reason that we have the progression “good, better, best” is because there were two words that meant “good” in Proto-Germanic (reconstructed): “gōdaz”, and “bataz”, and they sort of merged together.

    “gōdaz” became “good”, while “bataz” became “better” and “best”.

    #english #etymology

    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconst

  5. #TodayILearned that the reason that we have the progression “good, better, best” is because there were two words that meant “good” in Proto-Germanic (reconstructed): “gōdaz”, and “bataz”, and they sort of merged together.

    “gōdaz” became “good”, while “bataz” became “better” and “best”.

    #english #etymology

    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconst

  6. #TodayILearned that the reason that we have the progression “good, better, best” is because there were two words that meant “good” in Proto-Germanic (reconstructed): “gōdaz”, and “bataz”, and they sort of merged together.

    “gōdaz” became “good”, while “bataz” became “better” and “best”.

    #english #etymology

    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconst

  7. #TodayILearned that the reason that we have the progression “good, better, best” is because there were two words that meant “good” in Proto-Germanic (reconstructed): “gōdaz”, and “bataz”, and they sort of merged together.

    “gōdaz” became “good”, while “bataz” became “better” and “best”.

    #english #etymology

    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconst

  8. #TodayILearned that the reason that we have the progression “good, better, best” is because there were two words that meant “good” in Proto-Germanic (reconstructed): “gōdaz”, and “bataz”, and they sort of merged together.

    “gōdaz” became “good”, while “bataz” became “better” and “best”.

    #english #etymology

    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconst

  9. #TodayILearned The wreckage of a SR-71 Blackbird is buried in the Mariana Trench. It crashed in 1989, flying out of Okinawa. After recovery it was decided to not bury it on land to protect its classified materials.

  10. #TodayILearned The wreckage of a SR-71 Blackbird is buried in the Mariana Trench. It crashed in 1989, flying out of Okinawa. After recovery it was decided to not bury it on land to protect its classified materials.

  11. #TodayILearned The wreckage of a SR-71 Blackbird is buried in the Mariana Trench. It crashed in 1989, flying out of Okinawa. After recovery it was decided to not bury it on land to protect its classified materials.

  12. #TodayILearned that Jell-O is a company, not a generic term for gelatin desserts as I previously thought. youtu.be/ZULCU7n1_Gs

  13. #TodayILearned that Jell-O is a company, not a generic term for gelatin desserts as I previously thought. youtu.be/ZULCU7n1_Gs

  14. #TodayILearned that Jell-O is a company, not a generic term for gelatin desserts as I previously thought. youtu.be/ZULCU7n1_Gs

  15. #TodayILearned that Jell-O is a company, not a generic term for gelatin desserts as I previously thought. youtu.be/ZULCU7n1_Gs

  16. #TodayILearned that Jell-O is a company, not a generic term for gelatin desserts as I previously thought. youtu.be/ZULCU7n1_Gs

  17. #TodayILearned that #EdSheeran did a photo-op role-playing as a Starbucks barista in Seattle, in a store that Starbucks was actively union-busting in 2023.

    #scab #unions

    themarysue.com/ed-sheeran-spot

  18. #TodayILearned that #EdSheeran did a photo-op role-playing as a Starbucks barista in Seattle, in a store that Starbucks was actively union-busting in 2023.

    #scab #unions

    themarysue.com/ed-sheeran-spot

  19. #TodayILearned that #EdSheeran did a photo-op role-playing as a Starbucks barista in Seattle, in a store that Starbucks was actively union-busting in 2023.

    #scab #unions

    themarysue.com/ed-sheeran-spot

  20. #TodayILearned that #EdSheeran did a photo-op role-playing as a Starbucks barista in Seattle, in a store that Starbucks was actively union-busting in 2023.

    #scab #unions

    themarysue.com/ed-sheeran-spot

  21. #TodayILearned that #EdSheeran did a photo-op role-playing as a Starbucks barista in Seattle, in a store that Starbucks was actively union-busting in 2023.

    #scab #unions

    themarysue.com/ed-sheeran-spot

  22. #TodayILearned that China attempted to simplify Chinese characters *twice*.

    As many of you know, the characters used in most of Mainland China is “simplified” (简体字), while the characters used in Hong Kong and Taiwan never got simplified, and remained “traditional” (正體字).

    What I didn’t know was that China attempted to simplify the character set *again* (二简字), and it flopped mightily, falling out of use only seven months after its announcement.

    Julesy describes the second round, and why it flopped.

    #Chinese #Mandarin #history

    youtube.com/watch?v=nULmNJ5_qkE

  23. #TodayILearned that China attempted to simplify Chinese characters *twice*.

    As many of you know, the characters used in most of Mainland China is “simplified” (简体字), while the characters used in Hong Kong and Taiwan never got simplified, and remained “traditional” (正體字).

    What I didn’t know was that China attempted to simplify the character set *again* (二简字), and it flopped mightily, falling out of use only seven months after its announcement.

    Julesy describes the second round, and why it flopped.

    #Chinese #Mandarin #history

    youtube.com/watch?v=nULmNJ5_qkE

  24. #TodayILearned that China attempted to simplify Chinese characters *twice*.

    As many of you know, the characters used in most of Mainland China is “simplified” (简体字), while the characters used in Hong Kong and Taiwan never got simplified, and remained “traditional” (正體字).

    What I didn’t know was that China attempted to simplify the character set *again* (二简字), and it flopped mightily, falling out of use only seven months after its announcement.

    Julesy describes the second round, and why it flopped.

    #Chinese #Mandarin #history

    youtube.com/watch?v=nULmNJ5_qkE

  25. #TodayILearned that China attempted to simplify Chinese characters *twice*.

    As many of you know, the characters used in most of Mainland China is “simplified” (简体字), while the characters used in Hong Kong and Taiwan never got simplified, and remained “traditional” (正體字).

    What I didn’t know was that China attempted to simplify the character set *again* (二简字), and it flopped mightily, falling out of use only seven months after its announcement.

    Julesy describes the second round, and why it flopped.

    #Chinese #Mandarin #history

    youtube.com/watch?v=nULmNJ5_qkE

  26. #TodayILearned that China attempted to simplify Chinese characters *twice*.

    As many of you know, the characters used in most of Mainland China is “simplified” (简体字), while the characters used in Hong Kong and Taiwan never got simplified, and remained “traditional” (正體字).

    What I didn’t know was that China attempted to simplify the character set *again* (二简字), and it flopped mightily, falling out of use only seven months after its announcement.

    Julesy describes the second round, and why it flopped.

    #Chinese #Mandarin #history

    youtube.com/watch?v=nULmNJ5_qkE

  27. #TodayILearned

    Zohran Mamdani's mother is Mira Nair, the film director. How did I not know this before?

  28. #TodayILearned

    Zohran Mamdani's mother is Mira Nair, the film director. How did I not know this before?

  29. #TodayILearned

    Zohran Mamdani's mother is Mira Nair, the film director. How did I not know this before?

  30. #HakunaMakarna

    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makarna

    "Etymology
    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقارنه (makarna), from Sicilian maccarruna, the plural of maccarruni." #todayIlEarned #til 💡 Praise1d be #Cryptonai 🙏 💚

  31. #HakunaMakarna

    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makarna

    "Etymology
    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقارنه (makarna), from Sicilian maccarruna, the plural of maccarruni." #todayIlEarned #til 💡 Praise1d be #Cryptonai 🙏 💚

  32. #HakunaMakarna

    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makarna

    "Etymology
    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقارنه (makarna), from Sicilian maccarruna, the plural of maccarruni." #todayIlEarned #til 💡 Praise1d be #Cryptonai 🙏 💚

  33. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makarna

    "Etymology
    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقارنه (makarna), from Sicilian maccarruna, the plural of maccarruni." 💡 Praise1d be 🙏 💚

  34. #HakunaMakarna

    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makarna

    "Etymology
    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقارنه (makarna), from Sicilian maccarruna, the plural of maccarruni." #todayIlEarned #til 💡 Praise1d be #Cryptonai 🙏 💚

  35. @jimniels

    So... yes!

    > The term "smallpox" was first used in England in the 16th century to distinguish [it] from syphilis, which was then known as the "great pox".

    Other names used historically include "speckled monster", and "red plague".

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox

    #nowyouknow #wikipedia #didyouknow #todayilearned

  36. @jimniels

    So... yes!

    > The term "smallpox" was first used in England in the 16th century to distinguish [it] from syphilis, which was then known as the "great pox".

    Other names used historically include "speckled monster", and "red plague".

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox

  37. @jimniels

    So... yes!

    > The term "smallpox" was first used in England in the 16th century to distinguish [it] from syphilis, which was then known as the "great pox".

    Other names used historically include "speckled monster", and "red plague".

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox

    #nowyouknow #wikipedia #didyouknow #todayilearned

  38. @jimniels

    So... yes!

    > The term "smallpox" was first used in England in the 16th century to distinguish [it] from syphilis, which was then known as the "great pox".

    Other names used historically include "speckled monster", and "red plague".

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox

    #nowyouknow #wikipedia #didyouknow #todayilearned

  39. @jimniels

    So... yes!

    > The term "smallpox" was first used in England in the 16th century to distinguish [it] from syphilis, which was then known as the "great pox".

    Other names used historically include "speckled monster", and "red plague".

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox

    #nowyouknow #wikipedia #didyouknow #todayilearned

  40. #TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.

    #Mooncakes #MooncakeBackedSecurity

  41. #TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.

    #Mooncakes #MooncakeBackedSecurity

  42. #TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.

    #Mooncakes #MooncakeBackedSecurity

  43. #TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.

    #Mooncakes #MooncakeBackedSecurity

  44. #TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.

    #Mooncakes #MooncakeBackedSecurity

  45. Answering the earlier question, the Maldives is apparently the only country on Earth which considers Friday the first day of the week. #TodayILearned #TIL