TIL air conditioning was originally invented to control humidity in a printing factory so paper wouldn’t warp and ruin ink alignment.

https://cool.culturalheritage.org/byorg/abbey/an/an15/an15-6/an15-614.html?utm_source
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tp2h15/til_air_conditioning_was_originally_invented_to/

TIL Only one major-party candidate has lost a general election in all 50 U.S. states, being Walter Mondale, losing 49 states in the 1984 presidential election, and than finally his home state of Minnesota when he ran for senate there in 2002.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Mondale
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1szm4ct/til_only_one_majorparty_candidate_has_lost_a/

TIL that Nintendo almost went bankrupt in 1889 — because they made playing cards, not video games. The company is 135 years old and has survived wars, economic crashes, and the rise and fall of entire industries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1szlmw7/til_that_nintendo_almost_went_bankrupt_in_1889/

TIL the 1st Minnesota Infantry lost 82% of their fighting strength on July 2nd 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg. This stands as the largest loss by any surviving US military unit in a single days engagement

https://www.civilwarmed.org/1st-minnesota-at-gettysburg/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1szl0ao/til_the_1st_minnesota_infantry_lost_82_of_their/

TIL when the Beach Boys dismissed their father as their manager for his overbearing presence, he then produced the sound-alike group "The Sunrays."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murry_Wilson
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1szimnq/til_when_the_beach_boys_dismissed_their_father_as/

TIL There’s a town called “White Settlement” in Texas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Settlement,_Texas?
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1szidkb/til_theres_a_town_called_white_settlement_in_texas/

TIL, Alan Greenspan is still alive at 100 years old, is married to NBC's Andrea Mitchell, and his first wife's last name was also Mitchell (no relation)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Greenspan
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1szi885/til_alan_greenspan_is_still_alive_at_100_years/

TIL that data centers only take up 0.5% (or 1/200th) of the total water usage in the US

https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/the-data-center-water-use-hoax
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1szhor4/til_that_data_centers_only_take_up_05_or_1200th/

TIL that 70 years after Billy the Kid was allegedly shot dead by Pat Garrett in 1881, a 90 year old man appeared claiming to be Billy the Kid, with scars on his body matching every known injury Billy had sustained during his lifetime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_the_Kid
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1szgkzq/til_that_70_years_after_billy_the_kid_was/

TIL crocodiles are unusual for reptiles in that they take care of their newborn. The mother carries her hatchlings in her mouth, introducing them to the water and feeding them. Care of the young lasts over a year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile#Egg-laying_&_nesting
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1szg9vs/til_crocodiles_are_unusual_for_reptiles_in_that/

TIL that the “@” symbol dates back to at least 1345, became a common trade symbol in Spain and Portugal as “arroba” for weights, and only entered the digital world in 1971 when Ray Tomlinson chose it for email.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_sign
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1szg0x4/til_that_the_symbol_dates_back_to_at_least_1345/

TIL Despite having a combined population over 2 billion, the Philippines, India, and Indonesia have never had a player make the NBA.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/birthplaces.fcgi
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1szej8r/til_despite_having_a_combined_population_over_2/