TIL the best-selling movie in the United States across all physical home video formats is The Lion King (1994) with 48.5 million combined copies sold (VHS - 32m, DVD - 11.9m, BD - 3.68m, other - 920K ), earning $852 million in revenue. #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qy014m/til_the_bestselling_movie_in_the_united_states/
TIL that there is a Tug of War International Federation and that tug of war is an ancient sport. #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qxz9fo/til_that_there_is_a_tug_of_war_international/ image
TIL mammals default body template is FEMALE, only when sex hormones kicks during development is gender set. That happens after the nipples are formed which is why MEN have nipples #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qxz7xu/til_mammals_default_body_template_is_female_only/ image
TIL that there's a 25-year-long wait list to bring a car into Catalina Island. #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qxykp0/til_that_theres_a_25yearlong_wait_list_to_bring_a/ image
TIL that for about 500 years, a made-up dude named Prester John drove medieval Europeans to explore (and exploit) lands around the world. #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qxy3pj/til_that_for_about_500_years_a_madeup_dude_named/ image
TIL: In 1983, Vivian Blaine became the first celebrity to record public service announcements for AIDS-related causes. She was also heavily involved in supporting the then-fledgling APLA (AIDS Project Los Angeles). She recorded her cabaret act for AEI Records and donated its royalties to the APLA. #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qxxlhq/til_in_1983_vivian_blaine_became_the_first/ image
TIL that the great Maurice Ravel wrote his most famous piece, BolΓ©ro, while probably suffering from the first symptoms of a fatal neurodegenerative disease. Some researchers believe that the revolutionary repetitive structure and obsessive focus on timbre were a result of left hemisphere damage https://www.npr.org/2004/04/23/1848385/ravels-bolero-a-product-of-dementia #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qxxcce/til_that_the_great_maurice_ravel_wrote_his_most/ image