I Learned This Today

#286 What did the last emperor of China do later in life?

What did the last emperor of china do later in life? He spent the last years of his life working as […]

How much of your liver can you live without? Surprisingly, you can survive with only 25% of your liver. Where is […]

When did people start eating cereal for breakfast? Technically in the 1850s, but it didn’t catch on until the early 1900s. The […]

I learned this today. Why are some places more humid than others? It is because they are closer to a large, warm […]

I learned this today. When was the first passenger train? The first passenger train was Locomotion No. 1. It departed on the […]

I learned this today. Why do horses need horseshoes? They only need horseshoes if they are going to be walking on hard […]

I learned this today. How does fly spray work? By blocking the insect from using its nerves to move its muscles. There […]

I learned this today. How does a virus infect the body? By replicating itself inside the body’s living cells. A virus is […]

I learned this today. How does a desalination plant work? A desalination plant makes freshwater from seawater by using reverse osmosis. Humans […]

I learned this today. Instant coffee was technically invented in 1771, but this wasn’t really instant. Instant coffee that we would recognize […]