Today I learned

TIL: When the Portuguese king declined to support Christopher Columbus voyage west in 1485, he sent Ferdinand Van Olmen and 2 Caravels west in 1487 only for the sailors to never return. Had this voyage been successful, Ferdinand Van Olmen would be remembered as the discoverer of the Americas. https://www.aqra.az/en/enigmatic-america-in-the-atlantic-… #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rrupv6/t…

TIL That when using a Internet Search engine you can easily search by using the shorthand WX for Weather & Zip Code or City and State to quickly find it. WX 92064 will give you the weather in Poway, CA https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/ca/poway #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rrtirg/t…

TIL China accelerated a magnetic levitation (maglev) train tech vehicle from 0-700 km/h (435 mph) in 2 seconds in 2025 https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-12-25/China-sets-world-re… #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rrlxhl/t…

TIL that If you travel at 1g acceleration, you will be outside of the Milky Way in about 12 years. You will be outside the observable universe in about 54 years. And if you travel at 1.19g for 100 years, you could witness the heat death of the universe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_dilation?wprov=sfla1 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rrlc9w/t…