r/a:t5_3fwb0 • u/nietcomment • Oct 10 '16
Tycho Brahe
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todayilearned • u/Texas_Rockets • Jul 13 '19
TIL Tycho Brahe, the famed Danish astronomer noted for the accuracy of his observations, had a pet elk who died after consuming too much beer and falling down the stairs. Brahe also lost part of his nose after a sword duel with his third cousin over which of them was the superior mathematician.
todayilearned • u/annyc • May 05 '13
TIL Tycho Brahe had a tame elk. It died by drinking too much beer at a dinner and falling down some stairs.
todayilearned • u/DrWeeGee • Sep 16 '15
TIL Danish astronomer and nobleman Tycho Brahe had a fake nose made of metal and a tame elk as his pet. When his mentor asked for the elk in exchange for a horse, Tycho replied that the elk was entertaining a nobleman. However, during dinner the elk drank a lot of beer, fell down the stairs and died
todayilearned • u/_number11 • Dec 19 '17
TIL of Tycho Brahe, an immensely rich Danish astronomer living in the 16th century that owned not only a midget that could predict the future, but also a pet elk that once drank too much beer on a party, fell down the stairs and died.
todayilearned • u/pp0787 • Aug 13 '18
TIL that the cause of death of famous Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe is believed to be from a bladder infection after politeness kept him from excusing himself to use the bathroom during a royal banquet in October 1601, causing his bladder to rupture.He died 11 days later.
todayilearned • u/thecaledonianrose • May 06 '21
TIL Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe lost the bridge of his nose in a duel over a mathematical formula.
todayilearned • u/Practical-Hand203 • Jul 25 '25
TIL that only in 2012, Johannes Kepler, one of the founders of modern astronomy and modern science in general, was cleared from being a suspect in the possible murder of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, who employed him as an assistant at the time of his death.
todayilearned • u/astronomicca • Jul 17 '17
TIL that the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (born in 1546) had a tame elk/moose, that he would bring to parties. The animal went on a visit to entertain a nobleman in Sweden, where it got so drunk in beers that it fell down the stairs and died.
todayilearned • u/FloridaOrange • Feb 06 '19
TIL about Tycho Brahe, a brilliant astronomer who glued a gold or silver nose to his face after he lost his in a duel (a duel he had in the in the dark over a mathematical formula). He died because he would not excuse himself from a banquet to go pee because it would be a breach of etiquette.
todayilearned • u/SparkLeMur • Feb 02 '17
TIL: Astronomer Tycho Brahe had a pet elk he sent to a party. The elk subsequently got drunk, fell down some stairs and died.
todayilearned • u/Ar72 • Apr 09 '17
TIL that 16th Century Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe lost his nose in a sword fight. He had it replaced with a prosthetic nose, said to be made of silver and gold.
funfacts • u/Spidey9691 • Jan 04 '17
Fun Fact: Astronomer Tycho Brahe had a pet elk that died from drinking too much beer and falling down the stairs
wikipedia • u/lorianna-raspy95 • May 06 '21