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The world is full of fascinating tidbits just waiting to be discovered, and it's never too late to learn something new. Therefore, websites like Reddit's 'Today I Learned' (TIL) community provide an endless source of mind-blowing facts you may not have come across before.

For instance, did you know that Channel 5 was the only major UK television channel that did not broadcast Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, opting to air The Emoji Movie instead? Or perhaps you have heard that Snoop Dogg was excommunicated by the Rastafari Council following his attempt to rebrand as Rastafarian "Snoop Lion"? These examples, along with many more facts from 'Today I Learned', serve as a reminder that knowledge never stands still, and we can always learn more about the world around us.

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#1

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL: One in four American cowboys were black.

4m2r0s , blackpast Report

Final score:

273points

Jrog 1 year ago (edited)

And most of the rest were mexicans or latino. Cowboys were among the lowest rung on society, they were basically nomad farmhands. The mythos of the american cowboy stems mostly from popular theatrical and movie performances of late XIX and early XX century, when cowboys were already a thing of the past and they were seen as a relic of the heroic age of the West

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#2

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL The Arabian Oryx became extinct in the wild by the early 1970s, but was saved in zoos and private reserves, and was reintroduced into the wild starting in 1980. In 2011, it was the first animal to revert to vulnerable status on the IUCN Red List after previously being listed as extinct

ahm713 , Charles J. Sharp Report

Final score:

271points

Bryn 1 year ago (edited)

And yet people want to get rid of zoos... This is what Zoos (good ones) do people! The Oryx isn't the only animal that's been saved because of knowledge of zoos and aquariums.

144points

natie marie 1 year ago

Exactly. Conservation zoos are key to fixing the c**p humans do to the wild. There are still bad zoos out there deffinatly. But they are important for breeding programs, conservation and honestly.. so humans who can't afford to travel the world to physically see the animals that need protecting so they have an emotional attachment to helping.

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Sanne Hippy 1 year ago

Zoos often claim they breed animals to ensure a secure population that could one day be used to return a species to the wild. However, studies have shown that the majority of species kept in most zoos are not threatened with extinction in the wild and very few animals kept or bred in zoos are ever returned to the wild. The relatively few zoos involved in reintroduction programmes do not justify the vast number of animals kept in captivity across the globe. While some larger zoos may contribute funding to conservation programmes, this is by no means universal and represents only a small proportion of the money spent by zoos. Zoos are expensive to run and a great many are run for profit. The conservation claims of many zoos are exaggerated, ambiguous and in some cases entirely unjustified. Maintaining animals on display in zoos is an inefficient way to generate funds for conservation and zoos may be a distraction from the real need to focus on genuine conservation activities in the wild.

8points

K R 1 year ago

Agreed. Zoos are more about conservation and education than entertainment.

6points

Justme 1 year ago

Totally agree. I just think zoos need to keep animals that are meant for that climate. Nothing worse than seeing a caribou standing in front of a fan in the Nebraska summer heat.

6points

Amber 1 year ago

I don't want to undo the work they have done but I still don't want to see animals in captivity for the amusement of humans. The really nice zoos today have been built with the knowledge gained by the torment of so many others.

3points

M Whee 1 year ago (edited)

Conservation efforts could not be funded without the entertainment aspect. Of four refugia populations of an endangered toad my husband is working with, three are in zoos/aquariums, one is at a state fish hatchery. Guess which one was defunded this year, and was only saved by some last minute grant money that came through? No guarantees for next year.

0points

Xan Maranya 1 year ago

Without zoos how would children know about the vast variety of animals in our world and, as adults, care enough to protect them?

0points

Ben Stedman 1 year ago

Maybe zoos aren't the only way to preserve animal history, @Bryn. Maybe there could be a way to help endangered species without relying on the (good ones) animal prisons.

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Burnt Bagel 1 year ago

So humans actually did something right?

4points

Brittany Copeland 1 year ago

A lot of the GOOD zoos are open in order to do this. They try to bolster failing species and also rehabilitate or house injured animals that can no longer survive on their own. Like in the US, all raptor birds in zoos are injured in a way they can't survive outside, such as if they are missing wings, have deformed beaks, etc.

3points

Gemma Harrigan 1 year ago

Same thing with American Bison and Kihansi spray toads.

3points

Bobby Sammons 1 year ago

And a large herd is also on the White Sands Missile range, in New Mexico.

1point

Joshua David 1 year ago

Why are people horrible to animals? I mean, I get extinction comes in many forms and those are not what I'm referring to.

1point

aartdesigns 1 year ago

Let me try to understand this... The world needs Zoos primarily due to the fact that humanity is so infantile and short-sighted... willing to decimate a species... we need zoos to keep a backup, genetically diverse enough of a population that it can be re-introduced into the ecosystem to bring the species back from the brink. Because we're d***s. Uh... well, I guess it's too bad be can't do that for ourselves and planet Earth. No backup there. No planet "B".

0points

censorshipsucks 1 year ago

zoos are backup storage. That's what I tell anyone who moans about them. Speaking as an african, our rhinos are constantly under threat because of TCM which is unscientific BS. Rhino horn does not give you a boner. It is just fingernail. Please can we get help defending our wildlife? Thanks.

0points

The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago (edited)

They’re doing well enough that you can hunt them in the White Sands area in New Mexico. The tags are very limited and tightly controlled but my FiL got one a few decades ago. I’ve never tried the meat but my wife says it’s the best she’s ever had. Interestingly, they’re actually kind of a pest in that area so the hunts help control the population so they don’t do damage to the ecosystem.

0points

TrippyBanana 1 year ago

The Phoenix zoo in Arizona was part of this project most of the herd went to Phoenix because the conditions were closest to what they already lived in. There's a bunch of information about it and they still have a few individuals that can be traced back to that herd.

0points

Garth 1 year ago

Now if we only could get Common Sense out of private reserves and released back into the wild..

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#3

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL The aardwolf knows not to destory its food sources. Aardwolves eat part of a termite mound, leaves it, and return a few months later when the colony has rebuilt so it can have another meal. An aardwolf keeps track of mounds it attacked and can eat 250,000 termites in a single night.

jamescookenotthatone , Dkaeuferle Report

Final score:

263points

Margot Moser 1 year ago

Probably equivalent to a quarter-pounder.

38points

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In our quest to find the secrets of self-improvement when it comes to learning, Bored Panda reached out to Barbara Oakley, Ph.D. You might know Dr. Oakley as the author of books such as “Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential” or even “Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn”. In an interview below, Dr. Oakley highlights the importance of adapting to individual learning styles, retaining knowledge long-term, maintaining motivation, and incorporating learning into daily routines.

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#4

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL of "The Paradox of Choice." Research indicates that when we are given too many options to choose from, we tend to end up less satisfied than if we had fewer options to choose from. Increased choice leads to higher expectations, followed by regret and self-blame.

AspireAgain , felipepelaquim Report

Final score:

245points

Hafida 1 year ago

Yeah Netflix

128points

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#5

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL - Walter Orthmann, a 100 year old, set the Guinness World Record for working at the same company for 84 years and nine days.

PhonedVenus21345678 , Guinness World Records Report

Final score:

244points

David 1 year ago

That spans a lot of technology. I see a tablet on the desk he is sitting at but a manual typewriter on the desk behind him.

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#6

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL Margaret Knight (1838-1914) invented a machine to mass produce flat-bottomed paper bags and, after winning a lawsuit against a fraudster who copied her design, the patent was issued in 1871. Her first invention was when she was 12 years old (and began working in a factory). She had 87 patents.

WonderWmn212 , SUNDAY POST Report

Final score:

240points

David 1 year ago

I wonder if the original paper bags tore half way to your car in the parking lot.

38points

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Dr. Oakley emphasizes that catering to different learning styles can enhance the learning process. She advises, "use techniques such as mind maps for visual learners, podcasts for auditory learners, hands-on activities for kinesthetic learners, and detailed note-taking for reading/writing learners."

#7

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL: Tracy Chapman sued Nicki Minaj for copyright infringement. According to the complaint, Chapman repeatedly refused to give Minaj permission to sample one of her songs, but Minaj did it anyway. Minaj settled and agreed to pay Chapman $450K.

theotherbogart , jurvetson Report

Final score:

231points

RowdieAngel 1 year ago

good. Tracy Chapman helped break down doors for artists like Minaj. Treat her with the respect she has more than earned

238points

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#8

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL During pregnancy, if the mother suffers organ damage, the baby in the womb sends stem cells to repair the damaged organ.

Rifletree , Ignacio Campo Report

Final score:

215points

Donkeywheel 1 year ago

But not enough to actually repair it. This part is always forgotten.

93points

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#9

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL that “Firehawks” a collection of three Australian bird species, are the only animals besides humans known to use fire to hunt. They will pick up burning sticks from fires and carry them in their beaks and talons before dropping it in unburnt vegetation setting the ground ablaze driving prey out.

TodAllen-99 , Dick Eussen Report

Final score:

196points

Loverboy 1 year ago

Of course this is in Australia.

152points

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As part of her recommendations for retaining knowledge effectively, Dr. Oakley suggests employing strategies that help "strengthen memory recall and build connections between concepts." She suggests using methods like spaced repetition, retrieval practice, active learning, and interleaving.

When it comes to maintaining motivation and focus during learning, particularly with complex subjects, Dr. Oakley recommends "breaking subjects into smaller parts, setting achievable goals, using various learning techniques, taking breaks, and relating the material to personal interests or career goals."

#10

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL The Spanish Inquisition would write to you, giving 30 days notice before arriving and these were read out during Sunday Mass. Although these edicts were eventually phased out, you originally always expected the Spanish Inquisition.

Apprehensive_Bug_826 , woot Report

Final score:

193points

Loverboy 1 year ago

How kind of them to give me a months notice on my torture, murder, or indoctrination.

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#11

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL of Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, a Saudi who was the heaviest man alive at 1,340 lb. When Saudi King Abdullah heard of this, Khalid was ordered to a medical center in Riyadh. In about four years, Khalid would weigh 150 lb.

R4G , moh.gov Report

Final score:

190points

Samuel Pelatan 1 year ago (edited)

~600 kg to 68 kg

128points

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#12

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL a special law in the UK was created to ensure that the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital will forever be able to collect royalties from stage performances, audiobooks, book releases, etc. of Peter Pan in the UK. This is the only work with an 'exception' to copyright laws.

anon , Oliver Herford Report

Final score:

184points

Emma S 1 year ago

JM Barrie was living in a house behind Great Ormond Street when he wrote Peter Pan and it was a big inspiration for the book.

62points

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Incorporating learning into daily routines can lead to significant improvements in personal and professional life. Dr. Oakley shares examples like a marketing professional learning programming, which could lead to better collaboration and career advancement, or someone who learns meditation, resulting in "reduced stress and increased productivity."

#13

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL that Slash, guitarist of Guns N' Roses, helped fund the dinosaur exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

Bigtsez , Kreepin Deth Report

Final score:

183points

MagicJacket 1 year ago

♫ Welcome to the museum, we got great displays. Lots of extinct animals in the jungle where they graze ♫

131points

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#14

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL in 1996, a 21-year-old man burst into a New Zealand radio station, took the manager hostage and demanded that Kermit the Frog's rendition of Rainbow Connection be played.

tom275bo , [1] Report

Final score:

180points

Loverboy 1 year ago

🎵Why are there so many Songs about rainbows And what's on the other side?🎵

61points

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#15

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL hippos have a reflex mechanism that allows them to pop up, take a breath, and go back down without waking up so they can sleep underwater.

HeavyResonance , Gene Taylor Report

Final score:

176points

Loverboy 1 year ago

Hippos are both frightening and interesting, I am never getting within 20 feet of one but it's always nice to learn more about them.

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Dr. Oakley concluded by saying she believes that continual learning can "unlock countless opportunities for growth and success." She encourages everyone to explore different learning styles, use effective methods for knowledge retention, and maintain motivation throughout their learning journey.

#16

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL about the “Old Man of the Lake,” a 30-foot tall, 450 year old tree stump, most likely a hemlock, that has been bobbing vertically in Oregon's Crater Lake since at least 1896. Moving freely, it can be virtually anywhere on the lake, so boat captains commonly communicate its position for safety.

iamveryDerp , NPS Report

Final score:

171points

Debbie 1 year ago (edited)

From wikipedia: "In 1988, submarine explorations were conducted in the lake, and the scientists decided to tie the Old Man off the eastern side of Wizard Island to neutralize the navigational hazard until their research work was complete. Upon immobilizing the log, the weather went from clear to stormy. After it started snowing in August, they released the Old Man. Soon after, the weather cleared up, encouraging superstitions."

159points

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#17

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL Anne Frank wrote four dirty jokes in her diary, which she later papered over so they weren’t discovered by researchers until 2018.

Smolesworthy , my_public_domain_photos Report

Final score:

168points

I'm a Jimmy 1 year ago

One of her jokes read: "Do you know why the German girls of the armed forces are in the Netherlands? As a mattress for the soldiers." Another one: "A man comes home at night and notices that another man shared the bed with his wife that evening. He searches the whole house, and finally also looks in the bedroom closet. There is a totally naked man, and when that one man asked what the other was doing there, the man in the closet answered: 'You can believe it or not but I am waiting for the tram.' "

133points

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#18

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL The first person clinically diagnosed with Autism is still alive. Donald Grey Triplett who is 89 years old.

Unleashtheducks , Ylevental Report

Final score:

156points

Squishy 1 year ago

his wikipedia page is actually really fascinating

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#19

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL that same-sex behavior has been recorded in more than 1000 species in animal kingdom ranging from beetles to penguins. This was earlier often seen as an example of Darwin's paradox as these behaviors are non-reproductive and don't contribute to the advancement of species in the traditional sense.

Major_Marquis1 , corneliusventures Report

Final score:

156points

Loverboy 1 year ago

"Being gay isn't natural" yeah f*****g right

129points

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#20

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL that Channel 5 was the only major UK television channel not to broadcast Queen Elizabeth II's funeral - they aired The Emoji Movie instead.

Yoshi2010 Report

Final score:

150points

Loverboy 1 year ago

Nothing wrong with this, there was no malicious intent. Cartoon Network kept showing cartoons on 9/11, there has to be something for the kids.

209points

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#21

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL - The miscarriage rate is higher than people perceive. On average 12.5% of women who know they are pregnant have a miscarriage within the first 23 weeks of pregnancy.

iambeno , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

144points

Samuel Pelatan 1 year ago

Pregnancy issues are one hella taboo

77points

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#22

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL: The 62 books in the mainline Goosebumps series were published in only 53 months. RL Stine published more than a book a month for almost five years.

The_Good_Count , Tim Jacobus Report

Final score:

136points

Amanda Rose 1 year ago

This is a huge amount of childhood nostalgia. I loved these books!

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#23

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL that Hawaii was a sovereign self-governing kingdom all the way up until 1893, totally unassociated with the U.S., until a coup d'état that year by 13 businessmen and 162 U.S. troops, with the openly stated goal of annexing the islands. (They succeeded.)

DramaGuy23 , Luke McKeown Report

Final score:

135points

ohjojo (you/your's) 1 year ago

Sometimes we can be real bullies

62points

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#24

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL As a child, Walt Disney's mom convinced his dad, Elias, to buy him a set of colored pencils and some drawing paper. Elias did not approve, believing the boy should spend time engaged in hard, manual labor. Even after Walt became famous, Elias never considered animation a real job.

Ok_Copy5217 , Boy Scouts of America Report

Final score:

127points

Loverboy 1 year ago

Imagine your son being 1000x more successful than you and yet you still don't think good of them. My dad sucks but at least he'd be proud of me if I did something that big

98points

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#25

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL that a woman named Jo Cameron has a rare genetic mutation that makes her unable to feel pain or anxiety. Despite numerous injuries throughout her life, Jo has never needed painkillers.

KodyBerns99 , PETER JOLLY Report

Final score:

125points

Loverboy 1 year ago (edited)

Actually incredibly dangerous. Not being aware of infections, broken bones, wounds, something like appendicitis, they wouldn't feel something life threatening.

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#26

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL that the Philippines is 1 out 2 countries in the world that still doesn't allow divorce. It also has the 10th highest number of child brides globally, with 100,000 women married before their 15th birthday.

War_Hymn , Rainier Ridao Report

Final score:

125points

Elita One 1 year ago

Not woman married, children, they are children.

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#27

TIL: James Blunt gave Weird Al Yankovic permission to parody his single "You're Beautiful." But after Yankovic recorded "You're Pitiful," Blunt's record label refused to let it be commercially released. Yankovic didn't include it on his album. Instead, he released it as a free digital download.

theotherbogart Report

Final score:

120points

Loverboy 1 year ago

I love Al

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#28

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL Simeon Stylites lived on top of columns for 37 years. Simeon did this as a form of asceticism because when he lived in a cave people kept making pilgrimages to him and asking him religious questions. Ultimately his column life drew in even bigger crowds who would climb ladders to talk to him.

jamescookenotthatone , Unknown Report

Final score:

118points

Loverboy 1 year ago

He was an introvert just trying to get some peace and people wouldn't leave him alone. Relatable

163points

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#29

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL the eunuchs of the last Chinese emperor wore their severed testicles and penises in jars around their necks when working.

Arthur_Boo_Radley , Unknown Report

Final score:

98points

Loverboy 1 year ago

I actually scrolled back up to see if the person in the picture was wearing them. Ofc they aren't but why would I check

185points

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#30

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL in 2019 a Brazilian drug trafficker serving a 73 yr sentence tried to escape from prison by disguising himself as his teenage daughter who was visiting. His plan was to leave her behind in his place but his nervousness as he approached the exit tipped off the guards.He hung himself 3 days later.

GoodSamaritan_ , Matthew Ansley Report

Final score:

85points

Loverboy 1 year ago

The fact he was going to leave her behind in his place is disgusting. They'd notice of course, but the idea. Also I'm having trouble seeing a grown man disguising himself as a teenage girl, it's a funny image.

90points

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#31

TIL that when he was 18 years old and Crown Prince, Frederick the Great was forced by his father to watch the beheading of his close companion (and possible lover) Hans von Katte after the two attempted to escape together to England.

Final score:

48points

Mimi La Souris 1 year ago

companion or lover, what a horror to witness the death of a loved one

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#32

TIL the earliest known account of Christianity from a non-Christian source is a letter (112 AD) of Pliny the Younger to Emperor Trajan, asking for advice on dealing with a new and 'extravagant superstition' that had spread to several cities in Northern Turkey.

SvanteArrheniusAMA Report

Final score:

44points

Widdershins66 1 year ago

OMG!!! Extravagant superstition? Perfect description 💖 (Pun intended)

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#33

TIL Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history which more than doubled the size of the National Parks System.

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43points

SkekVi 1 year ago

Jimmy was a good president.

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#34

TIL Earth is the only known place in our solar system where fire occurs, and no known exoplanets have enough oxygen to allow fire to exist.

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40points

David 1 year ago

Isn't the sun in our solar system? Asking for a friend.

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#35

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL that a 2019 Union College study found that joining a fraternity in college lowered a student's GPA by 0.25 points, but also increased their future income by 36%.

derstherower , Nima Sarram Report

Final score:

40points

Jill Rhodry 1 year ago

Proving it's not what you know but who you know.

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#36

TIL A Canadian man ordered Brylcreem, a hair styling product from a Canadian e-commerce site in 2012 and received the package in 2020.

Algrinder Report

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39points

troufaki13 1 year ago

Imagine if he went bold in the meantime!

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#37

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL that Snoop Dogg was excommunicated by the Rastafari Council after his attempt to rebrand as Rastafarian "Snoop Lion".

Such-Track5369 , snoopdog Report

Final score:

38points

Samuel Pelatan 1 year ago

one sauce : https://www.unilad.com/celebrity/snoop-dogg-banned-rastafarian-snoop-lion-disaster-20221021

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#38

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL three Germans had been infected with rabies after an organ donation, as the donor was bitten by a dog and was undiagnosed.

kraven420 , nci Report

Final score:

38points

Loverboy 1 year ago

The worst death I can imagine. Rabies is terrible, absolutely terrible. So now 4 people have to die painfully and slowly, unless they found out before symptoms showed. 100% mortality rate.

23points

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#39

TIL that in Uruguay, up until 2017, if you caught your spouse in bed with someone else, it was within your rights to beat or kill either of them.

Final score:

38points

Onion Patch Petunia 1 year ago

But not both?

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#40

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL Morocco was the first country to recognize the United States as an independent sovereign nation.

nowuff , mrthetrain Report

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37points

troufaki13 1 year ago

And Haiti was the first to recognize Greece after it's independence war

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#41

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL Alf Clausen was the sole composer on The Simpsons from 1990 to 2017. Clausen would write the music for an episode during the week and record with his 35-piece orchestra on Fridays. One week Clausen had to write 57 musical cues.

jamescookenotthatone , imdb Report

Final score:

37points

Loverboy 1 year ago (edited)

How in the hell do you manage that, and for 27 years? Incredible. Also Simpsons went downhill after season 10, sorry. Anything after that just isn't the same.

21points

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#42

TIL A High School Teacher who coerced teens into posing for explicit photos was caught because a Janitor cleaning his office saw a CD labeled "300" thinking it was the Zack Snyder film. He played it and discovered the photos.

WickedSensitiveCrew Report

Final score:

36points

Allison Riley 1 year ago

There have been numerous cases of thieves stealing things and then finding this disgusting material and promptly handing it over to authorities there was even a Twitter thread a few months back from a man who did this. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51406210. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/burglar-steals-video-tapes-of-child-abuse-hands-them-into-police-9017867.html. https://twitter.com/hahnscratch/status/1214385341899005952?s=20

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#43

TIL Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony was initially his tribute to Napoleon, whom he admired. But when Napoleon crowned himself emperor in 1804, Beethoven angrily declared that Napoleon had become a tyrant, and he erased Bonaparte's name from the score’s title page.

Final score:

36points

ohjojo (you/your's) 1 year ago

They had erasers?

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#44

TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes.

Imbiberr Report

Final score:

36points

Amanda Rose 1 year ago

A slightly different interpretation of banana for scale.

50points

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#45

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL that the wealthiest athlete in human history, was an ancient Roman charioteer from what is now Portugal, named Gaius Appuleius Diocles. His combined earnings were the equivalent of fifteen billion dollars.

AHorseNamedPhil , earlychurchhistory.org Report

Final score:

34points

Loverboy 1 year ago

So basically athletes have been extremely overpaid since the beginning.

54points

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#46

TIL that Marry Mallon ('Typhoid Mary') lived in forced quarantine for the last twenty years of her life in an Island just off of New York ('North Brother Island')

AdmiralHempfender Report

Final score:

33points

Debbie 1 year ago

Reminds me of an antivaxxer. Not believing to be a carrier of a deadly disease and thus keep spreading the disease with several times deadly results. And still denying she was the cause.

39points

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#47

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL Jethro Tull's album Thick as a Brick was created as satire, a jab at the 10+ minute songs from prog rock bands at the time. It's now considered one of the best prog-rock albums of all time.

ngtstkr , Chrysalis Records Report

Final score:

30points

Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

Jethro Tull is the name of the band, not a living person. A booking agent who was a history buff named the band after an English agriculturalist who died in 1741.

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#48

TIL Benzodiazepines were originally marketed in the 1960s for the relief of anxiety, stress and insomnia and became very popular with women of the time. The gendered cultural meanings of Valium, a well-known benzodiazepine, was cemented in the 1966 Rolling Stones’ song “Mother’s Little Helper”.

foodude84 Report

Final score:

30points

DC 1 year ago

... what a draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag it is getting old...

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#49

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL Elvis Presley craved the Fool's Gold Loaf, which consists of a hollowed-out loaf of French bread filled with one 1-lb. jar each of creamy peanut and grape jelly and a pound of fried bacon. It packs ~8,000 calories. He and friends once flew from Memphis to Denver to eat 30 of them.

grandmamimma , foodstories Report

Final score:

29points

Loverboy 1 year ago (edited)

30 of them? I know Elvis did some crazy s**t but eating 240,000 calories worth of jelly, pb, and bacon? Edit: Okay so I did some looking and 30 might be on the high end. He was also sharing with a few people. One source lowers the amount of sandwiches to 22, but still 22 sandwiches shared with 7 people doesn't sound likely. Oh, and the place that made that monstrosity was called the Colorado Mine Company, which wouldn't be too far from me if it was still up and running today.

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#50

TIL about Blackout Cake, sometimes called Brooklyn Blackout Cake, which is a chocolate cake filled with chocolate pudding and topped with chocolate cake crumbs. It was invented during WWII by a Brooklyn bakery, Ebinger's, in recognition of the mandatory blackouts to protect the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

jdward01 Report

Final score:

29points

seana lammers 1 year ago

Yummy

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#51

TIL Whale falls are a major source of nutrients for the ocean's bathyal or abyssal zones. The remains of an estimated 690,000 whales are being broken down on the ocean floor, with the bodies being picked clean, the skeletons dissolved, and ultimately a reef formed.

jamescookenotthatone Report

Final score:

29points

SkekVi 1 year ago (edited)

There are bone-eating worms! Also, hagfish are among the first to get there, they're one of the most ancient animals still wiggling around! They don't have a spine and can tie themselves in literal knots to get leverage for tearing off meat (but they do have a skull!)

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#52

TIL a scientist hired his family to refine radium in their basement for 20 years, with the waste buried in the backyard. The property was declared a Superfund site and cost $70M to clean up. His body was exhumed for testing and had the largest amount of radioactive material ever detected in a human.

Final score:

29points

Spannermonkey 1 year ago

Higher than Marie Curie?

6points

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

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#53

TIL A 30 year-old woman from New Zealand died in 2013 due to cardiac arrhythmia that was linked to her habit of drinking up to 2.6 gallons of Coca-Cola daily

RememberedOlBuddy Report

Final score:

29points

Loverboy 1 year ago

Holy f**k, how are you drinking 2.6 gallons/9.8 liters of anything a day? I bet she had so many health issues, she might as well have done drugs. Hell that is a drug at that point

33points

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#54

Today I learned that genuine wasabi is rare and likely not even served in most high-end sushi restaurants. Apparently the real deal is difficult to grow as it’s quite picky and takes approx. three years to mature.

naomi_homey89 Report

Final score:

28points

Nadine Debard 1 year ago

There is sometimes a small percentage of wasabi in wasabi but it's mainly made of horseradish.

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#55

TIL that Liza Minelli, daughter of Judy Garland, the actress who played Dorothy in the 1939 MGM film, “Wizard of Oz,” was once married to Jack Haley, Jr., son of Jack Haley, the actor who played the Tin Man in the same film. He was Minnelli’s 2nd husband.

TheMadIrishman327 Report

Final score:

28points

Reenzy Bennington 1 year ago

I love how complicated OP made this sound. Also, we all know who Judy Garland is. At least I hope so.

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#56

TIL of Columbia, the personification of the United States for over 200 years, and was even the alternate name for the United States. She is the reason for the District of Columbia, British Columbia, etc. She was replaced by Lady Liberty, and was gradually forgotten after WWI.

SamtheCossack Report

Final score:

27points

David 1 year ago

Born / raised USA and I did not know this.

21points

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

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#57

TIL that over 30% of pediatric scald burns are from accidents involving instant ramen, according to a 10 year retrospective study at the University of Chicago Burn Center.

Final score:

27points

Oktogal 1 year ago

I’m thirteen, make ramen every weekend, and I am shocked. I had no idea.

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#58

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL that of the two 1988 films starring Tom Cruise, one of them (Rain Man) won the Oscar for Best Picture, while the other (Cocktail) won the Razzie for Worst Picture.

HeyThereCharlie , en.wikipedia.org Report

Final score:

26points

Chintan Shah 1 year ago (edited)

35 years ago this man looked the same...

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#59

TIL In 2012, a solar Coronal Mass Ejection that might have taken the world 4 to 10 years to recover from missed Earth by about 9 days.

SuperCrappyFuntime Report

Final score:

23points

V33333P 1 year ago

Wasn't there one of these events during the mid 1800s but since we had so little technology the only things affected were morse code machines or something?

16points

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#60

TIL: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drained Niagra Falls in 1969. It ended up attracting more visitors than any other feat attempted at the falls. The engineers wanted to find a way to remove the unseemly boulders that had piled up at its base since 1931, cutting the height of the falls in half...

floof_mcgenius Report

Final score:

23points

bears. beets. battlestar galactica. 1 year ago

my mom went with her family when they did this; the photos are astounding!!

8points

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#61

TIL the phrase "pulling out all the stops" is derived from pipe organs, which have many levers called 'stops' which allow the organist to control the volume and timbre of different pipes. Pulling out all the stops would result in the loudest, most comprehensive sound.

Final score:

23points

David 1 year ago

This one seemed obvious to me - which in turn makes me feel rather old. These days pipe organs are rare to the point of being a curiosity.

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#62

TIL of Caratacus who held off the Romans for ten years, using hit and run tactics. Finally he was betrayed and taken prisoner by the Romans, but gave such an eloquent speech, that Emperor Claudius set him free.

VengefulMight Report

Final score:

23points

sofacushionfort 1 year ago

Basically he said “anyone can kill a defeated opponent, but if you let me live it shows that you’re so powerful that you don’t have to fear anyone.”

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#63

TIL Thomas Jefferson was so impressed by macaroni and cheese during a visit to Paris that he wrote down the recipe and instructions on pasta extrusion, imported a pasta maker, macaroni, Parmesan, and made it at his home. He served it at a state dinner in 1802.

Additional fun fact: people did not like the macaroni and cheese at his dinner in 1802. Manasseh Cutler, a friend of Jefferson, wrote:

"Dined at the President's – ... Dinner not as elegant as when we dined before. [Among other dishes] a pie called macaroni, which appeared to be a rich crust filled with the strillions of onions, or shallots, which I took it to be, tasted very strong, and not agreeable. Mr. Lewis told me there were none in it; it was an Italian dish, and what appeared like onions was made of flour and butter, with a particularly strong liquor mixed with them."

NegativeBee Report

Final score:

22points

David 1 year ago

"particularly strong liquor mixed with them" All these years Kraft has been holding out on me.

37points

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

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#64

TIL in 1956-1957, the chinese communist party (ccp) launched a campaign called "hundred flowers movement" where they encouraged chinese citizens to give their opinions about the communist party. it failed. then mao zedong, conducted an ideological crackdown to those who criticized the party.

Popular-Good-5657 Report

Final score:

22points

David 1 year ago

Part of the original "we promise we won't sell your information" trend.

18points

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#65

TIL that Bothie the Polar Dog is the only dog to travel to both the South and North Poles. No other dog is expected to match Bothie's achievement of visiting both poles after the Antarctic Treaty of 1994, which has subsequently forbidden dogs from the Antarctic continent.

thisCantBeBad Report

Final score:

22points

Garth 1 year ago

Walking your dog at 100 below is not fun... Oh wait that's in Minnesota..

14points

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#66

30 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts To Spark Your Curiosity (New Pics) TIL On average, the United States has only eight public toilets per 100,000 people.

mankls3 , beyond_the_dream Report

Final score:

22points

Jrog 1 year ago (edited)

In the US, the lowest availability are Louisiana and Mississippi with 1 toilet every 100.000 people. Most states are at a 4 to 8 range. The best is Wyoming, an outlier at 44. The average of 8 toilets per 100k people puts the USA at the same tier as Botwsana, Georgia (the country) and Poland. Mississippi and Louisiana are in the same tier as Ghana, Uganda and Mali.

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#67

TIL In October 1809 Friedrich Staps attempted to assassinate Napoleon but was captured. Napoleon himself interrogated the would be assassin. On the possibility of being pardoned Staps said, ‘I would notwithstanding seize the first opportunity of taking your life.’ and he was executed on the 17th.

jamescookenotthatone Report

Final score:

21points

Onion Patch Petunia 1 year ago

They forgot to say 17th of what. He died of old age

5points

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#68

TIL William Bligh was not only overthrown as Governor of New South Wales in Australia’s only military coup but was previously overthrown as Captain in the famous mutiny on the HMS Bounty.

autumn-knight Report

Final score:

21points

Onion Patch Petunia 1 year ago

He was a Blight on the environment

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#69

TIL that Fried Chicken was an expression first recorded in the 1830s, and frequently appears in American cookbooks of the 1860s and 1870s. Scottish frying techniques and African seasoning techniques were used together in the American South, and became increasingly popular after the Civil War.

jdward01 Report

Final score:

21points

Garry Cowan 1 year ago

Us Scots are DEFINITELY good at frying food

11points

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#70

TIL: Thanks to poor internal communication at NASA, information about a spacesuit water leak wasn't properly communicated. Later, Astronaut Luca Parmitano almost drowned on a July, 2013 ISS space walk, his helmet filling with several liters of water before they could get him back inside.

OvidPerl Report

Final score:

21points

Amanda Rose 1 year ago

Astronaut Timothy Kopra had the exact same problem with the exact same suit not long after Luca did.

10points

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#71

TIL that Michael Cain only changed his name LEGALLY by deed poll in 2016 from his birth name of Maurice Joseph Micklewhite because he was tired of being stopped at passport control. Everyone knew him by his showbiz name but his legal documents had his birth name.

ajfromuk Report

Final score:

20points

Phil Green 1 year ago

Michael Caine.

18points

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#72

TIL A casino can just kick you out if you win too much even if you are not cheating or doing anything wrong.

The_Dotted_Leg Report

Final score:

19points

David 1 year ago

OMG! It's almost like a private business can ask you to leave their business! The nerve!

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#73

TIL that Rickey Henderson was so proud of earning a million dollar signing bonus that he had the check framed instead of cashing it. He saved the envelopes of cash teams gave players for per diem expenses, allowing his kids to pick them out of a box when they did well in school.

EtOHMartini Report

Final score:

19points

Donnie Mc00 1 year ago

who?

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#74

TIL that it takes only 15 mins. of exposure to noise in a nightclub, without protection, to damage hearing.

Final score:

19points

Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

Tinnitus is permanent and NOT fun.

19points

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#75

TIL that the late president of Nintendo Hiroshi Yamauchi owned the Seattle Mariners baseball team. He had never been to a baseball game before buying the team, and despite owning the Mariners for over 20 years, never attended a single one of their games.

AdmiralAkbar1 Report

Final score:

18points

Glengoolie Blue 1 year ago

He didn't miss much.

9points

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#76

TIL there are an estimated 950 TRILLION invasive quagga mussels in Lake Michigan.

TheProcrastafarian Report

Final score:

18points

SkekVi 1 year ago

clean your boat hull between lakes so you don't cross-contaminate, people!

28points

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#77

TIL that for 15 years some of Canada’s largest grocery chains, including Loblaws, conspired to keep bread prices artificially high. During that time bread prices rose 96% compared to overall food inflation of only 45%.

itspclar Report

Final score:

18points

Stacey Rae 1 year ago

Once a crook, always a crook

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#78

TIL in 1972 Don Rickles mocked mobster Joe Gallo onstage and after the show Gallo invited Rickles to Umbertos Clam House, to which he declined. A firefight erupted at Umbertos later that night, killing Gallo.

TotesNotaBot0010101 Report

Final score:

17points

Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

I never understood Rickles' brand of humor. He just insulted everyone.

8points

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#79

TIL that Duck Sauce was created in America, after the Chinese started restaurants in the US, and realized that Americans would prefer a sweeter alternative to the Tianmian (Sweet Bean) Sauce traditionally served with Peking Duck.

jdward01 Report

Final score:

17points

T.O.S.o.R. 1 year ago

"Pekin" duck!

3points

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#80

TIL that barnacles were a major problem to old ships and that the 18th-century British Navy gained a great advantage by covering their ships' hulls with copper to stop the barnacles from growing.

Additional_Painting Report

Final score:

16points

David 1 year ago

Also the reason for lead red paint but I think that has been discontinued (or at least minimized). Barnacles are still a major problem for ships but they have better technology for preventing / removing them these days. But I saw a video on how much drag / extra fuel they can cost a cargo ship and the effect was surprising.

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#81

TIL That the saying "cried all the way to the bank" is popularly attributed to Liberace, who famously wrote the phrase in a telegram after winning a libel suit against a reporter who had insinuated that Liberace was homosexual.

JJKingwolf Report

Final score:

16points

David 1 year ago

Ironic considering he WAS gay according to various sources. One of them - "According to author Darden Asbury Pyron, "Liberace was the first gay person Elton John had ever seen on television; he became his hero.""

12points

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#82

TIL that the fast food chain Popeyes isn't named after the cartoon character, but Gene Hackman's character from The French Connection.

Final score:

16points

Glengoolie Blue 1 year ago

Which was named after the cartoon character.

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#83

TIL the world's longest constitution was the Constitution of Alabama from 1901-2022. At 388,882 words, it was 51 times longer than the U.S. Constitution and 12 times longer than the average U.S. state constitution.

Final score:

15points

Allison Riley 1 year ago

Yes it's been on the ballot here repeatedly to fix the monster but I'll be dead and gone before this state does anything

11points

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#84

TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes.

jdward01 Report

Final score:

15points

AndThenICommented 1 year ago

Also - They did I a doughnut shape to get the centre land for cheaper.

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#85

TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God.

Khysamgathys Report

Final score:

14points

David 1 year ago

Thank God most Americans are not Chinese. It's scary to think of the celebrity trash we would decide were "gods"

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#86

TIL about Def Jam Rapstar, a 2010 rap karaoke game that caused its developers to be sued for 8 million dollars because it did not get the rights to the songs in the game.

temporarysecretary17 Report

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13points

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#87

TIL that the Cadbury Creme Egg began in 1963 as Fry's Creme Egg, becoming the Cadbury Creme Egg in 1971. Creme Eggs are produced by Cadbury in the UK, Hershey in the US, and by Cadbury Adams in Canada. In 2016, UK sales of the Cadbury Egg dropped sharply after the recipe was changed to cut costs.

jdward01 Report

Final score:

13points

Emma S 1 year ago

And they get smaller every year.

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#88

TIL that Po Boy Sandwiches originated in New Orleans, and are derived from fried oyster sandwiches, called Oyster Loaves. A wide selection of fillings include roast beef, ham, shrimp, sausage, french fries and fried chicken. A "dressed" po' boy has shredded lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mayo.

jdward01 Report

Final score:

12points

Brenda 1 year ago

Po Boys were eaten by blue collar workers who bought them from cart vendors originally, hence the name "poor boys".

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#89

TIL the musician and songwriter D'Angelo not only recorded a song, "Unshaken", for Red Dead Redemption 2, he also served as a playtester during the videogame's development due to his love of the series.

grizzburger Report

Final score:

10points

Genericist 1 year ago

I tested GTA IV pre-release; Rockstar were so afraid of leaks that we had to go through metal detectors before sitting down to test, to ensure we didn't have any removable media like SD cards or flash drives on us. We also weren't allowed to take smartphones into the building at all so I rocked an old Nokia for the working week. Amazing how your muscle memory still remembers how to button-text after all these years :D

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#90

TIL Shel Silverstein wrote extensively for Playboy, frequented the Playboy mansion and slept with "hundreds, perhaps thousands of women".

incockneato Report

Final score:

9points

Garth 1 year ago

His statue stands erect... I mean a statue was erected in his honor

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Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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As a Visual Editor at Bored Panda, my favorite part of the job involves browsing the web for the cutest cat pics, the funniest memes and eye-catching illustrations to brighten up your day!

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I'm a Visual Editor at Bored Panda since 2017. I've searched through a multitude of images to create over 2000 diverse posts on a wide range of topics. I love memes, funny, and cute stuff, but I'm also into social issues topics. Despite my background in communication, my heart belongs to visual media, especially photography. When I'm not at my desk, you're likely to find me in the streets with my camera, checking out cool exhibitions, watching a movie at the cinema or just chilling with a coffee in a cozy place

I'm a Visual Editor at Bored Panda since 2017. I've searched through a multitude of images to create over 2000 diverse posts on a wide range of topics. I love memes, funny, and cute stuff, but I'm also into social issues topics. Despite my background in communication, my heart belongs to visual media, especially photography. When I'm not at my desk, you're likely to find me in the streets with my camera, checking out cool exhibitions, watching a movie at the cinema or just chilling with a coffee in a cozy place

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Stardust she/her 1 year ago

TIL about how cool the flag of Antarctica is. imagesqtbn...sqpCAU.png

18points

Smiley MG 1 year ago

I get it. People want to believe a completely sentient being is helping from the inside, but i just pointed out a completely functioning brain is redirecting stemcells from something that is not capable of existence, and neither does the brain has any purpose for the brain at all without its help, towards the body that it needs to stay alive. People get angry over such small things nowadays.... Lol

0points

Vermontah 1 year ago

A felon can't vote but can run for president

0points

rehanne garvey 1 year ago

I've had 4 miscarriages and only needed medical intervention once.

0points

Let’s All Just Try And Be Decent 1 year ago

So you did need medical intervention from a miscarriage. Were you able you access this easily in the states? Thank you for sharing to raise awareness

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Stardust she/her 1 year ago

TIL about how cool the flag of Antarctica is. imagesqtbn...sqpCAU.png

18points

Smiley MG 1 year ago

I get it. People want to believe a completely sentient being is helping from the inside, but i just pointed out a completely functioning brain is redirecting stemcells from something that is not capable of existence, and neither does the brain has any purpose for the brain at all without its help, towards the body that it needs to stay alive. People get angry over such small things nowadays.... Lol

0points

Vermontah 1 year ago

A felon can't vote but can run for president

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rehanne garvey 1 year ago

I've had 4 miscarriages and only needed medical intervention once.

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Let’s All Just Try And Be Decent 1 year ago

So you did need medical intervention from a miscarriage. Were you able you access this easily in the states? Thank you for sharing to raise awareness

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