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#2

TIL Ozzy Osbourne gave up taking acid during the recording of Black Sabbath's Volume 4. He said “I took 10 tabs of acid then went for a walk in a field. I ended up standing there talking to this horse for about an hour. In the end the horse turned round and told me to fuck off. That was it for me.”

hanky1979 Report

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494points

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Serial pacifist 1 year ago

You are lucky you didn't talk to a cat.

176points

#3

TIL that despite having a 95% Muslim population, Christmas is an extremely popular holiday in the west African nation of Senegal, which has a tradition of Muslims and Christians adopting each other's holidays.

elyisgreat Report

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442points

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Serial pacifist 1 year ago

Same in Bosnia. Many Muslims celebrate with their Christian friends and famliy members. Even for Muslims, it is a day of celebration of birth of one of the holiest characters, prophet Jesus (as he is perceived in Muslim tradition).

187points

#4

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL that the Bald Eagle population has recovered! They are now fairly common birds to be seen in residential areas.

BoopBoop20 , Anthony : ) Report

Final score:

441points

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago

Also they will swoop in and eat your kitty cat if you aren't careful.

161points

#5

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL that during the middle ages it was believed that ringing church bells during thunderstorms would keep lightning away. The practice was abandoned after more than 100 bell ringers were killed by lightning.

jcgam , o jose lui Report

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429points

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Serial pacifist 1 year ago

Not saved by the bell.

387points

#6

TIL that African elephants can distinguish between human languages and can avoid those considered a threat.

StreetScroller Report

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421points

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Luna Crow 1 year ago

They're so smart! They can tell whether people are there to help or harm, among other things that we don't even know how they know.. https://worldofbuzz.com/elephants-walk-12-hours-every-year-to-pay-respect-to-human-friend-who-passed-away-7-years-ago/

159points

#7

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL In 2019, Konami added a new official rule to Yu Gi Oh tournaments, the Hygiene clause where you would be disqualified if you smell bad or wear dirty clothing as it produces an "unpleasant" playing environment. The response was generally positive.

Flares117 , big-ashb Report

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411points

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El Dee 1 year ago

What does this say about those who participate?

140points

#8

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL David Bowie used to travel around in New York carrying a Greek newspaper in the belief that people would assume he was just a Greek man who looked like David Bowie and leave him alone.

davetowers646 , Dunk Report

Final score:

405points

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Hawkmoon 1 year ago

Oh? A greek David Bowie? I want an autograph!

105points

#9

TIL Betty White was nominated in the 1st Emmy category for female performers in 1950, 1 of the first women to have full creative control of her own TV show, while she was still living at home with her parents, the1st woman to host her own talk show and 1st woman to win an Emmy for game show hosting.

54_actual Report

Final score:

389points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

you forgot to mention the most important thing she did: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/01/01/betty-white-black-dancer-arthur-duncan/9067252002/

170points

#10

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL that in 1931, a scientist tried to teach a baby chimpanzee human behavior by raising it alongside his human son. The chimpanzee never acquired language skills, and the experiment was called off when the human baby began imitating the chimpanzee's vocalizations.

lenny_the_pope , César Rincón Report

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383points

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Saggi 1 year ago

Maybe not intentional, but this study could have evolved into something about how humans adapt to their environment in a different way compared to other animals. That would be a really cool way to test out the theory of the “people pleasing mechanisms” but as a survival skill. I would be interested to see what it could find, especially when you put our young kids in social situations with other animals. It could show that while animals typically evolve over a longer time, humans can use their defence mechanisms as a sort of manipulative way to survive.

158points

#11

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL When Jane married Stephen Hawking, she believed it would be a two year commitment, as doctors said he only had two years to live. Jane became his full time caretaker and they were together 25 years.

Ok_Copy5217 , Vertigo FIlms Report

Final score:

358points

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OhnoI’vebeencensored 1 year ago

She had an emotional affair and he eventually fell in love with another of his nurses. Given the challenges in their marriage I suppose they did very well! Jane was a Christian and Hawking agnostic at first, becoming increasingly atheistic, which was also a source of tension. That said, I do not think one can conclude atheism from Hawking's physics discoveries, however much he seemed to think that was the case.

135points

#12

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL that when the set of James Cameron’s Titanic was submerged during filming, the Grand Staircase dislodged and floated; supporting the uncomfirmed theory that the missing original staircase dislodged and floated away during the real sinking.

[deleted] , barbie_museum Report

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355points

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Rianne Alter 1 year ago

Imagine how many Jacks could fit

278points

#13

TIL after U.S. President Garfield was shot, his doctors were so negligent and gave him such a bad infection that his assassin openly confessed at trial to the shooting, but argued that Garfield’s doctors had actually done the killing.

PianoCharged Report

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351points

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PattyK 1 year ago

The bullet was lodged in Garfield’s body and the doctor was determined to remove it. Over a period of several days, the doctor repeatedly stuck his unwashed finger into the wound and probed for the bullet. So the assassin was probably right; the bullet didn’t kill Garfield. The infection that resulted from the repeated probing did.

253points

#14

TIL Although it is lauded as an excellent psychological tool by Government Agencies, Businesses, and even some schools, the Myers-Briggs Personality Test has been deemed useless by modern psychological experts.

LazeLinez Report

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338points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

it is totally useless. <- Me, psych degree specialising in pathologies.

199points

#15

TIL about xocolatl and tlilxóchitl, now known as chocolate and vanilla. The Mexica (Aztecs of Mexico) were the first to use both vanilla and cocoa together to help with the flavor of their foods and drinks, often mixing them together.

asugaraddict Report

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311points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

We also owe the native american contininent's farmers: tobacco, tomatos, potatos, corn, and chili.

194points

The_Critical_Cynic , Nguyen Ngoc Chinh Report

#16

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL John Steinbeck IV wrote an article in January 1968 about marijuana usage among the troops. This set off a media firestorm, & the Army began clamping down on marijuana usage, arresting ~1000 G.I.s a week for possession. Many G.I.s switched to heroin, which was odorless and thus harder to detect.

Final score:

303points

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Serial pacifist 1 year ago

You mean the government made an irrational, short-sighted decision that lead to real tragedy and misfortune? How unexpected, especially in Vietnam.

432points

#17

TIL Beethoven in his 1822 composition Piano Sonata No. 32 wrote a powerful, heavily syncopated passage that has been described as boogie-woogie, jazz, and ragtime, a style which would not exist for another 70 years.

AnthillOmbudsman Report

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295points

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Sue User 1 year ago

The fact that jazz is only 70 years from Bethoven is mind blowing.

238points

#18

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL that Earth is the only known place in our solar system where fire occurs and no known exoplanets have oxygen enough to allow fire.

wcrp73 , Adonyi Gábor Report

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283points

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Phill 1 year ago

Not a phrase you do hear often though “Saturn looks bright tonight” “Yes, that fire is blazing wonderfully” Info: am at work, bored and my brain is desperately trying to liven the day up. Hence random stuff

70points

#19

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL Rod Serling originally wrote an episode about Emmett Till but it was rejected and so he turned to science fiction, instead, to talk about social issues, creating The Twilight Zone.

2wedfgdfgfgfg Report

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279points

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Almostfoxlike 1 year ago

Lemme rephrase that last part for you: after being rejected for another show idea on social issues, he created the twilight zone, and hid his commentary on the same social issues within science fiction.

239points

#20

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL there is a shrine in Wales where Dobby the house elf was buried. consisting of 1000's of painted rocks and socks.

Partysausage , ImAshley94 Report

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275points

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Uncanny 1 year ago

I'm not a proponent of Elvish servitude...all Elves should be free etc etc. It's just..Dobby was so freaking annoying! He was Harry Potter's Jar Jar Binks.

186points

#21

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL The first man to report a rogue wave was Jules Dumont d'Urville in 1826, d'Urville was then publicly ridiculed because such a wave was believed impossible. A rogue wave was not measured until 1995 and the lack of earlier reporting is likely due to few wooden ships surving the encounter.

jamescookenotthatone , NOAA Report

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268points

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Serial pacifist 1 year ago

No comments on this? Ok, I will post one. I don’t want the rogue wave to feel lonely and isolated.

152points

Auntie Bear 1 year ago

The rogue wave isn't lonely, it has all of the sailors it has collected over the years to keep it company

47points

the one panda _ 1 year ago

Thanks for posting one. In hopes of you not being lonely, heres one more comment :)

20points

Solidhog 1 year ago

You rogue you!

9points

Ryan Griswold 1 year ago

Well, it *is* a rogue, after all...

6points

CultOfBambi 1 year ago

I first heard about rogue waves playing Assassin's Creed: Black Flag and thought it was something they made up for the game. I was quite surprised after googling it and find out they actually exist.

0points

Clifford Holt 1 year ago

If you did, would it go even more rogue?

0points

El Dee 1 year ago

Those who went to sea have been reporting them for centuries but were considered 'anecdotal' and worthless as they were not scientists. Hundreds lost their lives before finally they looked into it and confirmed it..

23points

Piggy Tee 1 year ago

But their lives wouldn't have been spared anyway!! They still can't do anything about it!

8points

OnAFreakingRollercoaster 1 year ago

Me, born and raised on the prairies *googles rogue wave*

18points

Phoenix(or nix)they/them 1 year ago

Did you find out what a rouge wave was? I must know.

12points

Silke 1 year ago

They occur more often than you think. A possible rogue wave sent headlines around the world last week after it broke windows on a cruise ship off the coast of Argentina, killing a woman and injuring four others.Dec 2022

13points

Adrienne McMillan 1 year ago

Wow! New fear unlocked

2points

Jonathan Taunton 1 year ago

On the USS George Washington in 1994 we had a rogue wave smash a blast hatch in seventy feet above the water line

12points

Natalie H 1 year ago

70 feet? Holy 💩

1point

Runs with scissors 1 year ago

Living near the ocean for a good part of my life, I can confirm that rogue waves do exist. Here in Oregon we get sneaker waves that rush onto shore and race up the beach right into the dunes, many many feet higher than the other recent waves. They are unpredictable. That's why we say "never turn your back on the ocean." An experienced beachgoer can hear the difference in the wave sounds and run for high ground before the wave hits the beach.

8points

Luna Crow 1 year ago

True facts. Went out to the Oregon coast over Christmas weekend to see the king tides, the ocean beat me up and stole my shoes and wallet 😂

0points

Dave Miller Jr. 1 year ago

We have climate change happening right in front of us, and a lot of still don’t believe it. Some people just have no humility.

8points

OhnoI’vebeencensored 1 year ago

Rogue waves aren't a consequence of climate change. They're just very rare, but improved monitoring means they're being detected more frequently.

13points

Robert B 1 year ago

There is some video footage of one taken right before it reached the ship the person filming it was on. It was quite frightening.

6points

Luna Crow 1 year ago

How did the footage survive? Did the ship of people survive? I have questions...

2points

Jennifer Martens 1 year ago

MIT researchers Themis Sapsis and Will Cousins working with the Office of Naval Research, the Army Research Office and the American Bureau of Shipping have combined high resolution scanning technology with advanced algorithms, to digitize and map the sea state in real time, to predict the possible formation of rogue waves. The method only gives 2-3 minutes warning, but that is enough. Research is ongoing. Lighthouse keepers, mariners and oil platform operators the world over, anxiously await the results.

2points

Kirk Evans 1 year ago

Please define "rogue wave"

2points

Diana Robison 1 year ago

Rogue waves are unusually large, unpredictable, and suddenly appearing surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships, even to large ones. They are distinct from tsunamis, which are often almost unnoticeable in deep waters and are caused by the displacement of water due to other phenomena. Wikipedia.

12points

rodger coghlan 1 year ago

There is also a self-reinforcing wave/pulse called a soliton; first seen in Scotland - John Scott Russel saw a soliton in a canal and followed it for miles. Well, damn! The soliton is not just a water phenomenon - it also happens with light in optical fibers

1point

LinkTheHylian 1 year ago

"Hey wave! You're not supposed to be here!" "Awww... but I only want to make friends..."

1point

kitten levels tokyo 1 year ago

I like how researchers originally said “Yes they exist, but they are very rare… one every ten years or so.” Then they researched a little more and discovered there are thousands per year. (Just not often seen because oceans are big.)

1point

xolitaire 1 year ago

Didn't they make a movie about something like that? Not the 1826 one, but I think 1995? "White Squall" iirc

1point

Robert T 1 year ago

Rogue Wave was a software company back in the '90s. Must've been topical at the time.

1point

Caroline Driver 1 year ago

Waiting for someone to explain what a rogue wave is. Or, I could go and google it I suppose...

0points

CultOfBambi 1 year ago

Scroll up and see the comment from Diana Robison for a definition.

0points

Bill Marsano 1 year ago

Actually, rogue wave were recognized before 1995, though perhaps not measured until then.

0points

Tyler 1 year ago

I will have to look up what a 'rogue wave' is

0points

Kevin Ber 1 year ago

I didn't know dishonest or unprincipled waves existed either.

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(Un)Inspired Aspiring Author 1 year ago

"Rogue waves are unusually large, unpredictable, and suddenly appearing surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships, even to large ones. They are distinct from tsunamis, which are often almost unnoticeable in deep waters and are caused by the displacement of water due to other phenomena." For those of you who were wondering!

0points

Kathy Loman 1 year ago

Wonders how Jules ship survived?🤔

0points

Liz Orreo trex ago go 1 year ago (edited)

As a Rogue it sucks a person's soul dry until they die

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Barbara Cochrane 1 year ago

White Squall was a really good movie and yes, it was about a rogue wave.

0points

Ruth Hempsey 1 year ago

Poor chap.

0points

Jennifer Sheppard 1 year ago

Same thing which likely took out the Edmund Fitzgerald

0points

Pam Ives 1 year ago

Prevailing theory is it was a rogue wave that took down the Edmund Fitzgerald.

0points

#22

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL that in addition to names like “Hope”, “Felicity”, and “Prudence”, Puritans also named their children things like “Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world- to-save”, “Damned”, and “Fly-fornication”.

mckinneym , en.wikipedia.org Report

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259points

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Hawkmoon 1 year ago

So ridiculous names are nothing new? Take note, Bored Panda for your next sixty articles about that. :-p

239points

#23

TIL sloths can hold their breath for 40 minutes, which is longer than many marine mammals including dolphins.

Godwinson4King Report

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256points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

but they also hardly move at all, so... low energy requirements.

112points

#24

TIL about Eric Simons, a then 19-year-old entrepreneur who secretly lived at AOL headquarters in California for 2 months in 2011. He ate the food, used the gym, and slept in conference rooms, all while working on his startup "ClassConnect". Employees just assumed he worked there during this time.

Kyleforshort Report

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251points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

good for him

97points

waitingforthesun92 Report

#25

TIL when Frank Zappa was a kid, he always played with mercury that his father brought home from work, often covering his entire bedroom floor with the element. Childhood exposure to mercury is known to increase the risk of prostate cancer as an adult. Frank Zappa died from prostate cancer at age 52.

Final score:

242points

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Luna Crow 1 year ago

No wonder he didn't need drugs to be as mad as a hatter..

127points

ThatcheriteIowan , en.wikipedia.org Report

#26

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL An entire Roman legion went missing in the 2nd Century AD, and we're still baffled as to what happened.

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241points

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Jan Rosier 1 year ago

Saw a documentary about this once. Apparently they walked into a cave, got trapped in time and were then discovered by some doctor in a blue telephone box.

562points

#27

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL two gifted college students considered themselves so superior they planned “the perfect crime” to prove their intellectual abilities. After [taking out] a child, despite their purported genius, they left plenty of evidence and were swiftly caught and brought to judgment.

EdLoweLaw , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

239points

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CalicoKitty 1 year ago

Egotistical people generally tend to be rather disappointing, when it comes to it. Both in ability and quality of character.

193points

#28

TIL that when Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, journalist Giovanna Chirri was the first to break the news as she was the only one to understand Latin. She recalls: "He said it in Latin and I was panicking. I was short of breath, my legs were trembling, it was a reaction to shock."

lechattueur Report

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236points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

"Resignatio"? "Relinquo"? I'd probably have caught on as well.

48points

#29

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL Public nativity scenes are often the victim of baby Jesus theft. Some churches have had to chain their baby Jesus down to deter theft while others have added GPS tracking to their baby Jesus.

jamescookenotthatone , J 1982 Report

Final score:

235points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

is it theft or did he come to life again on the third day?

183points

#30

TIL in the middle of Boston, Massachusetts, there is a 120-year-old abandoned concert hall known as Steinert Hall that is 40 feet underground, buried beneath a piano store.

dyrak Report

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225points

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Barbra E. Nyberg 1 year ago

How appropriate.

46points

#31

TIL while writing "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens was "taking night-time walks of 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) around London." to build out the story in his head.

SuperMcG Report

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211points

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Monday 1 year ago

Walking is the best way to build out a story in your head though....just not sure I could walk for 20 km to do so....

91points

#32

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL that astronauts eat steak and eggs before a flight because it's filling and low on dietary fiber so they won't have to poop during the mission.

ManOfLaBook , Ewan Munro Report

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210points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

but their farts must be something special in that closed-off space.

193points

#33

TIL - That during Apartheid in South Africa you were forbidden to have relations with someone of another race. The Boers developed the "Pencil Test"; if a pencil would stay in your hair when pushed in you were declared as "black" and could only have relations with other "blacks".

Katiari Report

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204points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

can confirm, south african here. It was an informal test and only done when someone's racial category was in doubt.

144points

#34

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL Cleopatra was born of incest. "More than a dozen of Cleopatra’s ancestors tied the knot with cousins or siblings, and it’s likely that her own parents were brother and sister. In keeping with this custom, Cleopatra eventually married both of her adolescent brothers.

54_actual Report

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185points

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CalicoKitty 1 year ago

The majority of Egyptian lineages were just long incest lines. The Ptolemies, being distinctly not Egyptian, probably could have dipped on the tradition, and yet...

125points

#35

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL that for a period of 20 years, Argentina ranked as one of the wealthiest nations on Earth, having the highest GDP per capita in 1895 and being among the 10 richest until 1920. Today, the country is in crippling debt, and is considered one of the biggest economic downturns in modern history.

lenny_the_pope , daves_archive1 Report

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176points

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Serial pacifist 1 year ago

Well, if you want to go into history, Mali was the richest country in the world for quite a while, back in the 14th century. Its ruler, Mansa Musa, spent and gave away so much gold during his pillgrimage to Mecca that it caused an inflation and a sharp downfall in the value of gold. He then tried to amend it by buying off for a higher price the gold he gave away. He was a good guy all around and the wealthiest man ever.

116points

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#36

TIL in 1957, dentist Charles Kremer in New York voiced his suspicion that a high-ranking church official, Archbishop Valerian Trifa, was actually the Nazi war criminal Viorel Trifa. 20 years later, investigators found Trifa's fingerprint on a postcard to Heinrich Himmler in a German archive.

lemontreelemur Report

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56points

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Xottel 1 year ago

No way he pulled off a "Ben Kenobi" for 20 years.

18points

#37

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL the 4.5 trillion cigarette butts that are littered every year make them the most littered man-made waste item in the world.

davetowers646 , waferboard Report

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56points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

wait till we start counting disposable vapes. What an abomination!

33points

#38

TIL the song 'Yankee Doodle' was used by British soldiers before the Revolutionary War to mock American soldiers, stereotyping them as rural simpletons who would think putting a feather in their caps would make them 'Macaroni' (i.e. cool), but was later used by Americans as an anthem of defiance.

davetowers646 Report

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52points

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JoMeBee 1 year ago

Ah, good to know. I always thought it was kind of a dopey song...

17points

#39

TIL that Anthony Gignac, a con artist who managed to defraud funds of $8.1 million over several years by posing a member of the Saudi royalty, was only caught after the supposed Muslim prince ordered pork at a restaurant.

JohnCena__ Report

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51points

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JoMeBee 1 year ago

Defrauded from a singular entity or stole from many? These are worded very poorly...

15points

#40

TIL in 1990, Coca-Cola ran a promotion in which some cans had prizes inside instead of Coca-Cola. To make the cans feel like normal cans, they also contained chlorinated water with a foul-smelling substance added to discourage drinking. The promotion ended after 3 weeks due to negative publicity.

adescuentechable Report

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51points

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Camilla Koutsos 1 year ago

Putting bags of water in might have been smarter. XD

21points

#41

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL there is an Amish computer. It doesn't have internet access, video, or music. It's marketed towards Amish farmers who need help managing increasingly complex operations.

AbaloneHo , Shinya Suzuki Report

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50points

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ZeroCapacity 1 year ago

Yeape a lot of English use them as well. Some have an entire house trailer dedicated to it. Did some programming for a farmer once in predicting weather patterns.

21points

#42

TIL that every Winter Solstice on December 21st, the inner chamber of Newgrange, an ancient Irish structure that predates Stonehenge, is illuminated for 17 minutes by the rising sun.

1QCS Report

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48points

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PattyK 1 year ago

The Winter Solstice doesn’t always occur on December 21; it can vary by one day either way.

20points

#43

TIL that in order to grow vanilla, humans have to hand pollinate every vanilla orchid by delicately pressing the stamen and stigma together.

evclides Report

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48points

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JoMeBee 1 year ago

Better than what they do for fake vanilla! Mmmm! Beaver glands!

25points

Katiari , Fort Drum & 10th Mountain Report

#44

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL that 20-50% of all fatal hypothermia cases strip their clothes off before they finally freeze to death.

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48points

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Raven Sheridan 1 year ago (edited)

It's called paradoxical undressing. Interesting phenomena. Well worth reading.

53points

#45

TIL Sigmund Freud made the decision to flee Austria after his daughter Anna was interrogated by the Gestapo for nearly 12 hours. He was able to buy safe passage out of Austria just in time with 31,000 Reich marks in 1938.

Ok_Copy5217 Report

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47points

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Doctor Strange 1 year ago

Also, Freud did in fact lead to a great deal of advancement in the field of psychology... in the sense that so many people hated his theories and ideas they put in massive amounts of research to prove him wrong.

39points

MonsterHunterNewbie Report

#46

TIL In 1656 the City of London soldiers were ordered to patrol the streets and seize any food they discovered being prepared for Christmas celebrations. They saw Christmas as a wasteful festival that threatened Christian beliefs.

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46points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

Was this under Cromwell? I understand he was a humourless c**t.

46points

#47

TIL that "Excited Delirium" was coined by a coroner who claimed nineteen women, all Black prostitutes, died of the condition due to "sexual excitement," but were in fact killed by a serial killer.

HogSliceFurBottom Report

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46points

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Elizabeth Tayler 1 year ago

Was he the serial killer? A hole.

38points

#48

TIL John Matuszak, best known for playing Sloth in The Goonies, was a state champion in the shot put, was the #1 overall draft pick in the NFL, was served a restraining order during a game, had a head coach perform life-saving CPR, won 2 Super Bowls, and acted with Ringo Starr before ODing at 38.

PasghettiSquash Report

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46points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

cool but sad.

14points

#49

TIL Horse flies have razer sharp stabbing organs with two pairs of cutting blades and a spongelike part to lap up the blood of its victim, unlike the mosquito wich will release a mild anaesthetic to its host, the female Horse fly bite will sting and continue feeding until it is full or dead.

numbarm72 Report

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44points

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Luna Crow 1 year ago

They are the worst. They can even rip through your clothing to bite you. Kill on sight.

38points

#50

TIL when canada switched to metric in the 70s, containers had to switch from gallons to liters. Milk producers chose to switch to bags to avoid making cartons/jugs.

mankls3 Report

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43points

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Gustav Gallifrey 1 year ago

We had milk bags in Australia too, in the 70s, especially for delivered/milkman milk. But milk producers soon switched cartons and plastic bottles, simply because the bag idea was just not popular.

14points

casualphilosopher1 , Steve Rainwater Report

#51

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL that there is a rise in Hyundai and Kia car thefts because online videos have revealed that they can be hot-wired using just a USB cable.

Final score:

42points

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Dawn Marie 1 year ago

It has turned into a tick tock challenge and at least up here in N E Ohio, has cause over 250 cars to be stolen.

24points

The_Critical_Cynic Report

#52

TIL Salvia Divinorum, a plant in the Mint family, produces the most potent naturally occurring hallucinogen by mass. The most intense peak is reached in roughly a minute & lasts for 1–5 minutes. Users usually return to a sense of the everyday & familiar, then to baseline, after about 15-20 minutes.

Final score:

41points

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OhnoI’vebeencensored 1 year ago

And, uh, how exactly did you learn that today?

32points

#53

TIL that the voice of the grinch and narrator in the original how the grinch stole Christmas special was Boris Karloff, a horror actor best known for playing Frankenstein and the Mummy in the Universal monster movies.

Chillchinchila1 Report

Final score:

41points

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JoMeBee 1 year ago

Um, yeah. It's all over the credits.

27points

#54

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL second-hand incense smoke can be as dangerous, or worst, as cigarette smoke.

catfishgod , Abhas Jaiswal Report

Final score:

40points

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V33333P 1 year ago

...and what exactly is first hand incense smoke then

37points

TheRedditLifeChoseMe Report

#55

TIL that starting in 2017 the U.S. Navy began using Xbox 360 video game controllers to operate periscopes on some of its newer, most advanced submarines.

Final score:

39points

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King Joffrey 1 year ago

It's a really good controller plus young soldiers will already be familiar with it...

21points

#56

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL in 1634 Massachussets Puritans made long hair illegal for males.

darth_nadoma , Daderot Report

Final score:

39points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

Someone should tell them to read about Samson and Delilah.

30points

#57

TIL Faulty calculations of a doctors surplus led U.S. medical schools to put a moratorium on enrollment between 1980 and 2005. During that time, the US population grew 70 million, but the number of medical school graduates stayed at 16,000 yearly.

theotherbogart Report

Final score:

39points

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Gustav Gallifrey 1 year ago

Keep the supply low, and you keep the price of the product high.

36points

#58

TIL of the Mole Man of Hackney who spent 40 years digging under his home in London creating tunnels as long as 18m and as deep as the water table.

sillyness Report

Final score:

37points

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TheSilentEngineer 1 year ago

As a kid we would always explore the caves that the warthogs dug, and thinking back today I am very surprised that we didn't die or get stuck

22points

#59

TIL 1960s Futurists Predicted a Shorter Work Week and a Senate Commitee thought by the year 2000 that we would be down to 14 hours a week for a full work week, and they used the show "The Jetsons", to showcase this.

Izzy248 Report

Final score:

36points

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V33333P 1 year ago

If only

23points

jamescookenotthatone Report

#60

TIL At the surrender of the Army of North Virginia General Lee wore a brand new officer uniform and carried a ceremonial sword. In contrast the victorious General Grant carried no sword and wore the uniform of a private with straps of a lieutenant-general.

Final score:

36points

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Nathaniel 1 year ago

The sword was one of his items of flair.

14points

#61

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL there are people in France who have actually done time in jail for stealing garden gnomes in the name of The Garden Gnome Liberation Front.

Koivosto , Patrick Pa Report

Final score:

36points

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Donkeywheel 1 year ago

No. They were facing jail time for theft theoretically but not a single one of them did time. You don’t go to jail for that in Europe, that’s not china or usa.

46points

#62

TIL The Kremlin had such a hard time with computer security that in 2013 they bought typewriters to prevent leaks.

cleuseau Report

Final score:

35points

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El Dee 1 year ago

This was a reaction to the leaks and hacks that were happening worldwide at the time. The US beefed up security too..

6points

#63

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL that the creator of Vaseline, Robert Chesebrough, claimed to have eaten a spoonful of it every day.

LookAtThatBacon , akiko yanagawa Report

Final score:

35points

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OhnoI’vebeencensored 1 year ago

Smoothing the passage of life

23points

iAmAddicted2R_ddit Report

#64

TIL that a dump truck caused a New York City elevated freeway to collapse in 1973. The truck was found to have been 9 tons overloaded and the company operating it was blamed. The contract to clean up the results of the failure was subsequently awarded to the same company.

Final score:

34points

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King Joffrey 1 year ago

Was the company owned by Tony Soprano?

14points

#65

TIL the U.S. Department of Defense spent $41.6 million on Viagra and $84.24 million total on drugs for erectile dysfunction in 2014. Less than 10% of prescriptions were for troops, the rest went to retirees or family members covered by military health plans.

DioriteLover Report

Final score:

34points

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Barbra E. Nyberg 1 year ago

ED is the male version of menopause, as far as i'm concerned. It is your body telling you you are too old to reproduce. Also, no abortion rights, no right to ED meds, just to level the playing field in the war on bodily autonomy.

47points

#66

TIL to study honesty, researchers called people at random and asked them to flip a coin, promising them €10 if they flipped tails. Fewer than half the subjects reported flipping tails, suggesting that almost no one lied.

substantial-freud Report

Final score:

34points

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Luna Crow 1 year ago

TBH, I'm surprised they even got people to answer their phone and play along.. are we sure this study isn't a lie?

20points

#67

TIL A 2009 survey concluded 65% of Americans educated up to a high school level believe they possess above average intelligence despite data showing only 47% do. Alternatively, 73% of college educated respondents feel they possess above average IQ while data shows 84% do.

Occulatica Report

Final score:

34points

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General Anaesthesia 1 year ago

That explains a lot of the "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge" going around. With apologies to Isaac Asimov.

32points

#68

TIL Frank Sinatra was once trapped in Australia by a country-wide strike, in response to the singer's horrible behavior.

RJWolfe Report

Final score:

34points

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Luna Crow 1 year ago

If you're gonna be bullheaded and insist on doing it your way, be prepared to face the consequences

24points

appalachianengineer Report

#69

TIL for his 30th birthday, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was given a toilet seat with the logos of bands he hated, including Nickelback, Creed, and P.O.D.

Final score:

32points

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Gustav Gallifrey 1 year ago

I was on a cruise ship where a Canadian band was practicing one day. Some young teens were watching, and in breaks they talked with the band. 'What do you know about Canadian music', a band member asked them. 'Uhh...Nickelback?', said one lad. 'Ah, Nickelback', said another of the band, 'everything that's wrong with Canadian music today'.

7points

#70

TIL That you can still eat MRE (Meals Ready-to-Eat) even after 20 years if the package has not been damaged and the food has been kept in a cool, dry place.

Rinor8181 Report

Final score:

29points

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General Anaesthesia 1 year ago

We knew them as Meals Rejected-by-Enemy.

39points

#71

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL about a brutal sleep experiment aired on Channel 4 in the UK in the early 2000's where contestants had to stay awake for a whole week in order to win £100k.

b_e_a_n_i_e , Channel 4 Report

Final score:

27points

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Luna Crow 1 year ago

NOPE.

19points

#72

TIL during WWII, Continental used to test their rubber boot soles by using concentration camp prisoners who would march 30-40 km per day. Those who slowed down or fell were executed by the SS.

robertxcii Report

Final score:

27points

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Garry Cowan 1 year ago

Hugo boss is also company of I'll repute

18points

handyboaconstrictor Report

#73

TIL Japanese Yakuza used to implant glass “pearls” in their penis for every year they served in prison.

Final score:

26points

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Jerrica Coyle 1 year ago

This left me with more questions than I really ever wanted to have about this subject. 😆

43points

#74

“Today I Learned”: People Share 35 Fascinating Things They Didn't Learn In School (New Pics) TIL that a teen boy from the UK became legally blind while having a diet of potato chips and fries.

devicto89 , KoolShooters Report

Final score:

26points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

need more info. Causation or correlation?

10points

unbalanced_checkbook Report

#75

TIL that according to the American Forest and Paper Association, pizza boxes ARE recyclable.

Final score:

25points

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Nikkie Nothing 1 year ago

Supposedly the reason is due to the grease that soaks into the cardboard from the pizza. There is a list of things that are deemed 'non-recyclable' on my bin and pizza boxes is one of them.

29points

#76

TIL Salisbury steak was invented as a result of a doctor, James Salisbury, wanting to cure diseases like diarrhea, which killed Civil War soldiers more than combat. He believed vegetables produced toxins and suggested the steak be eaten 3 times a day, with water to cleanse one's digestive system.

electricmastro Report

Final score:

23points

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El Dee 1 year ago

TIL 'Salisbury Steak' is a hamburger..

10points

#77

TIL the Supreme Court established "the reindeer rule" determining that sufficient secular elements can counterbalance religious components in a public display, meaning that municipalities include reindeer in addition to religious holiday displays to avoid violating the First Amendment.

SisyphusWasLucky Report

Final score:

23points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

Reindeer aren't secular, they're pagan. You'd need to include a statue of Neil de Grasse Tyson explaining how solistices work, or something like that.

28points

#78

TIL the U.S Army once designed an anti armor grenade that would be the same size and shape of a football so US soldiers knew how to sling it and the prototype was built using a hollowed out nerf ball.

samx3i Report

Final score:

23points

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Huck Finn 1 year ago

Pretty good idea TBH nerf_footb...b2017b.jpg

6points

waitingforthesun92 Report

#79

TIL actor Brian Dennehy, who played Sheriff Will Teasle in “Rambo: First Blood”, lied about serving in Vietnam, and being wounded in combat more than once. Though he was a Marine for four years, he was never in combat during the Vietnam War, a fallacy he admitted in 1998.

Final score:

23points

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Barbra E. Nyberg 1 year ago

Thanks for fessing.

2points

#80

TIL about ghost kitchens, delivery only brands that usually operate out of existing restaurants.

BigTallCanUke Report

Final score:

17points

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Lyone Fein 1 year ago

What?

7points

#81

TIL the chief medical examiner of LA county, who performed most of the high profile celeb autopsies in the 60's, was forced to resign after allegations that on hearing the news of RFK being shot, he was seen dancing in his office, saying "i'm going to be famous, i hope he dies".

Ainsley-Sorsby Report

Final score:

10points

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PattyK 1 year ago

No, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles in 1968. The medical examiner was Thomas Noguchi, “coroner to the stars.” John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963.

1point