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GlitteringYams , Austin History Center, Austin Public Library Report

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) in his suicide note, mass shooter Charles Whitman requested his body be autopsied because he felt something was wrong with him. The autopsy discovered that Whitman had a pecan-sized tumor pressing against his amygdala, a brain structure that regulates fear and aggression.

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272points

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Katy McMouse 6 months ago

Poor guy.

78points

sanandrios , Donna Rutherford/Flickr (not the actual photo) Report

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) In 2015, a woman's parachute failed to deploy while skydiving, surviving with life-threatening injuries. Days before, she survived a mysterious gas leak at her house. Both were later found to be intentional murder plots by her husband.

Final score:

261points

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Blue Morpho Butterfly 6 months ago

holy s**t

115points

PunnyBanana , Jean Alves/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) A group of horses were trained to communicate whether they wanted a jacket. All horses in the group successfully communicated that they did want a jacket when it was cold and did not want a jacket when it was hot.

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259points

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Tabitha 6 months ago (edited)

We keep getting closer to making the fairy tale of Dr Doolittle look downright prophetic—-and I for one cannot wait until we can get ALL the T from the animals themselves. (You thought I was going to say right from the horse’s mouth, didn’t you? Well, I’m not limiting myself to only one species. I want to hear it from the horses AND all the other animals too.)

86points

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Octopuses deliberately throw shells at each other. Researchers found that 66% of throws were made by females, often in response to mating attempts. For a creature with no thumbs or rotator cuffs, they had a 17% hit rate.

decafcovfefes , Rob Green/Flickr Report

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249points

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Wisco_MKE 6 months ago

Good job, ladies.

107points

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) In 1976 groundskeeper Richard Arndt caught Hank Aaron's 755th home run ball & tried to return it to Aaron but was told he's unavailable. The next day the Brewers fired Arndt for stealing team property (the ball) & deducted $5 from his final paycheck. In 1999, he sold it at auction for $625,000.

tyrion2024 , MLB/Youtube Report

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227points

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KG324 6 months ago

Justice

138points

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) The first African American woman to win an Oscar, Hattie McDaniel in 1939, wasn't even able to attend the premiere of the movie she preformed in due to it being held at a whites-only theater.

DeVoto , Unknown Report

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224points

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Belladonna Wexhome 6 months ago

She wasn't even able to sit at the same table as the rest of the cast during the awards ceremony and had to use the staff entrance cause the hotel the awards were held at was also segregated.

150points

notgonnahappen207 , 4GTV NEPAL/Youtube Report

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) A man named Göran Kropp from Sweden rode his bicycle to Nepal, climbed Mount Everest alone without Sherpas or bottled oxygen, then cycled back to Sweden again.

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221points

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Tucker Cahooter 6 months ago

And copped an earful from his wife when he said he was just popping down to the shops to get some milk

200points

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) During a rap beef, Jay-Z wrote a diss song against Nas, describing him having an affair with Nas girlfriend. Jay-Z's mom was disgusted with her son's behaviour and made him apologize to Nas and his family.

lazarus870 , JAY-Z/Youtube Report

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220points

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Pollywog 6 months ago

Love it!! Go Mama!!

121points

#10

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) On April 18 1930, the BBC's evening news report simply said "there is no news" and then played piano music for the entire segment.

footballmaths49 , bbc Report

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206points

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LinkTheHylian 6 months ago

Everything is news these days. Chris Pratt ate a cookie? News. Margot Robbie had a haircut? News. Jerry Seinfeld likes dominant dudes? News, but surprisingly not sexual news.

87points

#11

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Lady Gaga is the first woman in history to win an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA & Golden Globe in a single year, in 2019 for her perfomance in A Star is Born.

rocklou , Lady Gaga/Youtube Report

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199points

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SammyLawrence27 6 months ago

It might be the Gaga-obsessed homosexual part of me, but good for her. She deserves it.

110points

#12

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Chief Baker of the Titanic, Charles Joughin, survived by getting smashed on Brandy and calmly paddling around until dawn when he was rescued by a lifeboat. He was also one of the last people off the ship, riding the stern rail into the sea like an elevator.

SappyGilmore , Unknown , Francis Godolphin Osbourne Stuart Report

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197points

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SammyLawrence27 6 months ago

Another fun fact; He drank all the alcohol he could get from his room, Spider-manned his way up the side and onto the deck, then grabbed a bunch of women and Hulk-ed them off the side. He was one of the only survivors, because his blood alcohol content was so high that the harsh environment literally could not kill him.

119points

tyrion2024 , Hannah Nelson/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#13

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) More people died taking selfies (379) than from shark attacks (90) between 2008-2021.

Final score:

192points

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Tucker Cahooter 6 months ago

Is being attacked by a shark while taking a selfie counted twice in those stats?

163points

#14

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Muhammad Ali's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is on a wall instead of on the ground. This is because Ali, a devout Muslim, did not want people stepping on the name "Muhammad".

wimpykidfan37 , Hachim.Pi/Flickr Report

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188points

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james stevenson 6 months ago

Fair enough

73points

Desperate-Option1130 , Ricki Stromm/Youtube Report

#15

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) In the early 60s, the US Coast Guard got letters from the public demanding to know why the castaways on the TV show Gilligan's Island had not yet been rescued.

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175points

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SBocker78 6 months ago

They tried, but Gilligan kept screwing it up.

136points

#16

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) War pigs were used by the Romans because the squeals would scare war elephants into fleeing, and cause them to trample their own armies.

notwormtongue , ancient-origins Report

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174points

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Tucker Cahooter 6 months ago

Obviously this artist has never seen an actual elephant

263points

#17

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) That 'Rocky' (1976) was inspired by the true story of Chuck Wepner, a local boxer from New Jersey who was set up for a dream fight with Muhammad Ali. Wepner quit his job to train full time, and against all odds, lasted 15 rounds with the champ. Stallone was in the audience.

L8_2_PartE , Amazon MGM Studios Report

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162points

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T.O.S.o.R. 6 months ago

Stalone wrote the script and it almost didn't get made into a movie due to many rejections.

37points

douggold11 , brx0/Flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#18

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Most animals can see UV light — humans being blind to it is the exception not the rule.

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162points

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Bookworm 6 months ago

There's been a lot of research in recent years on how animals use UV to communicate in ways that might not be obvious to us. Turns out lots of animals glow in UV or have reflective patches. Most of what they're signaling is still question marks.

60points

DreGu90 , Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers Report

#19

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Steven Spielberg desperately wanted to release Schindler’s List in 1993 in time for the Warsaw Ghetto anniversary. But Universal wanted him to finish Jurassic Park first. To keep Universal happy, he had George Lucas oversee Jurassic’s post-production while he’s filming Schindler’s List in Poland.

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156points

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David 6 months ago

smart way to balance schedule, especially given him and lucas were friends from college and lucas knows sci-fi and post production work

56points

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#20

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) While dogs may not pass the traditional mirror test, they do pass a "smell mirror" test, suggesting they understand the concept of 'self'.

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148points

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Zoey Bear 6 months ago

Dogs know more than we give them credit for.

85points

#21

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Squirrels terminal velocity is so low they can fall from any height and survive.

Aleniaflux , Matt Brown/Flickr Report

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148points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 6 months ago

Any height? Really? Has someone tested this? Yeeting cute, little, furry squirrels out of a plane?

67points

#22

Korean serial killer Kim Sun-ja laced her friend's tea with cyanide, causing her to vomit. She told her friend that she would feel better if she drank more of the beverage, but her friend became suspicious and refused, becoming the only known survivor of 6 poisoning victims from 1986 to 1988.

admiralturtleship Report

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143points

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BoredPossum 6 months ago

With friends like her...

50points

rtineo , Julia Ballarin/Flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#23

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) The reason why animal shelters are full of huskies, is because of the TV show Game of Thrones. Everyone wanted their own real life dire Wolf, but then abandoned them after they realize how much work they are.

Final score:

140points

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LaserBrain 6 months ago

It's not "because" of the TV show, it's because people are idiots. I used to live in a hot country where it was a trend for clueless people in the city to have Huskies. Poor things. It really pissed me off. Huskies were made to run in the snow for hours a day.

325points

FiredFox , National Speleological Society/Youtube Report

#24

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) French geologist Michel Siffre, who in a 1962 experiment spent 2 months in a cave without any references to the passing time. He eventually settled on a 25 hour day and thought it was a month earlier than the date he finally emerged from the cave.

Final score:

138points

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Mike F 6 months ago

Just living in the moment, the wrong moment, but the moment nevertheless.

75points

AssumeTheRisk , Alan Levine/Flickr Report

#25

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) If you tune your radio to 91.9 FM for one city block in Montclair, NJ you can hear a looped recording of "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men which has been broadcasting for at least 13 years straight.

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129points

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Patricia Smith 6 months ago

Why?!

76points

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#26

When “Star Wars” officially debuted in theatres on May 25th, 1977, George Lucas was so busy approving the film’s advertising campaigns that he forgot the film opened that day. That same evening, he went out for dinner in L.A. with his wife and saw crowds lining up to see the movie.

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125points

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leendadll 6 months ago

Just 5 min ago, I saw a post saying Lucas was so convinced the movie would flop that he intentionally skipped the premiere and went to Hawaii with Steven Spielberg.

65points

#27

John Von Neumann worked on the first atomic bomb and the first computer, came up with the formulas for quantum mechanics, described genetic self-replication before the discovery of DNA, and founded the field of game theory, among other things. He has often been called the smartest man ever.

HumanNutrStudent Report

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122points

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XenoMurph 6 months ago

Wasn't Babbage/Lovelace the first computer?

41points

#28

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) In 2016, an Oregon man essentially dissolved inside a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming after he accidentally fell into it.

mgwngn1 , Maureen/Flickr Report

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119points

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Mjskywalk 6 months ago

Accidentally fell in after illegally leaving the boardwalk and walking 200 meters across the fragile landscape.

285points

#29

Lou Bega, singer of iconic Cuban song Mambo No. 5, is a German man of Italian & Ugandan descent. His only interaction with Cuban culture was a vacation to Miami as a teen.

GengarGangX13 Report

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119points

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Mark 6 months ago

The trumpets

53points

#30

A dude in the middle ages wrote a book claiming that witches were stealing men's penises, putting them in a nest, feeding them oats, and keeping them as pets. He was in part responsible for starting the European witch trials.

Missburr Report

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119points

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Jill Rhodry 6 months ago

The Malleus Maleficarum - The Hammer of the Witches

83points

nuttybudd , Chika Watanabe/Flickr Report

#31

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Craigslist generates over $600 million in revenue annually with only 50 employees.

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112points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 6 months ago

I hope those 50 staff get paid well and have awesome bonuses.

102points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#32

Philanthropist and engineer Avery Fisher was motivated to start his own company after, identifying a way to save his employer $10,000 a year, was immediately denied a $5/week raise.

EtOHMartini Report

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108points

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SammyLawrence27 6 months ago

I had a stroke trying to read this...

92points

#33

12 years before taking their fans to court for sharing their music, Metallica released the "$5.98" EP, titled to stop their record label and music stores from overcharging fans - the record came with a sticker warning 'DO NOT PAY MORE!!!'—a direct jab at music industry markups.

InternetWeakGuy Report

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105points

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LaserBrain 6 months ago

Garage Days! Their only good album after Ride the Lightning

13points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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

#34

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Combining 50mL of alcohol and 50mL of water doesn't make 100mL.

Outrageous_Art745 , Rodolfo Clix/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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104points

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Jill Rhodry 6 months ago

Ok, I needed to look this one up - it comes to 96mls - because ethanol molecules are smaller than water molecules and fall between the space of water molecules.

145points

#35

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Louis XIV had an elephant at Versailles, a gift from Portugal's king in 1668. The animal became part of the Ménagerie, the palace's zoo, and was fed 80 pounds of bread, 12 pints of wine, and two buckets of soup daily. It is the only African elephant recorded in Europe between 1483 and 1862.

whstlngisnvrenf , Unknown Report

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100points

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Tucker Cahooter 6 months ago

This is the guy they should have got to paint the battle scene depicted earlier

133points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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

#36

If you feed a human body to pigs, they will eat just about all of it except the teeth. Several murderers in rural areas have used this fact to their advantage.

ifellonafish Report

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99points

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k1ddkanuck 6 months ago (edited)

Robert Pickton died this week after being beaten into a coma in prison. He fed his victims to his pigs. I literally laughed out loud when I read the news. My only regret is that he slipped into a coma. I wish he had been brutally conscious, every single moment, as his disgusting useless life slipped away. I hope it was as painful as it possibly could have been, and that he soiled himself in fear while it happened. I also hope his violent death brings some peace to the 49+ mostly indigenous women whose lives he ended for his own sick enjyoment, as well as their surviving families and friends.

178points

Farnzy 6 months ago

The guy who did it is, I'm afraid to admit, a little bit of a hero. He stabbed Pickton then snapped a broom and shoved the handle up his nose til it hit his frontal lobe. I believe he said something about how he did it for the good of the world. I'm not big on vigilante justice...buuuut...

46points

JoNo 6 months ago

Perhaps his remains can be fed to pigs?

14points

Chan Tell 6 months ago

After I don't know how many years, finally created an account just to upvote this.

12points

CanadianDimes 6 months ago

Did he?! I worked on that investigation in 2003. When his sentence was handed down, it meant life in prison for him and I'm glad to see that was true. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

11points

Upstaged75 6 months ago

They did a Criminal Minds episode based on his story. Except the character was paralyzed and had his mentally challenged brother abduct homeless/addicts from the streets of Detroit then bring them to his farm in Canada. Where they killed them and fed the bodies to the pigs. The agents found a bag with hundreds of shoes from the victims in it. Very disturbing episode, knowing that it was mostly a true story.

10points

Alex Kennedy 6 months ago

Hope all you want, his death isn’t going to bring peace to the victims. I have never had a client, no matter how much they “win”, be happy because they win in court, and I’ve never heard of a crime victim feeling better because the criminal died.

10points

Bettye McKee 5 months ago

Good riddance, Stinky Bob. I hope you suffered greatly.

4points

Lisa Shaw 5 months ago

I'm from Canada and we're not sorry he's gone or that he suffered a horrendous death. It's believed here that he was not convicted of much of what he actually did and a bunch more cases could be solved if they continue to investigate him.

3points

XenoMurph 6 months ago

There is no justice, only revenge, and revenge dimishes us all.

3points

Stimpy 6 months ago

You sound quite sick yourself...

-2points

Zedrapazia 6 months ago

One of the ways how police investigators can find out whether a murder victim has been fed to pigs or not is to check on the farmers whether the pigs have been especially excited around the time after the murder. Pigs like to eat human remains a lot, so they squeal more and seem unruly after eating a corpse because they want more. I've read that in an article about a swine farmer whose pigs were used to get rid of a body. Since teeth are hard to find, this makes it easier to narrow down on which farms the investigators have to search.

7points

Pretty Pink Sky Photography 6 months ago

The most famous serial killer (Robert Pickton) to use pigs to hide his crimes just died. Good riddance.

7points

ninjaTrashPandaBoom 6 months ago

Robert Pickton is not the most famous anything.

3points

Pam 6 months ago

There is a movie, The Pig Farm, about him and the girlfriend and friends who knew and did nothing and even helped. Is was one sick Fu@K!!

6points

Crystal Spencer 6 months ago

Happened to my sister's high school friend. Her husband liked her and fed her to their hogs. He still free in a tiny corrupt arkansas town.

5points

Gavin Johnson 6 months ago

Alright Bricktop, calm down

5points

Tamra 6 months ago

Upvote for Snatch reference. 😂

2points

Michael Largey 6 months ago

But aren't unknown dead bodies usually identified through their teeth?

4points

Mr.Li 6 months ago

Thats why you remove the teeth befor you feed the pigs.

1point

Caroline Nagel 6 months ago

Bricktop! I love his explanation in Snatch about how to get rid of a corpse. Worth a watch.

3points

axle f 6 months ago

...pigs will eat just about anything. And yes, US rural living folks have known that for a long long time..

2points

Brian Droste 6 months ago

I don't know if this is true or not but I heard that pigs go wild/crazy if they smell blood.

1point

Wendy Hamilton 6 months ago

Watch out for your friends with pigs.

1point

deejak 6 months ago

Learned that on Deadwood.

1point

Adam Belaire 6 months ago

Won't make no difference to Wu's pigs.

0points

Carlye Piparato 5 months ago

There’s a great “Criminal Minds” 2 part episode based on him.

0points

Definitely a Human 5 months ago

Hence the phrase, "as greedy as a pig"

0points

Tony Chambers 6 months ago

Teeth are hard to find in a pig sty.

0points

Robert Beveridge 6 months ago

I understand they also have a thing for elephants

0points

Rich Black 6 months ago

Iif you feed a pig to a slaughterhouse, they use everything but the squeal

0points

Riley Quinn 6 months ago

I lived a mile from a huge hog farm, so this was the running gag or threat - better watch your step or you'll be feeding the hogs. But anyone who's ever lived on or near a hog farm knows this fact. We always kept a few pigs. They never leave an empty plate.

0points

Wills mom 6 months ago

I don't plan to ever need to use this information but, believe you me, it's back there should I need to pull it out. I mean, I don't have a list or anything. I swear I don't!!!

0points

ZuriLovesYou 6 months ago

Noted.

0points

deejak 6 months ago

Now I really want a pig.

0points

Russell Rieckenberg 6 months ago

And a pig really wants you.

3points

Der Kommissar 6 months ago

Yes, some of us watched Deadwood

0points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#37

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) The largest unfinished church in the world, the Sagrada Família, began construction in 1886. It is expected to be completed in 2026, nearly 150 years after it began construction.

LivingRaccoon , neusitas/Flickr Report

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99points

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Tucker Cahooter 6 months ago

I bet the owners of the second largest unfinished church in the world will be happy when it is

71points

Majorpain2006 , formulanone/Flickr Report

#38

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) If you have a fear of bridges, you can hire a service where someone gets behind the wheel of your car and drives you across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, a 4.3-mile stretch in Maryland known as one of the scariest bridges in the world.

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99points

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Tabitha 6 months ago (edited)

My husband has me, so doesn’t need to hire anyone. We live in Maryland, so do go over that bridge when we have to go to Baltimore. He has always taken care of all spiders who dare to come into the house for me because he cares about my well being, so I have no problem doing him the favor because I care about his well being.

121points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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

#39

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Actress Alicia Witt's parents were found frozen to death in their Massachusetts home in December 2021.They refused help on home repairs repeatedly.

Cultural_Magician105 , Chesler/Perlmutter Productions Report

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90points

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Katie Everswick 6 months ago

oh how sad!

44points

#40

A French Socialite Named Blanche Monnier Was Imprisoned by Her Family in a Secret Room for 25 Years, From 1876 to 1901. According to officials, Monnier had not seen any sunlight for her entire captivity.

whstlngisnvrenf Report

Final score:

90points

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Littlemiss 6 months ago

That is horrendous.

84points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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#41

In 1964, 17-year-old Randy Gardner set the world record for sleep deprivation by staying awake for 11 days and 25 minutes, providing valuable insights into the effects of extreme sleep loss on the human mind and body.

whstlngisnvrenf Report

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89points

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Tabitha 6 months ago

Like psychotic episodes?

48points

#42

1700s Persian emperor Nader Shah kept fried peas on his person at all time, which he would eat if he didn't have time to prepare a proper meal.

GallicHeritage00 Report

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88points

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Bookworm 6 months ago

Fair. Everyone should have emergency snacks.

95points

College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

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#43

In 1993, James Scott purposely damaged a levee and caused a massive flood of the Mississippi River only to stall his wife from coming home so that he could party.

burgerissues Report

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84points

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Bookworm 6 months ago

Hope they charged him for the full total of damages.

63points

7ur1n9 , jgurbisz/Flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#44

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) In the USA, 60 people die from walk-in freezer accidents per year.

Final score:

81points

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David 6 months ago

Since the 1990s, all walk-ins have to have a override k**b on the inside that cannot be locked, just in case. However there are many really old ones still in service that have this issue.

63points

#45

Schizophrenic hallucinations vary across culture, western illusions usually being more violent and harmful.

zTRU5T Report

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81points

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Aurora 6 months ago

I read a study that suggested that this was because we have more stigma associated with schizophrenia and hallucinations. In cultures where people who have hallucinations are seen as more connected with the spirit world, and often become shamans etc, it's much less common to have negative associations with it, and so it affects them in less harmful ways.

53points

solananorwood , mk_is_here/Flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#46

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) 29 bars in NJ were caught serving things like rubbing alcohol + food coloring as scotch and dirty water as liquor.

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76points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 6 months ago

When was this?

41points

#47

When "New Coke" was released Pepsi gave their employee's the day off and ran full page newspaper ads to declare victory in the cola wars.

jeffnnc Report

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76points

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Captain Kyra 6 months ago (edited)

It was to disguise the switch from sugar to high fructose corn syrup. Edit: Apparently that is an urban myth. Shrug, they still don't use sugar in the American market.

31points

#48

In Rosario, Argentina, the home city of Lionel Messi, people are banned from naming their children ‘Messi’.

9oRo Report

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61points

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Luke Branwen 6 months ago

If you do, it probably gets Messi. Jokes aside tho, it's probably for the best since involving a literal newborn in this toxic celeb culture is a Mesi'd-up thing to do (sorry).

49points

#49

Fox took video game clips from YouTube to use in an episode of Family Guy and after airing, Fox's automatic search robots accidentally flagged the original clips with a copyright claim and the videos were taken down. The videos were later restored when the mistake was pointed out.

Bryanb337 Report

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60points

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Bookworm 6 months ago

And this is why we shouldn't be trusting AI to work without human input.

93points

#50

Akira Toriyama originally planned to end Dragon Ball after the dragon balls were collected, which happened in chapter 19. Dragon Ball lasted 519 chapters.

NoLastNameForNow Report

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57points

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Zedrapazia 6 months ago

He also wanted to end it again in the Cell Arc, but the publisher said no, leading to the Boo Arc as the actual finish off, and explains why the Cell Arc is so messed all over the place. Goku should have also stayed dead originally, but had to be brought back due to his popularity being essential to sell the manga. Originally, Vegeta was supposed to take the lead, but was replaced with Gohan due to his mean personality. However, Gohan wasn't popular at all, and as the publishers still didn't want Vegeta in that place - even though he had become the fan favorite at this point - Goku returned.

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#51

Cockroach dust plays a part in why so many inner-city children have asthma.

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waarimelone 6 months ago

For those who wondered (like I did) what 'cockroach dust' refers to, it is the airborne particles of saliva, feces and shedding body parts of cockroaches. The asthmatic reaction provoked by this is similar in nature to a dust mite allergy.

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#52

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Mike Tyson went bankrupt in 2003. Despite having earned $400 million from boxing, examples of reckless spending included $6.3 million on luxury cars and $580K on his 30th birthday party. He has improved his financial situation and now receives $900K/month from his cannabis company, however.

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LinkTheHylian 6 months ago

I'll give him $500 million if he offs both Paul brothers when his fight is rescheduled.

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#53

Napoleon, despite being constantly engaged in warfare for 2 decades, exhibited next to no signs of PTSD.

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Black Cat 6 months ago

Maybe he was a psychopath.

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#54

That performance artist Marina Abramović created a piece called "The Artist Is Present" in 2010 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where she sat silently at a table for a total of 736 hours over 3 months inviting museum visitors to sit across from her and make eye contact without speaking.

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StPaul9 6 months ago

It was very good. It concluded with a reunion with her long time partner Ulay. Some people smiled and took it well. Other people tried to break her. Some were even abusive and nearly attacked her. After that, they installed security. The point was that here was a woman, or a person. Do what you will. She cannot do anything back. What would you do? And some people proved they would be jerks.

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#55

In April 2018, Robert Pope completed the Forrest Gump run, in which he ran across America 5 times in 422 days of running. It is estimated that he ran 15,607 miles. As his first act after finishing the run he proposed to his girlfriend.

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Tucker Cahooter 6 months ago

I would have thought that his first act would actually be to have a drink of water

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#56

Helios 522 was a case of a "Ghost Plane", the cabin didn't pressurize and all but one on board passed out from hypoxia. The plane circled in a holding pattern for hours driven by autopilot before flight attendant Andreas Prodromou took over the controls, crashing into a rural hillside.

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sofacushionfort 6 months ago

The flight attendant managed to steer the aircraft away from crashing into Athens

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#57

There was a famous Japanese game show in which diehard baseball fan contestants were locked individually in small rooms for an entire baseball season: if their favorite team won each night they got dinner for the evening, if their team lost the lights would be turned out until the next win.

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SammyLawrence27 6 months ago

I feel like this violates some kind of convention.

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#58

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Kurt Cobain was wearing 3 pairs of pants when he died.

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Katie Everswick 6 months ago

British "pants" or American "pants"?

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#59

50 Curious “Today I Learned” Facts People Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Posts) Brazil turned Pelé into a national treasure to stop him from leaving the country to play soccer in Europe.

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Rafael Lombardi 6 months ago

Not True, how could Brazil make a person a national treasure? Never heard of that here. Well, we made him one our idols, but that national treasure thing is nonsense

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