TIL men can be allergic to their own semen, which can be remedied by desensitizing them to it via repeated injections of small diluted doses of it under their skin.
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Submitted October 15, 2019 at 04:08PM by stachldrat
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Vice
The Cure for Your Semen Allergy Might Be Injections of Your Own Semen
Postorgasmic illness syndrome may sound like hypochondriac bullshit, but it is very real – and apparently turns sufferers into zombies every time they orgasm.
TIL I learned of Thomas Midgley Jr., who ""had more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history". He played a big role in inventing of leaded gasoline in 1921. After that, he joined a team that invented Freon.
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Submitted October 15, 2019 at 02:01PM by Bicentennial_Douche
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Wikipedia
Thomas Midgley Jr.
American chemist (1889-1944)
TIL R. Lee Ermey did such a stellar job with his performance in Stanley Kubrick's 'Full Metal Jacket,' that he only needed 2 or 3 takes to get his scenes right. This was extremely rare for Kubrick who, as a perfectionist, was known to do well over 100 takes for his scenes.
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Submitted October 15, 2019 at 07:22PM by SirERexYun
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Variety
R. Lee Ermey, ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Golden Globe Nominee, Dies at 74
R. Lee Ermey, who played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in "Full Metal Jacket," died as a result of complications from pneumonia.
TIL Matthew Perry doesn't remember filming three seasons of Friends due to his substance use.
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Submitted October 15, 2019 at 08:18PM by haddock420
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VULTURE
Matthew Perry Doesn’t Remember Filming 3 Seasons of Friends
Could this story be any sadder?
TIL that some restaurants and businesses don't donate food for fear of being sued over someone getting sick, is completely unfounded and no one has ever been sued in the U.S for food donations
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Submitted October 15, 2019 at 08:37PM by WeGotLaGuillotine
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reddit
TIL that some restaurants and businesses don't donate food for...
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TIL in the 1930s, Katherine Hepburn preferred wearing dungarees on set during filming. The RKO publicity department asked her to stop wearing them. She refused. The next day, they were missing. She walked around in her underwear until they were returned.
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Submitted October 15, 2019 at 09:06PM by Tokyono
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the Guardian
The divine Ms H
Zadie Smith on why she has always been devoted to Katharine Hepburn.
TIL the only thing that stopped the Spanish from colonizing the plains of what would become the United Stated was the Comanche Indians who’s particular brand of ferocity and violence defeated the Spanish army time and time again. Thus, forcing a peace treaty.
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Submitted October 15, 2019 at 09:53PM by The_Nightman_82
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TIL One Oil Spill Has Been Leaking Into The Gulf of Mexico For 14 YEARS and if it's not stopped (according government estimates) the leak could go on for 100 more years. Litigation is ongoing.
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Submitted October 15, 2019 at 11:13PM by TheEnlightening
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reddit
TIL One Oil Spill Has Been Leaking Into The Gulf of Mexico For 14...
Posted in r/todayilearned by u/TheEnlightening • 9,471 points and 240 comments
TIL: Poisoned halloween candy is almost entirely a myth. Aside from a 1950s case of laxative laced candy, it's never actually happened.
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Submitted October 16, 2019 at 12:20AM by stupidrobots
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Snopes.com
FACT CHECK: Poisoned Halloween Candy
Police have never documented actual cases of people randomly distributing poisoned goodies to children on Halloween.
TIL that the first spy satellites would eject capsules of photographic film back to earth, which would then be caught mid-flight by aeroplanes and returned to ground for photos to be developed.
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Submitted October 15, 2019 at 10:47PM by DeFiZe_
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Vice
The First Spy Satellites Had to Drop Gigantic Buckets of Film Back to Earth
The CIA and the Air Force went to great lengths to capture surveillance footage in the analog era of the 1950s and 60s.
TIL that one of Hitler's personal aides, Fritz Darges was fired and sent to the eastern front for refusing to swat a fly for Hitler, instead suggesting as it was airborne it was the Luftwaffe's job. He later became a car salesman.
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Submitted October 16, 2019 at 05:18AM by CMDR-FusionCor3
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Wikipedia
Fritz Darges
German military officer
TIL that Inventor Lewis Latimer, not only made Thomas Edison's Light Bulb more efficient & practical, he invented an Apparatus for Cooling & Disinfecting, making rooms more sanitary & climate-controlled. He also improved the design of elevators & co-invented (1874) a toilet for train cars.
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Submitted October 16, 2019 at 04:05AM by Teebombs
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Wikipedia
Lewis Howard Latimer
American inventor
TIL Russia removed Saturday and Sunday from the calendar for 11 years to create a "continuous working week" from 1929 to 1940.
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Submitted October 16, 2019 at 02:57AM by paperlevel
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HISTORY
For 11 Years, the Soviet Union Had No Weekends
The experiment of a 'continuous week' was shift work, on a colossal scale. And it failed.
TIL beavers have orange teeth because they are made of iron instead of magnesium like other rodents. The iron causes the orange colouring in beavers’ teeth, makes the teeth stronger against mechanical stress, and makes them more resistant to acid.
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Submitted October 16, 2019 at 06:07AM by -AMARYANA-
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Office for Science and Society
Beavers Have Metal Teeth
I once broke my tooth on some toffee my mom made. Every time I see a beaver, I think of that day and wonder how they can gnaw on trees all day without chipping an incisor when I couldn’t even conquer
TIL in the card game Arboretum, tie-breakers are decided by players each planting a tree, coming back in 5 years, and seeing which one grew the tallest.
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Submitted October 16, 2019 at 12:35PM by ginwithbutts
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TIL Switzerland have accidentally invaded Liechtenstein 3 times since 1976. On one occasion, the locals offered the Swiss soldiers refreshments.
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Submitted October 16, 2019 at 10:35AM by MrDurka
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Wikipedia
Liechtenstein–Switzerland relations
Bilateral relations between Switzerland and Liechtenstein
TIL of Robert Hubert, who was accused of causing the Great Fire of London. He declared that he had thrown a grenade through a window into the bakery where it had started. Yet, he hadn’t been in England, the bakery didn’t have any windows, and he was a cripple. He was still executed.
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Submitted October 16, 2019 at 02:36PM by Tokyono
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Wikipedia
Robert Hubert
French watchmaker
TIL 84 percent of vegetarians go back to eating meat
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Submitted October 16, 2019 at 02:59PM by SAT0725
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The Cut
84 Percent of Vegetarians Go Back to Eating Meat
New insights into the American diet.
TIL that Elizabeth I spent her reigning summers travelling with an entire royal entourage of 400-600 horse drawn carts. They travelled slowly, an average of 10-12 miles a day. Her visits to houses incurred significant expenses for the host, thus they weren’t always happy to have her stay.
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Submitted October 16, 2019 at 03:32PM by Tokyono
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TIL three overworked astronauts aboard Skylab mutinied by turning off radio communications with mission control for several hours. They were never allowed in space again.
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Submitted October 16, 2019 at 04:49PM by durful
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D-brief
Apollo 7: NASA's First "Mini-Mutiny" In Space - D-brief
50 years ago, NASA launched the first crewed Apollo mission into space. While ultimately a success, the grew ended up getting sick and nearly mutinied.
TIL for decades, the only "premature wards" in the US were carnival attractions at Coney Island and World's Fairs. From the 1890s-1930s, the "Incubator Exhibits" saved thousands of babies' lives, at no charge to the parents. All costs were paid by entrance fees.
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Submitted October 16, 2019 at 06:17PM by palmfranz
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Smithsonian Magazine
The Man Who Ran a Carnival Attraction That Saved Thousands of Premature Babies Wasn't a Doctor at All
Martin Couney carried a secret with him, but the results are unimpeachable