TIL "Libations," the practice of pouring out alcohol in memory of those who have "passed on" was common in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. "Pouring one out for the homies" is a custom over 3,000 years old and is mentioned in the Bible, the The Iliad, and The Odyssey.
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Libations And The Ancient History Of Pouring One Out | VinePair
Tupac wrote a song about it, but they were "pouring one out" as far back as the Old Testament and Ancient Egypt.
TIL: During WWII, Meth was an over the counter drug and the German military's heavy use helped the soldiers cover ground the French thought would take them 2 weeks, in 3 days..
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How crystal meth helped the Nazis conquer large parts of Europe
During WW2 German soldiers were taking a "medicine" called Pervitin, this stimulant contained pure methamphetamine, which we know today as crystal meth.
"The Wehrmacht found out that Pervitin reduces fear, it reduces your need to sleep, and it makes you…
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TIL the actor who played Furio on the Sopranos once discovered a painting in a museum had been mislabeled. He bought it for $70k and it ended up being worth $10 million.
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Princeton Shows a Rediscovered Guercino Painting
A portrait of St. Sebastian purchased by the “Sopranos” actor Federico Castelluccio turned out to be the work of an Italian master.
TIL that Shaggy from Scooby Doo's real name is Norville Rogers and he was once a track star and gymnast, both of which hint at his "uncanny skills in quickly evading villains."
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Shaggy Rogers
Fictional character in Scooby-Doo
TIL, at her request, Elizabeth Taylor's funeral was delayed 15 minutes. So people would be able to say about her, "She was even late for her own funeral".
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Elizabeth Taylor's Funeral Delayed 15 Minutes at Her Request
She was a Hollywood original to the end. Elizabeth Taylor was laid to rest Thursday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park…
TIL Pocahontas (c. 1595-1617) was born Matoaka. The name "Pocahontas" (meaning "the naughty one" or "spoiled child"), a childhood nickname. In her last days, she went by Rebecca Rolfe. The marriage between John Rolfe and Pocahontas was the first recorded interracial marriage in American history.
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Pocahontas
Algonquian princess
TIL that in 1980, the Supreme Court ruled that the US unjustly took 73 million acres of tribal land from the Sioux, including the sacred Black Hills. The Supreme Court the US to pay recompense totaling over $1 billion. The Sioux have never taken the money, instead demanding the return of the land.
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United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians
United States Supreme Court case
TIL: Comedian/Actor Joel McHale took an Uber from Rochester, NY to Manhattan. His flight out was canceled and needed to get to his appearance on Jimmy Fallon, so he spent $700 on a (350 mile, 5-6 hour) Uber ride and paid $200 in tips, as well as paid the driver additional money for his gas back.
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TIL: Comedian/Actor Joel McHale took an Uber from Rochester, NY to...
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TIL Rowan Atkinson was able to keep a plane in the air whilst waiting for his pilot to regain consciousness from passing out.
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Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson CBE (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work on the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995). Atkinson first came to prominence in the BBC's sketch comedy show Not…
TIL because both Schwarzenegger and DeVito agreed with the studio to take 20% of the film's box office returns ($216 million), so it made Twins (1988) became the biggest paychecks of their whole acting career
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Twins (1988 film)
1988 American buddy film directed by Ivan Reitman
TIL diet soda triggers an insulin response just like regular soda and may cause weight gain and increase risk of type 2 diabetes
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Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic
Just How Bad is Diet Soda for You?
It’s a direct correlation with your weight
TIL of pocket parks, mini-sized parks with room enough for one swing, that neighborhoods build in order to banish registered sex offenders who are not allowed to live within 2000 ft of them.
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Neighborhoods Seek to Banish Sex Offenders by Building Parks
Because of limits on where such offenders can live, the measure is effective for a community, but may be counterproductive to public safety over all.
TIL that the 1/4 inch headphone jack was introduced in 1877, making it the oldest elctrical connector still in use today.
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Phone connector (audio)
family of connector typically used for analog signals
TIL that Glenn K. Tripp, a D.B Cooper copycat, hijacked a plane for a $600k ransom. He had his drink spiked with Valium by a flight attendant, and after a 10 hour standoff, lowered his ransom to 3 cheeseburgers and a head start on a getaway.
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D. B. Cooper
unidentified man who hijacked a Boeing 728 airplane in November 1971
TIL that for the James Bond movies, Goldfinger and Thunderball, Aston Martin produced two Aston M DB5 prototypes. The one was auctioned for $4.6M in 2010. The other car, which appeared in the comedy "The Cannonball Run," was stolen from its Florida-based owner in 1997 and has never been recovered.
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TIL Hitchbot, a hitchhiking robot, made it all the way across Canada, Germany and the Netherlands but failed to do the same in the U.S. because it was immediately beheaded in Philadelphia.
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HitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot, gets beheaded in Philadelphia
This is why we can't have nice hitchhiking robots.
TIL: In a case of mistaken identity, an inmate spent 17 years in prison until they found his doppelganger who has the same cornrows, facial hair, and first name.
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Kansas inmate freed after doppelganger found 17 years later
Richard Jones spent 17 years in a Kansas prison before attorneys discovered doppelganger Ricky Amos and linked him to the crime.
TIL Generation labels are made up by the marketing industry. Ad agencies wanted another catch-all term for the new members of their target age group. For example, Generation Y was too hard to brand, it didn’t have the spark of “Millennials”. These labels are not based from science.
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How Do Generations Get Their Names?
Baby Boomers were the first named generation to exist.
TIL Adolf Hitler made France surrender on the train car where Germany originally signed the armistice with France in 1918.
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Compiègne Wagon
train carriage
TIL Despite being long divorced Joe DiMaggio never stopped loving Marilyn Monroe. He had a half-dozen red roses delivered three times a week to her crypt for 20 years. His last words were: "I'll finally get to see Marilyn.".
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Joe DiMaggio
Joseph Paul DiMaggio (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper", was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Born to Italian immigrants…
TIL that the French philosophy on emergency medical care is to provide a higher level of care at the scene of the incident, and so every ambulance is staffed with a Doctor who arrives on site.
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Emergency medical services in France
Emergency medical services in France and Luxembourg are provided by a mix of organizations under public health control. The central organizations that provide these services are known as a SAMU, which stands for Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente (Urgent Medical…