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TIL that after a BBC investigation found that Facebook failed to remove images of child abuse, Facebook responded by reporting the BBC to the authorities
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 03:08AM by Wonderful_Mood3204
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TIL that when driving a car in Albania, you are required by law to have in your car: a first aid kit, headlamp beam deflectors, a fire extinguisher, a basic emergency repair kit, a warning triangle, a reflective vest, and spare bulbs
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 02:09AM by malalatargaryen
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TIL members of the crow family (crows, Jays, Ravens, etc) can conceive of 'fair' and 'unfair' treatment and can hold grudges against specific humans for years at a time. They also hold funerals for their dead.
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 03:30AM by kevlarbuns
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TIL around 650 residents in the town of Coria del Río, Spain have the surname Japón (Japan). They are the descendants of 6 samurai who traveled to Europe in the early 17th century and set up an embassy:
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 04:20AM by Legitimate_Twist
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TIL Raking your leaves destroys ecosystems. Fallen leaves create a natural layer that butterflies, moths, salamanders, chipmunks, box turtles, toads, shrews, worms, and other species rely on for food and shelter.
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 05:09AM by Melonpan_Pup442
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TIL a man became a millionaire by selling fake dog balls. Neuticles are prosthetic testicles implanted to help avoid the trauma of altering the pet. A $2800 pair has even been made for an elephant.
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 06:18AM by SefEXE
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TIL There was a study that concluded that watching Keeping up with the Kardashians likely makes you a worse person. “When considered together with my study, it suggests that exposure to the message in this materialistic media can inhibit peoples’ altruism, empathy and concern for the community."
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 10:34AM by coolhandc77
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TIL Elvis Presley's manager created and sold "I Hate Elvis" badges as a way to make money from people who weren't buying Elvis products
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 12:24PM by Snyperboi2007
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TIL the worlds smallest playable guitar is 10 microns long (about the size of a red blood cell). It has six strings each about 100 atoms wide and is played by aiming lasers at the strings. Its tone is about 130,000 times higher than a regular guitar supposedly the highest pitch ever recorded.
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 11:20AM by adr826
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TIL being a cop ranks as the 22nd most dangerous job in the US, behind professions like cement mason and crossing guard
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 04:03PM by merkwerk
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TIL "Charlie bit my finger" was on Osama Bin Laden's computer
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 01:39PM by aboakingaccident
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TIL that a Franciscan friar once argued that Paul the Apostle had only condemned sodomy in his epistles because Paul enjoyed sodomy and wanted to keep the practice to himself. The friar was executed for his views in 1550.
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 06:00PM by RexSueciae
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TIL after 4 years of coming last for amount of tourists in the United States, Nebraska changed their slogan to "Nebraska: Honestly its not for everyone".
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 06:58PM by Canis_Familiaris
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TIL that in 1985, Wong-Staal became the first person to clone HIV and to generate a genetic mapping of the virus which would be used for the research and design of treatments for AIDS.
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 07:44PM by ECOisLOGICAL
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TIL that the ancient Chinese emperor, Zhu Houzhao, had a fake shopping market built outside his palace so he could pretend to shop like the commoners did. It was staffed by his servants who he made dress up like merchants and commoners.
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 04:08PM by JHopeHoe
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TIL about Semantic Satiation, where if you repeat a word or a phrase or listen to it for too long, it suddenly loses its meaning and doesn't make sense anymore.
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 10:05PM by ParadoxFlame
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TIL that the 'low man on the totem pole' is actually the most important person on a totem pole
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 08:34PM by livinthedream365
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TIL when you imagine something, you are using the same brain processes as when you remember something, which is why it's so easy to misremember things, or why some people confuse what they've imagined with what is real.
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Submitted October 28, 2020 at 01:52PM by GasdaRoceries
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TIL Songs such as 'The House of the Rising Sun' originally by Georgia Turner, were a result of Alan Lomax traveling the US countryside recording songs from Prisons, Plantations, and other regions at the time seen as having 'lower music'.
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Submitted October 29, 2020 at 12:25AM by oefiefieuwbe
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