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TIL in WW1, the British would fire giant stink bombs at the German trenches. The bombs smelled terrible but were harmless. This was done to compel the Germans to put on gasmasks, which made them less effective fighters, prior to an assault.
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Submitted November 11, 2020 at 03:19PM by GasdaRoceries
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TIL in Russian culture "British Scientists," is a running joke and Internet meme used as an ironic reference to absurd news reports about scientific discoveries, particularly ones that have no practical value. For example, "British scientists debunked the myth that mice love cheese."
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Submitted November 11, 2020 at 04:39PM by Geerox_McCopyface
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TIL When actor Liam Neeson's wife, Natasha Richardson, died in 2009, he donated her organs. Her heart, kidneys, and liver are keeping three people alive.
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Submitted November 11, 2020 at 02:27PM by Zoeylim
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TIL that Jonah Hill had to be hospitalised while filming The Wolf of Wall Street because he snorted too much fake cocaine.
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Submitted November 11, 2020 at 06:05PM by misunderstoodbeing
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TIL America's oldest, unbroken treaty relationship is with Morocco, which was the first nation to recognize the US. The treaty was signed by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Sultan Muhammad III. It has lasted 232 years and is called the "Treaty of Friendship".
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Submitted November 11, 2020 at 07:24PM by Onetimehelper
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TIL that the blue power ranger of mighty morphin left his role after homophobic harassment by the production crew which almost drove him to suicide
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Submitted November 11, 2020 at 06:38PM by hexomer
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TIL A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess was written over a period of three weeks after he was misdiagnosed with brain cancer and given a year to live.He decided to spend that year writing five novels to provide for his wife after his death. Ironically, he outlived her.
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Submitted November 11, 2020 at 07:49PM by cyclopropagative
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TIL that Kurt Vonnegut adopted his sister’s three sons after she died of cancer two days after her husband died in a train accident.
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Submitted November 11, 2020 at 08:11PM by EveningIndependent82
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TIL that many WWI battlefields are still so contaminated with unexploded ordinance and chemicals that human development is not allowed and wont be for at least another 300 - 500 years.
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Submitted November 11, 2020 at 05:09PM by kc1328
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TIL after the passing of Marcia Wallace, the voice of Simpsons character Edna Krabappel, producers decided to retire the character. In the episode Four Regrettings and a Funeral, the traditional chalkboard gag in the opening sequence read, "We'll really miss you Mrs. K."
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Submitted November 11, 2020 at 09:47PM by Geerox_McCopyface
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TIL that in the 1997 UK general election the Liberal Democrats won the Winchester constituency by 2 votes. The Conservative incumbent legally challenged the result and secured a re-run of the election. The second time he lost by 21,556 votes!
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Submitted November 11, 2020 at 08:24PM by Mombo1212
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TIL that when a Presidential Limo is taken out of service, the Secret Service blows the shit out of it with bullets and explosives to test its effectiveness and also conceal any secrets to its manufacture or design
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Submitted November 12, 2020 at 01:05AM by CatLick-Carwash
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TIL the first dinosaur skeleton discovered in the US was in 1858 in Haddonfield, N.J. After excavations were complete the dig was ignored, became a dump, and was lost until 1984 when a local Boy Scout decided his community project to qualify for Eagle Scout would be rediscovering the original site.
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Submitted November 11, 2020 at 07:49PM by marmorset
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TIL In 1970, psychologist Timothy Leary was sentenced to 20 years in prison. On arrival, he was given a psychological evaluation (that he had designed himself) and answered the questions in a way that made him seem like a low risk. He was assigned to a lower-security prison from which he escaped.
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Submitted November 12, 2020 at 04:47AM by AlbinoKayaz
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TIL Dwight D. Eisenhower wanted to attend his son John's graduation from West Point, but was unable to do so because he was "a bit too busy with work." On graduation day - June 6, 1944 - the elder Eisenhower was overseeing the Allied invasion of Normandy.
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Submitted November 12, 2020 at 04:37AM by Adabn
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TIL of a natural phenomenon called radiative cooling which the ancient Persians exploited to create ice, even when temperatures were above freezing
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Submitted November 12, 2020 at 03:18AM by Gandol_teh_Pirate
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TIL that psychedelic therapy using substances like LSD and the active compounds in magic mushrooms and peyote cactus has flourished after decades of prohibition and has helped people with such mental disorders as obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD, alcoholism, depression, and cluster headaches.
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Submitted November 12, 2020 at 05:40AM by wjbc
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TIL that from 1881-1890, a baboon named Jack was the assistant of a disabled railway signalman in South Africa. The signalman trained Jack to push his wheelchair and to operate the railways signals. After Jack's job competency was verified, he was paid 20¢ a day, and half a bottle of beer each week
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Submitted November 12, 2020 at 06:17AM by malalatargaryen
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TIL The German candy "Werther's Original", was purposefully marketed in the 1990s as being a candy that grandparents would give to their grandchildren.
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Submitted November 12, 2020 at 10:02AM by Priamosish
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TIL Captain Cook's return to Hawaii coincided with the Makahiki, a Hawaiian harvest festival of worship for the god Lono. Coincidentally the form of Cook's ship resembled certain artifacts that formed part of the season of worship. He was flayed a month later after trying to kidnap the king.
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Submitted November 12, 2020 at 12:43PM by -AMARYANA-
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