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TIL the September 1984 issue of Penthouse magazine is collectible because it un-covered the reigning Miss America, but is also contraband because it featured an underage Traci Lords.
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Submitted December 13, 2020 at 02:12PM by PmMeYourCheekbones
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TIL The ritual of releasing doves in the Olympics originated in 1896. The ritual was altered to be purely symbolic after the doves released in the 1988 Seoul Olympics landed on the Olympic Torch and were burnt alive when it was lit.
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Submitted December 13, 2020 at 03:47PM by iamreeb
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TIL John von Newmann was a child prodigy who could divide eight-digit numbers in his head by age six and learned calculus by age eight. He developed the computer architecture that virtually all computing devices use today. He became a US strategic adviser and his game theory led to the MAD doctrine.
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Submitted December 13, 2020 at 04:32PM by DioriteLover
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TIL that in the 20th century, the phrase "He never married" was a euphemism used by British obituary writers to imply that the deceased man in question was homosexual.
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Submitted December 13, 2020 at 05:33PM by Long-Afternoon
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TIL That Milhouse from the Simpsons was named after U.S president Richard Milhous Nixon. The name was the most "unfortunate name Matt Groening could think of for a child". Later in the series, it was also revealed that Milhouse's middle name was Mussolini
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Submitted December 13, 2020 at 08:04PM by jvst_joshin
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TIL The Beechcraft Bonanza airplane is nicknamed "the doctor killer". This is due to the number of wealthy professionals who take up flying as a hobby and end up crashing in it.
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Submitted December 13, 2020 at 10:01PM by SubstantialRange
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TIL Dr Seuss made a connection between himself and The Grinch, stating that he wrote about about him to, "rediscover something about Christmas that obviously I'd lost." In the book the Grinch says he has put up with Christmas for 53 years- Seuss was 53 when he wrote and published the book.
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Submitted December 14, 2020 at 12:07AM by who_died_of_ennui
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TIL that Stephen King got hit by a minivan on June 19, 1999. King had multiple injuries (collapsed right lung, broken hip, and more). King did recover, fortunately, and bought the car, but it got crushed in a junkyard. King was disappointed because he wanted to smash the car.
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Submitted December 14, 2020 at 02:05AM by dcdiehardfan
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TIL that in 2018, a woman in San Diego gave birth to a premature baby weighing only 8.6 ounces with a gestational age of only 23 weeks and 3 days. The baby is now perfectly healthy, making her the lightest birth-weight baby to ever survive.
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Submitted December 14, 2020 at 06:09AM by createdamadman
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TIL planes traveling west are assigned even-numbered altitudes (to the nearest thousand feet) while planes traveling east are assigned odd-numbered altitudes.
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Submitted December 14, 2020 at 04:44AM by thirddash139
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TIL: "The liver is the only solid internal organ capable of full regeneration. This means the remaining portion of your liver will grow back after surgery. As little as 30 percent of your liver can regrow to its original volume."
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Submitted December 14, 2020 at 05:15AM by Hirsute_Heathen
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TIL a study from Yale found that kids who watched 'Mr. Rogers Neighborhood' retained more information than children who watched 'Sesame Street.' They also had a higher 'tolerance of delay', meaning they were more patient
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Submitted December 14, 2020 at 08:38AM by szekeres81
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TIL that Cheetahs are not considered a big cat because they lack the ability to roar. Cheetahs, the last living member of the Acinonyx genus, lacks the floating hyoid unlike lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards.
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Submitted December 14, 2020 at 06:27AM by spencyhawker
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TIL there is a group of human mutant who are virtually resistant to HIV infection. They have a mutation called CCR5-Δ32 which make their T-Cells impervious to HIV
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Submitted December 14, 2020 at 08:05AM by _justAverageGuy_
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TIL in 1714, 2 gunships fought for 14 hours, before one ran out of ammunition. The captain messaged his opponent, thanking him for a fine duel, and asking for more ammunition, so that the fight could continue. His opponent refused, but they then agreed to sail away in opposite directions.
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Submitted December 14, 2020 at 02:23PM by RuinedSplendour
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TIL that Jason Paige, the singer of the original Pokémon Theme, didn't expect the song to become popular and knew nothing about the franchise when he recorded it. He considers the song to be a relatively minor part of his career, as he has worked with Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, and Frankie Valli.
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Submitted December 14, 2020 at 04:33PM by derstherower
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