TIL that the Great Wall of China, stretching over 20,000 km (13,000 miles) and built over centuries, never effectively prevented invaders from entering China.
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HISTORY
Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is an ancient series of walls and fortifications, totaling more than 13,000 miles in length, located in northern China. Perhaps the
TIL writing Xmas is not meant to remove Christ, but that the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Christós (Greek: Χριστός), which became Christ in English.
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Xmas
English "Xmas" (or slightly variant forms) is a written abbreviation for "Christmas"
TIL Harrison Ford tried to have a puppeteer on Return of the Jedi fired. They pretended to fire him, kept him on, and even brought him back for The Force Awakens
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SFGATE
Harrison Ford allegedly tried to get 'Return of the Jedi' actor fired over a joke
Tim Rose, the actor and puppeteer behind Admiral Ackbar and Salacious B. Crumb in
TIL Rihanna is the richest female musician in the world, although most of her wealth was created from her partnerships with Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy.
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Business Insider
Rihanna is the richest female musician in the world. Here's how she makes and spends her $600 million.
With a fortune of $600 million, Rihanna is now the richest female musician. Music aside, she's also the founder of Fenty Beauty and Fenty with LVMH.
TIL that NASA unofficially relabeled the size chart of a condom-like urination device used in spacesuits because astronauts refused to use size **Small**. "We changed the names to Large, Gigantic, and Humongous"
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Spacesuit Envy
Did NASA have to relabel the size chart for a condom-like urination contraption used in space suits because astronauts refused to choose the 'small' size?
TIL after the release of the film "It's a Wonderful Life", the FBI released a memo warning the American public of it's "communistic messages"
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It's a Wonderful Life
1946 film directed by Frank Capra
TIL in 1935, in a newly built Sydney aquarium, a tiger shark vomited a human arm that belonged to a man that went missing recently, which sparked a murder mystery when it was discovered the arm was severed with a knife instead of being bitten off.
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NewsComAu
How an arm regurgitated by a shark led to a murder mystery
Bert Hobson was banking on the tiger shark being a major money maker.
TIL David Bowie was punched in the left eye as a teenager, leaving it permanently dilated. He later thanked his friend, George Underwood, for doing so, saying it gave him "a kind of mystique." This mystique helped enhance some of Bowie's most iconic images.
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The Remarkable Story Behind David Bowie’s Most Iconic Feature
As news of the star's death is announced, here's the truth about his captivating and unique eyes.
TIL In 1961, Robert F. Kennedy claimed it was possible for a black man to become president within 40 years
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Robert F. Kennedy's 40-Year Prediction
Robert F. Kennedy said he believed a black man could become President of the United States within forty years.
TIL George Clooney gifted 14 of his closest friends $1 Million Dollars, in cash, for being such an important part of his life. He even paid the taxes on the gift as well.
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TIL George Clooney gifted 14 of his closest friends $1 Million...
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TIL George Clooney gifted 14 of his closest friends $1 Million Dollars, in cash, for being such an important part of his life. He even paid the taxes on the gift as well.
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TIL George Clooney gifted 14 of his closest friends $1 Million...
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TIL that most theologians agree that Jesus was born sometime in the spring due to the fact that shepherds were watching their ship during his birth, and that Christmas is celebrated on December 25 because that date lines up with the winter solstice and Saturnalia, a popular Roman Pagan festival
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Date of birth of Jesus
unstated date
TIL Billy Bob Thornton did get drunk for scenes in Bad Santa. In the escalator fall scene Thornton actually passed out after drinking 3 glasses of red wine for breakfast followed by vodkas and cranberry juice then a few Bud Lights.
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EW.com
Billy Bob Thornton was really (really!) drunk for that 'Bad Santa' mall scene
In the latest episode of PeopleTV's 'Couch Surfing,' the actor recalls going super method for a scene in 2003's 'Bad Santa.'
TIL In 1992, a hurricane hit Hawaii where they were filming "Jurassic Park." Spielberg's crew had to be evacuated via helicopter; the pilot, Fred Sorenson, had previously met Spielberg while playing the pilot in the opening scene of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
Family, friends celebrate pilot’s rich career, including role in ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’
In the 1981 film “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Fred Sorenson had a small role as Jock, the pilot. The single-engine biplane that flew into the sunset was one 120 different types of aircraf...
TIL of the Catalan Christmas tradition of the pooping log. By tradition, families take care of a log (wrapping it with a blanket and feeding it) so it will defecate presents, which children recover on Christmas after singing a song ordering the log to "shit" and beating it with a stick
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Tió de Nadal
Catalan Christmas Tradition
TIL the Yakuza (Japanese mafia) are known for handing out candy to neighborhood kids on Halloween, but were banned from doing so in 2020. Normally they dress up their headquarters and wear costumes.
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The Daily Beast
Fearsome Yakuza Really Miss Halloween This Year
Japan’s government banned the legendary gang from handing out candy to neighborhood kiddos—and both the children and the mobsters are really sad about it.
TIL in Croatia, Slovakia, Malta and Italy young people move out at around THIRTY, while in the USA people move out at around 19
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ec.europa.eu
When are they ready to leave the nest?
In the European Union (EU), more than one third (35.3%) of males aged 25 to 34 were still living with their parents in 2017, compared with only one fifth (21.7%) of females in the same age group. On average, around one young adult in four (28.5%) still lives…
TIL that the dogma of Immaculate Conception refers not to how Mary became pregnant with Jesus but to the assertion that Mary herself was born without original sin.
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Immaculate Conception
Doctrine that Virgin Mary was conceived free from original sin by virtue of the mgerits of her son Jesus Christ; first explicitly appeared in 12th century Europe; defined as dogma of the Catholic Church by Pope Pius Ⅸ in 1854 in bull Ineffabilis Deus
TIL Lawrence Welk was the first TV show to air in stereo - in 1958, before stereo TV had been invented. ABC simulcast one audio channel on its radio network, the other channel via TV; listening to both would give you the stereo effect.
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The Lawrence Welk Show
American weekly TV variety series
TIL the unit “carat” for jewellery comes from the carob seed, which was used to measure their weight in ancient times. A carat, or 0.2g, is equivalent to the weight of a carob seed.
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Jewelrywise
Diamond Carat Weight
Diamonds are weighed in units called carats, the easiest of the 4Cs to determine.
TIL of Jólabókaflóðið, an Icelandic tradition of giving books at Christmas. Books are so popular as gifts that, per capita, they read the most books on Earth and publishing occurs just months before Christmas. Many celebrate Christmas by lying in bed eating chocolates and reading one of their books!
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Mentalfloss
The Christmas Book Flood: Iceland’s Literature-Loving Holiday Tradition
Jólabókaflóðið, Iceland's long-running Christmas tradition, involves books, bed, and chocolate—all our favorite things.