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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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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 01:51PM by AsianLondoner
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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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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 04:22PM by WhileFalseRepeat
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TIL the 1947 classic "It's a Wonderful Life" was a box-office flop, and didn't become popular until the late 70's when its copyright expired and TV channels could play it for free.
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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 03:55PM by joelman0
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TIL the animated movies of The Hobbit and The Return of the King were animated by an anime studio that would later become Studio Ghibli
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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 04:40PM by matthewgdick
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TIL When the Soviet Union collapsed records were found that showed that they had been intentionally inciting the black community in the US and Africa, including falsely teaching black people that America created AIDS to kill them off.
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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 05:28PM by Legitimate_Mousse_29
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TIL Psychology research shows that people love to hate do-gooders (especially at work). Highly co-operative and generous people can attract hatred and social punishment, especially in competitive circumstances.
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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 06:12PM by amansaggu26
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TIL that Prince was supposed to sing the hook on Kendrick Lamar's "Complexion (A Zulu Love). Prince heard and loved the record, and the concept of the record got both of them talking until they realized they didn't record anything and they ran out of time in the studio.
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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 06:56PM by gausah
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TIL there is one prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials that is still living, Ben Ferencz, he turns 101 in March.
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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 07:40PM by AgentFN2187
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TIL that after the holidays, there is a spike of pets being returned to animals shelters due to them being gifted with little thought to the long term responsibilities of pet ownership.
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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 09:01PM by LesFruitsSecs
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TIL that after the holidays, there is a spike of pets being returned to animals shelters due to them being gifted with little thought to the long term responsibilities of pet ownership.
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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 09:01PM by LesFruitsSecs
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TIL about Jimmy the Crow who appeared in over 1,000 features from the ‘30s through the ‘50s. He was trained in an assortment of tricks, such as typing, opening letters, and even riding a tiny motorcycle. Jimmy Stewart said he was the “smartest actor” on the set of It’s A Wonderful Life.
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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 08:27PM by bestsoylatteeverhad
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TIL One of the top glitter manufacturers in the USA cannot name their biggest client, since the client doesn't want it known they use glitter. When a manager was asked if they could name them in a New York Times interview they instantly replied, "No, I absolutely know that I can’t."
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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 11:36PM by SsmVgoXDq2w
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TIL Mongolians in the Imperial Era were lactose intolerant, and despite being nomadic with large herds of sheep, goats and sometimes camels, rarely drank milk. When water was in short supply, they commonly used to drink horse's blood by draining it from the horse's neck without killing it.
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Submitted December 25, 2020 at 11:04PM by Thomas_Catthew
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TIL that the copyright for Anne Franke's diary was due to expire in 2016. To prevent it from falling into public domain, in 2015 the Anne Frank foundation added her father Otto Frank as a co-author.
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Submitted December 26, 2020 at 02:07AM by jcd1974
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TIL Baileys was invented in 1973 by a South African man, David Gluckman, working for a London marketing agency designing drinks for an Irish company. The name was inspired by a local restaurant, Baileys Bistro.
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Submitted December 26, 2020 at 01:44AM by nothingtoseehere____
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TIL some of James Doohan’s (Scotty the Engineer from the original Star Trek series) ashes are hidden in the floor of the International Space Station after being smuggled there in 1998.
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Submitted December 26, 2020 at 03:23AM by kevonicus
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TIL the world's first seat belt law was put into place in 1970 in Victoria, Australia and that Volvo shared the patent for the three-point seat belt for free.
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Submitted December 26, 2020 at 03:40AM by BackOnOurPerch
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TIL The whole reason Hansel and Gretel were lost in the forest is because their stepmother intentionally abandoned them there
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Submitted December 26, 2020 at 04:56AM by W0lfBird
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TIL that in 1988 the UK banned a song for saying two groups of Irish people had been tortured into wrongful convictions. 3 years later it was found to be true and they were released.
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Submitted December 26, 2020 at 05:44AM by charliesfrown
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TIL the Seinfeld episode "The Pen" was the only one that did not feature George. Jason Alexander so incensed that he threatened to leave the show if the writers ever turned in another script that excluded his character.
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Submitted December 26, 2020 at 03:44AM by thenewyorkgod
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