TIL that the water of Lake Baikal is renowned for being some of the clearest in the world. When the lake freezes during the winter, an amazing phenomena takes place: large shards of transparent ice form on the surface of the lake, giving the amazing appearance of turquoise ice.
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Interesting facts about Lake Baikal | Just Fun Facts
Located in south-central Siberia, not far from the Mongolian border and surrounded by mountains, forests and wild rivers, Baikal is an immense and breathtaking area of natural beauty. Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake in terms of volume.…
TIL that when Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in 1963, doctors predicted he had about 2 and a half years to live. Fortunately, the disease progressed much slower that the doctors expected, and Hawking lived up to 76 years before dying in March 14, 2018.
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Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942-2018)
TIL that a giant tortoise species was believed to be extinct for 113 years, only for it to be discovered again in Galápagos, 2019.
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Giant tortoise believed extinct for 100 years found in Galápagos
Adult female discovered 113 years after only other living Chelonoidis phantasticus was found
TIL that Dog the Bounty Hunter met Beth Chapman, his late wife, when he posted her bond after she shoplifted a lemon.
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Funeral held for Beth Chapman of ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’
AURORA, Colorado (AP) — Friends and family of the late “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV show co-star Beth Chapman gathered in Colorado on Saturday where they remembered her as tough and irreverent, yet full of love even for some of the fugitives she helped…
TIL about the SS Warrimoo, a ship that simultaneously crossed the International Date Line and Equator at 12 am on 31 Dec 1899 thus placing her in two different seasons, in two different hemispheres, on two different days, in two different months, in two different years, in two different centuries
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SS Warrimoo
passenger ship
Today I learned that there is a Jewish "tradition" (primarily among Jewish New Yorkers) of eating Chinese food on Christmas.
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Jewish American Chinese restaurant patronage
American Jews' amity for Chinese food as part of their culture
TIL that January is named after Pagan God Janus. He is deity of new beginnings and transitions. He is two faced. Older face is the year that has come to an end. Younger face is the New Year we look forward to.
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Janus: pagan symbol of January - Life in Italy
Do you know where the word "january" -- and the Italian "gennaio" -- come from? From Janus, pagan symbol of new beginnings.
TIL For Die Hard, finding a star proved difficult: the role of McClane was offered to a host of the decade's top stars, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, all of whom turned it down. Willis, who was known mainly for his TV work, was cast.
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Die Hard's John McClane role had to be offered to 70-year-old Frank Sinatra
Fly me to the moon, motherf**ker.
TIL the oldest recipient of a doctorate degree was German born Ingeborg Syllm-Rapoport, who submitted her thesis in 1938 but wasn’t allowed to defend it under Nazi rule because her mother was Jewish. 77 years later she was finally given the chance to do so and obtained her PhD at the age of 102.
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Denied by Nazis, world's oldest doctoral student awarded her PhD – aged 102
Seventy-seven years after paediatrician Ingeborg Syllm-Rapoport, whose mother was Jewish, was banned from receiving her PhD, she has finally got her degree
TIL Kurt Vonnegut had a cameo appearance in the movie; ‘Back to School.’ When the protagonist (Rodney Dangerfield) is asked how he is gong to write a paper on ‘Vonnegut’ for literature class, if he hasn’t read any of the books? ...the actual Kurt Vonnegut shows up at his dorm room.
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1986 film by Alan Metter
TIL Terry Grosz was a fish and game warden that caught illegal fishers by waiting in the Eel River in a wetsuit and reeled himself in when the fisherman cast out their lines. After writing citations and confiscating their fishing rods, he went back into the river and swam away.
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Grosz, Terry | Encyclopedia.com
GROSZ, TerryPERSONAL: Last name rhymes with "rose"; married; wife's name, Donna (a teacher). Education: Graduated from Humboldt State University.ADDRESSES: Home—Evergreen, CO. Agent—Johnson Books, 1880 S. 57th Ct., Boulder, CO 80301.CAREER: California Department…
TIL that a cult in Papua New Guinea promised villagers that their banana harvest would increase every time they engaged in public sex. After a villager reported to the polіcе that the cult members had been using thrеats of viоlence to fоrce people to have sex in public, the leader escаped
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Bananas-for-sex cult leader on the run
Papua New Guinea police are hunting the leader of a sex cult that promised villagers a bumper banana harvest if they engaged in public sex.
TIL Tom Hanks sustained a leg wound while making Castaway. He failed to treat it, and it became infected. Two weeks later, he went to see a doctor to get it checked. The doctor told him that the condition of the infection had gotten so dire that he was about an hour away from fatal blood poisoning.
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Hanks Almost Died While Filming Castaway
Tom Hanks almost died while making desert island drama Castaway after picking up a staph infection in Fiji. The Oscar winner failed to treat a wound on his leg and it became infected, but it was only two weeks later when swelling refused to go down that Hanks…
TIL European bison herds move by majority rule: each bison “votes” by facing the direction it wants to go, and the herd goes in the direction chosen by the largest number.
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Bison “Vote” on the Direction They'd Like the Herd to Move
And the ungulates operate by majority rule
TIL There are close to 15,000 farms growing Christmas Trees in the U.S., and over 100,000 people are employed full or part-time in the industry.
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TIL: Movile Cave is an ancient cave that had been sealed off for over 5.5 million years in Romania. It contains an endemic ecosystem based completely on chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis. To date over 69 unique species of flora and fauna have been discovered.
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Welcome to BBC Earth, a place to explore the natural world through awe-inspiring documentaries, podcasts, stories and more.
TIL Calcium deficiency can contribute to mood problems such as irritability, anxiety, depression, and difficulty sleeping.
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Calcium and Bone Health - HelpGuide.org
Calcium is the key to lifelong bone health. Learn how to eat to strengthen your bones and prevent osteoporosis.
TIL that Finland teaches critical thinking and media literacy in K-12 classes as part of a nation-wide anti-disinformation campaign
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Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
Russia's neighbor has developed a blueprint for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?
TIL: You can get rabies from inhalation of aerosolized rabies virus. It has been documented in spelunkers exploring caves inhabited by infected bats or by laboratory technicians homogenizing tissues infected with rabies virus.
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TIL that the song "Rainbow Connection" sung by Kermit from the 1979 film, The Muppet Movie reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained in the Top 40 for seven weeks. It was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 52nd Academy Awards
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Rainbow Connection
song originally appearing in the Muppet Movie
TIL after a cremation, you don’t get “ash” back. They take leftover bones and pulverize it into a powder
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What are cremated ashes like? » Urns | Online
Cremated ashes (aka cremated remains) are what is left once cremation is complete. Many people ask us, What are cremated ashes like? Let's find out.