TIL that paper books still outsells e-books by a huge margin, even among young people.
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CNBC
Physical books still outsell e-books — and here's why
Do you prefer reading an e-book or a physical version? It might be a surprise, but for most people, old school print on paper still wins.
TIL the Griswold's home in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is the same home from American Beauty
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Film Oblivion
American Beauty (1999)
It is common practice in Hollywood to film exteriors of homes on location, while filming interiors on studio lots. For the 1999 Sam Mendes film, “American Beauty,” an unusual approach …
TIL When the world's largest diamond was to be transported from Africa to England, a detailed and safe route by sea was pubalicized - as a decoy. The actual diamond was simply posted by mail.
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TIL Carl Douglas quickly recorded the number #1 hit, "Kung Fu Fighting", during the last 10 minutes of a studio session in 1974. The song was originally meant to be a B-side track, but went on to sell more than 11 million copies.
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Kung Fu Fighting
"Kung Fu Fighting" is a disco song by Jamaican vocalist Carl Douglas, written by Douglas and produced by British-Indian musician Biddu. It was released as a single in 1974 on the cusp of a chopsocky film craze and rose to the top of the British, Australian…
TIL Carl Douglas quickly recorded the number #1 hit, "Kung Fu Fighting", during the last 10 minutes of a studio session in 1974. The song was originally meant to be a B-side track, but went on to sell more than 11 million copies.
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Kung Fu Fighting
"Kung Fu Fighting" is a disco song by Jamaican vocalist Carl Douglas, written by Douglas and produced by British-Indian musician Biddu. It was released as a single in 1974 on the cusp of a chopsocky film craze and rose to the top of the British, Australian…
TIL that the "For Dummies" book series started with "DOS for Dummies" in 1991. The creator overheard someone in a bookshop ask if there was "a book about DOS for dummies like me". Since then the series has grown to about 2,500 titles with more than 200 million books in print
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For Dummies
book series
TIL in 2010 when the University of Mississippi began the process to find a new mascot, a group of students started a campaign to have Admiral Ackbar selected. Some students threatened to transfer, and some prospective parents said they would not let their children attend if he was chosen.
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Admiral Ackbar
fictional character in the Star Wars saga
TIL: Tibetan Monks spend weeks/months carefully "pouring" colored sand to make a very detailed and complex museum-worthy artwork that is known as the "Sand Mandala". Once complete, these intricate paintings are then ritualistically destroyed and that symbolizes the Buddhist belief of impermanence.
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Ancient History Encyclopedia
Tibetan Sand Mandalas
The sacred art of sand painting comes from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition (Tib: dul-tson-kyil-khor – mandala of coloured powders; 'mandala' means circle in Sanskrit). Tibetan...
TIL For 17 years the Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia detected mysterious signals which left scientists baffled. The source of the signals turned out to be a microwave in the kitchen staffers used to heat up their lunches.
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the Guardian
Microwave oven to blame for mystery signal that left astronomers stumped
Australian scientists first detected interference in 1998, which they assumed was from lightning strikes, but earlier this year they finally found the real culprit
TIL that in the away team dressing room at Chelsea FC's stadium, the coat-hangers are very high up to strain the players' limbs; the tactics board is at the back of the door, which is a fire exit and must stay open; and the mirrors give players the impression of being smaller than they actually are
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Yahoo
REVEALED: Football's Most Devious Away Dressing Room Tactics
Football clubs will seemingly do everything to give their players even the slightest advantage in a match. After their 3-2 defeat to Wolfsburg saw them knocked out of the Champions League, Manchester United players complained that their dressing room was…
TIL according to Paul McCartney there is no mystery to who broke up the Beatles. John Lennon did. He called a meeting and said he was leaving the band.
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Noise11.com
Paul McCartney Tells Howard Stern John Lennon Broke Up The Beatles - Noise11.com
Paul McCartney was a guest on the Howard Stern radio show in New York last week and set the blame on The Beatles break-up with John Lennon.
TIL that when "The Flintstones" added the baby Pebbles in 1963, it was originally going to be a boy, until Ideal Toys pointed out that they would sell a lot more merchandise if they made the baby a girl, as baby boy dolls didn't sell well in that era
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Me-TV Network
The Flintstones were originally going to have a son instead of Pebbles
You can thank grape juice and dolls for the birth of Pebbles.
TIL Russell Crowe passed on Wolverine and told Bryan Singer to call Hugh Jackman. Jackman was doing a Broadway play and his wife / agent told him not to do it.
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Russell Crowe on Passing on Wolverine to Hugh Jackman: "There's No Way I Would Have Ever Done That"
For decades, Russell Crowe playing Wolverine has been one of the biggest comic book castings that [...]
TIL Jerry Weintraub, the producer of the 2016 Tarzan movie, originally wanted swimmer Michael Phelps to play Tarzan. Weintraub changed his mind after watching Phelps host Saturday Night Live for 2 minutes.
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Michael Phelps Was a Frontrunner to Play Tarzan — Until He Hosted 'Saturday Night Live'
By Ryan Harkness, Uproxx Old school movie producer Jerry Weintraub sounded like an interesting guy. He went on to produce popular franchises like The Karate Kid and George Clooney’s Oceans films, but through it all, his greatest desire was to make a Tarzan…
TIL the Internet meme Nyan Cat originated from 25-year-old Christopher Torres from Texas, who created the animated GIF in 2011. In a livestream, two different people had suggested he draw a pop tart and cat, so he created a hybrid. The design was inspired by his pet cat Marty, who died in 2012.
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Nyan Cat
2011 Internet meme
TIL of Gabi, a female German shepherd who worked as a guard dog in the Belgrade Zoo. In 1987 she became famous for spotting an escaped jaguar during the night. Gabi fought the jaguar throughout the zoo, preventing its escape. She made a full recovery from her injuries and returned to work.
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Gabi (dog)
Gabi (Serbian: Габи) was a female German shepherd who worked as a guard dog in the Belgrade Zoo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. She became famous when she was attacked by a jaguar that escaped from its cage on 22 June 1987.
Today I learned that conservationists recycle Wimbledon tennis balls as predator-proof shelters for Harvest Mice (The mice you see pictured sleeping in tulips).
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Amusingplanet
Used Wimbledon Tennis Balls Become Tiny Homes for Mice
TIL physician Ben Goldacre publicly questioned the credibility of nutritionist Gillian McKeith's diploma from American Association of Nutritional Consultants, after successfully applying for and receiving the same diploma on behalf of his dead cat Henrietta.
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Gillian McKeith
nutritionist and TV presenter
TIL the inventor of K-Cups regrets the idea. Why? Because the K-Cups are bad for the environment -- they are disposable and not recyclable.
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CNNMoney
Inventor of K-Cups regrets the idea
The inventor of K-Cups has a big regret: that he invented them.
TIL in 1974, drinkers in a British pub were bemoaning the fact that the UK didn't produce world champions, so they invented a sport that no one else knew about: toe wrestling. In 1976, a Canadian visitor competed and won, so with the point of the sport gone, the "World Championship" was discontinued
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Toe wrestling
Toe wrestling is a sport involving two opponents who lock feet and attempt to pin each other's foot down with no time limit similar to arm wrestling.
TIL the free use of -ass to form punchy adjectives began 100 years ago, with words like "fat-ass" and "silly-ass". By the 1950's, it was particularly productive in forming new American slang. Smart-ass, candy-ass, bad-ass, and crazy-ass were all first found in the 1950s.
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The Daily Beast
We've Hit Peak Badass. It's Gotta Stop.
“Badass” is everywhere. It’s taken over the idea of “cool” as the desired social posture. And it doesn’t mean what you think it does.