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TIL Dr. James Simpson, who first showed the effects of chloroform on humans in 1847. He sat with his assistants nightly trying chemicals. After they collapsed and came to after using chloroform, he recognized its anesthetic potential. He nicknamed the first baby delivered by chloroform "Anesthesia."
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 07:06AM by blueberrisorbet
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TIL that DJ Khaled used to be known as "Arab Attack", an alias which he stopped using after 9/11.
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 06:11AM by TheIndianExplorer
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TIL that the author of the Japanese horror novel, Battle Royale, had a nightmare where a teacher commanded him and the other students to kill each other. He vividly remembers the expression on his face and his own terror in the dream, which got him to write the book.
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 07:48AM by MinervasBadger
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TIL America's tipping culture came from Europe in the 1850s, but it was so unpopular that it was made illegal in 6 states, and the anti-tipping movement spread back to Europe, decimating tipping in Europe to what it is today. Meanwhile the opposite happened in America, tipping was gradually accepted
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 10:21AM by Ok_Professional9769
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TIL: Turkish Airlines had an Airbus A340-300 that was nicknamed "Deli Mike" ("Crazy Mike" in Turkish) due to its record of odd & harmless technical issues that persisted even after repairs, such as turning lights on randomly (and off again on its own, as if it knew when the pilots were intervening).
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 02:06PM by A-Delonix-Regia
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TIL the movie Gremlins was so intense that it was responsible for the movie rating of PG-13.
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 03:02PM by Doctathunder
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TIL that Mount Everest grows taller by a quarter of an inch each year.
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 01:36PM by papapikey
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TIL that a modern highway now runs through the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans held back a massive Persian army for three days. A statue of the Spartan leader, Leonidas, stands just a few feet from the road.
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 03:34PM by MostlySoFlo
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TIL that French President Charles De Gaulle survived an assassination attempt due to the bullet being stopped by the frame of the photograph of his daughter Anne that he always carried with him. Anne had downs syndrome and died 14 years earlier at the age of 20
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 05:24PM by Politicsbeerandguns
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TIL that there is a Brazilian island that is so infested with venomous snakes that the Brazilian navy has quarantined it. The island is called "Snake Island".
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 05:18PM by OkularyMorawieckiego
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TIL dolphins sleep with one eye open. Because they have to periodically go up for air and also be aware of predators, they are able to rest only half of their brain at a time and stay always somewhat conscious.
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 07:18PM by DesignersUniverse
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TIL for much of the 1800s in the UK, Sunday and Monday were the unofficial weekend, with Sunday for Church and Monday being adopted by workers as an unofficial holiday, mockingly called "St. Monday" (like a religious holiday). By the late 1800s, Monday became a workday, and Saturday a half workday.
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 03:06PM by Sansabina
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TIL in Italian occupied Ethiopia, two men tried to kill the Viceroy. In response the Italian army and Italian civilians went on a killing spree, burning down houses, and killing an estimated 20% of the population of Addis Ababa including sympathetic Ethiopians. Italy still downplays the massacre.
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 08:28PM by Johnny_Banana18
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TIL the inventor of the windshield wiper was also the most acclaimed classical pianist of his time, Jozef Hofmann, praised by the likes of Rachmaninoff, patented many mechanics for Steinway
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 07:31PM by kingsacrifice
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TIL nachos are named after Nacho Anaya, the first man to pour melted cheese on tortilla chips
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 09:50PM by Wiz_Kalita
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TIL that on of US president Andrew Jackson‘s funeral, his parrot started swearing so loud and long, it was removed.
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 10:59PM by Esist1996
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TIL that actor Humphrey Bogart was a veteran of World War I, serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Leviathan. Too old to reenlist in the Navy during World War II, he volunteered for the Coast Guard Temporary Reserve.
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 09:03PM by OttoPike
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TIL that in Norse mythology, Loki got fucked by a horse and became pregnant, he would then later give birth to the eight legged horse Sleipner which would become Odin's horse
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Submitted January 15, 2022 at 11:51PM by Dan_The_PaniniMan
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