TIL Britain had become the biggest drug dealer ever by the turn of the 20th century; at the expense of China which had developed the biggest drug addiction problem ever. In 1906, 23.3% adult Chinese men were addicted to opium.
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BBC News
The dark history behind India and the UK's favourite drink
The BBC's Justin Rowlatt discusses the dark history of tea - India and Britain's favourite drink.
TIL Shrek, the movie, was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2020.
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Shrek
2001 film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
TIL that Marie Antoinette’s last words were, “Pardonnez-moi, monsieur.” She stepped on her executioner’s foot on her way to the guillotine.
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Mentalfloss
64 People and Their Famous Last Words
During a night of sleeplessness in 1977, Elvis Presley told his fiancée, "I'm going to the bathroom to read." The rest, as they say, is history.
TIL that one of cellist Mstislav Rostropovich's historic cellos had a small dent in the side. The dent dates from 1812, when Napoleon Bonaparte tried to play it and didn't know how to hold it.
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TIL in middle English, the letter "þ," called "thorn," was used for "th." "The" was written as "þe". In English blackletter, the "þ" and "y" glyphs look similar. Later unfamiliarity with "þ" lead to the grammatically incorrect "Ye Olde" being used to imply a connection to medieval England.
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Ye olde
pseudo Early Modern English phrase
TIL that due to their high fat and low water content, pistachios can self-heat and spontaneously combust if stored inproperly
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Pistachio
species of plant
TIL comedian Gallagher was sued in 1993 for over $100,000 after an audience member was struck in the head with a plush containing a fire extinguisher. The jury sided with Gallagher after he took the stand and would not stop cracking jokes that the jury and judge found funny.
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Gallagher (comedian)
American stand-up comedian (born 1946)
TIL: There's a restaurant in New York that employs grandmas instead of professional chefs. Every day a different grandma from around the world designs her own menu.
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Submitted January 24, 2022 at 08:20AM by Leoz_13
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Brewminate: We're Never Far from Where We Were
New York Restaurant Employs Cooking Grandmas Instead of Professional Chefs
Photo: Enoteca Maria/Facebook 10.12.2016 When it comes to tasty food, nothing beats grandma’s cooking! Well, except maybe more grandmas cooking in the same kitchen, which is exactly what goes on at…
TIL the oldest active missing persons case is that of Marvin Alvin Clark (b. 1852, disappeared 1926). His current age would be approximately 169 years old.
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Disappearance of Marvin Clark
Oldest active missing person case in the US
TIL People built a statue of “Kabang” a hero dog that got her face disfigured after saving two girls from a speeding motorcycle. She died last year, almost a decade after her heroic action
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Kabang, ‘aspin’ that saved 2 girls, honored with statue in Zamboanga City
A 400-kilogram aluminum sculpture for a female dog named Kabang, disfigured and near death for saving lives, is inaugurated in Zamboanga City
TIL that a Browning M2 50 caliber machine gun (AKA "Ma Deuce") was in active US Army service for 87 years. It was only discovered to be that old due to it having been sent to be upgraded to a new spec.
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Firearms News
Oldest M2 Browning .50-Caliber MG Still in Service? - Firearms News
Originally manufactured in 1933, this Colt manufactured .50-caliber machine gun was still in front-line service!
TIL There are actually 25 languages spoken among the population of 17.26 million in Guatemala. According to the Language Law of 2003, these 25 languages are recognized as officials. As a first and second language, Spanish is spoken by 93% of the population.
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Languages of Guatemala
languages of a geographic region
TIL Suchetha Satish, a 16 yr old, sang in 120 languages for 7 hours and 20 minutes straight, earning a Guinness World Record.
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Khaleej Times
UAE: Teen sings in 120 languages for nearly 8 hours, breaks world record
Suchetha Satish started the concert at noon and sang until 7.20pm
TIL in 1808, the two Frenchmen Monsieur de Grandpré and Monsieur de Pique had both been seeing the same women, so they dueled to win her heart. They climbed into balloons with their seconds, ascended into the air, and fired at each other's balloons. le Pique was “dashed to pieces on a housetop"
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Geri Walton
A French Balloon Duel - Geri Walton
In order to win a woman's heart, two Frenchman decided to duel it out in balloon duel. The French balloon duel was scheduled for 3 May 1808 and the two duel
TIL: That on the same day, July 23rd, 1943, both The United States and Nazi Germany officially submitted requests to their respective aircraft manufacturers for bombers capable of crossing the Atlantic ocean.
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Amerikabomber
Nazi Germany military initiative
TIL during the Han dynasty, unmarried women and their families had to pay a special tax for their singleness. On the other hand, women with babies didn't have to pay taxes for three years and their husbands didn't have to pay taxes for one year.
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World History Encyclopedia
Women in Ancient China
Women in ancient China did not enjoy the status, either social or political, afforded to men. Women were subordinate to first their fathers, then their husbands, and finally, in the case of being left...
TIL that koalas have a smooth brain that lack higher level recognition and understanding that many other animals have. If you gather Eucalyptus leaves and put it in front of them, they won’t know what to do with it.
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World Exploration
Koala Brain – Why Is the Koala the Dumbest Mammal? How Being Dumb Can Be Smart | World Exploration
Whenever we travel to Australia, we love to observe that iconic marsupial, the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). Even though it is becoming more and more difficult…
TIL Norm MacDonald's 1998 cult-classic film, Dirty Work, was based on a short-story "Vengeance Is Mine, Inc." by Roald Dahl.
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Dirty Work (1998 film)
1998 film by Bob Saget
TIL about Karl Szmolinsky a German breeder of giant rabbits who gave North Korea 12 of them for breeding only for them all to be eaten at a banquet (allegedly).
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Spiegel
No More Monster Bunnies for North Korea
The fate of 12 German giant rabbits delivered to North Korea is in doubt. The breeder who sent them suspects they have been eaten by top officials rather than used to set up a bunny farm. Berlin's North Korean embassy denies the allegation. One thing is sure:…
TIL Chase National Bank helped raise over $20 million for the Nazis between 1936-1941, by selling Reichmarks to German-American citizens at a discounted rate, and escaped federal prosecution through threatening to leak FBI secrets
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Chase Bank
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase Bank or often as Chase, is an American national bank headquartered in New York City, that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of the U.S. multinational banking and financial services…
TIL the names of the three wise monkeys (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil) are Mizaru, Kikazaru, and Iwazaru.
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Three wise monkeys
pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle “see/hear/speak no evil”, depicted as three monkeys covering eyes, ears, and mouths respectively