TIL The year 2020 was nominated by Time magazine to be one of "the worst years to be alive" in modern history
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2020
year
TIL that the East India Company, which ruled India on Britain's behalf for hundreds of years, is now owned and run by an Indian businessman named Sanjiv Mehta.
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Submitted February 07, 2022 at 12:46AM by Yoshi2010
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How the East India Company became a weapon to challenge UK’s colonial past
How the firm at the heart of imperial rule now operates with a very different philosophy
TIL enigma was cracked before the British by Polish cryptologists who then shared their machine design “Bomba” with the British who would later create the “Bombe”. The poles had been already breaking enigma messages for 6 years prior.
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Bomba (cryptography)
codebreaking device created at Polish Cipher Bureau
TIL during a rugby match in 1978 JPR Williams was deliberately stamped on by an opposing New Zealand player, ripping his cheek open and leaving his teeth visible through the wound. Williams lost two pints of blood and had his dad sew 30 stitches to close the injury before rejoining the match
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All Blacks left JPR 'looking like a monster' and sparked a brawl in the toilets
All who saw it will never forget the sight of a blood-soaked legend leaving the field
TIL in 1993, 20 year old Monica Seles was stabbed on court during a live tennis match in Hamburg. Until then she had already won 8 Grand Slam titles and was tipped to become the most successful female tennis player of all time. She would go on to win just one more Grand Slam title in her career.
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Throwback Thursday: Monica Seles - Hamburg 1993 (Stabbing incident)
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TIL Last year a bar-tailed godwit was tracked flying for 239 hours non-stop, covering 8100 miles from Alaska to New South Wales
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Audubon
These Mighty Shorebirds Keep Breaking Flight Records—And You Can
Bar-tailed Godwits regularly travel more than 7,000 miles non-stop. One enthusiast is spreading the word of their amazing migrations, with the help of a research project tracking 20 tagged birds in
TIL the original ending to Pinocchio was intended to be a warning, with the young puppet boy's companions executing him by hanging him from a tree for his crimes.
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Submitted February 07, 2022 at 03:09AM by dogrio345
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Pinocchio
fictional character of The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi
TIL that in 1895 a swarm of Rocky Mountain locust, measuring 1,800 miles long and 110 miles wide, blocked out the sun for five days. Thirty years later the locust was extinct.
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The death of the Super Hopper
The disappearance of the Rocky Mountain locust -- which
once swarmed the Plains like a biblical plague, only to die out
entirely within decades -- holds serious lessons for
humanity
once swarmed the Plains like a biblical plague, only to die out
entirely within decades -- holds serious lessons for
humanity
TIL that the Empire State Building was constructed in less than 15 months for $24.7 million, 57% of its original budget.
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Constructioncompany
Historic Construction Company Project: Building The Empire State Building
Historical Overview of the planning and construction of the Empire State Building by general contractors Starrett Brothers and Eken
TIL dogs have a special tastebuds on the end of their tongue dedicated to tasting water.
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Submitted February 07, 2022 at 05:27AM by flood_bart
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American Kennel Club
Accounting for Taste: What Do Dogs Find Most Delicious? – American Kennel Club
Can dogs taste, and if so what tastes do they prefer? Here's a deeper look at what dogs find most delicious and what foods they prefer.
TIL that in South Dakota people are allowed to pull over and shoot animals from the roadside, even if they have to aim over the road itself.
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Submitted February 07, 2022 at 05:55AM by TMag12
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South Dakota News Watch
South Dakota road hunting laws most permissive in the Great Plains - South Dakota News Watch
This story was produced by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find additional in-depth coverage at www.sdnewswatch.org. No neighboring state is as liberal as South Dakota when...
TIL that when Berlins infamous Spandau Prisons last inmate, Nazi Rudolf Hess, died, the entire site was demolished, ground into powder and dumped in the sea to stop it becoming a Nazi shrine. A supermarket for British Troops was put in it's place, who nicknamed it 'Hessco's' (after Tesco's)
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Spandau Prison
former incarceration building
TIL Lonnie Johnson, the man who created the “Super Soaker” (the world’s best selling toy) was awarded $72.9M in a Hasbro Settlement for unpaid royalties.
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Lonnie Johnson (inventor)
American inventor
TIL in 1816 a volcanic event led to what is known as the Year Without a Summer, originating an agricultural disaster. The lack of horse food inspired Karl Drais to research new ways of horseless transportation, leading to the invention of the velocipede, a step torwards mechanized personal transport
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TIL in 1816 a volcanic event led to what is known as the Year...
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TIL of Nyarri Morgan, an Australian aboriginal man who had no contact with the Western world until he witnessed - with no context - an atomic test and its resulting effects
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Submitted February 07, 2022 at 12:41PM by FromTheAshesOfTheOld
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Aboriginal man's story of nuclear bomb survival told with virtual reality
Nyarri Morgan's first contact with whites came when he witnessed a nuclear bomb explosion at the British testing site at Maralinga, South Australia. In an unlikely collision of cultures, state-of-the-art 3D film technology is bringing his story to life.
TIL the largest industrial disaster in history occurred in 1975 during the cultural revolution in China. The Banqiao Dam collapsed during a typhoon which is estimated to have killed hundreds of thousands. The CCP covered up this disaster for almost 20 years.
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Submitted February 07, 2022 at 04:57PM by dump_cakes
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1975 Banqiao Dam failure
Catastrophic series of floods due to failure of multiple dams in Henan, China
TIL of King Alexander of Greece, died of a monkey bite while trying to break up a fight between his dog and another monkey in 1920
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Submitted February 07, 2022 at 08:41PM by Edgrawr
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Alexander of Greece
Alexander (Greek: Αλέξανδρος, Aléxandros; 1 August 1893 – 25 October 1920) was King of Greece from 11 June 1917 until his death three years later, at the age of 27, from the effects of a monkey bite.
TIL in 1923 a jockey suffered a fatal heart attack during a race. Despite the 20-1 odds Frank Hayes won, thus becoming the first and only man to ever win a race despite being dead
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Submitted February 07, 2022 at 10:13PM by miguelabduarte
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TIL in 1923 a jockey suffered a fatal heart attack during a race....
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TIL a wanted robber known as "Roofman" created a secret hideout inside a Toys "R" Us. He played with toys, watched DVDs, ate baby food, and installed a baby video monitor to keep an eye on the store
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Submitted February 07, 2022 at 10:37PM by howlongwillthislast1
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SFGATE
Escaped robber returns to annals of weird crime / Cops say 'Roofman' lived large in store
Escaped robber returns to annals of weird crime / Cops say 'Roofman' lived large in...
TIL British actress Emilia Clarke has survived two brain aneurysms and has since founded SameYou, a charity working to develop better recovery treatment for survivors of brain injury and stroke
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Submitted February 07, 2022 at 10:59PM by miguelabduarte
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SameYou
Welcome to SameYou
SameYou is supporting leaders in brain injury recovery to advance understanding of this under-reported but widespread serious health condition.
TIL about the speed camera lottery in Stockholm, Sweden. Driving at or under the speed limit would make you eligible to win the lottery where the prize funds come from the fines paid by speeders. In the trial the average speed was reduced from 20mph to 15,6mph (22% reduction)
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The Medical Futurist
The Swedish Speed Camera Lottery And Healthy Living - The Medical Futurist
Speed camera lottery improved riders' behavior in Sweden. Could social gamification improve healthy living and make healthcare systems more sustainable?