TIL in 1996, A group of UFO conspiracy theorists from Long Island, New York led by a retired court bailiff had stolen radioactive materials and planned to assassinate Suffolk County politicians with deadly toothpaste, to expose the existence of aliens.
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TIL the Yakuza protected Koreans after they were targeted by Japanese police and lynch mobs in the 1923 Kanto Massacre
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Submitted July 02, 2022 at 09:33PM by MastaKungFu
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Wikipedia
Kantō Massacre
The Kantō Massacre was a mass murder which the Japanese military, police and vigilantes committed against the Korean residents of the Kantō region, as well as socialists, communists, anarchists, and other dissidents, in the immediate aftermath of the 1923…
TIL Galen argued that the liver must be the primary organ of the body because of its role in the production of the humours. The word for "liver" was often substituted for “heart” in ancient Greek poetry, in phrases like "hit in the liver"
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 03:57AM by vancouver_reader
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TIL that a German Cinema offered free tickets to the premiere of Schindler's List to members of the right-wing AfD party in Germany
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 07:41AM by Madarathequincy
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BBC News
German row over Schindler's List tickets
A German cinema is at the centre of a row after offering free tickets to far-rightists to see Schindler's List
TIL that eating a single grape can be fatal to a dog.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 07:01AM by Worldview01
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American Kennel Club
Can Dogs Eat Grapes and Raisins? Are Grapes Poisonous to Dogs?
Can dogs eat grapes? The answer is no. Find out why grapes and raisins are bad for dogs and why ingestion could prove fatal.
TIL that agriculture workers in the U.S. face a variety of mental health issues, including a nearly-doubled chance of suicide compared to the general working population.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 08:27AM by 99-bottlesofbeer
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Wikipedia
Mental health in United States agricultural workers
none
TIL that killer whales/orcas are the apex predator of the ocean, not great white sharks.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 09:57AM by Spaghettitrousers
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Orca
The orca or killer whale (Orcinus orca) is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. It is recognizable by its black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, orcas can be found in all of the world's…
TIL that Lobsang Rampa, Tibetan Monk and bestselling author of The Third Eye, was in fact Cyril Hoskin, the son of a plumber from Devonshire. When this became known, he stated he was possessed by a Tibetan monk after he fell out of a tree in his back yard whilst tying to photograph an owl.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 11:02AM by Lupercali
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Lobsang Rampa
English writer (1910-1981)
TIL: During WW1 British officers had their coffins screwed shut while non-ranking soldiers had theirs nailed shut.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 11:06AM by st3akkn1fe
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anurseatthefront.org.uk
“Men is hammered, Officers is screwed”
One of Edie’s most surprising stories features in her diary on 31 July 1915. She’s just returned from ten days leave and is back at Casualty Clearing Station No. 3 near Ypres (at that time in Bailleul), not many miles from the front line. She and a nursing…
TIL Even though Graceland has been operating as a museum since 1982, Lisa Marie Presley retains 100% sole personal ownership of Graceland Mansion itself and its over 13-acre original grounds
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 09:11AM by vancouver_reader
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Outsider
Does Lisa Marie Presley Still Own Graceland?
Lisa Marie Presley gained control of Elvis Presley's massive trust, including the famous Graceland Estate, on her 25th birthday.
TIL Royal Marines and allied forces defeated US marines during a five day simulation called Green Dagger. The US asked for a reset halfway through and the Royal Marines went on to control two thirds of the battlefield.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 12:28PM by Electrical-Cow-5147
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Sky News
Royal Marines Commandos force US Marine Corps troops to surrender in training exercise
The Royal Navy Commandos alongside troops from allied countries held a five-day battlefield simulation in which they were victorious over their American counterparts.
TIL cats can get pregnant by multiple fathers simultaneously. This is how kittens from the same litter can look so different.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 01:25PM by FalseEpiphany
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Popular Science
Kittens from the same litter don’t always have the same parents
Female cats can be impregnated by more than one male, or tomcat, during a single ovulation period. It’s a phenomenon called “heteropaternal superfecundation.”
TIL in 2009 British people rebelled against the ongoing trend of X Factor victors winning Christmas number one by purchasing copies of Rage Against the Machine
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 03:10PM by Eireconnection
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the Guardian
Rage Against the Machine beats X Factor's Joe to Christmas No 1
After an Facebook campaign against Simon Cowell's chart domination, music fans celebrate their victory
TIL of the Dublin whiskey fire. People drank the 6 inch deep river of whiskey. All 13 related deaths were not due to smoke inhalation or direct contact with the fire, but alcohol poisoning.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 02:39PM by wolverine-claws
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Wikipedia
Dublin whiskey fire
1875 fire in Dublin
Til an unidentified sniper attacked an electrical company in California resulting in a loss of 15 million dollars in 2013
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 11:46AM by dangit1590
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TIL in 2009, artist Jess Dobkin performed “It’s Not Easy Being Green” while dressed as Kermit the Frog, and getting fisted by someone dressed as Jim Henson
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 04:58PM by Eatingcheeseinbedrn
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Wikipedia
Jess Dobkin
Canadian artist
TIL in 2010, a Princeton research team discovered that rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 07:15PM by yhl-cis
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TIL US President John Adam’s beloved daughter Nabby developed breast cancer and underwent a complete mastectomy without anesthesia while strapped to a chair.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 07:21PM by howsadley
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TIL about The Death of The Artist, a performance art piece by Abel Azcona. Azcona invited several entities that had threatened his life and offered them a gun to kill him as Azcona stood on a raised platform.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 10:05PM by HippityHopMath
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Wikipedia
The Death of The Artist
Performance art by Abel Azcona
TIL that the head of the Buffalo ASPCA helped develop the electric chair and experimented with it on hundreds of stray dogs.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 08:22PM by OSUrower
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Wikipedia
Electric chair
execution method
TIL that a 2019 study showed that evening primrose plants can "hear" the sound of a buzzing bee nearby and produce sweeter nectar in response to it.
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Submitted July 03, 2022 at 11:00PM by godsenfrik
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Smithsonian Magazine
Flowers Sweeten Up When They Sense Bees Buzzing
A new study suggests plants can 'hear' the humming of nearby pollinators and increase their sugar content in response