TIL of Lauren Stratford (Wilson) who wrote a book claiming that she was in a Satanic cult in which she sacrificed her own child. After magazine reporters exposed her as never having a child, she changed her name and claimed to be a holocaust survivor, and was exposed again by the same magazine.
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Laurel Rose Willson
Disgraced American writer
TIL that most Native Americans died because of Eurasian Germs like Smallpox, not because of European military success in the New World
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Submitted July 04, 2022 at 07:16PM by prigo929
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Native American disease and epidemics
diseases spread, mainly by European colonists, with harsh effects on Native Americans
TIL: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Both Wrestled; Both Are in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
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Submitted July 04, 2022 at 04:57PM by MissNightTerrors
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TIL that Omar bin Laden the fourth-eldest son of Osama bin Laden is an artist and author and his art is displayed in exhibitions in France, where he resides
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Submitted July 04, 2022 at 04:31PM by IdontSupporturAgenda
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Omar bin Laden
one of the sons of Osama bin Laden
TIL Trent Reznor recorded Nine Inch Nails debut album Pretty Hate Machine on his own at night while working as a janitor at Right Track Studios in Cleveland.
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Submitted July 04, 2022 at 10:59PM by FlickFreak
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Grunge
The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails was formed in 1988. The history of Nine Inch Nails is full of tragedy, including struggles with addiction, censorship, and band conflicts.
TIL There is no difference between “saltwater” taffy and regular taffy. It is simply a marketing gimmick in coastal regions with origins in Atlantic City
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Submitted July 04, 2022 at 11:14PM by kickedthehabit
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Warrell Creations
Taffy Facts | The Origin of Taffy Pulling | Warrell Creations
Ever wonder where taffy pull parties began? Check out these taffy facts describing where taffy pulling began, how taffy is made commercially, and more!
TIL that Rage Against The Machine bassist Tim Commerford is very secretive about his bass tone. He even goes so far as to put effects on his pedalboard that he doesn't use, make his own gear, and remove the labels off some of his effects.
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Submitted July 04, 2022 at 11:13PM by sexpressed
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Tim Commerford
American bassist
TIL Britney Spears’ songs were blasted by the British Merchant Navy to drive away Somali pirates
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Submitted July 05, 2022 at 12:22AM by franticallyaspaz
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NBC News
Britney Spears' music used to drive away Somali pirates
TIL Montpelier, Vermont is the only US capital without a McDonald's
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Submitted July 05, 2022 at 01:16AM by TAKEitTOrCIRCLEJERK
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Montpelier, Vermont
capital of Vermont, United States and seat of Washington County
TIL Claire Chennault, leader of the Flying Tigers and eventual 14th Air Force Commander, built a brothel. "His men were going to visit brothels, regardless of what the rules said," and it was "better to have his "boys" visit a brothel that was regularly inspected to reduce venereal diseases."
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Submitted July 05, 2022 at 03:21AM by NearPeerAdversary
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Claire Lee Chennault
Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Chinese Nationalist Air Force in World War II.
TIL that chimpanzees are NOT 5 times stronger than humans. A chimpanzee's muscular performance can in fact only produce around 1.35-1.5 times the performance that human muscle can produce. This means that a large and athletic person will be as strong as a chimpanzee.
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Submitted July 05, 2022 at 05:39AM by Njumkiyy
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TIL 377 people have completed the ascent to K2's summit. There have been 91 deaths during attempted climbs.
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Submitted July 05, 2022 at 04:55AM by yombato
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K2
second-highest mountain on Earth, located on the China–Pakistan border in a region also claimed by India
TIL Story Musgrave is the most formally educated astronaut with seven academic degrees and only astronaut to have flown on all five space shuttles.
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Submitted July 05, 2022 at 06:37AM by analog_aesthetics
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Story Musgrave
Franklin Story Musgrave (born August 19, 1935) is an American physician and a retired NASA astronaut. He is a public speaker and consultant to both Disney's Imagineering group and Applied Minds in California. In 1996 he became only the second astronaut to…
TIL Gene Roddenberry, creator of the original Star Trek series, as well as the Star Trek feature films, as well as the TNG series, was one of the first humans in 1997 to have his ashes carried into Earth’s orbit.
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Submitted July 05, 2022 at 07:58AM by TheStrangestOfKings
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H&I
Did you know Gene Roddenberry had his ashes launched into space?
Both Roddenberry and Doohan have visited the final frontier.
TIL the original version of The Game of Life had a suicide square
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Submitted July 05, 2022 at 10:56AM by radkoolaid
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Lifehacker Australia
Today I Discovered Why The Original Game Of Life Had A 'Suicide' Ending
Usually these days we see cheery or campy old franchises getting a gritty, modernised reboot – but have you ever...
TIL that the surgeon August Bier tested on his own assistant a form of anesthesia consisting of injecting cocaine directly into the spine, and to check how effective it was, he stuck a needle in his leg, hit him in the shins with a hammer, ripped off his pubic hair and even squeezed his testicles.
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August Bier
surgeon (1861-1949)
TIL That "Barker’s Beauties," the models on The Price is Right, did not have contracts, but were were rehired on a week-to-week basis to keep their salaries low.
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Submitted July 05, 2022 at 04:24PM by bourj
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Los Angeles Times
For Barker's Beauties, This Is Not a Game
Two longtime 'Price Is Right' models have been let go; producers say the show's changing.
TIL that Eddie Money didn’t like the demo of “Take me home tonight“ but knew he had to persuade Ronnie Spector to do the catch line of “be my baby“ from her 1963 hit. The success of their song helped revive his career and encouraged her to resume hers.
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Take Me Home Tonight (song)
"Take Me Home Tonight" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money. It was released in August 1986 as the lead single from his album Can't Hold Back. The song's chorus interpolates the Ronettes' 1963 hit "Be My Baby", with original vocalist Ronnie Spector…
TIL that the highest-ranking US military officer of Vietnamese descent is the only survivor of a family whose killer was photographed being shot in the head in a Pulitzer-winning photograph.
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Submitted July 05, 2022 at 06:02PM by RingGiver
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Huan Nguyen
US Navy admiral
TIL that David Gilmour guitarist for Pink Floyd discovered a teenage Kate Bush and is largely responsible for starting her musical career
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Submitted July 05, 2022 at 08:06PM by benp242
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Far Out Magazine
How Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour discovered a teenage Kate Bush
"It’s absolutely beautiful, isn’t it?"
TIL the author J.D. Salinger was a Sergeant in the US Fourth Infantry Division in WWII. He landed in the second wave at Utah Beach on D-Day, carrying a draft of "The Catcher in the Rye" with him there and through several battles, and at the liberation of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp.
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Submitted July 05, 2022 at 05:12PM by AspireAgain
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AMERICAN HERITAGE
“Catcher in the Rye” on D-Day
J.D. Salinger carried a draft of his later-to-be-famous novel with him when he landed on the beach at Normandy.