TIL about Eyam, a village that self- quarantined after the Plague arrived in 1665 to successfully stop it from spreading to neighbouring villages.
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BBC News
Eyam plague: The village of the damned
The village of Eyam lost 260 people to plague in the 1660s - but thousands more in neighbouring settlements were saved by the villagers' remarkable decision to cut themselves off from the outside world.
TIL that 20,000 Leagues under the Sea is actually the distance they traveled while underwater. Not how far deep they went underwater.
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 02:36PM by JustaOrdinaryDemiGod
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Shmoop
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea What's Up With the Title? | Shmoop
Helping you understand What's Up With the Title? in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne - but, in a fun way.
TIL Military Service dogs are always one rank higher than their handler. This is done to prevent abuse from the handler since they would be charged and sent to prison for abusing a senior ranking member.
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 04:57PM by muadeebpaul
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Armed Forces Entertainment
Facts About Military Working Dogs | Armed Forces Entertainment
AFE celebrates the history and legacy of Military Working Dogs this National Dog Day. Learn some interesting facts about man’s best friend (and fellow soldier).
TIL Our Sun can make a total of 80 different elements: helium and then everything from carbon through polonium, but nothing heavier. For that, you need a supernova or a neutron star collision. Of all the types of naturally occurring elements here on Earth, the Sun can make about 90% of them.
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 04:18PM by electroctopus
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Nucleosynthesis
process that creates new atomic nuclei from pre-existing nucleons, primarily protons and neutrons
TIL that an estimated 13-19% of all Sequoias more than 4ft in diameter were destroyed in wildfires since the 2020 fire season
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 05:12PM by DesperateImpression6
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2021 Fire Season Impacts to Giant Sequoias (U.S. National Park Service)
TIL, that there are only 45 individuals who served as President of the United States instead of 46 because of Grover Cleveland who served as 22nd and the 24th POTUS in 2 non consecutive terms
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 06:46PM by Darkness4923
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Grover Cleveland
President of the United States, 1885–89 and 1893–97
TIL Mars Inc., maker of Snickers, Milky Way, M&Ms, Skittles and other candies, remains a privately-held company wholly owned by the Mars family. The Mars family is reclusive and rarely gives interviews, and in 2020 the estimated combined wealth of the family totaled over $125B.
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 07:19PM by throwawaymyalias
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Mars family
Wealthy American family
TIL when Primus released their song “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver” in 1995, many people it was about the actress Winona Ryder. Though the actual song was inspired by a fishing trip, it led to Ryder’s then- boyfriend Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum making a song titled “Les Claypool’s a Big Fucking Asshole.”
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 07:34PM by dennismarr
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Last.fm
Wiki - Wynona's Big Brown Beaver — Primus | Last.fm
Listen online to Primus - Wynona's Big Brown Beaver and find out more about its history, critical reception, and meaning.
TIL Koalas sleep 20 hours or more to slow down their metabolism rate and conserve their body energy
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 06:03PM by globeworldmap
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Koalainfo
Why Koalas Sleep more than 20 Hours a Day?
Koalas sleep about more than 20 hours a day. Koalas have unusual sleeping habits. Koalas are also slow and sluggish. Koalas remain asleep to slow-down their metabolism rates and energy requirements.
TIL of Sijctghen, a 17th-century duck who laid over 100 eggs a year. In 1647, the Dutch Golden Age artist Aelbert Cuyp was commissioned to paint her portrait. Sijctghen died in October 1650, at the age of 23.
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 07:09PM by InmostJoy
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The National Gallery Podcast: Episode 99 | Podcasts | National Gallery, London
TIL that in pitch darkness, the human eye can detect a single photon
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 09:07PM by Somesortofthing
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Nature
Direct detection of a single photon by humans
Nature Communications - The detection limit of human vision has remained unclear. Using a quantum light source capable of generating single-photon states of light, authors here report that humans...
TIL That in 1848, some children born in the Louisiana state penitentiary were considered the property of the state, and auctioned off.
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 09:22PM by BigDadoEnergy
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PBS NewsHour
5 ways prisoners were used for profit throughout U.S. history
"American Prison" author Shane Bauer highlights a few key moments in the history of prison-as-profit in America, drawing from research he conducted for the book.
TIL a study found that playing World of Warcraft for 14 hours over the course of two weeks may boost cognitive ability among seniors between 60 and 77 years old.
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 09:38PM by dustofoblivion123
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Cbsnews
World of Warcraft may boost seniors' cognitive ability: Study
Multiplayer online games may not just be for young geeks - research finds benefits in cognitive functioning of elderly
TIL fewer than 100,000 British people are older than Queen Elizabeth (96). She is the only monarch 85% of her subjects have ever known.
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 11:09PM by Glandrid
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Royal Central
How many people in the UK are older than The Queen?
As she approaches a milestone in her already historic reign, another claim to fame has been made for The Queen. New research has pinpointed how many of her subjects have actually lived longer than …
TIL about the Demon Core, a spherical 6.2 kg. mass of plutonium intented to be a third nuclear weapon against Japan. After Japan surrended, it was kept in the US where it caused the death of two Nuclear Physicists.
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 10:24PM by SANAFABICH
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Demon core
historical subcritical mass of plutonium
TIL: The Jacob Diamond, estimated to be worth £100 million (2008), was used as a paperweight for a long time until the diamond's true value was realized
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Submitted July 12, 2022 at 10:18PM by CptProf
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Jacob Diamond
The fifth biggest polished diamond in the world
TIL Joe DiMaggio was the face of Mr. Coffee for over 20 years. The CEO of Mr. Coffee joked that "millions of kids grew up thinking Joe DiMaggio was a famous appliance salesman." Though he was the spokesman DiMaggio rarely drank coffee due to ulcers and prefered Sanka instant coffee.
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Submitted July 13, 2022 at 12:05AM by jamescookenotthatone
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Joe DiMaggio
American baseball player, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame (1914-1999)
TIL that Rowan Atkinson first tested his character Mr. Bean in front of a French-speaking audience at the Canadian Just For Laughs festival in 1987. Atkinson insisted on performing for local French Canadians to see if Mr. Bean was funny to a non-English audience and people who didn't know him
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Submitted July 13, 2022 at 02:13AM by timetraveldan
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Mr. Bean
British comedy television series
TIL King James I strongly objected to growing tobacco in the British Colonies, saying that it was "harmful to the brain [and] dangerous to the lungs" over 350 years before the US reported that smoking has negative health effects.
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Submitted July 13, 2022 at 02:55AM by pythonrice
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A Counterblaste to Tobacco
1604 anti-tobacco treatise by King James VI of Scotland
TIL that most of the heat a spacecraft encounters re-entering earth’s atmosphere is caused by compression, not friction.
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Submitted July 13, 2022 at 02:16AM by deathbypoisondart
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Atmospheric entry
movement of an object through the gases of an atmosphere from outer space
TIL you are allowed to take your own personal parachute on a commercial flight as long as it meets certain requirements
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Submitted July 13, 2022 at 03:20AM by DrinkMoreCodeMore
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www.tsa.gov
Parachutes | Transportation Security Administration
You may transport parachutes, either with or without Automatic Activation Devices, in carry-on or checked bags.