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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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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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.
TIL about Giulia Tofana, a woman living in 17th century Rome. She sold poison disguised as cosmetics to women who wanted to kill their husbands, and by the time she was caught and executed, had contributed to the deaths of over 600 men.
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SYFY Official Site
Giulia Tofana, the Italian serial poisoner who became a legend
Tofana's criminal network and mastery of poison made her a legend in 17th century Italy and one of history's most notorious serial killers.
TIL that NYC trash collectors refer to maggots as "disco rice":
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Bartleby
Summary Of Disco Rice And Other Trash Talk - 274 Words | Bartleby
Free Essay: In the article "Disco Rice, and Other Trash Talk" written by Ian Urbina, the sanitation workers developed their own slang. Many people who work...
TIL: Within hours of being transferred to a new prison, infamous fugitive, FBI informant, and Boston Irish mob boss Whitey Bulger was murdered by a group of several inmates.
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Submitted July 13, 2022 at 06:46AM by ur-a-cop
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United States Penitentiary, Hazelton
high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in West Virginia
TIL that a single engineer in the control room of NASA prevented the astronauts of Apollo 12 from aborting the mission seconds after launch. "Set SCE to AUX", said John Aaron which saved the entire mission.
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Universe Today
This Day in Space History: Apollo 12 and SCE to AUX
On this day in history, on November 14, 1969, Apollo 12 successfully launched to the Moon. But it wasn’t without a little drama. The weather that day at Cape Canaveral in Florida was overcast with light rain and winds. However, at 11:22 am EST, the spacecraft…
TIL Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan explorer who travelled extensively across Africa and Asia between 1325 and 1354. He travelled more than any other explorer in pre-modern history, from present-day Mali and Tanzania to Beijing - approximately five times the distance covered by Marco Polo.
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Ibn Battuta
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battutah (Arabic: أَبُو عَبْدُ ٱللّٰهِ مُحَمَّدٌ بْنُ عَبْدِ ٱللّٰهِ ٱللَّوَاتِي ٱلطَّنْجِي بْنُ بَطُّوطَةُ, romanized: Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Lawātī al-Ṭanjī ibn Baṭṭūṭah, /ˌɪbənbætˈtuːtɑː/; 24 February 1304 –…
TIL Ostrich farms routinely have difficulties getting male ostriches to breed, because they often find their human caretakers more attractive than female ostriches.
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Submitted July 13, 2022 at 03:54PM by ProfitInitial3041
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Gizmodo
That ostrich over there? It is totally into you.
No, seriously. The next time you find yourself at an ostrich ranch (yes, they exist, and yes, they are everything you ever dreamed they could be and more), there's a pretty decent chance of you getting hit on by an ostrich.
TIL that wood frogs from Alaska can hold its pee for up to eight months, all through the long winter before relieving themselves.
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Submitted July 13, 2022 at 02:21PM by sillyibistt
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Vernon Morning Star
Morning Start: The wood frog can hold its pee for eight months – Vernon Morning Star
Here’s the start to your morning and your week
TIL that the richest sports league in the entire world, the NFL, has revenues about the same as Sherwin-Williams paint stores.
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Submitted July 13, 2022 at 03:33PM by parmsisreal
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TIL During the filming of the Sopranos, when James Gandolfini needed to make Tony Soprano angry, he'd put a stone in his shoe to irritate him, which would then be displayed in his acting scene.
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Submitted July 13, 2022 at 04:31PM by hottodoggu2
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CNN
Appreciation: James Gandolfini, a pure actor - CNN
The master of the small things left a legacy that looms large.