TIL the BBC initially refused to publish Richard Dimbleby's eye witness account of Belsen concentration camp in April 1945, they didn't believe it was as terrible as he described. It's estimated 70,000 people died at Belsen. The BBC only agreed to broadcast after Dimbleby threatened to resign.
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BBC Archive
Richard Dimbleby describes Belsen
Richard Dimbleby describes the scenes of almost unimaginable horror that greeted him as he toured Belsen concentration camp shortly after its liberation.
TIL during the 1942 blockade of Leningrad, where starvation was utilised as a siege strategy, those convicted of cannibalism were divided into two legal categories: corpse-eating and person-eating. The former were sent to prison, while the latter were shot.
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Siege of Leningrad
The siege of Leningrad (Russian: блокада Ленинграда; German: Leningrader Blockade) was a prolonged military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the Soviet city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) on the Eastern Front of World War II. Germany's…
TIL that Yurin Norstein has been working on his animated feature film 'The Overcoat' since 1981. With only 30 minutes of animation completed in over 42 years, it's production time is already the longest of any animated film in history.
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The Overcoat (animated film)
Russian unfinished animated feature film directed by Yuriy Norshteyn
TIL that in 1982 all five TV Emmy award nominees for Best Actor were from one show, Hill Street Blues
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Submitted July 28, 2022 at 04:22PM by es_price
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Variety
Taurean Blacque, Detective Neal Washington on ‘Hill Street Blues,’ Dies at 82
Taurean Blacque, beloved for his role of Detective Neal Washington on "Hill Street Blues," died Thursday. He was 82 years old.
TIL Lee Harvey Oswald was court martialed while in the Marines for accidentally shooting himself in the elbow with an unauthorized handgun
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Wikipedia
Lee Harvey Oswald
American former marine who assassinated John F. Kennedy
TIL turning over control of the Panama Canal to Panama was a huge controversial emotional issue dividing many Americans in the 1970's
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Council on Foreign Relations
TWE Remembers: The Fight over the Panama Canal Treaties
President Obama begins his Latin America trip on March 19. When he stops in Brazil, Chile, and El Salvador the official business will range from trade to energy to regional security. One issue that w…
TIL if an ant fell from a plane, it would not take damage or die.
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Misfit Animals
Do Ants Take Fall Damage And What Height Can They Survive From? | Misfit Animals
No, ants do not take damage from falling.
TIL about Loganair Flight 6780, where after falling at a rate of 9500 per minute and only 7 seconds from crashing into the North Sea, a random computer glitch caused the autopilot to disengage. Allowing the pilots to regain control and save the aircraft.
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Loganair Flight 6780
aviation incident in 2014
TIL that the domestic animals of the Faroe Islands are a result of 1200 years of isolated breeding. As a result, many of the islands' domestic animals are found nowhere else in the world.
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Faroe Islands domestic animals
Wikimedia list article
TIL that there is a vast illegal black market for blood in India. Selling blood and paying donors in India is illegal, but across the country, a vast "red market" proliferates. People are even kept prisoner in 'Blood Farms' and harvested for their blood.
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BBC News
Blood for sale: India's illegal 'red market'
Selling blood and paying donors is against the law in India, but despite this there is a vast illegal market exacerbated due to chronic supply shortages.
TIL in 2009 an American tourist was almost left behind by his transcontinental Australian train. He clung to the outside for two hours and 124 miles in only a t-shirt and jeans while the temperature dropped below freezing.
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the Guardian
American tourist defies death on train across Australian desert
Chad Vance huddles on external stairwell in temperatures below freezing for more than two hours
TIL about Spiro Mounds, a pre-European North American city where so much well preserved treasure was found it was called "an American King Tut's Tomb" It was bought by a mining company for $100, looted, mined, and blown up by dynamite.
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Wikipedia
Spiro Mounds
archaeological site in Oklahoma, United States of America
TIL that Czech president Vaclav Havel appointed Frank Zappa as Special Ambassador to the West in 1990.
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Legacy.com
Frank Zappa: Revolutionary
Frank Zappa was a prolific composer and musician. When he died 20 years ago, the New York Times called him “rock’s most committed iconoclast.” Frank Zappa was a prolific composer…
TIL the average Mexican is genetically 50% indigenous with evidence of native ancestry being significantly higher on the X chromosome.
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TIL that the woman who sings the iconic "Give it to me baby!" from The Offspring song "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) went on to voice Asajj Ventress from Star Wars: The Clone Wars
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Nika Futterman
voice actress
TIL the National Weather Service’s definition of “normal” is the average from 1991-2020, despite the fact that each decade since the 1960s has been hotter than the last.
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National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
U.S. Climate Normals
The U.S. Climate Normals are a large suite of data products that provide information about typical climate conditions for thousands of locations across the United States. Normals act both as a ruler to compare today’s weather and tomorrow’s forecast, and…
TIL Iran is the only country where it’s legal to sell your organs, so demand always meets supply. A kidney is worth $231 USD and the government contributes part of the cost.
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WNYC
30 Issues | If You Needed a Kidney Transplant in Spain... | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Spain has the highest organ donation rate in the world, and that's partly because of its opt-out system. That means everyone is an organ donor unless they’ve explicitly stated otherwise.
TIL Every single British tank has a built in boiling vessel so the crew can have cheeky mid-battle tea breaks
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Boiling vessel
Water heater in British tanks
TIL that the original Japanese name for the game Resident Evil was called Biohazard. Capcom thought the name Biohazard would be impossible to trademark in North America due to other games with the same name. Capcom held an internal company contest to find a new name, and Resident Evil was chosen.
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Resident Evil (1996 video game)
Resident Evil is a 1996 survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom originally for the PlayStation. It is the first title in Capcom's Resident Evil franchise. Players control Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, members of the elite task force…
TIL that male cats may hump other male cats as a sign of dominance, and hump other things when they're stressed.
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Catster
What’s Up With Cat Humping, Anyway? - Catster
Have you ever noticed your cat humping? This behavior is normal — even if your cat is neutered or spayed (yes, girl cats do it, too!). Let’s learn more!
TIL in 2020 a bar-tailed godwit broke the "world record" for the longest flight by a bird, flying for 11 days straight from Alaska to New Zealand, a distance of over 12,000 km or 7,500 miles.
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the Guardian
'Jet fighter' godwit breaks world record for non-stop bird flight
Bar-tailed godwit flies more than 12,000km from Alaska to New Zealand in 11 days