TIL about Silbo Gomero, a language spoken entirely by whistling. Developed by natives of La Gomera, Canary Islands. The language enabled long distance communication across the deep ravines and narrow valleys of the island, allowing messages to be exchanged over distances up to 5km (3.1mi).
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Silbo Gomero
whistled language
TIL - The Dodge Viper was discontinued in 2017 not due to low sales numbers, but because side curtain airbags were starting to be required. The SRT team felt it would have been too expensive, needing a redesigned chassis and significantly reducing its already limited headroom.
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MotorTrend
Dodge Viper Axed Because it Can’t Fit Curtain Airbags
You might think the Dodge Viper is being discontinued due to slow sales, but the real reason is because it can't fit curtain airbags.
TIL about the Martyrs of Nowogródek, eleven Catholic nuns who sacrificed their lives to take the place of 120 Polish civilians condemned to die at the hands of Nazi Gestapo. Immediately after they prayed, the Gestapo suddenly released the civilians, & without warning, rounded up & executed the nuns.
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Martyrs of Nowogródek
Roman Catholic martyrs
TIL in the 1970's the Ford Transit van, with car performance and space for 1.75 tonnes of loot, was used in 95% of bank robberies in the UK.
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Ford Transit
car model
TIL Mercedes-Benz with the highest mileage ever known is a 1976 Mercedes W123 240D taxi owned in Greece by a taxi driver. It has covered a total of 2.85 million kilometres – roughly equivalent to driving to the Moon and back six times.
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"Merci dix": A swansong for Morocco's Mercedes Grand Taxis
In Morocco, people don't call for an Uber; instead, they pile into Grand Taxis – battered but colourful old diesel Mercedes that are North Africa's answer to Cuba's vintage cars.
TIL Lambskin condoms are made from the intestinal membrane of a lamb, and there are records of men using lambskin condoms during the early part of the Roman Empire.
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Verywell Health
The Scoop on Lambskin Condoms
Lambskin condoms (Naturalamb or sheepskin) are a type of external condom. They can prevent pregnancy but not sexually transmitted infections.
TIL Otoko wa Tsurai yo "It's tough being a man" holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-running movie series starring a single actor, spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995.
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Otoko wa Tsurai yo
Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san"
TIL about the Black Terror, a Union Ironclad responsible for the destruction of an enemy ship. The Black Terror was also completely fake, and cost $8.63 to construct.
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Black Terror (ship)
Fake warship used in American Civil War
TIL that millennial dads are spending 3 times as much times with their kids than their fathers spent with them. Back in 1982, 43% of fathers admitted they'd never changed a diaper. Today, that number is down to about 3%.
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Motherly
Millennial dads spend 3 times as much time with their kids than previous generations
Millennial dads spend more time with their kids, a 2017 study shows. However, societal dads for parents need to change at the workplace, too.
TIL of the cat nuns of France who in the middle ages inexplicably began to meow like a cat, shortly leading the other nuns in the convent to meow as their only form of communication. This did not stop until the army threatened to whip the nuns
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List of mass hysteria cases
phenomenon that transmits collective illusions of threats, whether real or imaginary, through a population in society as a result of rumors and fear
TIL the fashion of tan was created by accident from Coco Chanel in 1920, when she accidentally got sunburnt while visiting the French Riviera. When she arrived home, she arrived with a sun tan and her fans apparently liked the look and started to adopt darker skin tones themselves
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Sun tanning
the darkening of skin in response to ultraviolet light
TIL chef and restaurateur David Chang was the first celebrity to win the top $1,000,000 prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (for charity), in 2020
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David Chang
David Chang (Korean: Chang Seok-ho 장석호; born August 5, 1977) is an American restaurateur, author, podcaster and television personality. He is the founder of the Momofuku restaurant group. In 2009, Momofuku Ko was awarded two Michelin stars, which it has retained…
Today I learned that when Dr. Seuss lived in La Jolla, California, the US postal service kept confusing him with a nuclear physicist named Dr. Hans Suess who also lived in La Jolla.
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Dr. Seuss
American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)
TIL since the mid 90's cars have a arrow on the fuel gauge that indicates which side of the car it's gas cap is on
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What Does the Tiny Arrow Next to the Gas Gauge Symbol on Your Dashboard Mean
The next time you find yourself checking your car's gas gauge, notice the tiny arrow near the gas pump symbol on your dashboard. Ever wonder what that means?
TIL most of the male frontal nudity in movies and tv actually shows prosthetic penises, and that generally only bit players are allowed to show the real thingy
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How prosthetic penises in shows like HBO's 'Minx' reinforce existing stereotypes and taboos
The media, it seems, has become fascinated with prosthetic penises while skirting the...
TIL that people with a rare genetic disorder called Xerodermia pigmentosum cannot sustain ultraviolet light. So, if exposed to the sun, they will get a severe sunburn. These people also face freckling, dry skin, and changes in skin pigmentation. They are a high risk group for skin cancer.
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Xeroderma pigmentosum
autosomal recessive disease that is characterized by a deficiency in the ability to repair ultraviolet damage that has material basis in autosomal recessive inheritance of DNA repair
TIL of Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1966. She was rejected when she applied, as women were thought to be physiologically incapable of running a full marathon. She ran anyway, disguised in a hoodie and wearing nurses' shoes. She finished in the top third, 3:21:40.
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Bobbi Gibb
American marathon runner
TIL A chess player in the Dutch Open Championship in the early 90s deliberately threw a game, getting mated in three moves, because he had tickets for a Madonna concert and didn't want to be late.
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Chess.com
The 10 Silliest Ways To Lose A Chess Game
If you've ever felt a little bit silly after allowing your opponent to take your queen or after missing a mate in one, I have good news for you. It could be much worse. Stop feeling guilty whenever these things happen to you. The chess world is full of crazy…
TIL, the common first name Stacy is the diminutive form of the name Anastasia.
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Stacy (given name)
unisex given name
TIL in 2005, Hunter S. Thompson's funeral cost $3M and was paid for entirely by his good friend, Johnny Depp. During the funeral, Thompson's ashes were shot out of a cannon sitting atop a 153ft tower.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American journalist and author (1937-2005)
TIL about TK, a boy who experienced total brain death at age 4 but was kept alive for another 20 years. His body grew as he aged but he never regained awareness. His autopsy showed nothing recognizable as brain.
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