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TIL animal “zoomies” have a technical name: Frenetic Random Activity Periods, or “FRAPs”
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 05:30AM by ilovedogsandtits
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Frenetic random activity periods
dog behavior
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TIL the game "Exploding Snap" was originally mistranslated as "Exploding Snape" in the German version of Harry Potter, leaving fans to wonder if Harry and his friends were conjuring tiny Snapes they could blow-up for fun
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 05:08AM by virora
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Harry Potter Lexicon
Exploding Snap (game) – Harry Potter Lexicon
A card game involving cards that explode; this game is commonly played by students at Hogwarts.
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TIL that despite there being a number of empirically based theories, we still aren't completely certain of the origin of Earth's water.
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 06:00AM by on_the_fire_escape
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Astronomy.com
Where did Earths water come from
Most astronomers believe asteroids carried water to early Earth. But new research suggests it may have come from even closer to home.
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TIL that when he was in high school, Wilt Chamberlain played 1 v 1 against the 1953 NCAA Most Outstanding Player, B.H. Born. Chamberlain beat Born so badly, Born quit basketball and became a tractor engineer.
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 06:35AM by MichaelMaugerEsq
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Wilt Chamberlain
American basketball and volleyball player (1936-1999)
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TIL that everyone with a prostate has a structure called Vagina Masculina (aka Prostatic utricle), homologous to the female vagina.
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 06:25AM by Banana_Boy_lol
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Prostatic utricle
small indentation in the prostate
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TIL of the 2011 Norwegian Butter Crises, which led to multiple countries gathering up butter and sending it to the butter-starved Norwegians - as well as having multiple companies offer .5 - 1 kilogram of butter to incentivize a purchase.
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 06:45AM by vizthex
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Norwegian butter crisis
Late 2011 shortage of butter in Norway
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TIL About the Mace of the United States House of Representatives. The mace represents the authority of the legislative branch and can also be used to restore order if a member becomes unruly - which has occured on six occasions.
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 09:22AM by -Pelican
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Mace of the United States House of Representatives
ceremonial object
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TIL South Australia Police used to have a mounted camel unit as there was no other effective way to patrol the vast central deserts. The last mounted camels were retired in 1951.
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 09:09AM by Rd28T
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TIL George Orwell provided the British state with a list of possible communists/subversives before he died in 1949
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 05:15PM by Lightfiend
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Orwell's list
Wikimedia list article
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TIL that a split-brain patient can have two minds in one body
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 03:31PM by FlightOfTheDiscords
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Split-brain
Separation of the two hemispheres of the brain
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TIL the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (child agency of the Treasury) offers free redemption for mutilated US currency
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 06:00PM by exUbiquity
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TIL that J. R. R. Tolkien was a close friend of C. S. Lewis and the biggest influence on Lewis’s return and devotion to Christianity.
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 06:43PM by Your-username-must-b
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C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College…
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TIL that in 1150 BC king Ramesses the third faced a Harem conspiracy conspired by his second wife Tiye, who succeeded in assassinating the king but failed to place his son on the throne.
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 12:21PM by hello24601melbapeach
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Harem conspiracy
successful plot to murder Ramesses III
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TIL “Vaginas” have 6 holes in total. Besides the vaginal canal and uretha, two vestibule called Skene’s glands lay below the uretha to lubricate the uretha. Another two vestibules called Bartholin’s glands below the vagina serve to lubricant the vagina.
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 07:49PM by UsedToothpick
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Vulval vestibule
a part of the vulva
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TIL they used to give out cigars for carnival prizes, hence the term "close, but no cigar" when you would lose.
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 09:52PM by ChristianK858
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Reader's Digest
What Does the Saying “Close, but No Cigar” Really Mean?
I didn't ask for a cigar, so why are you telling me I don't get one?
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TIL that NBC will become the first "Big Three" network to not offer a soap opera in its on-air programming on September 12, 2022, when it will send "Days of Our Lives" exclusively to Peacock. The show has aired nearly every weekday since November 8th, 1965 and has over 14,000 episodes.
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 09:48PM by 90PercentCoffee
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Days of Our Lives
Days of Our Lives (also stylized as Days of our Lives; simply referred to as Days or DOOL) is an American television daytime soap opera broadcast on NBC. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday…
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TIL the first ally soldier to step onto the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion was Leonard Treherne "Max" Schroeder Jr. He made it out alive and was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. He died in 2009 at the age of 90.
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 11:41PM by No-Caterpillar4212
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Leonard T. Schroeder
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1918-2009)
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TIL in 1999, Martin Lawrence collapsed from heat exhaustion while jogging in heavy clothing and a plastic suit in preparation for Big Momma’s House. He recovered in the hospital after entering a three-day near fatal coma due to a body temperature of 107 °F, his breathing assisted by a ventilator.
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Submitted August 15, 2022 at 12:08AM by Str33twise84
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Martin Lawrence
American actor and comedian
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TIL the King of Portugal sold the rights of "possession and dominion" over a Portuguese island fort in 1903. Prince Renato, an Arts teacher, later bought the islet, along with its royal charter, and declared independence from Portugal in 2007. The Principality's official dish is "takeaway food".
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Submitted August 15, 2022 at 12:43AM by SultanZanzibar
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the Guardian
Experience: I founded my own country
Renato Barros: ‘My son is 27 and if I were his age, I would probably sell the island and buy a Ferrari. But I am 56 years old, and I want to enjoy everything I have’
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TIL that there's something called the "preparedness paradox." Preparation for a danger (an epidemic, natural disaster, etc.) can keep people from being harmed by that danger. Since people didn't see negative consequences from the danger, they wrongly conclude that the danger wasn't bad to start with
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Submitted August 15, 2022 at 02:15AM by Choano
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Preparedness paradox
cognitive bias wherein less risk is attributed to dangers that have been prepared for than those that haven't
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TIL that "Let it Snow" was written during a heat wave in Los Angeles and not a cozy town in winter
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Submitted August 14, 2022 at 11:17PM by HypedGymBro
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Mental Floss
8 Surprising Facts About 'Let It Snow'
"Let It Snow" was written in Southern California during a heatwave. Here are some more facts about the honorary holiday song.
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