TIL Equatorial Guinea built a complex of 52 identical mansions with helipads, one for every African leader attending the week-long African Union summit. The houses are all empty
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The strange and evil world of Equatorial Guinea
When Nadine Dorries decided to lead Britain's first parliamentary delegation to one of Africa's richest states, Ian Birrell tagged along to see how our MPs coped with President Obiang's kleptocracy
TIL some of the acts at Woodstock weren't paid very much. Jimi Hendrix and Blood, Sweat & Tears were highest paid at $18,000 and $15,000 respectively - but at the low end acts like Joe Cocker ($1375), Santana ($750), and Melanie ($750) were payed much less. Sha Na Na was only paid $700!
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Money
Here's How Much Woodstock Performers Got Paid 50 Years Ago — and Who's the Richest Star Now
The differences in pay were dramatic.
TIL Marquis de Sade wrote, 120 Days of Sodom, imprisoned in the Bastille but he was transferred to an asylum in 1785, couldn't retrieve his manuscript, and assumed it was lost in the revolution. The manuscript was actually found two days before the attack and kept private to be published in 1904.
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The 120 Days of Sodom
1785 book by Marquis de Sade
TIL that Iceland, despite being neutral, was invaded by the British in WWII.. which eventually led to their independence.
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Iceland in World War II
involvement of Iceland in World War II
TIL Queen guitarist Brian May uses banjo strings on his electric guitars. Banjo strings are much lighter (thinner) and can bend much easier, making that signature Queen sound.
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Guitar.com | All Things Guitar
“That was the key to everything!”: Brian May explains how he made custom .008-gauge string sets with banjo strings
“We didn’t have.008-gauge sets… 010s or .011s, that’s what I started off with.”
TIL Steven Spielberg developed the first Harry Potter film for 6 months. He called it a "slam dunk" and envisioned it being an animated film with Haley Joel Osment playing Harry. He left due to creative differences with Rowling.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
2001 British-American fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus
TIL that some bird species e.g. jays allow ants to access their feathers in a process known as "anting". The ants excrete formic acid, which acts as an insecticide and fungicide, thereby maintaining the health of their feathers.
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Anting (behavior)
a self-anointing behavior during which birds rub insects, usually ants, on their feathers and skin
Today I learned that LDS Prophet Brigham Young owned a whisky distillery
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TIL that due to Iceland's location on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between the North American and Eurasian Tectonic plates, the country it is technically part of both North America and Europe, and is the only place where you can walk between them.
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TIL about the 1936 presidential election in which Roosevelt received 98.49% of the electoral vote total, which remains the highest percentage of the electoral vote won by any candidate since 1820.
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1936 United States presidential election
The 1936 United States presidential election was the 38th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1936. In the midst of the Great Depression, incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Governor Alf Landon…
TIL that in New Jersey, it is illegal for criminals to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a crime
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Justia Law
2009 New Jersey Code :: TITLE 2C - THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE :: 2c:39 :: 2C:39-13 - Unlawful use of body vests
TIL the first computer virus to be written with the purpose of being released in the wild, “Elk Cloner”, was done so in 1982 by a 15 year old high-school student to annoy his friends.
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Elk Cloner
microcomputer virus
TIL: During WW2 the nazis tried to draft Michael Ende, the author of The Neverending Story. The 14 year old Ende tore up his draft papers and joined the Bavarian resistance instead
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Michael Ende
German writer of fantasy and children's fiction (1929-1995)
TIL that the video for Weird Al's "Smells like Nirvana" was shot in the same sound stage as the clip for Smells like teen spirit and also used most of the extras from the original, including the janitor that's featured in various scenes.
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Kerrang!
A Deep Dive Into "Weird Al" Yankovic's Smells Like Nirvana Video
A big dive into the intricacies of "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody smash Smells Like Nirvana
TIL that maggot therapy is an FDA approved treatment option for ulcers and wounds to promote healing. Live maggots are placed at the site of injury and eat the necrotic tissue, while also secreting anti-microbial chemicals.
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How Maggots Heal Wounds
Larvae's secretions calm the body's immune response
TIL unlike most melons, a watermelon will not continue to ripen after it has been harvested. So the ripeness at the grocery store is how it'll be once cut.
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How to Tell if a Watermelon is Ripe
Want a juicy watermelon for your summer snacking? Here’s how to tell if a watermelon is ripe to get the sweetest, juiciest fruit.
TIL that the "devil's advocate" was a title given in the Catholic Church. The Devil's Advocate's job was to argue against the canonization of any candidate.
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Devil's advocate
former official position within the Catholic Church
TIL the leader of the Confederacy during the Civil War, Jefferson Davis, served only 2 years in prison and was then pardoned and freed, never having a trial.
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Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. As a member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the…
TIL the "official" death of President Zachary Taylor was an overconsumption of cherries and milk, but the cause of death has been the subject of conspiracy theories.
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Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor previously was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank…
TIL the largest living organism as of June 2022 is a specimen of "Posidonia australis" seagrass (aka Poseidon’s ribbon weed).Spawned from a single seed around 4500 years old and covering approximately 200 square kilometres (77 square miles), the entire plant is connected and shares the same DNA.
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Guinness World Records
Largest living organism
Shark Bay Posidonia australis seagrass
TIL that there’s a medical procedure called “Fecal Transplant” that literally consists in collecting feces, also called stool or poop, from a healthy donor and introduce them into a patient’s gastrointestinal tract. The procedure can control an infection called Clostridium difficile.
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Fecal Transplant
A fecal transplant is a procedure that transplants healthy gut bacteria via donor stool to a patient suffering from recurring infections with Clostridium difficile.