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TIL that the Codex Amiatinus, the oldest complete Bible in the Latin Vulgate, was produced in Northumbria (North-East England) in around 700 AD as a gift for Pope Gregory II
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Submitted August 20, 2022 at 02:04PM by jamespul
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TIL the Hawaiian Pizza was created by a Canadian who immigrated there from Greece
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Submitted August 20, 2022 at 04:03PM by Tinkerer221
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TIL: In Japan train conductors, drivers and station staff use a system called "Pointing-and-Calling". Each step in a given task is reinforced physically and audibly to ensure the step is both complete and accurate. This has reduced workplace errors by up to 85 percent.
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Submitted August 20, 2022 at 04:26PM by 248_RPA
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TIL that a raven named Jimmy was in over 1,000 films from the 1930s to the 1950s. Apparently Jimmy was talented, knowing how to ride a tiny motorcycle and understanding several hundred words. Jimmy earned a gold metal from the Red Cross for entertaining veterans.
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Submitted August 20, 2022 at 04:42PM by youmustburyme
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TIL The richest families in Florence in 1427 are still the richest families in Florence.
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Submitted August 20, 2022 at 04:54PM by gimmickypuppet
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TIL that the colors of the Olympic flag (red, black, blue, green, yellow & white) were chosen as every national flag on Earth contains at least one of these colors.
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Submitted August 20, 2022 at 05:30PM by Rattiom32
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TIL Socrates wrote nothing. All that is known about him has been inferred from accounts by members of his circle—primarily Plato and Xenophon—as well as by Plato's student Aristotle, who acquired his knowledge of Socrates through his teacher.
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Submitted August 20, 2022 at 06:12PM by gullydon
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TIL Canadian country/pop singer Shania Twain is the only female artist in history to have three consecutive albums certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); one of those albums - Come On Over - has been certified Double Diamond.
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Submitted August 20, 2022 at 06:36PM by big_macaroons
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TIL Stephen Hillenburg was inspired to create 'SpongeBob SquarePants' while listening to Ween's album 'The Mollusk' while tripping on acid in 1997.
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Submitted August 20, 2022 at 07:26PM by klsi832
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TIL there are many medications that have negative interactions with grapefruit. It can either increase or decrease the volume of medication, effecting the bioavailability.
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Submitted August 21, 2022 at 12:47AM by Brilliant_Concern_32
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TIL Patricia Stallings was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her infant son under suspicion of antifreeze poisoning before being released due to a biochemist finding that her son had methylmalonic acidemia after hearing about her case on the television series, Unsolved Mysteries.
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Submitted August 21, 2022 at 12:33AM by 90PercentCoffee
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TIL second runway of Narita Airport was supposed to pass through Takao Shito’s land, but because of the legal problems, it now basically encircles it. Farming takes place amidst the roar of takeoff and the impacts of aircraft landings.
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Submitted August 20, 2022 at 11:37PM by noir_manifesto
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TIL about “Umuganda,” a national holiday in Rwanda taking place on the last Saturday of every month for mandatory nationwide community work.
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Submitted August 20, 2022 at 11:31PM by mvslice
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TIL construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was built with the help of pressurised caissons (a watertight retaining structure), resulted in numerous workers being either killed or permanently injured by decompression sickness or caisson disease named after this design.
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Submitted August 21, 2022 at 01:44AM by noir_manifesto
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TIL that the word “fragging” refers to a soldier’s deliberate or attempted killing of a fellow soldier, usually a superior. The term was coined by U.S. military personnel during the Vietnam War, during which there were nearly 900 documented and suspected fragging incidents from 1969 to 1972.
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Submitted August 21, 2022 at 05:00AM by DestroyerOfMils
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TIL while studying flight or fight a biologist grouped guppies in 3 categories "bold" (inspect threat), ordinary (hide), timid (flee). He then put a bass in with the guppies, 40 percent of the timid guppies and 15 percent of the ordinary guppies survived while none of the bold guppies did.
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Submitted August 21, 2022 at 05:33AM by shaka_sulu
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