TIL during a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War on October 21, 1967, a group of thousands led by Abbie Hoffman, Allen Ginsberg, Jerry Rubin, and Michael Bowen attempted to levitate the Pentagon. The entire event that day is considered as a turning point in public opinion about the war.
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Smithsonian Magazine
Fifty Years Ago, a Rag-Tag Group of Acid-Dropping Activists Tried to “Levitate” the Pentagon
The March on the Pentagon to end the Vietnam War began a turning point in public opinion, but some in the crowd were hoping for a miracle
TIL that from 1801 to 1810 a pirate named Zheng Yi Sao was active in the South China Sea, eventually rising to lead a pirate confederacy. When she retired in 1810, she had 24 ships and 1433 pirates under her personal command. She later served as a privateer and retired to run a casino, dying at 68.
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Zheng Yi Sao
Zheng Yi Sao (1775–1844; born Shi Yang, a.k.a. Shi Xianggu), also known as Ching Shih, was a Chinese pirate leader who was active in the South China Sea from 1801 to 1810.
TIL that General Mills acquired Red Lobster in 1970 when they only had 5 locations.
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Red Lobster
American casual dining restaurant chain
TIL architect and philosopher Buckminster Fuller suggested using the term "world-round" rather than "worldwide", arguing "worldwide" was anachronistic now that the flat-earth belief was obsolete.
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TIL: Patrick Stewart thought he would be fired from Star Trek: The Next Generation and didn’t unpack his bags for 6 weeks
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ScienceFiction.com
Sir Patrick Stewart Turned 71
Whether he’s exploring the far reaches of space or running a school for exceptional mutant students, Sir Patrick Stewart is one of the most recognizable and beloved actors in the sci-fi genre. And today we at ScienceFiction.com want to wish him a Happy 71st…
TIL the "heart burial" coincided with the Crusades where, rather than sending a whole body back for burial, they just transported the deceased’s heart preserved in lead or ivory boxes, often with spices to keep it from smelling too much.
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Atlas Obscura
Bury My Heart Apart from Me: The History of Heart Burial
Just as you might give a heart-shaped card to a loved one to show your affection, European royalty once bequeathed their actual hearts cut from their corpses...
TIL Ondine’s curse occurs when a part of your brain is injured causing you to lose the subconscious drive to breathe
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Barrow Neurological Institute
Ondine’s Curse
Authors Iman Feiz-Erfan* Paul W. Detwiler, MS, MD Randall W. Porter, MD Volker K. H. Sonntag, MD Robert F. Spetzler, MD *Georg-August-University,
TIL that in 1933, yo-yos were banned in Syria, because many locals superstitiously blamed the use of them for a severe drought.
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Yo-yo
toy
TIL Production on ALF was tense. The set was elevated and full of trap doors constantly being reset. Due to technical issues the 30 minute show took 20 to 25 hours to shoot. One especially stressful day Max Wright attacked ALF and the two had to be separated.
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ALF (TV series)
American sitcom
TIL baby aspirin isn't for babies and Reye's syndrome is real
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Healthline
Reye's Syndrome: Why Aspirin and Children Don't Mix
Over-the-counter pain relievers like acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and aspirin can be very effective for headaches in adults. Most of these are safe for children.
TIL: Until 2013, foreign chefs in Japan were legally barred from working in restaurants specializing in traditional Japanese food and could only serve foreign cuisine. Japan changed its regulations for foreign chefs after traditional Japanese cuisine won UNESCO designation.
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TIL Horses in herds will often have a “guard horse” stand watch while others lay down to sleep
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Horse Network
7 Strange Sleeping Habits of Horses
You step outside and lovingly gaze into the pasture only to find your horse lying flat on his side. Your heartbeat quickens. OH MY GADS—HE’S DEAD! How many of us have lived out this scenario? (*raises hand*) You hurry out to the pasture, but upon closer inspection…
TIL reproduction via Sex started in Scotland A team of researchers says a fish called Microbrachius dicki is the first-known animal to stop reproducing by spawning and instead mate by having sex. The primitive bony fish, lived in ancient lakes about 385 million years ago in what is now Scotland
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BBC News
Sex 'emerged in ancient Scottish lake'
The first animals to copulate were small fish that lived 385 million years ago in what is now Scotland, a study suggests.
TIL: President John Tyler swore allegiance to the Confederacy after his presidency and was buried with a confederate flag draped over his coffin in the CSA, making him the only former president to not be laid to rest under a US flag
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Wikipedia
John Tyler
John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig ticket with President…
TIL In the early 1700's, Britain sent over 50,000 convicted criminals to the US to be sold as laborers, mostly settling in the south to work Tobacco farms.
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TIL that Ayn Rand actually hated the libertarians and anarcho-capitalists of her time.
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Ayn Rand Lexicon
—Ayn Rand Lexicon
The Ayn Rand Lexicon: This mini-encyclopedia of Objectivism is
compiled from Ayn Rand’s statements on some 400 topics in philosophy,
economics, psychology and history.
compiled from Ayn Rand’s statements on some 400 topics in philosophy,
economics, psychology and history.
TIL John Barrymore's corpse was stolen from a morgue by Errol Flynn and WC Fields for one last party
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Mental Floss
Weekend at Errol Flynn’s: When John Barrymore’s Friends Stole His Corpse From the Morgue for One Last Prank
Drew Barrymore recently corroborated this epic Hollywood legend, but it’s still highly questionable.
TIL of Boston Red Sox player Fred Thomas, who was granted a furlough by the Navy to play in the 1918 World Series during WWI. He remains the only active member of the military to play in a Major League game.
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TIL the Fiat Panda is not named after the panda bear, but after Empanda, the Roman goddess and patroness of travelers.
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Fiat Panda
car model manufactured by Fiat
TIL NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was secretly modified with missile countermeasures before bringing Enterprise to the 1983 Paris Air Show.
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Submitted August 26, 2022 at 02:32AM by Locobono
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The Drive
Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)
NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was secretly equipped with infrared countermeasures for its high-profile 1983 European tour.
TIL not only was Neil DeGrasse Tyson at the WTC on 9/11, but with his camcorder he captured everything from the 2nd plane hitting to both towers collapsing. While he has released screenshots, he has declined to publish the full tape, feeling it was too intimate to be tastefully shown to the public.
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YouTube
Neil Degrasse Tyson on 9/11
NDT and Joe talk about 9/11, how it was able to happen and the physics behind the plane and tower collisions.