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TIL Snoop Dogg had a sketch comedy show called "Doggy Fizzle Televizzle" in 2002 on MTV. It lasted for eight episodes. The show was canceled after the rapper asked for $1 million to return for a second season.
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Submitted September 10, 2022 at 05:58PM by Bubbly-Incident
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TIL George Washington was the nation's largest whiskey producer. He made 11,000 gallons in 1799
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Submitted September 10, 2022 at 08:25PM by delacroixoleviarko
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TIL 108 billion people have lived on Earth. And nearly half, 52 billion, have been killed by mosquitoes
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Submitted September 10, 2022 at 10:05PM by ImSnag
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TIL that in 1889 a dam owned by an exclusive hunting and fishing club gave way, causing a flood that killed 2,209 people in southern Pennsylvania. The club's members included many of the richest men in America and efforts to hold it legally responsible went nowhere.
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Submitted September 10, 2022 at 09:53PM by mankls3
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TIL that Jimmy Page was told that his new band would be a disaster and "go down like a lead balloon." He changed the spelling of "lead" to "led" (so it wouldn't be mispronounced "leed") and changed "balloon" to "zeppelin", naming the band Led Zeppelin
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Submitted September 10, 2022 at 11:37PM by Lagavulin16_neat
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TIL in 400 BCE Persian engineers created a ice machine in the desert.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 12:26AM by Brainfreezdnb
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TIL that Neanderthal DNA makes up roughly 1.8% of Asian genomes, 1.7% of European genomes, and 0.5% of African genomes
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Submitted September 10, 2022 at 09:03PM by Lagavulin16_neat
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TIL About Maleo, a type of bird that lay eggs in a self incubating nest, the precocial chicks emerge fully independent and even able to fly with no help from their parents.
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Submitted September 10, 2022 at 09:06PM by FappingPedant
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TIL The US brand Champion pioneered the production of sweatshirts after developing a process that allowed the use of thicker materials such as French Terry cotton. Then, in 1930, Champion sewed the first hood onto a sweatshirt to keep workers in upstate New York warm, thus also pioneering the hoodie
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 02:48AM by AMomToMany
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TIL for the ancient Maya, turkeys were considered gifted with exceptional powers and harmful to humans from the nocturnal and dream space. They are portrayed as godlike figures in Maya religious imagery, and at least one Maya ruler included the word for turkey in his royal nickname.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 12:55AM by SingLikeTinaTurner
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TIL the U.S. claims 4 disputed territories (against Colombia, Haiti, Honduras, and Marshall Islands), claims 5 inhabited territories, and 7 uninhabited territories. Residents are either non-citizen U.S. nationals or U.S. citizens with lesser rights.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 04:43AM by olagon
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TIL that in 1951, the future President of Botswana (then a member of the Botswanan Royal Family) and his wife were exiled to the UK for 5 years, as the South African government disapproved of their interracial marriage and the UK did not want to imperil their access to cheap resources in SA.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 12:05AM by Apprehensive-Hat-494
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TIL heavy malt taxation during the Napoleonic wars caused Scotch distilleries to use more raw grains; unintentionally increasing the quality.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 05:23AM by Palorius
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TIL that in Singapore, one would require a permit to own a car known as the Certificate of Entitlement (COE), often costing as much as the vehicle itself, if not more. Introduced in 1990, its implementation is largely due to regulate the growth of cars in the country.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 08:21AM by ExtensionWees
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TIL Sumerians counted with the 3 knuckles of the 4 upper fingers on one hand, then tracked groupings with all 5 fingers on the other hand. This is why seconds and minutes are still measured sexagesimally (base 60 = 3 x 4 x 5)
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 10:12AM by PianoCharged
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TIL the Saturn V rocket, which first took humans to the Moon, weighed just under three million kilogrammes before launch, or roughly the weight of 400 elephants. More than 90% of this weight was fuel alone, leaving a payload of just 43,000 kilogrammes to reach the Moon's orbit.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 12:48PM by gullydon
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