TIL: Compared with meat-eaters, vegetarians are more likely to have a higher educational level, whereas vegans have a lower education level.
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Comparison of Sociodemographic and Nutritional Characteristics between Self-Reported Vegetarians, Vegans, and Meat-Eaters from…
Background: There is a growing trend for vegetarian and vegan diets in many Western countries. Epidemiological evidence suggesting that such diets may help in maintaining good health is rising. However, dietary and sociodemographic characteristics of ...
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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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are cited as one of…
TIL in 400 BCE Persian engineers created a ice machine in the desert.
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Yakhchāl
traditional type of evaporative cooler
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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Modern Humans May Have More Neanderthal DNA Than Previously Thought
A new study is the first to identify a significant amount of Neanderthal DNA in African populations
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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Maleo
species of bird
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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History of The Hoodie / Hooded Sweatshirt | SANVT
The hooded sweatshirt has become a versatile wardrobe staple. Here, we look into the long and controversial history of the "hoodie".
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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Turkeys Were Once Worshipped As God - Opera News
Turkeys these days are mostly as vessels for stuffing on your thanksgiving table. But in 300 B.C., the birds were viewed by the Maya as vessels of the
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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Geology
Map of U.S. Territories
U.S. Territories shown on a world map.
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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Ruth Williams Khama
First Lady of Botswana (1923-2002)
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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Scotch whisky
malt or grain whisky (or a blend of the two), made in Scotland in a manner specified by law
TIL: Coastal species are using plastic trash as rafts to spread across the oceans
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 06:14AM by nasandre
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Emergence of a neopelagic community through the establishment of coastal species on the high seas
Nature Communications - Discoveries of persistent coastal species in the open ocean shift our understanding of biogeographic barriers. Floating plastic debris from pollution now supports a novel...
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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Moon dust could be used to make rocket fuel
Moon dust can be used to create the materials needed to explore space.
TIL that you don’t need a state driver’s license to compete in NASCAR.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 03:04PM by ciph_3r
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EssentiallySports
Are NASCAR Drivers Required to Have a Driver's License? - EssentiallySports
All racers require a license to compete and NASCAR is the same. No respectable series is foolish enough to let anybody get in the cars
TIL Hummingbirds have an exceptional memory due to an enlarged hippocampus. This allows them to remember the exact location of specific hummingbird feeders along their migration path from North America to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 04:52PM by Winger52
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Hummingbird
Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With about 361 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but the vast majority of the species are found in the tropics around the equator.…
TIL The MS Stockholm, famous for crashing into the SS Andrea Doria and losing her bow, still sails today. The ship has since been transformed into a cruise ship and sails under the name MV Astoria.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 05:18PM by jamescookenotthatone
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MV Astoria
cruise ship, a former ocean liner
TIL that Billy Beane (Oakland A's GM and subject of the book/flim "Moneyball") and Billy Bean (MLB's Ambassador for Inclusion) both played outfield for the same team in 1988 with Pete Rice, and were dubbed the, "Rice and Beans" outfield.
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Outsports
Brad Pitt does not play gay Billy Bean in "Moneyball," he plays straight Billy Beane
The Billys: Bean and Beane
Billy Bean and Billy Beane could not be more different. Yet they...
Billy Bean and Billy Beane could not be more different. Yet they...
TIL that there was a mutualistic relationship between human whalers and orca around twofold bay Australia until 1930, it may have been 1,000s of years old.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 09:29PM by MansfromDaVinci
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Old Tom (orca)
killer whale known to Australian whalers
TIL about Volcanoville, California which got its name from miners' mistaken belief that a nearby mountain was an extinct volcano.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 09:36PM by Xerxes2004
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Volcanoville, California
unincorporated community in California
TIL While being interviewed on the set of Conan the Destroyer, Arnold Schwarzenegger was asked about a set of boots he had on from another production, explaining "Oh, some shit movie I'm doing, take a couple weeks." It was The Terminator.
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Submitted September 11, 2022 at 11:16PM by codamission
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The Terminator
The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whose unborn son will one…