TIL there was a Bubonic Plague pandemic that was considered active from 1855 to 1960. It killed 12 million people in China and India alone.
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Submitted September 16, 2022 at 11:33PM by jrrfolkien
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Third plague pandemic
bubonic plague pandemic that began in Yunnan province in China in 1855
TIL that 95% of all thoroughbred racehorses today can trace their lineage back to a single horse, Darley Arabian, born over 300 years ago.
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Submitted September 17, 2022 at 08:45AM by mckinneym
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Darley Arabian
The Darley Arabian (foaled c. 1700) was one of three dominant foundation sires of modern Thoroughbred horse racing bloodstock. The other two founders were the Godolphin Arabian and the Byerley Turk. This bay Arabian horse was bought in Aleppo, Syria, by Thomas…
TIL of the illusory truth effect which is the tendency to believe false information to be correct after repeated exposure as repetition makes it easier to process compared to new, unrepeated information. This effect is widely used in politics, advertising and news.
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Submitted September 17, 2022 at 01:26PM by seekers123
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Illusory truth effect
tendency to beleive false information when repeated
TIL that Jimmy Carter, at 97, is the oldest living President, the longest-lived President, and also has the longest retirement ( 41 years ) of any President
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Submitted September 17, 2022 at 04:26PM by MetaJoel
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List of presidents of the United States by age
Wikimedia list article
TIL one estimate claims that Earth may have 1 trillion species. However, only 1.75–1.8 million have been named and 1.8 million documented in a central database. These currently living species represent less than one per cent of all species that have ever lived on Earth.
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History of life
The history of life on Earth traces the processes by which living and fossil organisms evolved, from the earliest emergence of life to present day. Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago (abbreviated as Ga, for gigaannum) and evidence suggests that life…
TIL In 2002 Lucas Helder planted pipe bombs across the US across five states so that a map with the explosion locations marked would make a giant smiley face
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Submitted September 17, 2022 at 03:51PM by MetaJoel
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Cnn
CNN.com - Police: Suspect planned smiley face bomb pattern - May 9, 2002
Accused mailbox bomber Lucas Helder told authorities he was planting pipe bombs in a pattern to show a happy face during his five-state weekend spree.
TIL H. G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" was inspired by the colonial British genocide of Tasmanians
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Submitted September 17, 2022 at 05:17PM by Gorodish_
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The Age
Turning pages: HG Wells continues to make his prescience felt
The science fiction author's parallels of Martian and imperial invasion ring true more than 70 years after his death.
TIL that meteorites are actually incredibly cold when they land on Earth; they're cold from being in deep space for so long that re-entry doesn't warm them up significantly.
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Submitted September 17, 2022 at 07:06PM by acrowsmurder
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Science Questions with Surprising Answers
What makes meteorites so hot that you can't touch them?
Meteorites – the rocks from space that land on earth – are cold compared to typical earth temperatures. The reason for this is that the...
TIL about Sgt. Petsound's Lonely Hearts Club Band, a mash-up album between The Beatles and The Beach Boys that caused record label EMI to send a cease and desist letter demanding for the IP addresses of everyone who downloaded the album
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Sgt. Petsound's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2006 remix album; mash-up by The Beachles
TIL: Wernher von Braun and Walt Disney collaborated on three 50s 'space-related' television films, Disney eager to promote Disneyland
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Submitted September 17, 2022 at 07:31PM by MissNightTerrors
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NASA
Article on Von Braun and Walt Disney
NASA brings you images, videos and features from the unique perspective of America's space agency. Get updates on missions, watch NASA TV, read blogs, view the latest discoveries, and more.
TIL that when Ireland became independent, the government sought to use the traditional image of the Trinity College harp as its national emblem. However, Guinness trademarked the harp decades before, so the government had to adopt a mirrored image.
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Submitted September 17, 2022 at 08:21PM by derstherower
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Wirestrungharp
The Guinness Harp Trademark
The Guinness Harp Trademark.
TIL more than 100 million trees are destroyed every year for junk mail
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Submitted September 17, 2022 at 11:00PM by Switched_On_SNES
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TIL Mall walk is an actual sport - Many malls open early so that people may mall walk
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Mall walking
form of exercise in which people walk or jog through the usually long corridors of shopping malls
TIL most cashiers in the US are not allowed to sit (as opposed to in the rest of the world)
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Submitted September 18, 2022 at 12:26AM by IsBritneyBitch
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Los Angeles Times
California's top court tells employers to give workers a chair
Pamela Bowlin, a retired CVS cashier, says the years she spent being forced to stand while waiting on customers took their toll.
TIL Apollo 7 was the first well-documented instance of someone coming down with a cold in space.
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Submitted September 17, 2022 at 11:11PM by commandrix
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NASA
About Apollo 7, the First Crewed Apollo Space Mission
The primary objectives for the Apollo 7 engineering test flight were simple: Demonstrate command and service module, or CSM, and crew performance; demonstrate crew, space vehicle and mission support facilities performance during a crewed CSM mission; and…
TIL the Arctic ground squirrel can enter a state of hibernation where its body temperature drops to below freezing.
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Arctic ground squirrel
species of mammal
TIL that the bearskin headdress worn by the Royal Guard was first worn by the French Imperial Guard, Napoleon's elite troops. After defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, the British 1st Regiment had their uniforms redesigned to incorporate the bearskin headdress to honor their victory.
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Submitted September 18, 2022 at 12:34AM by WouldbeWanderer
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Age of Revolution
Bearskin Headdress - Age of Revolution
TIL about the music genre called Mallsoft. Often based on corporate lounge music, it is meant to conjure images of shopping malls, grocery stores and lobbies. Mallsoft artists typically elicit nostalgic memories of these retail establishments through easy listening, bossa nova, and smooth jazz music
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Mallsoft
music genre
TIL that the longest-lasting tropical storm on record lasted 31 days. Despite traveling over 7,000 miles during its existence, it barely affected any land at all.
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Submitted September 18, 2022 at 02:37AM by kokoawsum421
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Hurricane John (1994)
Category 5 Pacific hurricane and typhoon in 1994
TIL Osama Bin Laden, who himself had a college education in civil engineering, was surprised that both of the Twin Towers had been completely levelled by being hit by the planes. He had only anticipated the top couple floors of the towers to collapse.
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Herald-Journal
Transcript: 'All that we had hoped for' The bin Laden tape
In mid-November, Osama bin Laden spoke to a room of supporters, possibly in Kandahar, Afghanistan. These comments were videotaped with the knowledge of bin Laden and all present. Below is text from t…
TIL That a Quantum machine performed a very specialized computation in 200 seconds that would taken the world’s fastest supercomputer 10,000 years to solve.
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Submitted September 18, 2022 at 05:45AM by BaseToFinal
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Flagship Pioneering
Quantum Computing is Real. It Will Simulate the Subatomic World
Inside IBM's commercial “IBM Q” quantum system. Photo courtesy of IBM Research via Creative Commons.