TIL that actor Woody Harrelson's father was a convicted contract killer (hitman)
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Wikipedia
Charles Harrelson
American murderer and hitman, father of Woody Harrelson
TIL: Jamaican culture was influenced by Indian immigrants and that's where Rastafarianism comes from. Indians introduced curry, cannabis and even dreadlocks to Jamaica.
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 09:32AM by Mayor_McCheese_420
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TIL that a blue moon happens when a full moon appears multiple times in a month and not when the moon becomes blue
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 01:23PM by l1ghtn1ngStr1k3
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Space.com
Blue Moon: What is it and when is the next one?
Earth experienced a Blue Moon this year. Here we explore this phenomenon in more detail.
TIL one big obstacle standing in the way of clean energy in California is the lack of high tension power lines that can move the electricity. Developing the new grid to accommodate solar farms may take a decade.
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 04:10PM by sed_non_extra
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Ars Technica
California wants to build more solar farms but needs more power lines
Transmission is now a big tension point for clean energy developers across the US.
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TIL the first Got Milk? commercial, “Aaron Burr,” was directed by Michael Bay.
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 04:09PM by Hanz_VonManstrom
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Aaron Burr (advertisement)
"Aaron Burr" is a television advertisement for milk, created in 1993. Directed by Michael Bay and starring Sean Whalen, it was the first commercial in the "Got Milk?" advertising campaign. The ad depicts a history buff, portrayed by Whalen, who is unable…
TIL that Apple's infamous "1984" ad for the Macintosh computer was secretly aired once on local television in Twin Falls, Idaho in December 1983, a month before its national premier during Super Bowl XVIII. This allowed it to qualify for the 1984 Clio advertising awards.
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 07:24PM by theTeaEnjoyer
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Clio Awards
award for creative excellence in advertising and design
TIL Beethoven’s cause of death is not known. The composer was sick throughout his life, & before dying sent a letter asking for doctors to investigate him. Researchers recently sequenced his D.N.A. to see what they could find out.
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 08:08PM by sed_non_extra
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Ars Technica
Beethoven’s genome, sequenced for first time, yields clues on cause of death
Composer had genetic predisposition to liver disease and hepatitis B infection.
TIL McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwich has its own mascot, Phil A O'Fish
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 06:18PM by fishbethany
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Smithsonian Magazine
The Fishy History of the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Sandwich
How a struggling entrepreneur in Ohio saved his burger business during Lent and changed the McDonald's menu for good.
TIL that photos from the 1950's to the 1980's faded because of the switch to wood-based paper.
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 08:01PM by SUB_Photo
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www.loc.gov
The Deterioration and Preservation of Paper: Some Essential Facts - Collections Care - Resources (Preservation, Library of Congress)
Ownership Marking of Paper-Based Materials (Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress)
TIL that the Japanese have a word "Busshu-suru" which translates as "To do the Bush thing" meaning "to vomit" referring to the time when George H.W. Bush' vomited in Japan's prime minister's lap.
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 09:44PM by AerotyneInternationa
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Wikipedia
George H. W. Bush vomiting incident
when US President vomited into Japanese Prime Minister's lap
TIL Chris Hemsworth earned just $150,000 for his first appearance as Thor and the film brought in nearly $450 million globally
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 10:54PM by cartstanza
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Yahoo Finance
How Rich is Chris Hemsworth?
Chris Hemsworth is an Australian leading man who is an indelible part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Thor. The God of Thunder's newest film "Thor: Love and Thunder" was released on July 8,...
TIL of Bill Millin, a Canadian musician who played bagpipes while under fire at Sword Beach during D-Day. He survived the war and died at the age of 88 in 2010.
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 10:16PM by ciph_3r
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Bill Millin
Canadian musician (1922-2010)
TIL about the street gang, the Almighty G*ylords. They are one of Chicago's oldest street gangs, have been suspected of a variety of criminal enterprises and at their peak had 1,500 members.
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 10:38PM by OnAFalseErrand
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Chicago Gaylords
Street gang from Chicago
Today I learned that President Glover Cleveland had a secret surgery removing a tumor in his mouth on a yacht because he worried that news of him having cancer would effect the stock market.
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 01:06AM by EntrepreneurOk1856
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NPR
A Yacht, A Mustache: How A President Hid His Tumor
In the summer of 1893 and at the beginning of an economic depression, President Grover Cleveland disappeared for four days to have secret surgery on a yacht. Author Matthew Algeo recounts the episode, and the lengths Cleveland went to to cover it up, in The…
TIL that when Hideki Tojo was given new dentures, the message ‘Remember Pearl Harbor’ had been secretly drilled into them
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 01:23AM by Bannable_Lecter
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TIL that the myth of carrots improving your eyesight and helping you see in the dark was WWII propaganda
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 12:05AM by Jake52212
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Smithsonian Magazine
A WWII Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help You See in the Dark
How a ruse to keep German pilots confused gave the Vitamin-A-rich vegetable too much credit
TIL In the 19th century, doctors warned women of 'Bicycle Face' as a side effect of excessive cycling. It was described as a face usually flushed with dark shadows under the eyes and always an expression of weariness.
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 04:23AM by el_chupa_nibra
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Bicycling and feminism
The bicycle had a significant impact on the lives of women in a variety of areas. The greatest impact the bicycle had on the societal role of women occurred in the 1890s during the bicycle craze that swept American and European society. During this time,…
TIL: Victorian hookers were tight knit and would help each other pay rent or bail them out, however, they also fought over territory and fights between the older and younger girls were common. They also led the government to pass the Contagious Disease Act due to the military being frequent clients.
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 08:32AM by Flares117
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sites.udel.edu
Victorian Prostitution | British Literature Wiki
Victorian Prostitution Introduction During the Victorian Age, prostitution was a wide-scale problem in Britain. The very essence of it went against ev...
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TIL ant corpses release a chemical when they die. A scientist once recreated this chemical and put it on a live ant. Its ant friends kept bringing it to the graveyard no matter how much it struggled to return.
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 11:27AM by ParadoxicalState
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NPR
'Hey I'm Dead!' The Story Of The Very Lively Ant
How do ants know when another ant is dead? Play a little trick on them by creating an artificial corpse — a zombie ant from the living dead. What did the most eminent ant scholar find out? Hint: It stinks!
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TIL Spock was originally supposed to be a Martian, but Gene Roddenberry changed his home to the fictional Vulcan because he feared humans will already land on Mars during the show‘s runtime and make it look outdated
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 12:43PM by Romboteryx
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Wikipedia
Development of Spock
aspect of the Star Trek character
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TIL people who were born blind use their visual cortex to solve math problems
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 09:47AM by psychcrime
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NPR
When Blind People Do Algebra, The Brain's Visual Areas Light Up
A study of 17 people who have been blind since birth found that areas of the brain usually devoted to visual information become active when a blind person is solving math problems.
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