TIL that in 2023 an elderly man died of fatal vitamin D overdose after consuming too much regular vitamin D supplements over nine months.
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 12:49PM by PeasantLich
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Bbc
Surrey coroner calls for change after 89-year-old's fatal vitamin D overdose
Following the man's death at East Surrey Hospital an inquest was carried out by the Surrey coroner.
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TIL that a man in India named Jadav Payeng single handedly transformed a treeless sandbar into a 1,360-acre forest by planting trees over several decades.
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 03:35PM by stoictrader03
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TIL a study showed: low Kill/Death ratio male players are more hostile to female voiced players while fawning to male voiced players who have higher Kill/Death ratios.
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 05:12PM by Reply_or_Not
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journals.plos.org
Insights into Sexism: Male Status and Performance Moderates Female-Directed Hostile and Amicable Behaviour
Gender inequality and sexist behaviour is prevalent in almost all workplaces and rampant in online environments. Although there is much research dedicated to understanding sexist behaviour, we have almost no insight into what triggers this behaviour and the…
TIL about HMS Porcupine which was split in half after a torpedo attack in 1942. The two sides were later rebuilt as accommodation hulks and named HMS Pork & HMS Pine.
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 04:47PM by TheMadhopper
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 04:47PM by TheMadhopper
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TIL that tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is caused by a potent toxin, tetanospasmin, produced by Clostridium tetani, which interferes with nerve signaling and can cause severe muscle spasms.
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 03:54PM by Forsaken-Peak8496
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 03:54PM by Forsaken-Peak8496
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TIL the Gilligan’s Island lagoon was a backlot pond at CBS/Radford Studio just ~½ mile from the Ventura Freeway, so traffic noise often held up filming, and after the show ended the lagoon sat on the lot until it was drained and paved over for parking in the mid-1990s.
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 02:46PM by TNSasquatch77
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TIL Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are full siblings, and each took an altered form of their parent's surnames (originally "Beaty" and "MacLean")
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 08:00PM by paradoxombie
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TIL a Colombian drug-sniffing dog was so good at finding cocaine that a cartel put a bounty on her head
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 09:30PM by Anuloxisz
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the Guardian
Colombian cartel places $7,000 bounty on talented police dog
Gulf Clan offered reward for death or capture of German shepherd Sombra after she sniffed out over 2,000 kilos of cocaine
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TIL that during excavation of the World Trade Center site in NYC, a Revolutionary War era sail boat was discovered 20 feet underground, preserved in the low-oxygen soil
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 08:50PM by Osiris32
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Smithsonian Magazine
Revolutionary War-Era Gunboat Found Underneath World Trade Center Wreckage Finds a Permanent Home in Upstate New York
Researchers are reassembling the ship, which was likely built in the 1770s near Philadelphia
TIL in 1947 the reclusive Collyer brothers died in their New York Fifth Avenue apartment, which had 140 tons of books, furniture, and even a Model T chassis. The apartment had booby traps, which claimed the life of one of the brothers when it collapsed on him.
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 10:33PM by strangelove4564
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 10:33PM by strangelove4564
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TIL that a functional space battleship was proposed alongside the Project Orion nuclear pulse drive; which was cancelled not because it wasn't possible, but because it was so heavily armed it terrified President Kennedy who wanted it cancelled out of fears of a Cold War escalation
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 11:43PM by ZipZopZoppityHop
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 11:43PM by ZipZopZoppityHop
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TIL legendary talk show host Merv Griffin's tombstone reads: "I will not be right back after this message."
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Submitted January 22, 2026 at 12:02AM by ralphbernardo
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Submitted January 22, 2026 at 12:02AM by ralphbernardo
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TIL Duke University has more graduate students than undergraduate students.
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Submitted January 21, 2026 at 10:51PM by a_gallon_of_pcp
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TIL that Terry Pratchett once changed his German publisher because they inserted a soup commercial into his books, and when confronted about it refused to promise that they wouldn't do it again.
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Submitted January 22, 2026 at 01:57AM by Extreme-Attention641
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Literary Hub
The time Terry Pratchett’s German publisher inserted a soup ad into his novel.
Did you know that German genre publishers used to insert paid product placement into domestic translations of popular international writers? Yes, it’s true. And here’s exhibit A (via this Neil Gaim…
TIL two doctors performed an in‑flight emergency surgery on a woman with a collapsed lung using a coat hanger and silverware, saving her life.
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Submitted January 22, 2026 at 01:53AM by IntrinsicIrony
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Submitted January 22, 2026 at 01:53AM by IntrinsicIrony
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TIL that there are under 150 tenure-track jobs for English literature professors in the US and Canada each year: fewer than 3 per state.
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Submitted January 22, 2026 at 01:41AM by Bob_the_blacksmith
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TIL Elian Gonzalez is married and has a daughter. He earned an engineering degree and is a member of the National Assembly of People's Power representing the city of Cardenas.
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Submitted January 22, 2026 at 04:43AM by loki2002
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TIL Abba is the name of a well known Swedish fish-canning company that formed in 1838. When the Swedish pop group ABBA negotiated with the canners for the rights to the name, the factory gave their permission, saying "O.K., as long as you don't make us feel ashamed for what you're doing".
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Submitted January 22, 2026 at 06:56AM by Away_Flounder3813
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TIL 300 million years ago, the Earth’s atmosphere contained 35% oxygen compared to 21% today. One result was giant insects with wingspans up to 71 cm (over 2.25 feet).
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Submitted January 22, 2026 at 05:24AM by gullydon
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TIL the name “Scotland Yard” actually refers to a street in Westminster, London. During the 16th century, there were open courtyards in the Palace of Whitehall surrounded by buildings used by representatives of the Kingdom of Scotland.
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Submitted January 22, 2026 at 09:04AM by redmambo_no6
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TIL that none of the naked infected in 28 Years Later were actually nude, due to the presence of the underage Alfie Williams. Instead all the infected are wearing prosthetics.
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Submitted January 22, 2026 at 01:47PM by Sebastianlim
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People.com
'28 Years Later' Director Recalls 'Nightmare' of Shooting Naked Zombie Scenes amid Intimacy Coordinator's Notes (Exclusive)
Danny Boyle, the director of '28 Years Later,' tells PEOPLE about the guidelines he received from the film's intimacy coordinator that made shooting the post-apocalyptic thriller a 'nightmare.'