TIL about James Knight, an arctic explorer that disappeared during a 1719 attempt to find the Northwest Passage with a crew of 40 men. They became wrecked at Marble Island and slowly perished over the following three years, with the last men seen dying while digging a grave.
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 12:41PM by Sebastianlim
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 12:41PM by Sebastianlim
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TIL that the movie set from the 1980 movie "Popeye" starring Robin Williams still exists and is now a tourist attraction / fun park called "Popeye's Village" located in Malta
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 11:45AM by Devi8tor
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 11:45AM by Devi8tor
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TIL great white sharks have never been documented mating in the wild, not once, by any scientist or diver, despite how commonly they are seen. Zero confirmed footage or direct observations exist.
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 02:55PM by Dependent_Day_6298
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 02:55PM by Dependent_Day_6298
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Discover Wildlife
We don’t know how great white sharks have sex, but what we do know about their mating ritual is terrifying | Discover Wildlife
All we know about great white shark sex
TIL the filming of No Country For OlD Men had to be shut down for a day because There Will Be Blood was filmed nearby and the smoke from an explosion drifted across to the set.
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 11:32AM by Apprehensive_Cry545
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 11:32AM by Apprehensive_Cry545
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Collider
'No Country for Old Men' Had To Take a Filming Break Because of 'There Will Be Blood'
Is something burning?
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TIL that in 1944 US pilot Martin James Monti defected to Nazi Germany and joined the Waffen-SS. After the war, he was only charged with desertion and granted clemency, until investigators discovered his work as a Nazi propagandist, leading to a 25-year sentence for treason
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 05:26PM by Objective-Painter-73
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 05:26PM by Objective-Painter-73
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TIL that Shirley Temple's daughter was for several years the bass player for sludge rock band The Melvins
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 01:07PM by TooOldToBePunk
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 01:07PM by TooOldToBePunk
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TIL that Eminem, in addition to his biological daughter Hailie Jade, has legally adopted and had custody of Alaina (his ex-sister-in-law's daughter) and Stevie (his ex-wife's child with another father) and he also raised his younger half-brother Nathan
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 08:34PM by luigdibar
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 08:34PM by luigdibar
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TIL Scribes at the chancellery of Florence were allowed to use their superior's signature when drafting office mail. Niccolo Machiavelli's signature appears on chancellery mail even after 1512, the year he was fired and replaced, believed to be "a subtle act of defiance" towards their new boss
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 05:23PM by Nero2t2
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 05:23PM by Nero2t2
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TIL Ben Stiller took the notes the studio gave him each day while he was directing Tropic Thunder (2005) and gave them to Bill Hader’s character to say as dialogue in the movie. Costar Danny McBride revealed that then number of studio notes Stiller received each day decreased after that.
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 10:02PM by tyrion2024
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 10:02PM by tyrion2024
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IndieWire
Robert Downey Jr. Would ‘Piss in Character’ on ‘Tropic Thunder,’ Danny McBride Says
According to Danny McBride, his 'Tropic Thunder' co-star Robert Downey Jr. would even use the restroom in character during production.
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TIL that Rod Stewart's band The Faces, were once given a 40 year ban from the Holiday Inn hotel chain for trashing their rooms. The band subsequently stayed at Holiday Inns under the name Fleetwood Mac, so that they would get the blame when the hotel rooms were trashed.
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 11:13PM by EssexGuyUpNorth
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 11:13PM by EssexGuyUpNorth
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BBC News
Rod Stewart on Glastonbury: 'I wish they wouldn't call it the tea time slot'
The rock star talks to BBC News ahead of his performance at the Glastonbury Festival this weekend.
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TIL in 1980 both South Koreans and North Koreans had an average life expectancy of 65 years, whereas in 2015, South Koreans' average life expectancy was 82 years compared to just 70 years for North Koreans.
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 10:14PM by tyrion2024
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 10:14PM by tyrion2024
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Bbc
Nine charts which tell you all you need to know about North Korea
What can statistics tell us about life in Kim Jong-un's secretive country?
TIL that Dolly Parton once entered in a Dolly Parton lookalike contest, and lost, getting told her looks were “too exaggerated”
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 12:10AM by PotentialCustard7969
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 12:10AM by PotentialCustard7969
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CBC
Dolly Parton entered a Dolly Parton look-alike contest. And lost. | CBC Radio
Dolly Parton – there's no one like her. Well, almost no one.
TIL Secretariat was linked to every horse that ran the 2025 Kentucky Derby
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 11:43PM by AliensAteMyAMC
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 11:43PM by AliensAteMyAMC
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TIL the filmmakers for "Shrek" (2001) had originally used Smash Mouth's "All Star" as a placeholder for the opening credits and intended to replace it with an original composition that would mimic the feel of "All Star". DreamWorks executive Jeffrey Katzenberg suggested for them to keep it in.
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 11:54PM by Away_Flounder3813
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 11:54PM by Away_Flounder3813
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Theringer
The Never-ending Life of Smash Mouth’s “All Star”
On May 4, 1999, a hit was born—an unkillable one. Twenty years after the song’s release, the band’s songwriter relives the creative process behind it and explores why the sensation has continued to permeate pop culture through memes, YouTube videos, and even…
TIL that the ingredient used to make the original root beer, sassafras was banned by the FDA in 1960 since it contained safrole.
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 12:26AM by Physical_Hamster_118
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 12:26AM by Physical_Hamster_118
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TIL that the "hushed" feeling after a snowfall is due to snow being a great sound absorber. Fresh, fluffy snow absorbs roughly 60% of sound on average, making it comparable to the commercial foams and fibers used inside cars and buildings.
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 12:49AM by ralphbernardo
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 12:49AM by ralphbernardo
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TIL that all the celebrities that appeared on The Muppet Show actually had to fly to England as this was where it was filmed.
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 11:51PM by SkullDump
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Submitted January 25, 2026 at 11:51PM by SkullDump
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TIL that in 1953, Johnny Cash was a Morse code intercept operator, stationed in Germany, and was the first American to hear of Joseph Stalin’s death
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 02:30AM by PotentialCustard7969
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 02:30AM by PotentialCustard7969
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Clash
So, Was Johnny Cash The First American To Learn Of Joseph Stalin’s Death?
Johnny Cash led one of the definitive American lives. From outlaw to elder statesmen, from convicted criminal to country great, his life and work towers
TIL one of the most toxic chemical weapons known to mankind, VX, was initially released as a commercial pesticide before being withdrawn once its lethality was discovered
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 02:10AM by astronautica
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 02:10AM by astronautica
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TIL that besides inventing television (which he called the “Televisor”), John Logie Baird also attempted to produce diamonds from graphite, a rust-proof glass razor (which shattered), pneumatic shoes (which burst), infrared night-viewing (Noctovision), and mechanical video recording (Phonovision).
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 12:32AM by Upstairs_Drive_5602
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 12:32AM by Upstairs_Drive_5602
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TIL that an early application of the "Buddy System" was used to prevent trench foot in WWI. Rather than each soldier being responsible for just their own feet, they and their assigned buddy were jointly responsible. Trench foot rates dropped significantly with this innovation.
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 03:50AM by 314159265358979326
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 03:50AM by 314159265358979326
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