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TIL the native people of Somalia believe that a man becomes infertile after being bitten by a honey badger
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 07:15PM by rianbrob
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TIL during a 2015 study two students nearly died after they were accidentally given 30g of caffeine instead of 0.3g because the dosage had been calculated with a misplaced decimal point. Death has previously been reported after the consumption of just 18g. The university apologized & was fined £400K
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 08:49PM by tyrion2024
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TIL a study found that 23 cases of 'Sudden Gamer Death' (a non-violent death linked to playing video games) occurred between 2002-2021. In 18 of the cases, the gaming session before death was extremely long (ranging from a day to several days) with minimal rest.
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 09:10PM by tyrion2024
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TIL Grant Imahara from ILM/Mythbusters built the R2-D2 astromech droid for the Star Wars sequels and the Energizer Bunny robot for the 2000s TV commercials
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 09:31PM by Intrepid-Tank-3414
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TIL The term "buck" for a U.S. dollar originated in the 18th-century American frontier, where deerskins (or buckskins) were a common unit of trade and currency. During this period, a single buckskin was often valued at or traded for goods roughly equivalent to one dollar.
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 08:53PM by FearlessFix4916
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TIL that J. Robert Oppenheimer’s only visit to Japan was for a lecture tour that began on September 5, 1960. Sponsoring the tour was the Japan Committee for Intellectual Interchange (JCII). He visited cities including Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, lecturing at institutions like Kyoto University.
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Submitted January 26, 2026 at 07:47PM by tenzin_Qing
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TIL that, in contrast to nations like the United States — whose constitution has been amended a mere 27 times since its enactment in 1789 — the Indian constitution has been amended a total of 106 times since its enactment in 1950.
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 01:41AM by soozerain
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TIL South Brother Island in NYC was purchased from the city by an investment company for $10 in 1975 (about $60 today).
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 02:12AM by Physical_Hamster_118
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TIL Gig Young was originally the actor cast as the Waco Kid in the film “Blazing Saddles”, but Gig Young was an alcoholic and collapsed on set during the first day of filming due to alcohol withdrawal. Director Mel Brooks fired him and replaced him with Gene Wilder.
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 04:22AM by CatPooedInMyShoe
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TIL that James Cameron's Titanic cost 200 million which is around double the cost of the Actual Ship - even after adjusting for inflation (~120 million)
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 05:42AM by Nice-Confusion-4781
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TIL in 1895, Swedish gynecologist Thure Brandt released a bizarre manual illustrating uterine manipulation techniques and exercises done on women to treat diseases but instead of drawing human diagrams in these depictions, he drew humanoid creatures demonstrating these practices.
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 03:33AM by delano1998
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TIL the Great Blizzard of 1888 buried parts of the northeastern United States under up to 50 inches of snow
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 06:57AM by GoldMember615
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