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TIL Lego's patent to their brick design ended in 1978, which allowed multiple companies, such as Mega Bloks, to start producing their own 'clones'
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 01:40PM by Forsaken-Peak8496
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TIL that Kaoru Otsuki was a Japanese woman known for being the second, child wife of Sun Yat-sen, the founder and first president of the Republic of China. Sun asked Kaoru's father for permission to marry his daughter, but Kaoru's father refused because of the great age difference between them
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 01:30PM by tenzin_Qing
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TIL that Jonny Greenwood pretended to play keyboards when he joined Radiohead, miming on a powered-off instrument and learning chords after studio sessions. During recording, Thom Yorke, would tell him: “I can’t quite hear what you’re doing, but I think you’re adding a really interesting texture.”
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 04:47PM by altrightobserver
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TIL A “Backronym” is an acronym that starts with the word you want as the acronym and works backward to name the thing based on the chosen word.
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 04:19PM by AtLeastSeventyBees
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TIL about Shapour Bakhtiar, the last Prime Minister of Iran under the Shah. He fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil War and joined the French Resistance against the Nazi's. Exiled to France after the Iranian Revolution and was a critic of the regime. Murdered in 1991 by Iranian agents.
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 05:37PM by johnsmithoncemore
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TIL that tens of trillions of neutrinos from the sun pass through your body every second without you ever feeling them.
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 06:53PM by stoictrader03
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TIL Simply being undocumented in the U.S. is a civil matter, not a misdemeanor or felony, unless it involves illegal entry, reentry after removal, or fraud.
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 08:50PM by PinFit936
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TIL that in 2007 actress Natasha Lyonne was arrested after breaking into her neighbor's apartment, picking up the woman's dog, and threatening to molest it.
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 07:52PM by AggravatingLeg5789
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TIL that Jamaica is the only country that has a flag without red, white or blue in it
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 10:55PM by Aggressive_Thing_614
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TIL a girl named Breelyn was born healthy but when she was two days old, she was kissed on the mouth by a person who had a cold sore. The girl's immune system wasn't developed at the time and she got HSV encephalitis, which led to seizures and brain damage.
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 11:09PM by Forward-Answer-4407
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8-year-old girl left with brain damage after being kissed on the mouth when she was 2 days old
Eight-year-old Breelynn was left with severe brain damage after she was kissed on the mouth when she was just two days old
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TIL that MOAB is officially named "Massive Ordnance Air Blast", while "mother of all bombs" is simply just its nickname
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 08:20PM by Proboi_99
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TIL about Daisy, the Yorkshire Terrier of the fashion designer Rudolph Moshammer. Following his murder in 2005 it was rumoured that she would have lifelong living privileges in his villa in Munich. She died in 2006, after being cared for by Moshammer's chauffeur, who had been remembered in his will.
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 11:56PM by johnsmithoncemore
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TIL in 1908, California voters approved a constitutional amendment by just 2 votes out of over 185,000 cast
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Submitted January 27, 2026 at 06:45PM by After-Professional-8
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TIL Texas USA has high school barbeque teams.
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Submitted January 28, 2026 at 02:40AM by Hogans-Mustache
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High School BBQ, Inc
Build your high school BBQ Team to participate in state wide BBQ competitions to prove you are number 1 in the State of Texas!
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TIL that Walt Disney placed trash bins no further than 30-steps away because he observed that visitors would carry their garbage for approximately 30-steps before giving up and dropping it on the ground - coining the 30-Step Rule.
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Submitted January 28, 2026 at 04:30AM by Nice-Confusion-4781
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Jeremiahgardner
The 30-Step Rule Part 1: A Lesson in Customer Observation From Walt Disney | Jeremiah Gardner
The 30-step rule demonstrates how foundational research can create lasting solutions. As Disney himself put it: "When people walk into the park, they don't want to think about trash cans. But they do want a clean park. Our job is to solve problems they didn't…
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TIL of the Copper Scroll, a scroll made of Copper found amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls and seems to have been a series clues to buried treasure; the final one is to another scroll with additional details.
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Submitted January 28, 2026 at 01:54AM by Sanguinusshiboleth
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TIL that on September 5, 1979, former Boston Red Sox catcher Bob Montgomery was the last player in Major League Baseball not to wear a helmet when batting. In 1971 MLB made batting helmets compulsory for new players, but active players were allowed not to use one due to a 'grandfather' clause.
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Submitted January 28, 2026 at 03:33AM by Curious_Penalty8814
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57 hits
Last player to not wear a batting helmet - 57 hits
Today’s factoid from uncommongoods was quite a surprise. Boston Red Sox backup catcher Bob Montgomery stepped up to the plate for the last time in 1979,becoming the last major league player to stand in the batter’s box without a helmet. A grandfather clause…
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TIL in 2008, while Red Hot Chili Peppers went on hiatus, bassist Flea - 45 at the time - enrolled as a freshman at the University of Southern California's music program to widen his appreciation and understanding of music.
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Submitted January 28, 2026 at 06:21AM by Away_Flounder3813
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The Denver Post
Flea, the master bassist, becomes a student at USC
Flea, the master bassist, becomes a student at USC
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TIL There is a version of shoulder replacement surgery that REVERSES the ball and socket arrangement
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Submitted January 28, 2026 at 04:28AM by penkster
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TIL That in addition to kamikaze pilots, Japan also utilized manned torpedoes known as the Kaiten during WWII
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Submitted January 28, 2026 at 06:11AM by rustdevil88
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TIL that Hawaii was internationally recognized as an independent country - the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi - from 1795 to 1893, and later a republic until it was annexed by the United States under President William McKinley in 1898.
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Submitted January 28, 2026 at 08:40AM by Nice-Confusion-4781
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