TIL that November 11, 2011 (11/11/11) triggered a global surge in weddings, with couples across the U.S. and Asia choosing the symbolic date to get married.
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Submitted January 28, 2026 at 09:32PM by SwordfishEither2516
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the Guardian
Global wedding rush marks 11-11-11
Date made up entirely of ones sparks a mass of weddings - and an easy-to-remember anniversary
TIL that Phil Collins sang and recorded the soundtrack for Tarzan in 5 different languages; English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian. It was also the first Disney soundtrack to be recorded in multiple languages.
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Submitted January 28, 2026 at 11:58PM by Send_Pupper_Pics_Pls
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TIL Alessandro de' Medici, the first Duke of Florence was called "il Moro" due to his dark skin and was suspected of having sub-saharan ancestry. His mom was a peasant and his father's identity is disputed. He was assassinated by being lured into a room where he expected to have a sex with a woman
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Submitted January 28, 2026 at 09:54PM by Nero2t2
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TIL about Tachyons, a hypothetical particle that always moves faster than light, with its speed increasing as its energy decreases
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 02:08AM by Forsaken-Peak8496
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TIL migraines remains second among the world’s causes of disability, and first among young women
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 02:59AM by jacknunn
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Migraine remains second among the world’s causes of disability, and first among young women: findings from GBD2019
The Journal of Headache and Pain -
TIL octopuses evolved complex intelligence on a completely separate branch of evolution, making them seem almost alien
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 03:45AM by Training_Anywhere551
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TIL the longest recorded time between two twins being born is 87 days.
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 01:42AM by Potatopotayto
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Golden Book Of World Records
Longest Interval Between Two Twins - Golden Book Of World Records
The World Record of ‘longest interval between two twins’ has been achieved by the daughters of Maria Jones-Elliott of Glenmore, Ireland. The bane of the baby daughters are Amy and Katie. On June 3, 2013; Maria gave birth to Amy (three months prematurely)…
TIL the “pineapple” Mk 2 grenade popularized in media has not been used since 1969, having been replaced with a more spherical design.
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 06:05AM by ShiningRedDwarf
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TIL there's an entire town, North Oaks Minnesota, that said no to Google mapping their streets.
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 07:18AM by dedokta
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Gawker
The Town That Was Too Good For Google Maps
The town of North Oaks, Minnesota told Google Maps to get out of its nice quiet community this January, says the Star-Tribune, and Google removed the whole town from its "Street View" service. The private community, a suburb of St. Paul, is 92% white with…
TIL Chevy Chase was severely abused as a youth. He was frequently beaten and locked closets and was once locked in a basement for several days as punishment for being suspended from school.
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 08:33AM by stillstillers
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TIL at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, the remains of at least 20,000 soldiers and horses killed in battle were exhumed after two weeks and sold to a sugar factory in Belgium, where the coveted granulated bone charcoal was needed as a filter material for decolorizing or “bleaching” the sugar.
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 09:55AM by constantin5008
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TIL that the family of Mikhail Kalashnikov (the inventor of the AK-47) licensed the German company MMI to produce non-military products such as umbrellas, watches and vodka bottles in the shape of the AK-47
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 11:02AM by luigdibar
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TIL Franz Ferdinand survived an assassination attempt with grenade and then decided to see people injured by bomb at hospital. Driver mistakenly took the wrong route and when shouted to turn around stopped right in front of another assassin. This assassin had never shot anyone in his life before
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 03:18PM by Solid-Move-1411
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TIL Dan Burros, the third highest ranked member of the American Nazi party in the 60s and grand dragon of the New York Klan killed himself after the NYT revealed he was in fact a Jewish man that went to Hebrew school and even had a bar mitzvah.
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 02:58PM by the_gosh_darn_dog
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TIL the first neural network wasn't code, but a physical machine built in 1951 using parts from a B-24 bomber. Created by Marvin Minsky, the "SNARC" used 300 vacuum tubes and an autopilot system to simulate a rat finding its way through a maze.
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 04:27PM by ralphbernardo
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TIL when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia in 1938, Poland joined as well annexing parts of Slovakia near the border although no formal agreement was signed b/w both countries
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 05:57PM by Solid-Move-1411
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TIL that rapper J. Cole graduated high school with a 4.2 GPA and graduated college magna cum laude, in 2007, with a 3.8 GPA
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 07:27PM by luigdibar
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TIL that in 2009,a 57 year old woman in Detroit was shot during a break in in her neighbors house,but she was saved by the metal underwire of her bra deflected the bullet,narrowly saving her.
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 08:40PM by CityRulesFootball
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NBC News
Detroit woman’s underwire bra deflects bullet
The metal underwire in a Detroit woman's bra is being credited with deflecting a bullet fired at her during a break-in at a neighbor's home.
TIL the film "Scream" (1996) was originally titled "Scary Movie". It was changed near the end of the film's production by the Weinstein brothers since they felt it's not suitable for a film containing satire and comedy. Director Wes Craven immediately called the change "stupid" but later relented.
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 08:46PM by Away_Flounder3813
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TIL that women can experience a form of “blue balls,” called "blue vulva". It is a form of pelvic congestion or pelvic arousal disorder, where prolonged sexual arousal without orgasm can cause aching or pressure in the pelvis and lower abdomen.
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 09:32PM by Own-Bullfrog7362
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Cleveland Clinic
Are Blue Balls Real?
“Blue balls” is a slang term for discomfort that can happen when sexual arousal doesn’t lead to orgasm. Here’s why it isn’t dangerous and isn’t a reason to feel pressured into sexual activities.
TIL that there have been four occasions when the President of the United States temporarily delegated his powers and authority to the Vice President per the terms of the 25th Amendment. All four times were so that the President could undergo a colonoscopy.
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Submitted January 29, 2026 at 09:43PM by Flurb4
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