TIL Astronomers discovered a bizarre rogue planet wandering the Milky Way. The free-range planet, which is nearly 13 times the mass of Jupiter and does not orbit a star, also displays stunningly bright auroras that are generated by a magnetic field 4 million times stronger than Earth's.
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Astronomy.com
Astronomers discover a free-range planet with incredible magnetism
A bizarre rogue planet without a star is roaming the Milky Way just 20 light-years from Earth. And according to a recently published study in The Astrophysical Journal, this strange, nomadic world h
TIL of "Word of Faith", a global evangelical movement that "renounces poverty" as a requirement to glorify god. The movement encourages followers to give the church as much of their income as they can with the promise it will come back 10-fold. Also, Joel Osteen is worth $60m.
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Wikipedia
Word of Faith
Evangelical Christian movement which teaches that Christians can access the power of faith or fear through speech
TIL: Medieval scribes would frequently scribble complaints in the margins of books as they copied them, as their work was so tedious. Recorded complaints range from “As the harbor is welcome to the sailor, so is the last line to the scribe.”, to “Oh, my hand.” and, "A curse on thee, O pen!"
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Bookstellyouwhy
The Humorous and Absurd World of Medieval Marginalia
Copying books was tedious work. That's why medieval scribes carved out a space for themselves in the margins.
TIL about Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist who thought up the theory of evolution by natural selection. After recording his expedition findings in the mid 1800’s, Wallace sent his work to his confidant Charles Darwin for a second opinion. Their first paper was a joint effort.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Alfred Russel Wallace | British naturalist
Alfred Russel Wallace, British humanist, naturalist, geographer, and social critic. He became a public figure in England during the second half of the 19th century, known for his courageous views on scientific, social, and spiritualist subjects. His formulation…
TIL there's a species of salamander that is entirely female, and reproduce by stealing genetic material from males of other species and cherrypicking what genes they pass on to their daughters.
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TIL The destruction of the buffalo population was a result of US policy to starve Native Americans
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The Atlantic
'Kill Every Buffalo You Can! Every Buffalo Dead Is an Indian Gone'
The American bison is the new U.S. national mammal, but its slaughter was once seen as a way to starve Native Americans into submission.
TIL The gavel used by the UN President is called "Thor's gavel" as it was gifted to the UN by Iceland's first permanent UN representative Thor Thors
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UN News
Keeping order in the General Assembly: The strange saga of how a Viking gavel was broken, then lost, then carved again
If you’re a keen observer of the United Nations General Assembly, you may have noticed the body’s President wields a very unusual looking gavel. It is a gift from Iceland, and there’s a very interesting story behind it.
TIL: At age 77, Aaron Burr married a wealthy widow. Soon after, she realized her fortune was dwindling due to Burr's land speculation losses, so she separated from Burr. For her divorce lawyer, she chose Alexander Hamilton Jr. The divorce was completed on the day of Burr's death.
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Wikipedia
Aaron Burr
American Vice President and politician
TIL the Catholic Church has accepted Darwinian evolution as compatible with Christianity since 1950.
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Smithsonian Magazine
The Pope Would Like You to Accept Evolution and the Big Bang
The Roman Catholic Church is pro-evolution and Big Bang, but with a twist
TIL Sex toys are banned in some states, such as Alabama. Flirting is banned in San Antonio, Texas. Oral sex is banned in Indiana. And sleeping naked is illegal in Minnesota.
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Factretriever
40 Sensational Facts about Foreplay | FactRetriever.com
A little horizontal refreshment can go a long way with a little bit of prep time. Look no further for interesting foreplay facts, history, trivia, and tips.
TIL about Maroons, enslaved Africans who quickly escaped in the countries they were brought to and often joined indigenous populations to form warrior tribes with their own complex language, war and living cultures. Many Maroon warfare tactics have been co-opted into global army training today.
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Maroon (people)
African refugees who escaped from slavery in the Americas and formed independent settlements. The term can also be applied to their descendants.
TIL about .kkrieger, a first-person shooter from 2004 which makes extensive use of procedural generation techniques and therefore takes up only 96 kilobytes of disk space
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.kkrieger
demo and video game
TIL that counting on fingers is a vital part of learning math, and children that do it from an early age develop much better math skills than those who have been told not to
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The Atlantic
Using Fingers to Count in Math Class Is Not 'Babyish'
Evidence from brain science suggests that using the stigmatized technique is essential for developing mathematical thinking.
TIL Jesus exists in the DC comics universe. His list of abilities is just: carpentry.
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DC Database
Jesus of Nazareth (New Earth) | DC Database | FANDOM powered by Wikia
Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ, is the son of God in Christian mythology. His teachings began the religion of Christianity. It is known that he lived a remarkable life, and...
TIL of Nancy Bentley, who was enlisted into the Royal Australian Navy at age 6. Australia's 'first' female sailor, she was enlisted so that the ship's doctor could provide medical assistance to her after she was bitten by a snake. She served 6 days and her official rank was 'mascot'.
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Navy Daily
Before her time - the tale of Navy's first female sailor
Twenty-one years before the first Women's Royal Australian Navy members (WRANs) entered service due to a shortage of telegraphists during the Second World War, a young Tasmanian girl was enlisted into the Royal Australian Navy.
TIL US President Dwight D. Eisenhower personally ordered the first democratically elected leader of the Congo, Patrice Lumumba, to be assassinated by poisoning his toothpaste.
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Patrice Lumumba
Congolese Prime Minister, cold war leader, executed
TIL when the Nazis burned Sigmund Freud's books he said, "What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now, they are content with burning my books."
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Wikipedia
Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis
TIL about Inky the Octopus's great escape from New Zealand's National Aquarium. One night he squished through a hole in the tank, slid across the floor and squeezed through a pipe into the ocean.
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National Geographic News
Inky's Daring Escape Shows How Smart Octopuses Are
The fleeing of a mollusk from a New Zealand aquarium has captivated the world. Here’s how he did it, and what it means.
TIL "Japan was changed forever by the devastating triple tragedy that unfolded on March 11, 2011, bringing an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis." "The total cost of the catastrophe has been put at $286 billion by the World Bank, making it the most expensive disaster of all time."
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NZ Herald
Living with diasaster: Jolt that shook Japan and the world
In downtown Tokyo, state broadcaster NHK was airing the dull debates of a Parliament night sitting when all hell broke loose.
TIL of The Rolex Murder. On July 28, 1996, a man’s body washed up on a trawler in the UK seas. There was no identification on the body except a 25-year-old Rolex Oyster on his wrist. As Rolex maintains such meticulous service records, they were able to ID the victim and ultimately the murderer.
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PlymouthLive
The Rolex Murder: How police caught killer from a single clue
Fugitive businessman carried out killing with ‘chilling efficiency’
TIL that 3.7 million people have been killed by cars in the USA since 1900, which is more than twice the number of deaths from all wars in US history combined
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Wikipedia
Motor vehicle fatality rate in U.S. by year
The table below shows the motor vehicle fatality rate in the United States by year from 1899 through 2017.