TIL When Charles II died he had no legitimate heirs, but he did have several illegitimate children. Two of those children were ancestors of Princess Diana, so when William becomes king, he will be the first descendant of Charles II to take the throne.
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TIL that the 80's series Miami Vice would spend $10,000 or more per episode to buy the rights to original recordings, including songs from Phil Collins, Depeche Mode, Bryan Adams, U2 and Gloria Stefan.
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Submitted September 30, 2019 at 01:42AM by loadee
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Miami Vice
1984-1989 American television series
TIL that an Ikea in the Netherlands had to cancel their 1 euro breakfast special because it attracted too many customers and caused traffic jams on the highway.
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Submitted September 30, 2019 at 01:08AM by franb525
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TIL that an Ikea in the Netherlands had to cancel their 1 euro...
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TIL about Jonathan the tortoise, the world’s oldest animal on land at 187 years old.
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Submitted September 30, 2019 at 02:48AM by yomamascub
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Guinness World Records
Introducing Jonathan, the world’s oldest animal on land at 187 years old
Getting to know Jonathan, the giant tortoise that is the oldest living animal on land have survived for almost two centuries – and still has a good libido!
TIL about Alessandro Moreschi, the last Italian castrato singer, they would castrate the boys before puberty to retain the high voice, there is only one known recording of a castrato, he was around 50 years old when the recording was made, it is kind of eerie.
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Alessandro Moreschi
Italian castrato singer
TIL it was first assumed that the sharks in the freshwater Lake Nicaragua were an endemic species, but it was later observed that the sharks were able to jump up and down the rapids of the freshwater San Juan River (which connects Lake Nicaragua and the Caribbean Sea) like salmon.
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Lake Nicaragua
largest lake in Central America
TIL about Mary Bowser, a former slave with a photographic memory who lived in the Confederate President's house during the Civil War. She was part of the Richmond spy ring and credited for getting the most valuable information of all the spies during the war.
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Submitted September 30, 2019 at 06:48AM by ConfusedContortion
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Washington Post
A freed slave became a spy. Then she took down the Confederate White House.
Mary Bowser risked execution to infiltrate Jefferson Davis’s Richmond household. But she was never caught.
TIL that moons can have moons, and they're called "moonmoons"
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Submitted September 30, 2019 at 05:05AM by Mike_ZzZzZ
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Subsatellite
satellite that orbits a natural satellite
TIL a dress was equipped with sensors to monitor how many times women were grabbed and touched at a night club without consent. The women actively asked not to be touched and moved away from men. The data showed they were touched nonconsensually 157 times in less than four hours.
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CNET
This dress measures how many times the wearer was groped
It's a frock for the #MeToo age.
TIL when the Beatles were performing 'Twist and Shout' live, John Lennon would change the lyrics to 'I'm pissed with gout', and due to the screaming crowds, no one ever noticed.
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Submitted September 30, 2019 at 06:45AM by -happyrocker-
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Getintothis
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today review- a revelatory film about the birth of Sgt Peppers
On the anniversary of the release of Sgt Peppers, Getintothis' Keith Ainsworth gets into a newspaper taxi to see a brand new film all about the landmark album. The UK has a new number one. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in its new anniversary…
TIL that during the run-up to the Gulf War, Muhammad Ali travelled to Iraq and personally secured the release of 15 American hostages being detained by Saddam Hussein, despite the US Government and press condemning the mission and Ali as 'another egomaniacal celebrity out of his depth'.
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New York Post
How Muhammad Ali secured the release of 15 US hostages in Iraq
Of all the legendary wins in Muhammad Ali’s life, few are as little known as the one he pulled off exactly 25 years ago today: Defying the odds and the American government, Ali traveled to Iraq,
TIL that in ancient Rome, giving fellatio was seen as a disgusting, shameful act, while receiving it wasn't. So sometimes petty crimes were solved by punishing the criminal through forcing him/her to perform fellatio on the victim of the crime, instead of taking the case to court.
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Maxim
6 Things You Need To Know About The History of Blowjobs
It's time to bone up on BJs.
TIL: for years Chrysler advertised their luxury cars as containing 'Corinthian leather' with Ricardo Montalbán as the spokesman. On Late Night with David Letterman Montalbán playfully admitted that the term meant nothing. The leather was actually sourced from New Jersey.
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Corinthian leather
marketing term used by Chrysler
TIL the Jamaican bobsled team received $30,000 in Dogecoin, funding their trip to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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Submitted September 30, 2019 at 03:28PM by yourtinyshark
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Digital Trends
Dogecoin Users Raise $30,000 to Send Jamaican Bobsled Team to Olympics | Digital Trends
Wow! Dogecoin users have donated more than $30,000 worth of the virtual currency to send the Jamaican bobsled team to the Olympics Games in Sochi, Russia.
TIL Angel Lust (Death Erection) is when an erection in occurs in men after death. A number of Renaissance artists depicted a crucified Jesus with a death erection. This art was suppressed by the Catholic Church for several centuries.
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Death erection
A death erection, angel lust, or terminal erection is a post-mortem erection, technically a priapism, observed in the corpses of men who have been executed, particularly by hanging.
TIL Charlie Chaplin was the subject of an FBI investigation due to alleged communist sympathies during the height of McCarthyism. He later said "As for politics, I am an anarchist. I hate government and rules - and fetters ... People must be free."
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Submitted September 30, 2019 at 06:28PM by whatllmyusernamebe2
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Charlie Chaplin
British comic actor and filmmaker (1889-1977)
TIL: British Navy officers play Britney Spears songs to scare off Somali pirates. The rationale of playing these songs is because, supposedly, Somali pirates have a strong dislike for western culture and music, which make Britney Spears’ songs a perfect fit to make them move on quickly.
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Britney Spears' music used by British navy to scare off Somali pirates
Tim Jonze: 'As soon as the pirates get a blast of Britney, they move on as quickly as they can,' says merchant naval officer
TIL in New York City, over 690 subway trains were delayed due to people jumping on the track. And over 726 trains were delayed due to litter and garbage fires... in one month.
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Submitted September 30, 2019 at 04:21PM by cityboy2
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TIL that one of the earliest instances of Phreaking, (hacking into telephone lines,) was discovered via blowing a Captain Crunch toy whistle into a phone line. This toy , coincidentally, rang at 2600 Hz, which is the exact tone that At&T used to determine that a caller had hung up.
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Submitted September 30, 2019 at 08:34PM by InsertEdgyNameHere
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John Draper
American computer programmer and former phone phreak
TIL more than one in four (28%) of all mobile app uninstalls stem from "too many ads and notifications."
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Submitted September 30, 2019 at 08:36PM by savorymonk
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CleverTap
Why Users Uninstall Apps: 28% of People Feel Spammed | CleverTap
Users uninstall apps for a number of reasons. Hear 2,000 Americans as they tell you the top reasons they uninstall apps in this survey.
TIL that Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, was so goth that she lost her virginity on her mom's grave
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Submitted September 30, 2019 at 09:27PM by pairadise
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