TIL, mongooses found in Hawai’i are native to India and were originally introduced to Hawai’i Island in 1883 by the sugar industry to control rats in sugarcane fields and have since caused the extinction of 8 federally listed endangered Hawaiian birds.
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Hawaii Invasive Species Council
Mongoose
Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) Regulatory Status: Hawaii Injurious Wildlife (HAR 124). It is against Hawaii State law for any person to introduce, keep or breed any mongoose within the State…
TIL that Mary, Queen of Scots was 5' 11" (1.8m) tall in an age when 5' 4" (1.63m) was considered tall for a woman.
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Submitted February 22, 2020 at 10:00AM by OorPancake
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Wikipedia
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, reigned over Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567.
TIL that during the SARS epidemic the World Health Orginization, under pressure from China, refused to give help to Taiwan, denying them critical information and access to tests. Taiwan would end up having a 21% mortality rate, as opposed to less than 7% in China.
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Nature
Taiwan left isolated in fight against SARS
Taiwan left isolated in fight against SARS
TIL Most people with Chocolate allergies are actually allergic to the roaches present in them and not the chocolate itself . FDA deems up to 60 Insect Parts in 100 gm of Chocolates as safe for consumption as anything less than that would require more expensive processing and pesticide use.
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Submitted February 22, 2020 at 09:00AM by Jelegend
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NBC News
Chocolate allergies linked to cockroach parts
TIL that an organism capable of producing oxygen without light was discovered in 2010. Unlike plants, algae and some photosynthetic microbes who all require light, Methylomirabilis oxyfera releases oxygen even in complete darkness.
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Microbes breathe life into oxygen theory › News in Science (ABC Science)
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TIL that as a result of the investigation into serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, Russian police solved more than more than 1000 unrelated crimes, including 95 murders, 140 aggravated assaults, and 245 molestations.
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Submitted February 22, 2020 at 01:12PM by Tokyono
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Wikipedia
Andrei Chikatilo
Serial killer
TIL scientists discovered in Brazil a 3,000 year old termite nation as big as the UK. To build it, the termites moved an amount of soil equivalent to building 4,000 Great Pyramids of Giza
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TIL California is home to 91 of the 100 most expensive zip codes in America.
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the Guardian
California home to 91 of America's 100 most expensive zip codes
San Francisco ranked priciest city with 13 of the most expensive zip codes, among 55 in the Bay Area, study finds
TIL about John “Liver Eatin’” Johnson, a Mexican-American War veteran turned mountain man, who in 1847 started a personal vendetta against the Crow Nation after they killed his Flathead wife, he is said to have killed and scalped more than 300 Crows and then ate their livers as a sign of disrespect
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Los Angeles Times
Trailing a Wild West Character to His Graves
The saga of John 'Liver-Eating' Johnston follows the legendary mountain man to burial sites in Los Angeles and Cody, Wyo.
TIL Julius Caesar was "slut shamed" for an alleged sexual relationship with King Nicomedes Bithynia. Not because it was of a homosexual nature, but because Caesar was allegedly the receptive partner. The accusation may have been a political smear, but it bothered Caesar for the rest of his life.
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TIL there's a cancer treatment costing less than $5 USD; it injects ethanol (type of alcohol in beverages) into the tumor with cure rate on par with surgical removal. Duke University scientists boosted the cure rate by creating an ethyl cellulose-ethanol gel, curing 100% of cheek tumors in hamsters.
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Scientific Reports
Development of enhanced ethanol ablation as an alternative to surgery in treatment of superficial solid tumors
Development of enhanced ethanol ablation as an alternative to surgery in treatment of superficial solid tumors
TIL of the Pequot War (1636-1638), now considered a genocide by historians. English settlers led a campaign against the Pequot tribe, culminating with the Mystic massacre, when Pequot women and children were set on fire. Afterwards, Connecticut was formed and the word "Pequot" was banned.
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Wikipedia
Pequot War
The Pequot War was an armed conflict that took place between 1636 and 1638 in New England between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of the colonists of the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies and their allies from the Narragansett and Mohegan…
TIL that Sean Connery was targeted by a gang in Edinburgh in the 1950s. 6 gang members followed him up to a 15-foot high balcony. He singlehandedly beat them up. He grabbed one by the throat and another by the biceps and cracked their heads together. After, they treated him with great respect.
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Wikipedia
Sean Connery
Scottish actor and producer
TIL in 2006 muggers accosted magician David Copperfield, who promptly turned all of his pockets empty despite carrying his wallet, cell phone and passport
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CBS News
David Copperfield's Real-Life Illusion
Magician Unhurt After Fooling Robbers In West Palm Beach
TIL a guy who posted a video of himself viciously abusing a dog got no jail time, was then viciously beat up in a revenge attack by an animal lover, and the animal lover was released after police interrogation.
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Newshub
Dog abuser beaten in revenge attack
A British man filmed viciously abusing his pet dog alongside his brother was forced to call police after becoming the victim of an apparent revenge attack in his Yorkshire home.
TIL Queen Elizabeth has met 12 US presidents during her reign. Which is over a quarter of all presidents since the United States' inception.
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Submitted February 23, 2020 at 12:29AM by nuktl
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Business Insider
What Queen Elizabeth's relationship was like with every US president, from Truman to Trump
Queen Elizabeth II, longest currently-reigning monarch, will greet Trump during his June UK trip. She's met with all but one US president since 1951.
TIL Agatha Christie described the symptoms of thallium poisoning so well in her novel, The Pale Horse, a nurse who read the novel recognized the symptoms in a baby that was dying, and saved it’s life.
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NY Times
Agatha Christie Book Saves an Infant's Life
Brit Journal of Hosp Medicine repts that nurse Marsha Maitland at London's Hammersmith Hosp helped diagnose illness of dying infant who had same symptoms as character in Agatha Christie book The Pale Horse, which she was reading (S)
TIL One reason Action Comics #1 from 1938 is so valuable is because it had a coloring contest which required entrants to tear out the last page of the Superman story in order to enter
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TIL of Adam Clayton, a guy in his 20's who fought for right to die legislation bill C14 in Canada, while dealing with incurable chronic nerve pain. He committed suicide in late 2016.
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Submitted February 23, 2020 at 01:22AM by fishingforgains
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YouTube
General Overview
Welcome to my living Hell.
TIL: Hundreds of thousands of Filipino men answered President Truman's call to serve in the US army and resist the Japanese occupation. After the war, he refused to honor promised citizenship and benefits for service. Citizenship would not be granted until the 1990s.
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Submitted February 23, 2020 at 06:32AM by Teros001
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NBC News
Thousands of Filipino-American WWII Vets Make Appeals Over Equity Pay Denial
Nearly 75 years after he signed up to fight under the U.S. flag, the VA continues to deny recognition of Artemio Caleda’s service.
TIL In the ancient Roman comedic play "The Mother-in-Law," a husband falsely accuses his new wife of infidelity after she gives birth mere months into marriage. A stolen ring reveals he assaulted his future wife in a dark street before they met, and is in fact the father of the child.
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Submitted February 23, 2020 at 02:52AM by DudeAbides101
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Wikipedia
Hecyra
Ancient Roman play by Terence