TIL that the year 1816 is known as the "year without summer" due to the volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia which resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, a global temperature drop of up to 3 degrees Celsius and unusually cold and wet conditions sweeping across Europe and North America.
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TIL that Bob Barker, who hosted "The Price is Right," trained as a Navy fighter pilot in WW2, but wasn't sent to the fleet in time to fight. He once said: "I was all ready to go, and when the enemy heard that I was headed for the Pacific, they surrendered. That was the end of World War II."
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Togetherweserved
Shadow box
Navy.Togetherweserved.com - Shadow Box Profile of Robert William Barker, LTJG
TIL when deaf people with schizophrenia 'hear voices', they hallucinate hands communicating using sign language
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Submitted February 23, 2020 at 09:53PM by Honesty_Addict
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UCL News
Exploring how deaf people 'hear' voice-hallucinations
A new UCL study, published in the July 2007 issue of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, systematically explores the perceptual characteristics of voice hallucinations in deaf people with schizophrenia for the first time.
TIL that in 1729, Jonathan Swift published a satirical essay in which suggested that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food to rich gentlemen. This satirical hyperbole mocked heartless attitudes of the British towards the poor and Irish in general
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Wikipedia
A Modest Proposal
satirical essay by Jonathan Swift
TIL: Spanish Flu is called "Spanish" because Europe was at war and no other country publicly reported their own cases. Spain was a neutral country, publicly reported their cases and took the fame. The real epicenter was a war camp on France.
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HISTORY
Why Was the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Called the ‘Spanish Flu’?
In World War I, neutral Spain was the first to report flu deaths in its newspapers, so commentators soon nicknamed the pandemic ‘Spanish flu.’
TIL USPS Delivery Vehicles are 30 years old + they use engines designed in the 70's that get 10 MPG
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Wikipedia
Grumman LLV
Long life light transport truck
TIL that the two sides in the Nigerian Civil War agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire to watch Pelé when he and his team came to visit Nigeria in 1967.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Pele | Biography, World Cups, & Facts
Pele, Brazilian football (soccer) player, in his time probably the most famous and possibly the best-paid athlete in the world. He was part of the Brazilian national teams that won three World Cup championships (1958, 1962, and 1970). Learn more about Pele’s…
TIL during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, the Hungarian Army, officially fighting on the German side, secretly assisted the Polish resistance, launching "ambushes" on the Poles and then "retreating" immediately, leaving behind massive amounts of weapons and supplies for the Poles to "capture."
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Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising (Polish: Powstanie Warszawskie; German: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation, in the summer of 1944, by the Polish underground resistance, led by the Home Army (Polish: Armia Krajowa), to liberate Warsaw from German…
TIL Spain's newest submarine was 75+ tons heavier than expected because someone put a decimal point in the wrong place. It could go down, but might not come up again.
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Popular Mechanics
Spain’s Newest Submarine is Too Big For Port
The Isaac Peral was redesigned to solve buoyancy problems and is now too large to fit in its own port.
TIL of Philippa Fawcett, an English mathematician and the first woman to have topped the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos, but who despite scoring 13% higher than the second top scorer did not receive the honorary noscript of Senior Wrangler.
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Wikipedia
Philippa Fawcett
English mathematician
TIL about "Cherophobia". It's a belief that when you become happy, something bad will happen right after.
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Aversion to happiness
Aversion to happiness, also called cherophobia or fear of happiness, is an attitude towards happiness in which individuals may deliberately avoid experiences that invoke positive emotions or happiness.
TIL that Joss Whedon wrote the Buffy episode "Hush" after hearing people say that the show was only successful because of the dialogue. Hush, with only 17 minutes of dialogue, became the only episode nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing and is considered to be one of the show's greatest.
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Hush (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
"Hush" is the tenth episode in the fourth season of the supernatural drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003). It was written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon and originally aired in the United States on December 14, 1999 on…
TIL that Craigslist generates more than $1 billion annually while having only about 50 employees.
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Business Insider
11 mind-blowing facts about Craigslist, which makes more than $1 billion a year and employs just 50 people
Craigslist is one of the top 20 websites in the US, and generates over $1 billion in revenue. Here are 11 surprising facts about Craigslist.
TIL The typical American leaves the workforce at age 63. In China, the average retirement age is 55
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CNBC
Americans retire 8 years later than workers in China—here's the retirement age around the world
In one country, employees leave the workforce at an average age of 49.
TIL Winston Churchill and Princess Diana were from the same aristocratic family, the Spencers. Churchill's last name was officially Spencer-Churchill.
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Submitted February 24, 2020 at 02:58AM by godblow
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Spencer family
The Spencer family is an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. Founded in the 15th century, it has spawned numerous aristocratic noscripts including the extant dukedom of Marlborough, the earldoms of Sunderland and Spencer, and the Churchill barony. Two…
TIL the Inverted Cross, used in horror films as part of their imagery, especially if the film involves demonic themes, was originally associated with the martyrdom of St Peter the Apostle. He requested that his cross be upside down, as he felt unworthy of being crucified in the same manner as Jesus.
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Wikipedia
Cross of Saint Peter
inverted Latin cross traditionally used as a Christian symbol
TIL Crows have been found to place nuts on the road so their tough shells can be broken open by passing vehicles. They even know to wait for the red light of traffic signals to retrieve the nuts.
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Submitted February 24, 2020 at 04:08PM by righthai
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Science ABC
6 Common Animals That Are Extremely Smart!
“Human beings are the most intelligent creatures in the world.” This is a sentiment that we’ve certainly all heard in the past, but is it actually true? While I like to believe [...]
TIL that in February 1335, two Oxford University students complained to the bartender of the Swindlestock Tavern about the quality of wine served. The argument turned into a brawl which escalated into a riot that lasted over three days, killing around 30 townsfolk and 63 members of the university
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Wikipedia
St Scholastica Day riot
1355 riot in England
TIL that the Anthropologist Ursula G. Bower (aka "Jungle Queen") led the Naga Headhunters into battle against the Imperial Japanese Army during WW2. Her weapons of choice were twin 9mm Sten SMGs. She was so effective, that the Japanese put a bounty on her. Nobody collected.
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Ursula Graham Bower
British anthropologist
TIL that legendary crime fighter Eliot Ness was promised by Al Capone that $2,000 would be on his desk every Monday morning if he turned a blind eye to his gang's bootlegging activities ( $33,000 a week in 2018 adjusting for inflation). Ness refused the bribe, was penniless when he died in 1957.
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Submitted February 24, 2020 at 06:09PM by G_man252
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Wikipedia
Eliot Ness
American law enforcement official
TIL that the live penguins that starred in Batman Returns (1992) had their own refrigerated dressing rooms and a swimming pool. The set was kept cold for them. Danny DeVito was the only one who was comfortable, because of the extensive face prosthetics, heavy padding, and heavy coat he had to wear.
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The Hollywood Reporter
'Batman Returns' at 25: Stars Reveal Script Cuts, Freezing Sets and Aggressive Penguins
Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer and Danny DeVito look back on the movie that helped make franchise films the norm: "We started to get comments from McDonald's like, 'What's all that black stuff coming out of the Penguin's mouth?' "