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TIL that Teddy Roosevelt took a break from the presidency to go camping with John Muir for four days. They explored without any supervision/security. Roosevelt was so inspired by the trip that it eventually led to the creation of the National Park Service.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 07:25AM by SaltyTelluride
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TIL that constantly day dreaming and using it to distract from the real world is an actual mental illness called maladaptive daydreaming.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 05:18AM by QueenDaddy37
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TIL former stage magician and skeptic of pseudoscience James Randi offered $1,000,000 to anyone who could prove their paranormal abilities under agreed-upon testing criteria. Over 1,000 people tried, and 0 were successful. It was discontinued in 2015.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 08:40AM by BrainExcrement
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TIL Every year Paris runs a competition to find the baker of the best baguette, and the winner gets a 1 year contract to supply the President of France and the Palais de l'Élysée with baguettes. The competition is called the "Grand Prix de la Baguette de Tradition Française de la Ville de Paris".
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 11:55AM by oceanicplatform
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TIL According to a poll from 2019, Americans are among the most stressed-out people in the world.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 06:14AM by RoutineProcedure
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TIL that the Mythbusters once tested a combination of common materials that made an extremely powerful explosive. They deleted the tapes and swore to never release the information, then contacted DARPA and warned them about the possibility of misuse from the combination.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 08:50AM by MindthePlatformGap
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TIL Roddy Piper improvised the "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass.... and I'm all out of bubblegum," line from They Live. John Carpenter told Roddy that he wasn't gonna rob the bank, but he was holding a shotgun and wearing sunglasses, so he needed to say something.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 02:40AM by Blessing727
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TIL The floor plans of MI6 (British Secret Intelligence Service) headquarters in London were 'lost' by building contractors during refurbishment. The documents held sensitive information on the layout, including entry and exit points. Most documents (but not all) were later recovered.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 04:02PM by amansaggu26
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TIL a Texas man was once sentenced to sleep outside in a doghouse for 30 nights, as a punishment for child abuse
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 07:41AM by blubbaseal
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TIL 1749 out of 1750 species of cacti are native to only The Americas
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 02:12PM by Sydfex
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TIL That around 1000 years after the great pyramids were built, most mammoth populations had died out. However, in Wrangel Island in Russia, there were around 500-1000 mammoths still alive!
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 04:44PM by Piggie-1603
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TIL The 13th Vice President of the United States, William R. King, and the 15th President of the United States, James Buchanan, were most likely romantic partners and lived together for 13 years.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 05:37PM by Wreserve
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TIL that Stephen Hawking hosted a party for time travelers, but no one came. he sent the invites out after the event with the thought that anyone who could time travel would go back and show up to the party
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 06:37PM by CraigC90
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TIL archaeologists found traces of burnt cannabis on an altar in an ancient Jewish shrine, the first time cannabis has been identified in the Ancient Near East. Scientists believe there was sufficient THC to create a mind-altered state in those breathing the fumes.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 05:40PM by Miskatonica
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TIL According to a poll from 2019, Americans are among the most stressed-out people in the world.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 06:14AM by RoutineProcedure
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TIL The very first strike ever recorded in history started in 1152 BC. During the reign of Rameses III in Ancient Egypt, while building a royal necropolis, the workers felt they were being underpaid, so they organized a massive strike. Their wages were actually increased and workers returned to work
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 03:45AM by FacelessOnes
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TIL JFK ordered his press secretary to buy him 1000 Cuban cigars the day before he signed the Cuban trade embargo.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 08:47PM by dannyzuko0
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TIL that Mister Rogers created a simple set of rules for talking to children that his writers dubbed "Fredish." Fred Rogers studied child development and understood that preschool-age children tend to hear things literally so he focused on developing language to not confuse or mislead children.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 09:22PM by ralphbernardo
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TIL that the Empire State Building was constructed so rapidly (1 year and 45 days) that the steel arrived warm to the touch from Carnegie Pennsylvania.
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Submitted July 17, 2020 at 07:54PM by Awieszczyk
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