TIL that a Calvin and Hobbes comic from 1992 referred to the start of the universe as the Horrendous Space Kablooie, saying that "The Big Bang" was too boring. The term Horrendous Space Kablooie (or HSK) has since become popular among scientists, and has been used in books and university courses.
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Calvin and Hobbes
comic strip by Bill Watterson
TIL that civil rights legend John Lewis once attended Comic-Con dressed as himself during the March on Selma. He led the children in a march around the convention center wearing the same kind of coat and backpack as he did at Selma.
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Congressman and Civil Rights legend John Lewis went to Comic-Con dressed as a real-life hero: Himself
Sorry Marvel and DC: History won Comic-Con this year.
TIL of Helmuth Hübener, the youngest German legally executed by Nazi Germany. After being sentenced at the age of 17, he turned towards his judges and said "Now I must die, even though I have committed no crime. So now it's my turn, but your turn will come".
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Helmuth Hübener
German resistance member
TIL in 2019 an expedition that descended to the Mariana Trench, the deepest area in the world's oceans, found a plastic bag and sweet wrappers at the bottom of the Trench.
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BBC News
Deepest-ever sub dive finds plastic waste
An American explorer finds plastic waste on the seafloor while breaking the record for the deepest ever dive.
TIL about “Unschooling”, a form of homeschooling where the child has no curriculum or schedule. Instead they learn by living their life while following their passions. Proponents say it increases the child’s general well being and improved attitude towards learning.
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The 'Unschooling' Movement: Letting Children Lead Their Learning
Is a child who spends the day watching videos or playing in the backyard actually learning? Yes, say advocates of the "unschooling" movement.
TIL of Grigori Perelman, a Russian mathematician. The only person ever to solve one of the seven Millennium Problems, to which a prize of $1,000,000 is attached. He declined all but one of his awards and his $1 million prize money. Disappointed with academia, he vanished from the public eye.
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Grigori Perelman
Russian mathematician
TIL about Dillibe Onyeama who in 1969 became the first black person to finish their studies at the prestigious Eton College in England. He wrote a book about racism at Eton and was subsequently banned from visiting the school. He finally received an apology for his treatment this year.
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Dillibe Onyeama
Nigerian novelist and publisher
TIL that sneezing from looking at the sun or a bright light is a reflex that affects 18–35% of the world's population. It is called the photic sneeze reflex and it is also known as ACHOO (Autosomal Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst) syndrome.
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Photic sneeze reflex
sneezing in response to numerous stimuli, such as looking at bright lights
TIL Italy built an entire courthouse to prosecute the Mafia. They charged 475 members in a trial that lasted from 1986-1992. To date, it is one of the biggest trials in history.
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Maxi Trial
1986-1992 trial against the Sicilian Mafia
TIL in a 2008 survey, 58% of British teenagers thought Sherlock Holmes was a real guy, while 23% thought Winston Churchill was not.
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Nearly quarter of Brits think Churchill a myth: poll
Britons are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll which shows nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth, while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real.
TIL Over 90 percent of Mexico’s businesses are “microenterprises,” small-scale operations with workers or owners completely dependent on each day’s earnings. During the pandemic, Mexico City’s food mercados remain open, taco stands serve customers, and mariachis still come out, in order to survive
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Travel
A pandemic quiets mariachis and tourism in Mexico City
What a tepid government response and fragile economy mean for musicians, taco stands, and other gig workers in Mexico’s capital.
TIL Berliners love the "currywurst", a sausage topped with curry ketchup, so much, that there have been commemorative coins, novels, plays and movies honoring its invention. By tradition, every candidate for mayor must be photographed in front of a currywurst stand.
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Currywurst
fast food dish of German origin
TIL Tiger Woods almost ran out of golf balls during the 2nd round of the 2000 US Open because his caddy forgot to pack the balls Tiger was putting with in his hotel room the night before. He finished the round with one ball and went on to win the tournament by a record-setting 15 strokes.
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Golf Digest
Never forget that Tiger Woods almost ran out of golf balls during his 2000 U.S. Open romp
On Saturday morning at the 2000 U.S. Open, Tiger Woods was down to his final golf ball, a fact he was not aware of at the time.
TIL of the primordial pouch: a skin flap on the stomach area of some cat breeds which appears regardless of weight; it helps to store energy when a cat goes a long period in between meals, and to protect vital organs when involved in fights.
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Sepicat
The primordial pouch in cats; what is it and what is it for? - Sepicat
What is the primordial pouch in cats? Is it something to worry about? It's common in some cat breeds and you don't have to worry about it.
TIL The developers of a game called Game Dev Tycoon, released 2 versions of their game; one was an official release, and the other was a pirated version released directly onto pirating sites. The only difference between them was that in the latter, in-game companies would go bankrupt due to piracy.
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TIL of the Townsville mutiny - a WWII mutiny by African American members of the US Army in Townsville, AU. Black troopers, subject to regular racial abuse by some of their white officers, turned their machine guns and AA guns on their officers' tents, firing 700 rounds. It was only revealed in 2011.
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Secret documents lift lid on WWII Townsville mutiny
Hidden documents reveal how US African American troops machine gunned white officers during a mutiny in Queensland in 1942.
TIL That while filming Tokyo Drift, they couldn't get a permit to film a scene. They filmed it anyway, and the studio hired a fall guy to claim to be the director and spend a night in jail.
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Digital Spy
'F&F' director got man arrested in Tokyo
Fast & Furious director Justin Lin reveals he got a man arrested while filming predecessor Tokyo Drift.
TIL Rosetta Stone was discovered during the Egyptian campaign by Napoleon Bonaparte's French forces in 1799. It became the essential key to the modern understanding of ancient Egyptian literature and civilisation
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Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone is a granodiorite stele inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in Memphis, Egypt in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty on behalf of King Ptolemy V Epiphanes. The top and middle texts are in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic…
TIL Meatballs are not Italian dish, but an invention of American families. In fact, the only time you’ll find Spaghetti and Meatballs in Italy is if they are catering to American tourists.
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The Cookful
Are Meatballs Really Italian? - The Cookful
We Americans love our meatballs but are they authentic Italian cuisine?
TIL Scotland has an additional criminal verdict known as the 'barstard verdict' or 'not proven' as well as 'guilty' and 'not guilty'. The 'barstard verdict' can be used the jury when they feel the person is guilty, but not enough proofs have been shown by the crown. (It is treated as an aquittal).
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The Conversation
Scotland’s ‘not proven’ verdict helps juries communicate their belief of guilt when lack of evidence fails to convict
Despite its controversial nature, new research into the not proven verdict shows it helps juries ascribe guilt more adequately.
TIL Ancient Sumerian doctors had advanced surgical practices that involved washing their hands and the wounds with antiseptic mixes of honey, alcohol, and myrrh.
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Ancient History Encyclopedia
Health Care in Ancient Mesopotamia
In ancient Mesopotamia, the gods infused every aspect of daily life and this, of course, extended to health care. The goddess Gula (also known as Ninkarrak and Ninisinna) presided over health and healing...