TIL that women in Cuba have equal constitutional rights as men in the economic, political, cultural and social fields, as well as in the family. Women hold 48.9% of the parliamentary seats in the Cuban National Assembly.
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Wikipedia
Women in Cuba
In Cuba, women have equal constitutional rights as men in the economic, political, cultural and social fields, as well as in the family. According to Article 44 of the Cuban Constitution, "The state guarantees women the same opportunities and possibilities…
TIL New Mexico license plates are the only ones with USA on them because Americans don’t know it’s part of their country
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Submitted August 01, 2020 at 04:45AM by f_14
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Abqjournal
Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, our new turquoise 'retro' license plates have stirred up a lot of excitement.
TIL the actor who was inside R2-D2 hated the guy who played C-3PO, calling him "the rudest man I've ever met."
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Submitted August 01, 2020 at 05:26AM by Magnicello
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New York Post
‘He might as well be a bucket’: Why C-3PO and R2-D2 hate each other
They are among the most famous on-screen duos in history, yet C-3P0 and R2-D2 don’t see eye to eye — and not just because of the height difference. When the principal actors from the original 1977
TIL If a flat worm's head is cut of, it regrows its head and brain. But not only that, the new brain contains all the memories of the old brain.
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Submitted July 31, 2020 at 11:12PM by RainyDayBreeze
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National Geographic Society Newsroom
Decapitated Worms Regrow Heads, Keep Old Memories
In French Revolution-style, researchers decapitated flatworms—then did something that would give even Madam Defarge the creeps. The scientists let the worms' heads grow back and found that their memories returned along with the new noggins, according to…
TIL Nutella was invented during World War 2, when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.
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Submitted August 01, 2020 at 05:00AM by Magnicello
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Mentalfloss
8 Things You May Not Know About Nutella
Napoleon and Hitler are responsible for the world's Nutella addiction.
TIL Tom Cruise divorced all three of his ex-wives when they turned 33 (Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes) and each is 11 years younger than the last.
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Submitted August 01, 2020 at 12:36PM by f_GOD
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independent
The truth about Tom Cruise - 16 things you (probably) didn't know
Reaction to official confirmation of a romance between actors Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx last week was underwhelming to say the least.
TIL Ted Bundy took advantage of an obscure Florida law in court- that a marriage declaration in front of a presiding judge was counted as a legal marriage. As he questioned his girlfriend Carol Ann Boone, he asked her to marry him, and announced they were married to the court when she accepted.
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Ted Bundy
20th-century American serial killer
TIL Salvador Dalli was born 9 months after his older brother, who was also named Salvador, died and his parents believed he was a reincarnation of said older brother and he spent most of his life trying to live outside the shadow of his older brother.
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Salvador Dalí
Spanish artist (1904-1989)
TIL that Javed Iqbal, a Pakistani serial killer who murdered 100 young boys, strangling them, dismembering the corpses, and dissolving them in acid, was sentenced to death in the same manner: being strangled, cut into 100 pieces in front of the parents of the victims, and being dissolved in acid
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Javed Iqbal (serial killer)
Pakistani serial killer
TIL that reading all privacy policies the average internet consumer encounters in a year would take 76 work days
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Submitted August 01, 2020 at 04:12PM by Lord_Umpanz
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TIME.com
You’d Need 76 Work Days to Read All Your Privacy Policies Each Year
The problem with privacy on the Internet isn’t so much that companies don’t provide privacy options or tell you that they might share your data, it’s that protecting your privacy often entails wandering the wilds of Facebook’s confusing privacy settings or…
TIL: After the $4 "Stella" coin was rejected by Congress the already minted coins were sold to Congressmen at cost. This later became a source of scandal when a number of them ended up as jewelry pieces adorning the necks of madams operating some of Washington's most infamous brothels.
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Wikipedia
Stella (United States coin)
four dollar coin from the United States
TIL Sir Richard Branson once lost a bet with Tony Fernandes on the winner of the 2010 F1 Grand Prix. The loser had to work as a female flight attendant on the winner's airline. Branson shaved his legs, dressed in drag, and hosted passengers on a 5 hour Air Asia flight that raised 200k for charity.
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CNN
Richard Branson does drag after losing bet
Virgin Group chairman lost a wager and had to serve as a flight attendant on AirAsia X flight.
TIL Switzerland is 829 years old today. Happy birthday Switzerland!
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Submitted August 01, 2020 at 06:55PM by ItsThaWolfe
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Wikipedia
History of Switzerland
aspect of history
TIL: Trinity Southern University was sued for allegedly selling fake degree after investigators was able to obtain a fake college degree for their cat.
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Submitted August 01, 2020 at 05:13PM by EngineerMinded
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msnbc.com
School that awarded MBA to cat sued
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office Monday sued an online university for allegedly selling bogus academic degrees — including an MBA awarded to a cat.
TIL that when Greek Runner Konstantinos Kenteris won gold at the 2000 Olympics for the 200-metre dash, he was the first Greek athlete to win an Olympic sprint since Dionysius of Alexandria in 269 AD.
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YouTube
Men's 200 Meters Final - 2000 Sydney Olympics Track & Field
2000 Sydney Olympics Track & Field - Men's 200 Meters Final
September 28, 2000
Sydney, Australia
1 Konstadínos KEDÉRIS GRE GRE 20.09 NR 0.163
2 Darren CAMPBELL GBR GBR 20.14 0.174
3 Ato BOLDON TTO TTO 20.20 0.163
4 Obadele THOMPSON BAR BAR 20.20 0.205
5 Christian…
September 28, 2000
Sydney, Australia
1 Konstadínos KEDÉRIS GRE GRE 20.09 NR 0.163
2 Darren CAMPBELL GBR GBR 20.14 0.174
3 Ato BOLDON TTO TTO 20.20 0.163
4 Obadele THOMPSON BAR BAR 20.20 0.205
5 Christian…
TIL During the Bosnian War, a former Danish Special Forces officer named Helge Meyer used his 1979 Camaro to go through the front lines during the Bosnian War to deliver humanitarian aid. The US Air Force helped modify the Camaro by adding kevlar panels, reconnaissance and stealth tech.
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DriveTribe
Ghost Car: a 1979 Camaro that was used in Bosnian war
Combining K.I.T.T. with Mad Max in order to save lives. Brilliant!
TIL According to Welsh legend, faeries would not only use Corgis for pulling their carts, but would also ride them into battle.
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Submitted August 01, 2020 at 04:38PM by redmambo_no6
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Mentalfloss
The Ancient Connection Between Corgis and Fairies
The fluffy pooches had an important job to do.
TIL that the motto, "In God We Trust," is not the original motto of the United States. During the Cold War, it was changed from "E Pluribus Unum" ("from many, one") in an effort to differentiate the United States from atheistic communism.
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Submitted August 01, 2020 at 08:38PM by iamjensen1
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Wikipedia
United States national motto
The modern motto of the United States of America, as established in a 1956 law signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is "In God we trust". The phrase first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864.
TIL most Americans support eliminating the penny but attempts to do so have been stopped by Jarden Zinc Products, the sole provider of zinc penny blanks. Canada eliminated their penny in 2012.
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Submitted August 01, 2020 at 11:04PM by pm-me-gps-coords
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Penny debate in the United States
public policy debate
TIL that Louis Armstrong always wore a Star of David as an homage to a Jewish family that took him in when he was young and gave him his first horn
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Submitted August 02, 2020 at 12:44AM by wintering6
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HISTORY
9 Things You May Not Know About Louis Armstrong
Check out nine little-known facts about the jazz legend nicknamed “Satchmo.”
TIL Leonardo DiCaprio has never had a girlfriend over 25 years of age
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Submitted August 01, 2020 at 11:42PM by notmedicinal
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Insider
Someone on Reddit made a chart of Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriends — and it seems his cut-off age is 25
Leonardo DiCaprio may grow old, but his girlfriends will stay 22 forever.