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TIL of the phenomenon known as misophonia where certain repetitive sounds (commonly chewing) trigger specific emotional responses that are intolerant towards that noise. Common reactions are anger, annoyance, disgust, and even panic in an attempt to get away from the noise.
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 01:17AM by Samburger241
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TIL about the Living National Treasures of Japan - individuals and groups certified by the government because they are masters of a traditional art or craft that is in danger of being lost. As a reward, they receive a small amount of money from the government every year.
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 06:57AM by twiggez-vous
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TIL that "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" by the Spin Doctors was about Chris Barron's stepmother. When he was a kid, she told him that he would grow up to be a janitor and would play his songs for the rats. The Spin Doctors' debut album sold 5 million copies with this song as the lead single.
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 03:08PM by itsmelen
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TIL that when North Korea forced several officers from a captured US Navy spy ship to take a photo demonstrating their happiness, they all raised their middle finger, claiming it was a "Hawaiian good luck sign". The photo was published by North Korea.
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 09:58AM by pepperminthippos
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TIL that MLK day wasn't officially celebrated by all 50 states until 2000 even though it's been a federal holiday since 1983.
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 05:26PM by ballewberrymomma
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TIL in 1991, a man broke into the Florida State Capitol & blockaded himself inside. His demands included pizza, beer, cigarettes, chinese food, weed, 666 donuts (for the cops) and phone calls w/ Ice Cube, Timothy Leary, & Lemmy from Motörhead. No demand was met, but the standoff ended peacefully
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 07:33PM by howmuchbanana
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TIL of Jerrie Cobb, who started flying at age 12 and later set world records for distance flight, speed, and altitude. She played semiprofessional softball to help finance her aviation, ranked in the top 2% of all astronaut candidates, and pioneered humanitarian flights earning a Nobel nomination.
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 04:01PM by WhileFalseRepeat
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TIL That from 1906-1920, there was a movement in the US to remove all silent letters and irregular spellings from the English language (eg: although->altho), funded by Andrew Carnegie and supported by Teddy Roosevelt
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 06:12PM by kl0
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TIL about Mary Ann Brown Patten, who took command of a merchant vessel in 1856 when the captain, her husband, became ill and the first mate was found to be sabotaging the voyage to win a bet he'd placed on a competitor. She defeated a mutiny attempt and brought the ship safely back to port.
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 09:35PM by tingoose48
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TIL that in fall of 2018, Starbucks’ coffee was found to have connections to forced labor plantations where workers were subject to debt bondage and unsafe working conditions. This was 8 months after they were named one of the World’s Most Ethical companies for the 12th year in a row.
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 11:30PM by PapaMoe1895
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TIL in January 2015, Marshawn Lynch was threatened with a $500,000 fine by the NFL if he didn't make himself available for Super Bowl Media Day. He showed up, set a timer on his phone, answered 29 questions with some variation of "I'm here so I won't get fined," and left the podium within 5 minutes
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 11:25PM by suzukigun4life
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TIL that after illegally demolishing the historic London pub Carlton Tavern (that survived the Blitz), a property developer was ordered by the courts to rebuild it "brick by brick." It's taken over 5 years and it has still not been completely finished.
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Submitted January 19, 2021 at 12:31AM by Blindman_McSqueezy
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TIL At Frank Sinatra's birth, the doctor thought he was a stillborn. Blue and not breathing, the doctor laid him on the counter while he attended to Sinatra’s mother. It was only when his grandmother picked up the newborn, ran him under cold water and slapped his back that Sinatra started breathing
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Submitted January 19, 2021 at 01:23AM by DrawFluent
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TIL a majority of the people Christopher Walken interacted with as a child were non-native English speakers, including his father. Walken attributes his unique halting speaking style to watching people hesitate to think of the right English word.
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Submitted January 19, 2021 at 02:55AM by bawledannephat
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TIL the last time the British Empire expanded was 1955, when they annexed a tiny rock 300km off the Scottish coast to prevent the Soviets spying on their ballistic missile tests.
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 09:00PM by LimitedLicense
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TIL: The Eiffel tower has a reletively untouched apartment designed and put in by Gustav Eiffel which few people were ever allowed in and he turned down every request by wealthy Parisians who wanted to stay the night in it.
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Submitted January 18, 2021 at 09:14PM by mothballmouthwash
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TIL when entering a highly-competitive energy drink sector with a low marketing budget, Red Bull needed to come up with a unique way to create brand awareness. Red Bull decided to strategically place empty cans of its product around garbage cans outside of popular late night venues in London.
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Submitted January 19, 2021 at 03:52AM by adamchain
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TIL the largest Giant Squid recorded by scientists weighed nearly a ton and measured 43' (13m), but are rarely seen alive in their habitat due to living deep underwater; these Giant Squids are capable of catching prey 33' (10m) away using tentacles 2x the squid's length with sharp suckers attached
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Submitted January 19, 2021 at 07:03AM by BlondeLocks
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