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TIL A man in Atlanta confounded doctors and specialists for over a year with a condition which did not respond to any therapies. After he mentioned that he played clarinet in a Dixieland jazz band, researchers examined his instrument and discovered Exophiala fungus inside his mouthpiece
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 08:53AM by yaboodooect
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TIL In 1978, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was convicted of heroin possession in Canada where he was ordered by the judge to play a benefit concert at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 11:49AM by 90skid91
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TIL of Georgi Dimitrov, an influential Bulgarian antifascists communist. In 1933 he was arrested by Nazis following the Reichstag fire. He refused juridical counsel, and his defense and conduct became so famous a popular saying spread: "There is only one brave man in Germany, and he is a Bulgarian."
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 12:34PM by NewAccountEachYear
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TIL at the peak of the financial crisis of 2008 Volkswagen became the most valuable company in the world for one day despite being on the brink of bankruptcy
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 03:25PM by AllISaidWasJehovah
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TIL at the peak of the financial crisis of 2008 Volkswagen became the most valuable company in the world for one day despite being on the brink of bankruptcy
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 03:25PM by AllISaidWasJehovah
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TIL when game designer Tim Schafer was interviewed to work at LucasArts, he said he was a fan of their game "Ballblaster." The interviewer told him their game was noscriptd "Ballblazer" and only pirated copies were named "Ballblaster." He eventually got the job, and co-created Secret of Monkey Island.
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 05:00PM by Pupikal
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TIL Ancient Egyptians would shave off their eyebrows when their cats died and shave off all body hair (including their head) when their dog died to mourn until it grew back.
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 01:24PM by cubiclequeen
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TIL NASA officially banned consuming Alcohol in space in 1972 after sherry was proposed for Skylab meals, but it never really went away. “NASA will tell you there is no alcohol aboard the ISS” says astronaut Clayton Anderson. “As a person who lived there for five months, I’ll tell you that’s bogus."
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 06:13PM by EricFromOuterSpace
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TIL in 1991, 60 Minutes suggested red wine was the answer to the "French Paradox" (France enjoys a low incidence of heart disease despite a diet high in saturated fats). Within a year, American consumption of wine increased 40% and some wine sellers began promoting their products as "health food".
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 05:02PM by WhileFalseRepeat
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TIL In X-Men First Class, 2011. Hugh Jackman used 8 takes to try to get his line just right. The line was originally, "fuck off" but on the 8th take Jackman improvised by saying, "go fuck yourself", which became the line used in the film and also gave a genuine reaction from McAvoy and Fassbender.
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 05:27PM by sephirothreturns
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TIL that jaywalking is not illegal in the UK, and that while pedestrian crossings are plentiful, they are not compulsory to use. Ultimately, it is seen as the personal responsibility of the individual to make a sound enough judgement to cross safely.
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 09:53PM by jmn9408br
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TIL pirates often stocked a variety of flags and usually flew false flags, only raising the Jolly Roger when they had their prey vessels within firing range.
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 07:48PM by rocksofiron
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TIL: Eric Dolphy died in Berlin becuase Dr's took a stereotypical view that, as a black jazz musician, he would be a junkie (he was actually a teetotaler, and a Diabetic)
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 05:08PM by bolanrox
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TIL despite her repeated claims to be more than 85% correct, a 2013 article found that "psychic" Sylvia Browne was accurate in 0/33 of her predictions. For example, she had predicted that she would die at age 88; she died at age 77.
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Submitted January 23, 2021 at 01:10AM by A-Dumb-Ass
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TIL that Mark Hamill auditioned for the role of Mozart in the movie adaptation of 'Amadeus' after playing the role on broadway, but was rejected after a studio executive said, "I don't want Luke Skywalker in this film".
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Submitted January 23, 2021 at 12:33AM by megamoviecritic
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TIL a nautical mile is based on the circumference of the earth itself. 1 nautical mile is equal to 1 minute of arc on the planet earth. So 60 nautical miles is equal to 1 degree of arc. Consequently earth circumference is 60*360 = 21600 nautical miles.
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Submitted January 22, 2021 at 07:34PM by hafizmrozlan
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TIL the people of Africa have more genetic diversity than the rest of the world combined.
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Submitted January 23, 2021 at 02:11AM by SonOfQuora
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TIL that churros are pressed out in a star shape because otherwise it's very possible for them to violently explode while frying, spraying hot oil and bits of churro all over the kitchen
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Submitted January 23, 2021 at 02:43AM by JoystickMonkey
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TIL that the reason why the hair on the back of our necks raises when we see something scary or profound is because when humans still had fur, this would make us appear much larger than what we usually are, just like what a cat does. This is called the Piloerection Reflex, or Goosebumps.
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Submitted January 23, 2021 at 05:23AM by GardaJr13
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TIL: Garth Brooks' only single to not reach #1 (out of 21) was "We Shall Be Free" because of the "controversial" lyrics like: "When the last thing we notice is the color of the skin And the first thing we look for is the beauty within" and "When we're free to love anyone we choose we shall be free."
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Submitted January 23, 2021 at 06:50AM by confuciusly
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TIL Mexican soccer player Jesús Corona was given the name "Tecatito" by his team, because they were sponsored by Tecate beer and they didn't want to have his own name "Corona," also the name of a competing beer, on his jersey
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Submitted January 23, 2021 at 07:19AM by MisterBadIdea2
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