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TIL All New Yorkers used to have to move on May 1st if their lease expired. It was known as "Moving Day" which led to massive traffic jams.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 04:03AM by muadeebpaul
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TIL A dig in London unearthed a stylus inscribed with 'I went to Rome and all I got you was this stylus' that dates back to 70 a.d.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 06:59AM by Knight_of_the_Lepus
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TIL that in 1948, the United Nations created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which outlines basic rights and freedoms universal to all humans. It has since become foundational in international law and is the most translated document, with copies available in 524 languages
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 04:11AM by WiseBeginning
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TIL in the early 90s John Travolta's career was over until director Quentin Tarantino asked to meet. Quentin made John play board games from his past movies and had him recite famous lines to his past films. At the end of the evening Quentin offered the part of Vincent in Pulp Fiction.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 07:08AM by shaka_sulu
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TIL that the original Cousin Itt wig was made of human hair, but was eventually replaced with synthetic because everybody on set smoked and producers were afraid the actor would go up in flames
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 03:30AM by EtOHMartini
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TIL in the 1st century AD two major Talmudic schools had a debate over whether mankind would've been better off having been born or not having been born. After two and a half years of argument, votes were counted and the side defending birth lost
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 06:30AM by Mr_Basketcase
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TIL that, on the 90s show "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" the powder thrown on the fire to make it roar was Coffee-Mate. This is demonstrated in the Hulu documentary "The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story"
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 08:51AM by mirthquake
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TIL that ravens and wolves have formed a mutually beneficial relationship out in the wild. Ravens have been observed calling wolves to the site of dead animals so that the wolves will then open up the carcass and leave the scraps for the ravens once they're finished.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 12:07PM by CockGoblinReturns
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TIL about the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite Theban army unit made up of 150 pairs of male lovers. They were a highly successful unit through the 4th century BC, ending Spartan domination at the Battle of Battle of Leuctra.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 08:07AM by wearekindtosnails
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TIL in 1998, a 10-year-old girl in Austria was dragged into a car and kidnapped. The case remained unsolved until she knocked on someone's door in 2006 saying: "I am Natascha Kampusch." She had just escaped the secret cellar of a local technician that abused her for 8 years.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 02:02PM by iajzz
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TIL about Katie Bouman, a computer scientist who at the age of 29 led the development of an algorithm for imaging black holes known as Continuous High-resolution Image Reconstruction using Patch priors (CHIRP). In April 2019 the first ever image of a black hole was acquired.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 05:12PM by shulah
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TIL that Facebook conducted a study where they intentionally manipulated almost 700,000 users’ emotions without their knowledge or permission
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 06:04PM by Contrariwise2
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TIL about avant-garde composer John Cage whose most famous work is 4'33". For four minutes and 33 seconds, the musicians do nothing, allowing the audience to hear the environmentals of the performance hall.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 04:03PM by EtOHMartini
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TIL Alan Turing used to practice his Cambridge lectures in front of a stuffed bear he got in college named Porgy. He kept the bear with him throughout life.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 07:31PM by ChupdiChachi
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TIL about Dina Sanichar the true inspiration behind'The Jungle Book'. Found by some hunters in a cave in Bulanshahr, India, Dina was a feral child raised by wolves. Forced to live in a human society for 20 years: couldn't learn how to walk or talk but got addicted to smoking and died of tuberculosis
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 05:05PM by Smelly_Chocolate
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TIL the original Jake from State Farm actually worked at State Farm as an insurance agent. He was replaced in 2020 as the company thought the role was "best filled by a professional actor." He appeared in a cameo in the updated commercial.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 05:35PM by holyfruits
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TIL According to a survey, 43% of American Cardiologists are overweight to obese.
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 08:15PM by sigm_o
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TIL every current European monarch is descended from John William Friso, Dutch Prince of Orange from 1702 to 1711
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 09:58PM by Guardax
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TIL Wataru Misaka the first non-white NBA player described his first game as "It wasn't a big thing" and "Nobody cared." the same year Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color barrier
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Submitted April 17, 2021 at 08:25PM by TheDood715
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TIL That smiling in public is frowned upon in Russian culture. Excessive smiling is seen as a sign of dishonesty, insincerity, or even stupidity. Russians also tend to not smile in photographs for this reason.
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Submitted April 18, 2021 at 12:56AM by TheGreatHieronymus
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