TIL of the 'Banksy of Grammar', who at night would correct punctuation on shop fronts in the city of Bristol
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TIL of the 'Banksy of Grammar', who at night would correct...
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TIL about the 1991 "Great Butter Fire" which burned for 8 days (due to water having little effect on the fire), had flames 300ft high, and destroyed 50 million pounds of food.
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Submitted May 02, 2021 at 03:14PM by KickSidebottom
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20 Years Ago Today: Central Storage & Warehouse Fire
Twenty years ago today a massive fire began to burn in Madison; it is considered the largest and most difficult fire the MFD has ever fought. INSIDE: Video of the fire from NBC15 News archives.
TIL that because of genetic limitations, roses cannot be blue.
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Submitted May 02, 2021 at 03:21PM by HGMIV926
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Blue rose
blue flower of the genus Rosa
TIL that Boring, Oregon is a sister city to both Dull, Scotland and Bland, Australia. All three communities formed the League of Extraordinary Communities in 2013 because of their names and to encourage travel between them.
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Submitted May 02, 2021 at 05:41PM by jdgmugdock
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Boring, Oregon
unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon
TIL Yahweh was originally part of a pantheon and was the god of storms and warriors, which is why he sends floods and leads an army
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Submitted May 02, 2021 at 06:30PM by bnrshrnkr
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Yahweh
god worshipped in the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah
TIL The girl from “The Ring” was inspired by a true story/legend. A young girl, Okiku, was a Samurai’s servant who refused his advances. After being thrown down a well by the spurned Samurai, she reportedly haunted him by crawling out of the well to visit him every night.
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Okiku’s Ghost: The True Scary Story That Inspired ‘The Ring’
Some horror movies are directly based on true stories, while countless others are inspired by reality but bend the truth to make those stories into something new. The character of Leatherface, for example, was of course inspired by real-life serial killer…
TIL Samuel Clemons got his pen name of "Mark Twain" from when he worked with steamboats; it was the measurement of a river depth of 12 feet, which was a safe depth for the boats.
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Mark Twain
American author and humorist
TIL Switzerland finally dismantled last Cold War-era explosives from a bridge leading to Germany. They built such defenses to protect the country in the time of invasion!
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Submitted May 02, 2021 at 11:01AM by quackycoder
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Swiss finally take the last explosives off a bridge leading to Germany, 35 years after the fall of the wall
It was all part of Switzerland’s policy of ferociously armed neutrality. The country has not fought a war since 1815, but famously maintains a connoscript army
TIL Agatha Christie once disappeared for 11 Days and no one (including her) apparently knows what happened.
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When Agatha Christie Disappeared for 11 Days
Her only unsolved mystery
TIL that the 1877 novel Black Beauty, now considered a children's classic, was written for adults by author Anna Sewell to highlight the problem of animal abuse and was subnoscriptd "The Autobiography of a Horse." Ironically, Sewell was an invalid at the time and could not ride herself.
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Black Beauty
1877 novel by Anna Sewell
TIL scientists managed to recreate the voice of a 3000-year-old mummified Egyptian priest. They produced a 3D-printed voice box based on a precise scan of his vocal tract, and then used the vocal tract with an artificial larynx sound, synthesising a vowel-like sound reminiscent of a sheep's bleat
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Mummy returns: Voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest brought to life
Experts use 3D printing and speech technology to replicate the voice of Egyptian priest Nesyamun.
TIL the UK Women’s Institute invited Colin Darch, a former hostage of Somali pirates, to give a speech on his experiences. However due to a mix up many elder members of the WI attended wearing pirate fancy dress. Darch took it well, ultimately judging a “best pirate costume” competition.
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Mix-up at piracy talk as WI put on fancy dress
Colin Darch, a former hostage of Somali pirates, speaks of WI embarrassment when his hosts arrived in fancy dress• When fancy dress goes wrong
TIL over 90% of Chinese, and the vast majority of the Eastern world are lactose intolerant. The West aren't due to a genetic mutation that happened 12000 years ago.
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Dairy intolerance in China
Cow?s milk allergy & intolerance. General articles and research reports.
TIL that Genghis Khan is not a name, but rather a noscript which translates to “Ruler of the Universe”.
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Submitted May 03, 2021 at 02:07AM by GeorgeGhost
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Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan (aka Chinggis Khan, c. 1162/67-1227 CE) was the founder of the Mongol Empire (1206-1368 CE) which he would rule from 1206 until his death in 1227 CE. Born Temujin, he acquired the noscript...
TIL that airport runways at higher elevations need to be longer because the thin air at high elevations results in less lift on the aircraft
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Submitted May 03, 2021 at 02:12AM by TIL_this_shit
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Stantec
How long is an airport’s runway?
Several factors determine a runway’s length. (Hint: Flight volume isn’t one of them.)
TIL that in Montreal, buildings cannot exceed a height of 233 m(764ft), in order not to hide the Mount Royal.
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Submitted May 03, 2021 at 02:10AM by i_dont_understan
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List of tallest buildings in Quebec
This is a list of the tallest buildings in Quebec that ranks skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in the province of Quebec, Canada, by height. Buildings in five cities are included in this list; Montreal, Quebec City, Gatineau, Longueuil, and Westmount, each…
TIL French Aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is the only nuclear-powered carrier completed outside of the US Navy, and the only non-American carrier equipped with a catapult launch system.
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French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
French aircraft carrier
TIL that because broadcast satellite technology wasn’t invented yet, footage from the 1960 Rome Olympics was videoed and flown back to the US by plane and often aired events the same day they happened
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1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Italian: Giochi della XVII Olimpiade), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awarded the administration…
TIL Veronica Roth, author of the 'Divergent' trilogy, wrote her 1st book in her senior year at Northwestern University. Her career took off with the publishing rights sold before she even graduated college & the film rights sold before the novels were even printed.
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Veronica Roth
American author
TIL that a school in Poland is named after an Indian Maharaja, in honour of him providing shelter and free education to hundreds of Polish women and children after they had to escape Poland due to the WW2
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Submitted May 03, 2021 at 05:17AM by HermaFridayHq
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The Hindu
A Maharaja in Warsaw
Why was a school in Poland named after Jamsaheb Digvijay Singh Jadeja, who once ruled Nawanagar? Jayaraj Manepalli has the story.
TIL Florida is the only place on earth where crocodiles and alligators coexist
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Alligators and Crocodiles in Everglades National Park | Everglades River Of Grass Adventure Tours
Seeing alligators and crocodiles during our Everglades airboat tours is a regular occurrence. Learn more about alligators and wildlife on a fun airboat ride.