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TIL that Nicolas Ferrial, the jester of King Francis I, once slapped the monarch on his bum. Nicolas was to be executed for this deed but the king promised to forgive him if he comes up with an apology even more insulting than the slap. And the jester delivered: 'I mistook you for the Queen!'
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 02:24PM by here_for_fun_XD
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TIL that NFL QB Terry Bradshaw had elbow surgery in 1983 and told the Steelers that he would be ready to play that year. Because of this, they didn't draft future HOF QB Dan Marino. Bradshaw only played one more game, reinjuring his elbow and retiring. The Steelers didn't win another SB for 26 years
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 12:22PM by WigboldCrumb
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TIL Shakespeare coined or popularized many of the phrases we use today. Some of these include: “Good riddance. In my heart of hearts. Laughing stock. Wild-goose chase. Devil incarnate. Brave new world. As luck would have it. All our yesterdays. Break the ice. Full circle.”
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 03:22PM by UpperFennel
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TIL that an annual supply of bottled water for a person who consumes 8 glasses a day would cost approximately $200; the same amount of tap water would cost approximately $0.33.
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 04:33PM by Pristine-Blacksmith
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TIL that Khmer Rouge, which killed over 1.5 million Cambodians (25% of population), was allowed to keep its UN seat for 14 years after being removed from power in 1979 (by a Vietnamese invasion), with widespread Western support, including the US, primarily due to Cold War considerations.
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 02:52PM by nehala
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TIL when SkyLab disintegrated over a West Australian town, NASA received a $400 ticket for littering from the rural town that received the debris. A radio DJ raised the funds to pay the ticket in the 90s.
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 06:54PM by millre01
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TIL Christian radio host Harold Camping predicted the world would end on May 21, 2011. Followers gave up their jobs, sold their homes, and stopped investing in their children's college funds. On May 22, his office had a paper note in the window stating, "This office is closed. Sorry we missed you!"
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 07:42PM by WouldbeWanderer
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TIL the school lunch program was passed to help the military, as many men were turned away from health problems due to childhood malnutrition. It also prioritized the interests of agriculture and the food industry.
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 09:28PM by JustAManFromThePast
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TIL Hitler's Family doctor, Eduard Bloch, was an Austrian Jew who was granted special protection by Hitler when he invaded Austria. Bloch emigrated in 1940 and died in the United States in 1945 a month after Hitler died.
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 07:54PM by Darth_Memer_1916
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TIL in 2001, when the space station Mir was set to return to earth, Taco Bell set up a floating target in the Pacific Ocean, promising free tacos to everyone in the US if the space station hit it.
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 11:18PM by toin9898
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TIL Adidas bought the iconic three stripe design from Finnish sportswear company Karhu for two bottles of whiskey and equivalent of 1600 euros
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 10:49PM by OSArsi
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TIL in 1935 "Happy Birthday to You" was copyrighted with a value of 5M making it illegal to sing. In 2016 a federal judge ruled that the copyright was not valid and the song had no other claim to copyright, placing it in the public domain, and making it free to sing for all.
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 09:30PM by SingLikeTinaTurner
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TIL that notorious mercenary Bob Denard was hired in 1975 to overthrow Ahmed Abdallah, president of the Comoros. 3 years later Abdallah hired Denard to kick out his replacement, mad dictator Ali Soilih. 10 years later Soilih's half-brother paid Denard to remove Abdallah again. All coups succeeded.
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Submitted May 07, 2021 at 12:55AM by IncredibleGrowingMan
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TIL NFL player Tyrann Mathieu filmed a PSA on the dangers of leaving a dog in a hot car. It was 90 degrees outside and Tyrann gave up after 8 minutes when the inside temperature reached 120 degrees
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Submitted May 07, 2021 at 01:30AM by NovelSlip
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TIL that Robert Ballard's discovery of the Titanic in 1985 was actually a by product. The expedition which found the wreck was funded by the US government to study the effects of radiation from two US Navy submarines which had sunk in the 1960s. The Titanic search was a cover.
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Submitted May 06, 2021 at 11:26PM by GentPc
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TIL Mahatma Gandhi got married to a 14 year girl named Kasturba in 1883 when he was 13 years old through an arranged marriage, however, they were not allowed to live together because of their young ages for several years owing to the prevailing traditions.
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Submitted May 07, 2021 at 02:56AM by KimCureAll
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TIL about pinball prohibition, pinball was banned in most major cities from the early 1940s to the mid 1970s because it was considered a game of chance and therefore gambling.
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Submitted May 07, 2021 at 04:42AM by TraditionSeparate
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