TIL about Allen Wu, the fired CEO of ARM China who still continues to operate ARM China as he is in possession of ARM China's official company stamp (chop), which is required to legally fire him
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PC Gamer
A rogue Arm CEO and a centuries-old law are causing a headache for Nvidia's big deal
Arm China's CEO was removed from his position last year, yet remains in control of the company to this day.
TIL the real-life Neshoba County sheriff tried to sue the studio for defamation, for the semi-fictionalized portrayal of himself in the movie 'Mississippi Burning'. He dropped the suit when the studio's lawyers said they could prove in court he was accessory to the murders the movie alleged
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Mississippi Burning
1988 film by Alan Parker
TIL there is a furniture company in Houston that serves free breakfast, lunch, and dinner to their employees. Employees' children also have access to a pre-school and a high school plus a trade school for themselves, all free and on the premise.
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The Furniture Salesman that Saved Houston: Mattress Mack
If you live in Houston, you probably know Jim McIngvale as his alter-ego "Mattress Mack." For almost four decades, Mack has been selling furniture in the greater Houston area through his business Gallery Furniture. Known for his energetic local TV commercials…
TIL about "Deafheads" who held balloons against their bodies in order to hear/feel the music at Grateful Dead concerts
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Submitted August 11, 2021 at 02:02AM by stidesforty
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Deafhead
A Deafhead or Deaf Head is a hearing impaired Deadhead who attended concerts put on by the Grateful Dead or attends concerts from Grateful Dead offshoot bands, often in a specialized ticketing section (dubbed “The Deaf Zone”) set up for the concert. Many…
TIL an extremely rare, strong cyclonic storm resembling a hurricane formed over Lake Huron in 1996. It was the first time such a storm has ever been recorded forming over the great lakes region.
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1996 Lake Huron cyclone
Subtropical storm system in 1996
TIL The Hindenburg, filled with 7 million cubic feet flammable Hydrogen gas, had a smokers' lounge
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HISTORY
The Hindenburg Disaster: 9 Surprising Facts
Explore nine surprising facts about the massive German airship and its fiery demise.
TIL that in 1982, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was rushed to hospital when a fish bone became stuck in her throat, and she ended up having an operation to remove it. Being a keen fisher, she calmly joked when it was done: "The salmon have got their own back".
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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions from 1936 to 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was the last Empress of India from 1936 until India gained independence from Britain…
TIL of Abdul Baser Wasiqi, Afghanistan's only athlete at the 1996 Olympics. He injured himself before the marathon and limped the whole way, finishing in 4:24:17, almost an hour and a half behind the 2nd last finisher. When he arrived, the stadium was already being prepped for the closing ceremony.
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Abdul Baser Wasiqi
athletics competitor
TIL Emilio Salgari, Italy's greatest adventure writer and the "Father of Spaghetti Western", never traveled outside Italy, all he knew about foreign cultures he learned from books and travel manuals.
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Emilio Salgari
Italian writer
TIL that a 13 year old South Carolina boy called Andy Smith sent president Ronald Reagan a letter in 1984 to ask federal funds to hire a crew to clean up his room as his mother called his bedroom a 'disaster area'. Ronald Reagan replied politely approximately 1 month later.
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Letters of Note
My mother declared my bedroom a disaster area
As one would expect, Ronald Reagan was the recipient of thousands of letters each month during his presidency–a mailbag so voluminous, in fact, that a gang of patient volunteers were tasked w…
TIL that the daily rum ration given to sailors in the Royal Navy was only stopped in 1970.
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Submitted August 11, 2021 at 01:17PM by meeperion
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Rum ration
daily amount of rum given to sailors on Royal Navy ships
TIL about Fred Ladd, who introduced anime to the US and is the indirect reason that anime has opening songs, when he added one to Astro Boy which didn't have an opening, which the Japanese liked and decided to add opening songs to future anime
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Submitted August 11, 2021 at 01:26PM by SuperAlloyBerserker
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Fred Ladd
American writer
TIL about African-American boxer Joe Louis and Nazi boxer Max Schmeling. The two fought each other for the World Heavyweight Championship twice in the 1930s and went on to fight in WW2. They later become close friends.
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Joe Louis
Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world…
TIL that the vitreous humour(the gel-like substance that fills most of the eyeball) in our eyes is formed during our embryological development, and if lost or removed, cannot regenerate.
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Submitted August 11, 2021 at 05:37PM by casualphilosopher1
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Treatment for Floaters
Vitreous Humor Replaced by Natural Saline
After vitrectomy, or FOV, the vitreous is replaced by all your natural saline. During vitrectomy artificial saline is used. Replacement takes a day or two
TIL: The Killers' Mr. Brightside set a new chart record, after spending 260 weeks - or five whole years - in the UK's Top 100.
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Submitted August 11, 2021 at 11:28PM by brother_p
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BBC News
Mr Brightside: The hit that just won't die
The Killers' pop anthem has now spent five years in the UK chart. How did it happen?
TIL: To get a warm drink can cold takes20-25 minutes in a freezer. If you put it in a bucket of ice, that would halve that time. If you put water in that ice, it'd be cold (+- 5c) enough to drink in about 4-6 minutes, if you put salt in that water, you'd reduce the chill time to just over 2 minutes.
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Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers
How long in the freezer does it take to chill a Coke from 89F to 35F? | Make:
Adam Savage (MythBuster) who did an awesome mold making article in MAKE 08 chimed in on an Ask Mefi coke cooling question, here's how to cool down that
TIL that when told to alter the lyrics of their song Light My Fire, for the performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Doors defiantly sang the song with original lyrics, causing Sullivan to declare that they would never again appear on the show. Jim Morrison replied: "My man, we just did the show."
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Ed Sullivan Show
The Doors - Ed Sullivan Show
The Doors rocketed to stardom in the mid 60’s, a time in America when, as keyboardist Ray Manzarek put it, “the battle was between the hip and the non- hip, the heads and the straights, the psychedelics and the squares — and that was basically the battle…
TIL that the Singer/Songwriter Rick James went into the office of former Motown President Jay Lasker, snorted cocaine on his desk, jumped on top of it, took out his penis, and shoved it into Lasker’s face while screaming, “Sell my goddamn record!” Afterwards Lasker had Motown focus on Lionel Richie.
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Submitted August 12, 2021 at 01:22AM by -Omegamart-
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BroBible
Rick James Went On Pantsless Coke Binge To Intimidate Powerful Music Exec But Backfired Big Time, Says New Documentary
Rick James once said, “Cocaine is a helluva drug.” The now-iconic quote became the focal point of the Chappelle Show’s sketch noscriptd: “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood …
TIL about behaviorism, a popular belief that parental affection was dangerous. It stated infants should never be picked up or soothed and hugging children will make them insane. The goal was making a "happy child" that "only cries when hungry and does not ask questions"
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Submitted August 11, 2021 at 11:28PM by IntrudingAlligator
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John B. Watson
American psychologist (1878-1958)
TIL that the green slime from Nickelodeon is an edible mixture of vanilla pudding, oatmeal, applesauce, and green food coloring.
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Submitted August 12, 2021 at 02:05AM by DizzyUpThaGirl
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Delish
Nickelodeon's Famous Slime Recipe Has Been Revealed — And It's (Questionably) Edible
That is, if you like the taste of vanilla pudding and applesauce.
TIL that when deep frying, the food under the batter is actually cooked by steam rather than just from the heat of the oil.
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Submitted August 12, 2021 at 01:37AM by phi4ever
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Deep frying
cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat