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TIL that scientists have shown the slurping food like noodles or soup actually makes the food taste better
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 04:38AM by cobbled_thoughts
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TIL A study done by Brown University estimates the average cost to each U.S. taxpayer for the combined wars on terror is $23,386
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 06:49AM by bawledannephat
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TIL that Tim Curry was originally cast as Judge Doom in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," but he was dropped when the filmmakers found him too terrifying. John Cleese was also tested, but he wasn't terrifying enough. The iconic role eventually went to Christopher Lloyd.
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 07:04AM by sexpressed
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Today I learned some believe Friday the 13th originated with a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla where Loki showed up uninvited as the 13th guest with a plot to murder the god Balder.
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 05:34AM by sephirothreturns
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TIL that in the 80's, A&W launched a competitor to the McDonald's Quarter Pounder: a 1/3 Pound burger at a lower cost. It ultimately failed because most customers thought the 1/4 pound burger was bigger than the 1/3 pound one.
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 09:47AM by gaydotaer
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TIL - In the Movie 'Revenge of the Nerds', Booger's 7 Second Contest Winning Burp Was Actually a Recording of a Camel Having an Orgasm Blended with a Human Belch
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 06:17AM by ClutchingMyTinkle
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TIL that Viganella, a city in Italy where the sun doesn't rise for three months a year, has a mirror located on a mountain to reflect the sunlight
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 10:21AM by ibelieveicanfryy
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TIL Words that share a semantic relationship and are grouped in a specific order are called Irreversible Binomials/Trinomials. This can include things like 'mac & cheese', 'spick and span', and 'lock, stock, and barrel'.
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 01:55PM by FennecWF
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TIL Jaguars have twice the bite strength of a tiger
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 02:07PM by goshdammitfromimgur
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TIL that a man who ran a small liquor store in Orange County, CA for years — Nguyễn Cao Kỳ — had once been the most powerful man in South Vietnam, serving as a general, vice president, and prime minister.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguyễn_Cao_Kỳ#Life_in_exile

Submitted August 14, 2021 at 04:32PM by ctdca
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TIL that the death of Layne Staley, singer of Alice In Chains, was discovered when his accountants noticed that no money has been withdrawn in two weeks. They informed his former manager who then contacted his mother who then called 911
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 07:01PM by zirfeld
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TIL that Walt Disney Imagineering developed plans to build a "tiny" Harry Potter ride similar to Buzz Lightyear, with a wand instead of a gun. J.K. Rowling, unimpressed, turned to Universal Studios, who "seemed to understand the size and scope needed" and created The Wizarding World.
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 08:15PM by WouldbeWanderer
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TIL about "lonely negatives". These are words with common prefixes or suffixes such as "dis-", "in-", "un-", "-less" but they don't have positive counterparts such as the words "disgust", "disappoint", "reckless" - they don't have "gust", "appoint", or "reckful" as their opposites.
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 10:02PM by wholesome_lonesome
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TIL of Charles Dickinson West who was hired by the Empire of Japan in 1882 to teach steam engine mechanics & mechanical engineering at Tokyo University. He assisted in the development of the Imperial Japanese Navy & was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by Emperor Meiji in 1905.
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 07:23PM by MarineKingPrime_
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TIL the first episode of Dr. Who, one of television’s longest-running shows, debuted 23 Nov. 1963. However, only a small number of people were aware of it. Why? The then President of the USA, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated while touring Dallas, Texas, just hours before the show was set to debut.
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 09:34PM by Brilliantly_Bipolar
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TIL that Apple Records, the record company created by The Beatles in 1968, has had many legal battles with Apple Inc over the years. It started with trademark infringement in 1978 and later because Apple Records claimed Apple Inc violated an agreement to stay out of the music business.
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 10:13PM by xxk3990
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TIL the oldest known symbolic burial site was found in a cave, south of the modern day city of Nazareth, where a nine-year old was found buried with their legs bent and a deer antler cradled in their arms. The site was dated to circa 92,000 BP, making it about 95,000 years old.
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 11:53PM by chemistrynerd1994
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TIL Some witch hunts throughout history were likely caused by a fungus called ergot found in rye. Which is the same fungus used to make LSD, giving people hallucinations as well as painful muscular contractions, mania and psychosis. These symptoms were blamed on witchcraft.
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Submitted August 14, 2021 at 10:55PM by dismygyans
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TIL Scott Joplin the man who revolutionized the way piano is played was turned away from backing of financial suitors because he was black and it didn't suit them. He ended up contracting syphilis and was admitted into a psychiatric hospital. He died ther and his grave was unmarked for 57 years.
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Submitted August 15, 2021 at 01:44AM by bloppingzef
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