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TIL: Ketchup is a non-newtonian fluid, unlike "magic mud" it's viscosity actually lowers when a force is applied to it. This why ketchup will often pour out in such large unintended quantities after a little shake
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Submitted December 12, 2021 at 05:49PM by Jedi_Lucky
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TIL In 1997 there was a contest to win an exact replica of The Simpson's house, fully furnished. The winner could keep the home or trade it for $75,000. The winner took the money. The house was stripped of its decor before being sold.
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Submitted December 12, 2021 at 06:54PM by SheilaWholehearted
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TIL that Samuel Adams (a lifelong Protestant/Congregationalist) attended his first ever Catholic mass with friend Charles Carroll in 1774. He was so amazed by the music, chanting, and ceremony, that he wrote his wife “I wonder how Luther ever broke the spell”.
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Submitted December 12, 2021 at 08:57PM by Money-Theme
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TIL that German-born soldiers made up about 10% of Union forces during the Civil War. Some of them were exiled supporters of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe. After the war, the Forty-Eighters supported improved labor laws, and also advanced development in education, medicine, and journalism.
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Submitted December 12, 2021 at 09:26PM by SomeGuy671
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TIL that Yorkshire, England is home to the largest and most expensive fossilised poo in the world deposited by a Viking over 1,300 years ago
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Submitted December 12, 2021 at 06:45PM by LarryOtter1988
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TIL about Tonsil Stones. They're deposits that grow in your tonsils up to several cm in size. A 2007 study found 75% of participants with bad breath (halitosis) had tonsil stones. They can cause throat and ear infections and a persistent bad taste in the mouth.
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Submitted December 12, 2021 at 10:13PM by pmur_tits_or_ass_plz
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TIL that Matt Damon declined to star in the Bourne Conspiracy video game because he wanted "to make it more like Myst", a puzzle game, rather than an action game.
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Submitted December 12, 2021 at 10:12PM by seamsay
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TIL that Andrzej Sapkowski sold the rights to CD Projekt Red to create the Witcher video games for a lump sum of $9500
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Submitted December 13, 2021 at 01:29AM by StygianUnknown
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TIL: Until the late '60s Disneyland banned male guests who had long hair
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Submitted December 12, 2021 at 11:08PM by dismygyans
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TIL Universal Pictures nearly greenlit a sequel to Jaws called, Jaws 3, People 0, a screwball comedy written by John Hughes. Instead they made Jaws 3-D, which bombed with critics and at the box office.
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Submitted December 13, 2021 at 02:03AM by szekeres81
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TIL that a very large telescope in Chili is officially called “the Very Large Telescope.”
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Submitted December 13, 2021 at 03:42AM by Calichusetts
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TIL researchers have found that the brain’s frontal cortex not only controls vision; it leaves out things in plain sight. Although the eye's vision appear like a camera, in actuality, it is actively constructing a visual scene and making decisions about it.
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Submitted December 13, 2021 at 03:56AM by operator139
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TIL: The vast majority of "Push to Walk" buttons at intersections and "Close Door" buttons in elevators are disabled and only exist to give the illusion of control. In NYC, less than 10% of walk buttons are still even connected to the power grid.
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Submitted December 13, 2021 at 05:56AM by Communist_Pants
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TIL 4 Spider-Man suits were stolen from Spider-Man back in 2002. The suits cost $50,000 USD to make and Sony offered $25,000 USD for their return. It lead to a 18 month investigation, and the suits were found in Los Angeles, New York, and Tokyo. It was stolen by a security guard who worked on set.
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Submitted December 13, 2021 at 06:54AM by ChaseChaserChased
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TIL that Van Halen's "no brown M&Ms" clause was a way to make sure show promoters read the whole contract
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Submitted December 13, 2021 at 11:56AM by xilefogayole3
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TIL, the name Nickelodeon is derived from an old chain of movie theatres in the United States, having over 8,000 theatres at one point. The name itself comes from the terms: Nickel for 5 cents, and the greek word Odeon, meaning a building for Musical Performances.
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Submitted December 13, 2021 at 12:47PM by kieferevans
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TIL that putting live birds in a pie was a form of entertainment in the 16th century. An Italian recipe book of 1549 described how to make a pie so that the birds survived and 'flew out' when it was cut open. This practice was also found in 1725 in a cookery book by John Nott.
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Submitted December 13, 2021 at 02:40PM by Caravansaray
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TIL Drinking a Beer in Space Is Impossible Because It's All Foam
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Submitted December 13, 2021 at 02:20PM by knullsmurfen
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