TIL that the Concorde airplane flew so fast, if you left London (or Paris) in the evening flying west towards New York, to the passengers in the plane, the sun would actually appear to begin rising again shortly after reaching cruising speed. The plane flew faster than the Earth's rotation.
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Concorde Fleet breakdown
A breakdown of the Concorde fleet
TIL that in Switzerland, it's illegal to own just one guinea pig or parrot. The reason for this is that they're social species, and they are considered victims of abuse if they aren't able to regularly interact with others of their species.
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Why it’s illegal to own one guinea pig in Switzerland
At first, it sounds like one of the silliest laws ever: in Switzerland, you're not allowed to own just one guinea pig or parrot. The reason for this is
TIL that the there is a species of snake that farts as defence mechanism, and some fart so strong that they lifted themselves off the ground.
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Gyalopion canum
species of reptile
TiL of Prawo Jazdy , at one time thought to be the Republic of Irelands worst motoring offender it was later revealed the term is Polish for driving license and the prolific criminal was an admin error created by traffic police.
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Prawo Jazdy (alleged criminal)
Alleged criminal in Ireland
TIL that during a 26-year affair with Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy did not divorce his wife. Publicists kept the affair secret outside of Hollywood. Even after he died in Hepburn's presence, they said Tracy had been alone. Out of respect for his family, Hepburn did not attend his funeral.
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Spencer Tracy
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor, known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards for…
TIL that in the late 1980s, there were rumors in the UK that McDonald's was covertly funding the IRA, designated as a terror organization. The rumors were traced to a CNN talk show mentioning how McDonald's was providing funding for employees via Individual Retirement Accounts, or IRA's.
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McDonald's urban legends
urban legends about McDonald's
TIL Over the Bullet Trains's 50-plus-year history, carrying over 10 billion passengers, there has been not a single passenger fatality or injury on board due to derailments or collisions.
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Central Japan Railway Company
About the Shinkansen｜Central Japan Railway Company
TIL of Titanic survivor Frankie Goldsmith. His father died during the sinking, and when he and his mother arrived in America they settled in Detroit near Navin Field (Tiger Stadium). He never attended a game due to the cheers of the crowd reminding him of the cries of the dying people in the water.
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Vintage Detroit Collection
A Titanic survivor: The boy who was terrified by Navin Field in Detroit - Vintage Detroit Collection
On the evening of April 14, 1912, in the chilly waters of the north Atlantic, the passenger ship RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and quickly sunk. Of the estimated 2,224 people on board, more than 1,500 died in the frigid waters in what was the worst peacetime…
TIL patients were deliberately infected with malaria to produce intense fevers to treat incurable late stage syphilis. The inventor of this method won a Nobel prize for this work in 1927
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Wagner-Jauregg and fever therapy.
TIL: Dennis Rodman only has 28 siblings, previously thought to be 46, according to his father Philander.
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Just for the record, Rodman only has 28 siblings
During Dennis Rodman’s emotional Hall of Fame acceptance speech he smacked around his father, who skipped out on Rodman when he was just age 5, saying he had 46 brothers and sisters and they basically all deserved better.That’s totally not true. Rodman’s…
TIL Cheerleading is the most dangerous youth sport. A 2009 report from the University of North Carolina that concluded cheerleading accounted for 65.2% of all catastrophic injuries in youth sports.
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Cheerleading: the most dangerous sport for females
Cheerleading has the highest rate of catastrophic injuries for females, but why?
TIL during the Golden Age of Piracy, many pirates set up social safety net programs such as disability payments for injuries sustained while at sea, as well as life insurance to be paid to a pirate’s family if they died.
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Los Angeles Times
Brutal Pirates Had Their Good Points, Historians Say
Lore: They elected their own captains and voted on their missions, gave black slaves freedom and divided booty fairly, revisionist researchers say. They were violent, but who's perfect?
TIL a 24 year old man jumped into a hot spring to save his dog. When he got out he said "That was stupid. How bad am I?" He was blinded and his clothes fused to his skin. He died a day later at a hospital.
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Snopes
Man Burns to Death Rescuing Dog from Hot Springs
The hot springs in Yellowstone National Park have been responsible for a number of deaths and injuries.
TIL that Filipinos often switch seemingly randomly between English and their native language Tagalog - leading to the unofficial language "Taglish". It combines the best of both worlds, allowing speakers more possibilities of expressing themselves.
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TIL Seth MacFarlane donated over 800 boxes of material documenting Carl Sagan’s life and work to the US Library of Congress
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Space.com
'Family Guy' Creator Donates Carl Sagan Papers to Library of Congress
The creator of the hit animated series "Family Guy" has donated a vast trove of the late astronomer Carl Sagan's papers to the Library of Congress, officials announced today (June 27).
TIL about Moe Berg AKA “the brainiest guy in baseball”. He played for the Red Sox, spoke 7 languages, and during WW2 became a US agent. He was assigned to attend a lecture by Werner Heisenberg, a founder of quantum mechanics, and assassinate him if he thought the Nazis were close to a nuclear bomb.
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Moe Berg
Morris Berg (March 2, 1902 – May 29, 1972) was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball, who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Although he played 15 seasons in the major leagues, almost entirely…
TIL They found that the bats' closest relatives aren't tree shrews, flying lemurs, or even mice (as has been proposed); instead, they formed their own group early on that may share a common ancestor with the mammals that eventually evolved into horses, pangolins, whales, and dogs.
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How bats have outsmarted viruses—including coronaviruses—for 65 million years
Newly sequenced genomes reveal the secrets of their “superstar” immune systems
TIL: Tides aren’t limited to water. Earth’s land also has tides affected by the Moon. New York City rises and falls 14 inches a day.
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Earth tide | geophysics
Earth tide, deformation of the solid Earth as it rotates within the gravitational fields of the Sun and Moon. Earth tides are similar to ocean tides. The Earth deforms because it has a certain degree of elasticity; were it perfectly rigid, there would be…
TIL that in 1938 1800 veterans of the Civil War attended an 75th Anniversary reunion at Gettysburg, PA. The youngest was 88 years old, and the oldest claimed to be 112 years old.
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Gettysburg Daily
Eternal Light Peace Memorial Dedication Ceremony | Gettysburg Daily
The Eternal Light Peace Memorial, or Peace Light, was dedicated on July 3, 1938 as one part of the ceremonies for the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Approximately 1800 Union and Confederate veterans attended the 75th Reunion, and President…
TIL about the "Well to Hell" hoax. The hoax suggested a wealthy Russian man drilled a hole many miles deep into the Earth eventually finding a cavern, and with heat resistant equipment, recorded the screams of the damned. The hoax travelled the globe.
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Well to Hell hoax
urban legend
TIL Almaty, Kazakhstan was the close runner up for hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics. It was beaten out by only 4 votes(44 to 40).
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Almaty bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics
Almaty 2022 was an unsuccessful bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics by the city of Almaty and the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The IOC selected the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur,…