TIL that there is evidence that Neanderthals may have been a seafaring people, sailing from the mainland to the island of Crete 130,000 years ago.
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Neandertals, Stone Age people may have voyaged the Mediterranean
Island finds suggest surprisingly early seafaring, perhaps earlier than 130,000 years ago
TIL that the reason Kratos from God of War calls his son "boy" is because developers "couldn’t think of a good name for the kid". The character just didn’t have a name for part of the development process.
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Submitted November 09, 2022 at 06:38AM by -Roman_O-
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HappyGamer
God Of War’s Director Reveals In An Interview Why Kratos Repeatedly Calls His Son “Boy” Throughout The Game | Happy Gamer
When a game is as popular as 2018's God of War, players dive in depth into practically every aspect of both the gameplay and the story.
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TIL Joseph Christmas, the first white American to explore the Grand Canyon, thought it worthless to visitors, writing, "The region is valueless. After entering there is nothing to do but leave. Ours has been the first and will doubtless be the last party of whites to visit this profitless locality."
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Submitted November 09, 2022 at 01:25PM by mike_pants
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Explorers - Grand Canyon National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
TIL Negative effects of alcohol consumption by pregnant women on the child has been noted since Roman times. Also, alcohol was used to prevent preterm labour into the 1980s, sometimes being applied intravenously.
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Submitted November 09, 2022 at 01:54PM by jamescookenotthatone
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy
TIL Elvis Presley recorded more than 600 songs in his music career but did not write a single song
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Submitted November 09, 2022 at 08:14AM by Neonwhitelion
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Outsider
Elvis Presley Said He Never Wrote Any of His Own Songs
Elvis Presley had many hit songs throughout his career. But the King of Rock 'n Roll never actually wrote any of his own music.
TIL newborn babies shouldn’t drink plain water because it can lead to brain swelling and even death.
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Submitted November 09, 2022 at 03:57PM by cynicoolwhale
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What You Need to Know About Water for Infants
Babies drink breast milk or formula. But do they also need water to stay hydrated? Learn more about giving water to babies and how it can affect your baby’s health.
TIL of Hatuey, a Taíno chieftain who, while tied to the stake by Spaniards and waiting to be burned alive, chose not to convert to Christianity in order to avoid meeting his Spanish oppressors in heaven
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Hatuey
Dominican Cacique
TIL in 1989, many major airlines showed edited versions of the film Rain Man, omitting a scene involving a character's refusal to fly (while mentioning several prominent airliner crashes). However, the scene was shown intact on Qantas—the only airline mentioned as having planes that "never crashed."
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Submitted November 09, 2022 at 07:25PM by Boomtown_Rat
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Rain Man
1988 film directed by Barry Levinson
TIL Charles Darwin believed the reason the human menstrual cycle is the same length as the lunar cycle is because humans evolved on the seashore and needed to be in sync with lunar tides.
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BBC Science Focus Magazine
Is it coincidental that the human menstrual cycle is about the same length as the Moon cycle?
The human menstrual cycle is only the about same length as the lunar month – it isn’t synchronised with a particular phase.
TIL that the state of Massachusetts tried to nullify the Vietnam War by passing a law that its citizens could not be connoscripted in an undeclared war. The Supreme Court declined to hear their case
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Submitted November 09, 2022 at 09:01PM by TimelyConcern
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Massachusetts v. Laird
1970 US Supreme Court case on connoscription and the Vietnam War
TIL of the "world's rudest waiter," Edsel Ford Fong, who greeted visitors with an admonition to "Sit down and shut up!" He was known for calling patrons "retarded" and "fat", criticizing people's menu choices and then telling them what they should order, amongst others.
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Submitted November 09, 2022 at 06:39PM by Boomtown_Rat
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Edsel Ford Fong
World's rudest waiter (1927-1984)
TIL Epidemiologist Corrine Miller knew of the contamination of water in Flint, Michigan but told no one, causing 12 deaths and 12,000 cases of lead poisoning in children. She was sentenced to 12 months parole and a $1,200 fine.
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Michigan Radio
Former state epidemiologist sentenced in Flint water crisis criminal probe
A former state health department official has been sentenced for her role in the Flint water crisis.Monday, retired state epidemiologist Corrine Miller…
TIL the first copy of Rolling Stone magazine came with a free roach clip to hold your joints.
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Submitted November 09, 2022 at 08:08PM by MightGuy420x
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WKSU
Shuffle: Rolling Stone Magazine's 50 Years On Display At The Rock Hall
[Editor's note: This previously aired on WKSU on May 4, 2017] The iconic music and pop culture magazine Rolling Stone turned 50 last year. Next month, the…
TIL Kane Hodder appeared in character as Jason Voorhees on the Arsenio Hall show in 1989 to promote "Jason Takes Manhattan", being interviewed as if Jason was a real killer. He remained silent throughout the interview.
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Kane Hodder/Jason on The Arsenio Hall Show 1989
TIL nearly 50% of all Native Hawaiians live outside of Hawaii. California hosts the largest Hawaiian diaspora community. The main reason for this exodus has been the increased cost of living and struggling economy.
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Submitted November 10, 2022 at 03:05AM by -AMARYANA-
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Hawaiian diaspora
The Hawaiian diaspora or Native Hawaiian diaspora (Hawaiian: Kānaka maoli i nā ʻāina ʻē) are people of full or partial Hawaiian descent living outside of Hawaii. The vast majority of them live in the contiguous United States, though smaller communities are…
TIL HPV infection is not only related to cervical cancer, but is responsible for a great number of mouth and throat cancers as well due to oral sex
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Mayo Clinic Health System
HPV infection and mouth, throat cancer
Did you know that HPV infection increases risk of throat and mouth cancer? Learn about prevention, symptoms and treatment options.
TIL about the uncanny valley. The concepts suggests that humanoid objects that imperfectly resemble actual human beings provoke uncanny feelings of uneasiness and revulsion in observers.
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Submitted November 10, 2022 at 03:21AM by dustofoblivion123
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IEEE Spectrum
The Uncanny Valley: The Original Essay by Masahiro Mori
“The Uncanny Valley” by Masahiro Mori is an influential essay in robotics. This is the first English translation authorized by Mori.
TIL The longest walk ever taken place was by George Meegan. He walked from the bottom of South America to the top of North America. He took 41 million steps, wore out 12.5 pairs of shoes, and collected 8 world records!
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George Meegan
British explorer and educational activist
TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer.
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USA TODAY
A microburst of wind could have crashed Air Force One in 1983.
TIL That the majority of Purple Hearts issued to the US military over the last seventy five years were produced in 1945. In anticipation of high casualties for the unrealized invasion of Japan high production of the medal resulted in an end of war surplus of almost 500 000.
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Submitted November 10, 2022 at 05:27AM by GentPc
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historynewsnetwork.org
75 Years Later, Purple Hearts Made for an Invasion of Japan are Still Being Awarded
<p>There has been much debate about how close the United States was to victory in the Pacific before the atomic bombs were dropped 75 years ago this week. But in 1945, the military ordered so many Purple Heart medals in anticipation of an invasion of Japan…
TIL as of March 2022, the most sampled hip hop track (a hip hop song sampled by another hip hop song) of all time is “La Di Da Di” (1985) by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick. It's been sampled over 1000 times by such artists as Naughty by Nature, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, Mos Def.
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Submitted November 10, 2022 at 05:01AM by big_macaroons
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Beats, Rhymes & Lists
The 29 Most Sampled Hip Hop Tracks of All Time - Beats, Rhymes & Lists
From Slick Rick's "La Di Da Di" to Rakim's "I Know You Got Soul" to Wu-Tang's "C.R.E.A.M.", here are the 29 most sampled hip hop tracks of all time.