TIL of a very rare condition called Anton syndrome, in which a person becomes blind however they are unaware of it and will deny it, as their brain generates (false) visual images so they continue to believe that they can see.
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Submitted January 04, 2023 at 03:08PM by Sansabina
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Anton syndrome
Rare symptom of brain damage where sufferers deny being blind
TIL a scientific study have proven that people who work in well-ventilated offices with below-average levels of pollutants and carbon dioxide have significantly higher (+61%) cognitive functioning scores—in crucial areas—than those who work in offices with typical levels
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Submitted January 04, 2023 at 03:58PM by giuliomagnifico
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Green office environments linked with higher cognitive function scores
For immediate release: October 26, 2015 Boston, MA – People who work in well-ventilated offices with below-average levels of indoor pollutants and carbon dioxide (CO2) have significantly higher cog…
TIL that some people engage in 'platonic co-parenting', where they raise children together without ever being in a romantic relationship
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Submitted January 04, 2023 at 04:38PM by FionaTheGreen
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Is 'platonic parenting' the relationship of the future?
As traditional notions of family get redefined, some people are choosing to raise children as platonic partners.
TIL: Wrought iron is no longer produced. Many products described as wrought iron, such as guard rails, garden furniture, and gates are now made of mild steel.
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Submitted January 04, 2023 at 04:46PM by Dwindling_Odds
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Wrought iron
iron alloy with a very low carbon content and with fibrous slag inclusions
TIL the story of George Washington chopping down a cherry tree and him saying "I can not tell a lie" to his father about it was a myth created by Washington's personal biographer & minister after his death to sell books.
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Submitted January 04, 2023 at 03:22PM by gonejahman
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George Washington's Mount Vernon
Cherry Tree Myth
The cherry tree myth is the most well-known and longest enduring legend about George Washington.
TIL in 2004, Dutch Scientists left a 'hamster wheel' in the wild, and all types of forest animals, including frogs and slugs, used it throughout the year
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Submitted January 04, 2023 at 07:07PM by raffman7
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Wheel running in the wild | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
The importance of exercise for health and neurogenesis is becoming increasingly clear.
Wheel running is often used in the laboratory for triggering enhanced activity levels,
despite the common objection that this behaviour is an artefact of captivity and…
Wheel running is often used in the laboratory for triggering enhanced activity levels,
despite the common objection that this behaviour is an artefact of captivity and…
TIL when a university's underwater archeology team ran out of funding for researching Captain Morgan's shipwreck, the rum maker of the same name funded thier research
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Submitted January 04, 2023 at 06:26PM by drtrillphill
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Wreck of Capt. Morgan's Pirate Ship Found, Archaeologists Say
The lost wreckage of a ship belonging to 17th century pirate Captain Henry Morgan has been discovered in Panama, said a team of U.S. archaeologists -- and the maker of Captain Morgan rum.
TIL That the Atlanta episode about a progressive lesbian couple adopting several black children to use for money and clout. Eventually killing themselves when it is found out is based on a true story. Unfortunately in reality they also killed the kids
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Submitted January 04, 2023 at 06:45PM by GodlordHerus
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Hart family murders
Murder–suicide in California, United States
TIL Native American women were sterilized, sometimes without consent, and this continued on until the late 70's.
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Submitted January 04, 2023 at 07:57PM by ReviewNecessary6521
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Sterilization of Native American women
Sterilization of Native American women without consent in the U.S.
TIL: The IRS (USA) has specific tax codes requiring you to report money earned from selling illegal drugs, taking illegal bribes, and the fair market value of anything you stole as taxable income.
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Submitted January 04, 2023 at 10:06PM by Brilliant_Agent_1427
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Publication 525 (2022), Taxable and Nontaxable Income | Internal Revenue Service
Publication 525 - Introductory Material
Future Developments
What's New
Reminders
Future Developments
What's New
Reminders
TIL: A randomized clinical trial has shown that donating blood and/or plasma could significantly lower PFASs (Forever Chemicals) in your bloodstream.
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Submitted January 04, 2023 at 07:17PM by bob_scratchit
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Effect of Plasma and Blood Donations on PFAS Levels in Firefighters in Australia
This randomized clinical trial examines the effect of blood or plasma donations on serum levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances among firefighters in Australia.
TIL there's a syndrome caused by brain injury which causes an obsession with gourmet foods. Symptoms include "Wanting to write, talk, eat, about refined foods".
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Submitted January 04, 2023 at 10:14PM by ajgraven
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Smithsonian Magazine
Gourmand Syndrome
First identified by neuroscientists in the 1990s, the disorder is marked by "a preoccupation with food and a preference for fine eating"
TIL of the World War I naval battle on Africa's Lake Tanganyika between German warships and two 40 foot British motor boats. The motor boats were secretly dragged for 146 miles through the jungle by ox teams and tractors. The smaller and faster British boats easily sunk the warships.
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Battle for Lake Tanganyika
The Battle for Lake Tanganyika was a series of naval engagements that took place between elements of the Royal Navy, Force Publique and the Kaiserliche Marine between December 1915 and July 1916, during the First World War. The intention was to secure control…
TIL in 1860′s San Francisco, two stray dogs named Bummer and Lazarus, who were best friends, became local celebrities. Their exploits were celebrated in local papers and they were granted immunity from the city’s dog catchers.
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Submitted January 05, 2023 at 01:21AM by That-Situation-4262
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SFGATE
SF's first celeb family was an incorrigible pair of stray dogs
Mark Twain, Emperor Norton and almost every other citizen in San Francisco followed the...
TIL of Molly and Clay Daniels, a couple who committed insurance fraud. They dug up a corpse, burned it in a car, and pretended it was the husband that died. They then went around introducing Clay as Molly's "new" boyfriend to everyone, including their own kids.
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Submitted January 05, 2023 at 04:41AM by professorwormb0g
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Forensic Files Now
Clay Daniels – Forensic Files Now
TIL the proposed area of Utah was much larger, but as silver, gold and other resources were found, the federal government stripped that land away and created parts of Nevada, Wyoming and Colorado. The Feds were nervous about what the Mormons would do if they had so much money.
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Submitted January 05, 2023 at 06:27AM by triviafrenzy
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KSL.com
State of Utah at 125: 6 facts about Utah statehood you may not have known — or forgotten
Utah became a state 125 years ago Monday. Here's a look back at how it came together.
TIL that Buddhism is actually pretty sparse in India. Only 0.7% of Indians are Buddhist. By comparison, 1.2% of Americans are Buddhist.
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Submitted January 05, 2023 at 05:18AM by FinancialSubstance16
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Buddhism by country
list of the Buddhism in the world
TIL that while making 'Léon: The Professional', director Luc Besson married and impregnated 15-year-old Maïwenn Le Besco, whom he had met 3 years earlier. Maïwenn would later say in an interview that the relationship between Mathilda and Léon in the film was inspired by her relationship with Besson.
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Submitted January 05, 2023 at 09:24AM by lenny_the_pope
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Maïwenn
French actress, film director and screenwriter
TIL director Brad Bird was inspired to make the movie "The Iron Giant" after his sister Susan was murdered by her husband, who shot her. His pitch was "What if a gun had a soul, and didn't want to be a gun?
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Submitted January 05, 2023 at 09:40AM by ParadoxOmnideath
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Pajiba
Do You Know The Real-Life Tragedy That Inspired Brad Bird's 'Iron Giant'?
In 1999, something extraordinary happened when a studio took a chance on an original animated movie helmed by a first-time director. Though the The Iron Giant flopped at the box office, it went on to find an appreciative audience as...
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TIL about Heinrich Hoffmann, Adolf Hitler's official photographer. He received royalties from all uses of Hitler's image, even on postage stamps, which made him a millionaire over the course of Hitler's rule.
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Submitted January 05, 2023 at 05:33AM by slinkslowdown
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Heinrich Hoffmann (photographer)
German photographer, personal photographer of Adolf Hitler (1885-1957)
TIL That Terry Pratchett, famously known as the author of the Discworld series, was an avid gamer! So much so, that he was even a modder for Oblivion and later, Skyrim!
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Submitted January 05, 2023 at 06:11AM by PostingLoudly
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Eurogamer.net
The story behind the Oblivion mod Terry Pratchett worked on
Imagination, not intelligence, made us human.In his Foreword to The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy, the late Sir Terr…