TIL that Rome has a centuries-old tradition of "talking statues" that provide an outlet for people to write anonymous satire and criticism of figures of power. After authorities tried to prevent people from leaving messages at the original statue, the number of talking statues increased.
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Talking statues of Rome
Method of anonymous political expression employed in Rome
TIL Bartenders have the 2nd highest divorce rate and the highest single percentage of all occupation.
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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 02:24AM by Kaasoulless
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TIL that in the 15th century, England created a "Court of Requests" specifically to provide faster and more affordable law cases for the poor. It became unpopular with the regular courts and lawyers because it was so much faster and cheaper. One source says that Richard III founded it.
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Court of Requests
minor equity court in England and Wales from the late 15th to the mid-17th centuries
TIL Pluto hasn't completed an orbit around the sun since its discovery. Pluto's orbit takes about 248 years, and Pluto was discovered in 1930.
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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 03:58AM by irbinator
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Pluto
Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It is the largest known trans-Neptunian…
TIL that Jerry Garcia is playing the steel guitar on the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 1970 hit, "Teach Your Children." He did it in exchange for them helping the Grateful Dead improve their vocal harmony.
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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 03:41AM by p38-lightning
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Teach Your Children
"Teach Your Children" is a song written by Graham Nash in 1968 when he was a member of the Hollies. Although it was never recorded by that group in a studio, the Hollies did record it live in 1983. The song first appeared on the album Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills…
TIL when the Pope dies they are buried in 3 different coffins. One of Cypress, One of Lead, and One of Oak, Elm, or Walnut.
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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 04:31AM by TheMadhopper
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news.bbc.co.uk
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Preparing a pontiff for the grave
BBC News looks at how Pope John Paul II's body will finally be laid to rest.
TIL that the record for longest time without sleep was set in 1963 when 17 year-old Randy Gardner stayed awake on purpose for 11 straight days.
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Randy Gardner sleep deprivation experiment
American sleeplessness world record holder
TIL: 4% of the sand on Normandy beach is made up of shrapnel that has broken down.
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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 04:06AM by MacksZoo27
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Scholasticahq
Shrapnel in Omaha Beach Sand | Published in The Sedimentary Record
By Earle F. McBride, M. Dane Picard. A detailed history of the Battle of Normandy and the associated shrapnel grains found in the sand of Omaha Beach.
TIL about "Terminal Lucidity." The unexpected return of mental clarity and memory shortly before the death of patients suffering from severe psychiatric and neurologic disorders
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The death of Anna Katharina Ehmer: a case study in terminal lucidity - PubMed
Terminal lucidity, the unexpected return of mental clarity and memory shortly before the death of patients suffering from severe psychiatric and neurologic disorders, has raised the curiosity of numerous physicians and laypersons in the past. However, this…
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TIL the main reason for dimming the lights during takeoff and landing is not to create a cozy atmosphere on the plane, but rather to allow the eyes to adjust to the outside light conditions in case of an emergency evacuation.
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Condé Nast Traveler
The Real Reason Planes Dim the Lights During Takeoff and Landing
It's not what you think.
TIL That Sri Lanka was connected to India by a walkable land bridge known as 'Adams Bridge' until it was destroyed by a cyclone in 1480CE, leaving a chain of limestone shoals behind.
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Adam's Bridge
landform
TIL that French opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq caused some American restaurants to rename French Fries to "Freedom fries"
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Freedom fries
politically motivated renaming of French fries in the United States
TIL Zhang Zongchang, a Chinese warlord, had proclaimed that he would return only in a coffin if he was defeated in battle. When his forces were pushed back in a campaign, he was true to his word—he was paraded through the streets, sitting in his coffin and smoking a cigar
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Zhang Zongchang
Zhang Zongchang (1881 – 3 September 1932) was a Chinese warlord in Shandong in the early 20th century. Time dubbed him China's "basest warlord". He was known by many nicknames such as the "Dogmeat General" (Chinese: 狗肉将军; pinyin: Gǒuròu Jiāngjūn), based on…
TIL that in the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the total number of deaths, including deaths from cancer due to radiation exposure, is 1.
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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 02:56PM by loskenoros
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Fukushima nuclear disaster
2011 nuclear disaster in Japan
TIL, The oil from a right whale would operate an average American car for 8 years.
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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 07:03PM by RealMainer
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TIL that in 1947, U.S. House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn was gifted a 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 62 from 142 Democratic congressmembers and 50 Republican congressmembers. Each congressmen donated $25 to circumvent Rayburns personal rule of not accepting gifts more than $25.
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Sam Rayburn
American politician (1882–1961)
TIL about a HUGE cannon, built in 1464 by the Ottoman military. It was still in combat use 343 Years later. It fired projectiles weighing over 2000lbs.
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Dardanelles Gun
cannon
TIL that in the early 90's Bart Simpson T shirts were banned at many schools across the country
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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 11:20PM by sharks_w_lasers
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Mental Floss
The Great Bart Simpson T-Shirt School Ban of 1990
School districts around the country were unhappy with the messages of 'The Simpsons' shirts, which advised people not to have a cow and to consider eating their shorts.
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TIL that a Florida man conducted a hoax for ten years, starting in 1948, that a 4.5m-high penguin was visiting Clearwater Beach. A biologist suggested that the tracks were genuine on account of how they matched animal behaviour. The hoax was revealed in 1988.
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Liblog
When scientific study isn’t all that scientific… by Pablo the Penguin
This week I’ve found out a lot about “fake news”. I suppose this would be the popular term for it anyway. What I found out was that what appears to be fact when someone writes abo…
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TIL - One of the first wireless TV remotes was developed by Zenith in 1956. A small hammer in the remote would hit one of 4 aluminum bars, generating an ultrasonic sound that was beyond the range of human hearing
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TIL that an 84-year-old man named Park Byeong-gu has eaten nothing but instant ramen for over 41 years
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Submitted January 10, 2023 at 02:04AM by Gary_the_mememachine
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koreatimes
84-year-old has lived on ramyeon for 41 years
An 84-year-old man has been eating ramyeon, instant noodles, for 41 years. Ramyeon is one of the most favored snacks since its debut here in 1963.
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