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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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 12:21PM by Dayforger7
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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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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 03:21PM by Zoomer_Boomer2003
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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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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 03:02PM by hmmmkd
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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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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 06:42PM by FranklinDRoosevelt32
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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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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 07:21PM by Blackintosh
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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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Submitted January 09, 2023 at 10:43PM by lev_lafayette
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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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Submitted January 10, 2023 at 12:56AM by edfitz83
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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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TIL It is estimated that 117 Billion humans have ever been born (Since 190,000 BCE). By 50,000 BCE, approximately 7.8 Billion humans had already lived and died.
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Submitted January 10, 2023 at 03:20AM by onarainyafternoon
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PRB
How Many People Have Ever Lived on Earth?
The global population milestone of 8 billion people represents nearly 7% of the total number of people who have ever lived on Earth.
TIL The slipping on a banana peel gag was originated using the now extinct Big Mike banana, whose peel was actually slippery
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Submitted January 10, 2023 at 05:41AM by hikemhigh
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Sliced Coconut
The Extinct Slippery Banana - Sliced Coconut
For a long time slipping on a banana peel has been a slapstick staple. As a kid I found this hilarious. The slipping on the banana peel, not the fact that other people thought it was funny. Although now that I write it, I think it is funny how often someone used…
TIL: About a company that is genetically engineering poplar trees (already fast-growing, asexually spreading trees) to reduce their energy needs by adding metabolic genes from pumpkins and algae. The engineered trees grow 1.5x than controls. They've planted 600 trees in Oregon and plan to do more.
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Submitted January 10, 2023 at 04:47AM by Geek_Nan
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Singularity Hub
A Startup Is Engineering Trees to Grow Faster and Capture More Carbon
The team selected genes from pumpkin and green algae that would enable the poplars to have lower photorespiration rates.
TIL The ~1mm large animal known as Trichoplax can regenerate from just a handfull of cells and if its chopped up, the individual pieces will try to find each other and join back together.
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Submitted January 10, 2023 at 01:46PM by jimi15
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Trichoplax
genus of Placozoa
TIL Ants alone comprise about 20% of the entire animal biomass on land, totalling around 20 quadrillion. They outweigh all mammals and birds on Earth, combined.
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Submitted January 10, 2023 at 03:09PM by crownlessking
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HowStuffWorks
Earth's 20 Quadrillion Ants Outweigh All Wild Birds and Mammals, Combined
Estimating ant numbers and mass provides an important baseline from which to monitor ant populations amid worrying environmental changes.
TIL Archduchess Mathilda of Austria died after setting her dress on fire while trying to hide a cigarette from her father, who had forbidden her from smoking.
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Submitted January 10, 2023 at 03:12PM by shallowblue
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Archduchess Mathilda of Austria
Archduchess Mathilde Marie Adelgunde Alexandra of Austria (25 January 1849 – 6 June 1867) was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine as the daughter of Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen. She was intended to become the Queen of Italy as the wife of Umberto…
TIL the band ABBA gave the rights to its first Spanish-language song "Chiquitita" (Little Girl) to UNICEF and the proceeds from the Latin American hit are used to fund schools for girls in the poorest regions of Guatemala.
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Submitted January 10, 2023 at 03:59PM by marmorset
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BBC News
Abba's Chiquitita: Guatemala school uses Unicef funds
Abba gave the copyright of hit song Chiquitita to Unicef - who use the profits to fund education.
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TIL Chemical conversation cues are the main ways cats communicate with others. Cats have scent glands on paws, cheeks, lips, forehead, tail, flanks, and around rectum. Cats deposit the pheromones and oils from these scent glands signalling different meanings.
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Submitted January 10, 2023 at 01:26PM by miolmok
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Pawp
Cat Language: How Cats Communicate With Each Other
TIL Switzerland has a merchant marine force. Switzerland is connected to the ocean via the Rhine and as of 2010 there are 37 ships flying the Swiss Flag.
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Submitted January 10, 2023 at 01:51PM by jamescookenotthatone
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Merchant Marine of Switzerland
merchant navy of Switzerland
TIL the US Navy developed an e-reader with no cellular or wifi connectivity preloaded with 300 books called NeRD.
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Submitted January 10, 2023 at 04:07PM by AudibleNod
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CNN
Meet the ‘NeRD,’ the Navy’s new e-reader
The U.S. Navy has announced the "NeRD," a customized e-reader for its sailors.