TIL that the fundamentals of modern computer programming were conceived by six women who worked on the first digital computer, ENIAC, in the 1940s. The techniques they created are still used widely today, but the women were not recognised for their work for decades.
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ENIAC Programmers Project
ENIAC Programmers Project - Documentary Info
The Computers is an inspirational story about six female pioneers of programming that will help girls see that technology careers lie within their grasp.
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TIL: Viagra can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's by 70%
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Submitted January 12, 2023 at 11:42AM by unselfishdata
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BGR
Study says there’s a huge benefit to taking Viagra, and it’s not what you think
A new study has shown that Viagra could help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease on top of the other benefits that it offers.
TIL that the model characterized in Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' was only officially identified in 2005 as Lisa del Giocondo
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Submitted January 12, 2023 at 07:30AM by AcademicF
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Wikipedia
Lisa del Giocondo
subject of the Mona Lisa
TIL that Motown founder Berry Gordy and former President Jimmy Carter share the same great-grandfather, the Georgian plantation owner James Gordy.
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Submitted January 12, 2023 at 02:49PM by VoloNoscere
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Wikipedia
Berry Gordy
American record producer, founder of Motown Records
TIL that there is no dog alive from the 20th century
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Submitted January 12, 2023 at 02:42PM by SimmoTheGuv
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the Guardian
‘Once-in-a-lifetime companion’: Pebbles, world’s oldest dog, dies aged 22
Toy fox terrier from South Carolina who was crowned oldest dog by Guinness World Records died of natural causes, owners say
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TIL In 2004 Microsoft entered a legal battle with a 12 grader named Mike Rowe over the domain name MikeRoweSoft.com.
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Wikipedia
Microsoft v. MikeRoweSoft
legal dispute
TIL 'The Blues Brothers' was kept out of many theaters in predominantly white neighborhoods in the Western United States because the head of the Mann Theatres chain thought that only Black people would want to see the film, and he didn't want them coming to white neighborhoods.
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The Blues Brothers (film)
The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as his brother Elwood, characters developed from the recurring musical sketch "The Blues Brothers" on NBC variety…
[TIL] The Frisbee was created in the 1870's by someone throwing a pie tin. Fun fact, the pie company still exists and still sells pies.
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Wikipedia
Frisbie Pie Company
1871 company from Bridgeport, Connecticut
TIL Harold Russell is the only actor to win two Academy Awards for the same role. Russel lost his hands during the Second World War and played Homer Parrish in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), he was awarded Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar for bringing comfort to disabled veterans.
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Submitted January 12, 2023 at 01:48PM by jamescookenotthatone
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Wikipedia
Harold Russell
film and television actor (1914-2002)
TIL that by 1912, a typical electric car cost almost twice as much as a mass-produced gasoline Ford Model T.
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Submitted January 12, 2023 at 12:56PM by baxter-flamingo
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Energy.gov
The History of the Electric Car
Travel back in time with us as we explore the history of the electric vehicle.
TIL about Brady Feigl and his doppelganger, Brady Feigl. In addition to sharing a name and extreme similarities in appearance, each was a minor league baseball pitcher and had the same elbow surgery performed by the same doctor. A DNA test confirmed no relation.
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CBS News
2 Baseball Players With Same Name, Similar Looks Took DNA Tests To See If They Were Related
Minor league baseball players Brady Feigl and Brady Feigl have a lot of similarities, including their name. They decided to take a DNA test to see if there were any others.
TIL in 2005 a Judge in Oklahoma was convicted of masturbating while presiding over multiple court cases. Jurors heard whooshing sounds and thought the sounds of his fleshlight were him "playing games or tying fishing lures."
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Chron
Judge faces charges for masturbating during trials
Jurors and others in Judge Donald Thompson's courtroom kept hearing a strange whooshing...
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TIL that a Dutch woman was denied Swiss naturalization despite having lived there for 39 years, because her 'neighbours' deemed her too annoying and not integrated into Swiss society since she often critized Swiss tradition of hanging large bells on cows' necks
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Yahoo
In Switzerland, You Can Be Denied Citizenship for Being Too Annoying
Nancy Holten, 42, was born in the Netherlands. At the age of 8, however, she moved with her family to Switzerland, which Holten has called home for the past 34 years. Holten currently resides, with her three daughters, in the small village of Gipf-Oberfrick…
TIL the Placebo effect can still be observed even if the person is told they are receiving a placebo
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Submitted January 12, 2023 at 05:55PM by Errand_Wolfe_
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PubMed Central (PMC)
Why do open-label placebos work? A randomized controlled trial of an open-label placebo induction with and without extended information…
Several studies demonstrated that placebo treatment may have a significant impact on many different symptoms. While in the traditional view concealment of the placebo is essential, recent studies report intriguing evidence that placebos may work even ...
TIL During the Iran/Contra scandal, US President Ronald Reagan’s White House aides thought he was “Inattentive and Inept” and that Article 25 needed to be considered as a way to remove him from office.
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HISTORY
Reagan Aides Once Raised the Possibility of Invoking the 25th Amendment
White House staff reportedly said that Reagan was inattentive and acting strangely, but his chief of staff dismissed the possibility of trying to remove him.
TIL: The "shower effect" of having more creative ideas in the shower or doing moderately boring activities is a real thing. Physicists and authors reported 20% of their most creative ideas and solutions to problems came with a wandering mind. Later papers termed this "the shower effect"
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TIL of the Tel Aviv central bus station - a mega structure that includes a nuclear bomb shelter for 16,000 people. The station was designed to be confusing, so that commuters would spend time shopping. Most of it became completely abandoned, taken over by violent criminals and even a colony of bats.
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Submitted January 12, 2023 at 08:54PM by DrBoomkin
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Timesofisrael
Sin City’s greatest sin: The Tel Aviv Central Bus Station
He toured the monstrosity known as the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station and lived to tell the tale
TIL adult diapers outsell baby diapers in Japan.
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Submitted January 12, 2023 at 09:39PM by dailyplanetdaily
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JCIE
There Are More Adult Diapers Sold in Japan Than Baby Diapers - JCIE
Japan is now arguably the oldest country in the world. It's not like you couldn't see it walking around Tokyo or the countryside. But one of the biggest indicators of this shift is that, with declining birthrates and over 25% of the population aged over 65…
TIL Duck is considered a red meat by culinary standards.
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Submitted January 12, 2023 at 10:16PM by BertyBert1
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Maple Leaf Farms
Is Duck Red or White Meat? Fact Check
Duck meat is the only poultry that is difficult to define as red meat or white meat. Higher in iron and fuller in flavor than turkey or chicken, yet health
TIL that a few years ago, after being lost at sea for 33 days, a man finally washed ashore in the Marshall Islands. He then discovered that his uncle, believed to have drowned at sea about 50 years earlier, had also wound up on the same island and started a family there.
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Submitted January 13, 2023 at 01:30AM by Intern-Adventurous
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TIL declawing is illegal in 42 countries and certain cities in the US, there are two statewide bans, New York in 2019, followed by Maryland in 2022
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Submitted January 13, 2023 at 01:39AM by admiralcinamon
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Alley Cat Allies
Keep Cats’ Claws on Their Paws
As a dedicated cat advocate, your opposition to the inhumane and unnecessary practice of declawing is critical to the well-being of all cats.
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