TIL that Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of Kim Jong-il, was assassinated by two women who believed they were acting in a prank video
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Submitted January 18, 2023 at 01:02AM by Pyperina
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Wikipedia
Assassination of Kim Jong-nam
2017 assassination
TIL Many schools don’t teach cursive writing anymore. When the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were introduced in 2010, they did not require U.S. students to be proficient in handwriting or cursive writing, leading many schools to remove handwriting instruction from their curriculum altogether.
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National Museum of American History
Don’t write off cursive yet
Once a universal skill taught in the school classroom, handwriting fell out of favor with the introduction of technologies designed to make communication more efficient.
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TIL one brave Woman Hunted down 10 Mexican Cartel Members who Killed her Daughter
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Submitted January 18, 2023 at 02:32PM by basictoknow
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Relationship Rules
Brave Woman Hunted down 10 Mexican Cartel Members who Killed her Daughter • Relationship Rules
A mother whose daughter was kidnapped and later killed by ten Mexican Cartel members hunted them down and brought them to justice.
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TIL most so-Called “Medieval Torture Devices” are fake actually made up by hoaxers, showmen, and con artists in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries
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Submitted January 18, 2023 at 02:23PM by ricenola
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Tales of Times Forgotten
Why Most So-Called "Medieval Torture Devices" Are Fake - Tales of Times Forgotten
We’ve all heard of so-called “medieval torture devices.” You can find tons of clickbait-y articles online and videos on YouTube and so forth talking about the most gruesome of these alleged devices. For instance, here is a YouTube video from BuzzFeed noscriptd…
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TIL In 1971, the Texas legislature unanimously passed a resolution honoring "Boston Strangler" Albert DeSalvo for his work in "population control." Representative Tom Moore Jr. introduced the bill to prove that they pass legislation with no due diligence given to researching the issues beforehand.
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Submitted January 18, 2023 at 03:24PM by History-Guy111111
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Snopes
Did the Texas Legislature Honor the Boston Strangler?
Did the Texas legislature once pass a resolution honoring the Boston strangler?
TIL about the National Eagle Repository in Colorado, USA. Dead bald and golden eagles are sent for processing and parts including feathers are sent to Native Americans for use in ceremonies. The waiting list for parts is currently 6000 applicants long.
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Submitted January 18, 2023 at 03:13PM by JagerHands
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FWS.gov
National Eagle Repository | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The Eagle Repository is a one of a kind facility, operated and managed by the Office of Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The main purpose is to receive, evaluate, store and distribute dead golden and bald eagles, parts and feathers to Native…
TIL that 30 of the 32 most watched television broadcasts in US history are Super Bowls. #9 is the final episode of M.A.S.H., which is also the highest rated broadcast ever.
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Submitted January 18, 2023 at 03:38PM by reddorickt
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List of most watched television broadcasts in the United States
Wikimedia list article
TIL that less than 1% of nuns in the US are under 40 and the average sister is 80 years old.
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Submitted January 18, 2023 at 05:50PM by BizarroCullen
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ABC News
America's nun population in steep decline
Across the United States, young adults are becoming less religious.
TIL Vitamin B12 is very sensitive to acid and would be destroyed by the acid in the stomach, so saliva contains an substance named haptocorrin that has the only purpose to bind to the vitamin to protect it while it passes through the stomach until it can be absorbed in the intestine.
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Submitted January 18, 2023 at 05:17PM by NirgalFromMars
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Haptocorrin
Haptocorrin also known as transcobalamin-1 (TC-1) or cobalophilin is a transcobalamin protein that in humans is encoded by the TCN1 gene. The essential function of haptocorrin is protection of the acid-sensitive vitamin B12 while it moves through the stomach.
TIL In 2000, 10 year old Brazilian Paulo Pavesi was rushed to the hospital after a fall and pronounced dead. Evidence showed the doctors had falsely pronounced him dead to harvest his organs for black market sale. Paulo was still alive when his organs were removed.
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Submitted January 18, 2023 at 05:00PM by Gloomy__Revenue
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TIL that only about 4% of the Earth's surface has two points on opposite sides of the world that are both on land
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Submitted January 18, 2023 at 08:00PM by A_1337_Canadian
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WorldAtlas
What Is An Antipode In Geography?
An antipode are two points on the Earth's surface, directly opposite from one another.
TIL Bermuda has no natural water source. Each house collects rainwater using white, stepped roofs
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Submitted January 18, 2023 at 07:15PM by RyanRonnys
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BBC News
Why houses in Bermuda have white stepped roofs
The island of Bermuda has no fresh-water springs, rivers or lakes so the design of its roofs is essential for collecting rainwater.
TIL The empty space you see in products like chips bags has a technical term and it's called nonfunctional slack-fill.
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Submitted January 19, 2023 at 01:21AM by PumpkinEqual1583
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The Packaging School
Functional vs. Nonfunctional Slack-Fill - The Packaging School
The Code of Federal Regulations states, "a food shall be deemed to be misbranded if its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading." More specifically, "a container that does not allow the consumer to fully view its contents shall be considered…
TIL that the “Mozart Effect" (the claim that "listening to Mozart makes you smarter" or that early childhood exposure to classical music has a beneficial effect on mental development) stems from a single published in the Nature journal in 1993. The results were highly exaggerated by the press.
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Submitted January 18, 2023 at 09:07PM by garamond89
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Mozart effect
psychological effects of listening to Mozart's music
TIL that a Kia/Hyundai whistleblower was awarded $24 million USD for reporting the companies' failure to recall unsafe cars and share accurate recall information with the government.
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Submitted January 19, 2023 at 02:21AM by RollingNightSky
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NHTSA
NHTSA Makes Its First Ever Whistleblower Award
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today announced it is making its first ever whistleblower award. NHTSA will give more than $24 million to a whistleblower in connection with information provided to NHTSA related to Hyundai Motor America…
TIL that Klaus Barbie, also known as The Butcher of Lyon, was a Nazi officer during World War II. After the war, United States intelligence services, aided his escape to Bolivia, where he advised the regime on how to repress opposition through torture.
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Submitted January 19, 2023 at 03:39AM by thisCantBeBad
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Klaus Barbie
German SS officer, head of the Gestapo in Lyon and convicted war criminal (1913-1991)
TIL during the Cold War the US government stored opium and morphine at Fort Knox and the West Point Mint, to ensure the nation had adequate supplies in case of war or other supply disruptions. The stockpile was enough to meet the painkiller needs of the United States for one year.
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Submitted January 19, 2023 at 02:12AM by jcd1974
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United States Bullion Depository
building used for gold storage
TIL in 2017 a man created a fake restaurant on TripAdvisor, got people to post good reviews, and making the fake restaurant the #1 restaurant in London which triggered hundreds of calls for reservations. So for 1 day only, he set up a 'cafe' in his backyard and served frozen food... to rave reviews.
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Submitted January 19, 2023 at 04:46AM by cdnrtrt
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YouTube
How to Become TripAdvisor’s #1 Fake Restaurant
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The Shed at Dulwich was…
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TIL Strelka, one of the first 2 dogs that made a return mission from space, had a puppy named Pushinka which was gifted to JFK by Khrushchev. Pushinka mated with one of Kennedy's dogs and he jokingly called their offspring Pupniks.
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Submitted January 19, 2023 at 05:44AM by ownmonster3000
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Belka and Strelka
soviet space dogs
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TIL Adults with ADHD and SOI: Had their onset of melatonin an average of 1.5 hours later than normal, which correlated with falling asleep much beyond their bedtime.
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CHADD
New Research Directions on ADHD and Sleep - CHADD
Join the discussion. Sleep problems are a well-known symptom of ADHD. But recent research has prompted some people to speculate whether ADHD may be caused by a sleep disorder, or even that ADHD is a sleep disorder. While such speculation may be a bit rash…
TIL that Perdiccas, the man who was supposed to rule Alexander the Great empire after he died, refused the job the first time so that the others would beg him to take it, but instead they just accepted his refusal and divided it among themselves
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Submitted January 19, 2023 at 04:31PM by Thorfinnr-inn-riki
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Wikipedia
Partition of Babylon
323 BC conference dividing the territories of Alexander the Great