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TIL: The famous 'Bloop' sound, often believed to be sourced from an undiscovered massive creature deep within the ocean, was actually the sound of a glacier breaking apart after an 'icequake'.
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 07:32AM by Madous
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TIL the musician and songwriter D'Angelo not only recorded a song, "Unshaken", for Red Dead Redemption 2, he also served as a playtester during the videogame's development due to his love of the series
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 09:58AM by grizzburger
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TIL that Michael Cain only changed his name LEGALLY by deed poll in 2016 from his birth name of Maurice Joseph Micklewhite becasue he was tired of being stopped at passport control. Everyone knew him by his showbiz name but his legal documents had his bith name.
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 01:15PM by ajfromuk
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TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station.
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 09:22AM by TonahVilla
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TIL about Hakuho Sho, the greatest sumo wrestler ever, with 45 championships, 16 undefeated championships, and 1187 wins. He held the coveted rank of yokozuna for 14 years and has the highest top division win ratio (84.6%) out of anyone in the modern era. He retired in 2021.
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 05:56AM by Ill_Bat7274
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TIL Australian serial killer Ivan Milat lost 25kg from a failed hunger strike in prison when he was denied a PlayStation
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 07:30AM by Gallagher1
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TIL that Rickey Henderson was so proud of earning a million dollar signing bonus that he had the check framed instead of cashing it. He saved the envelopes of cash teams gave players for per diem expenses, allowing his kids to pick them out of a box when they did well in school
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 04:01PM by EtOHMartini
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TIL About The Pinto Memo, where Ford weighed the cost of retrofitting cars to be safe vs the cost of payouts for injuries and deaths, it was cheaper to "Let Them Burn" so two years later the car model was launched
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 04:38PM by zeezyman
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TIL in 1965-1966 Agostino "Angus" Giuseppe A Barbieri fasted for over a year (382 days) under medical supervision to lose 276 pounds. During that time he only consumed vitamins, electrolytes and yeast as well as zero-calorie drinks. The only exceptions were small amts of milk and sugar with his tea
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 05:11PM by AgathaWoosmoss
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TIL the origin of The Windsor Hum - a mysterious low-frequency hum that plagued the city of Windsor for years, turned out to be caused by a U.S. Steel facility from across the river.
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 05:41PM by 5th_Law_of_Roboticks
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TIL that the wealthiest athlete in human history, was an ancient Roman charioteer from what is now Portugal, named Gaius Appuleius Diocles. His combined earnings were the equivalent of fifteen billion dollars.
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 09:03PM by AHorseNamedPhil
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TIL that American Cheese was originally cheddar cheese, known as American or Yankee Cheddar and was being exported back to England by 1790. After James L. Kraft patented a method for manufacturing processed cheese in 1916, the term "American Cheese" was used to refer to Kraft's processed version.
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 06:19PM by jdward01
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TIL A High School Teacher who coerced teens into posing for explicit photos was caught because a Janitor cleaning his office saw a CD labeled "300" thinking it was the Zack Snyder film. He played it and discovered the photos.
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Submitted March 27, 2023 at 10:37PM by WickedSensitiveCrew
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TIL that over 30% of pediatric burns are from accidents involving instant ramen, according to a 10 year retrospective study at the University of Chicago Burn Center.
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Submitted March 28, 2023 at 02:17AM by Rc87
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TIL of Columbia, the personification of the United States for over 200 years, and was even the alternate name for the United States. She is the reason for the District of Columbia, British Columbia, etc. She was replaced by Lady Liberty, and was gradually forgotten after WWI.
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Submitted March 28, 2023 at 01:12AM by SamtheCossack
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TIL The Inquisition never actually ended, is still ongoing, and is now known as "The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith"
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Submitted March 28, 2023 at 04:26AM by PandaCommando69
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TIL that the term Gaslighting comes from a 1938 play and a 1944 film, in which an abusive husband Gregory manipulates his wife Paula to make her feel as if she has gone mad. One of the ways he does this is by dimming and brightening the gaslights, all while convincing Paula that its all in her head.
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Submitted March 28, 2023 at 06:19AM by C20H25N3Oh
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TIL that the Utah state bird is the seagull (Larus californicus). This is because seagulls saved the people of Utah by eating up crickets that were destroying crops in 1848.
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Submitted March 28, 2023 at 06:31AM by FarmerNeedsHeauxs
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TIL about Lillan Bloodworth, who donated blood every 56 days for nearly 50 years. By the time she stopped at age 85, she had donated 23 gallons. (The average person's body contains about 1.5 gallons.)
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Submitted March 28, 2023 at 12:23AM by WouldbeWanderer
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