TIL: Amniotic fluid consists of largely fetal urine, and it cycles through swallowing and urinating while in the womb.
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PubMed
Amniotic fluid water dynamics - PubMed
Water arrives in the mammalian gestation from the maternal circulation across the placenta. It then circulates between the fetal water compartments, including the fetal body compartments, the placenta and the amniotic fluid. Amniotic fluid is created by the…
TIL carpentry levels are also known as whiskey sticks. When the bubble level was first invented they used water, which would freeze in cold weather. People started using a mixture of whiskey and water as antifreeze in their levels.
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RV Travel
All RVers own a "whiskey stick," but we bet you don't know its history!
You probably have at least one, perhaps more than one “whiskey stick” in your RV. And no, a whiskey stick is not used during happy hour! The whiskey stick
TIL the US wastes an estimated 1.3% of GDP by throwing away 40% of all food
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Submitted April 24, 2023 at 03:25AM by kris533d
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EPA
International Efforts on Wasted Food Recovery
EPA seeks to champion, mobilize and recognize collaboration, innovation and success in solving the global food waste challenge.
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TIL Marvin Gay Sr. abused and viciously beat his son throughout his childhood. Marvin II said that if it weren't for his mother he would have committed suicide. He added the "e" to his name to differentiate himself from his father. Marvin Sr would murder Marvin II in 1984 during a family dispute
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Marvin Gaye
American singer (1939–1984)
TIL that Rage Against The Machine Bassist Tim Commerford once confronted Buzz Aldrin at a party, saying the moon landing was faked
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Submitted April 24, 2023 at 03:22AM by EdithDich
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Tim Commerford
American bassist
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TIL In 2000, when the cast of "Friends" wouldn't come down from their $1,050,000/episode salary demands, NBC's Garth Ancier produced promos saying "You've loved them for seven years, see how it all ends with the series finale of Friends this Thursday". The cast agreed to lower salaries.
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Prime-Time Salary Wars
TIL that the rapper Immortal Technique went to high school with Lin-Manuel Miranda and used to bully him.
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Submitted April 24, 2023 at 04:02AM by wecouldhaveitsogood
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Immortal Technique
American rapper
TIL that the Voynich Manunoscript, a a 240-page medieval codex written by an unknown author, in an unknown language, and illustrated with unknown plants, strange creatures, and naked women, was radiocarbon dated to the early 15th century. Despite 600 years of study it has never been deciphered.
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Submitted April 24, 2023 at 09:37AM by Federal_Radish_1421
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Voynich manunoscript
illustrated codex hand-written in an unknown writing system
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TIL during World War II, Papua New Guinean ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels’ carried 750 wounded up/down the Kokoda Trail. They prioritized feeding patients & built shelter with 4 sleeping on each side at night. No known injured soldier was ever abandoned by the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, even during heavy combat.
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Mashable
The indigenous people of Papua New Guinea saved hundreds of wounded soldiers in WWII
The 'Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels' carried the wounded and sick through miles of treacherous jungle.
TIL of the Order of Malta Passport. It's the rarest passport in the world and is only issued to a few hundred people.
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Who owns the world’s rarest passport
<p>Our passports aren’t seeing much action at the moment, but we still know the pain of applying for one. </p>
TIL of the Jefferson Bible, a de-miracalised version of the gospels created by Thomas Jefferson — that just had the morals and life of Jesus Christ. A copy was presented to new members of Congress from 1904 until the 1950s.
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Jefferson Bible
1820 book constructed by Thomas Jefferson
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TIL that a court reporter must type around 200 WPM on a stenograph to become certified. In comparison, the average WPM on a standard keyboard is around 40.
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Court reporter
profession
TIL of Operation Border Stone, where Czechslovak secret police set up fake border crossings near West Germany to capture people trying to escape the communist nation. The police held fake "welcome" interviews and led the refugees into path where real police awaited for them.
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Operation Border Stone
intelligence operation of Czechoslovakia during the Cold War
TIL that an estimated 1 of every 8 workers in the USA has at some point been employed by McDonald's
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TIL Anti-climb paint, a class of non-drying oil paint, was developed in the 1960s. It can take over 3 years to dry, It is used to prevent trespassing and mark trespassers as it is very difficult to remove.
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Submitted April 24, 2023 at 06:40PM by ReallyPissedGuy
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Anti-climb paint
non-drying paint designed to deter climbing
TIL Chadwick (the discoverer of neutron) was a student of Rutherford (discoverer of proton) who was the student of Thomson (discoverer of electron).
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Wondrium Daily
The Discovery of Proton and Neutron
How and when was the complete structure of atom was known? How were its components, protons and neutrons, discovered and by whom?
TIL loons have their feet so far back on their body for swimming efficiency that they can barely walk on land, having to push themselves along on their bellies; they also can only take off from large bodies of water
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Submitted April 24, 2023 at 04:59PM by yohance35
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American Bird Conservancy
Common Loon
A formidable swimmer and diver like the King Penguin, the Common Loon is a veritable avian submarine, beautifully adapted to a life in and on the water.
TIL that ginkgo trees are a symbol of hope and tenacity in Japan, as they were one of the few living things to survive the nuclear bomb at Hiroshima.
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Submitted April 24, 2023 at 10:12PM by Underworld_Denizen
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Ginkgo biloba
species of plant, ginkgo
TIL that Will Lee, who played Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street, was blacklisted for refusing to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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Submitted April 25, 2023 at 12:49AM by CapitalRadioOne
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TIL that in Japanese Folklore, rain falling from a clear sky, also known as a sunshower, is called kitsune no yomeiri or the kitsune's wedding! The event is a good omen, but the Kitsune will seek revenge on uninvited guests!
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Kitsune
shapeshifting spirits in Japanese folk mythology often resembling foxes, sometimes with multiple tails
TIL in 2018 a flatulent passenger who refused to stop farting forced a plane to land and police to be called to remove four fliers after a fight erupts on board.
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Evening Standard
'Flatulent passenger forces plane to land after row breaks out on board'
A plane was forced to make an unscheduled landing after a row broke out on board when a passenger refused to stop passing wind.