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TIL Pac-Man's colour choice was inspired by the yellow used in LEGO bricks
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Submitted May 22, 2023 at 05:40PM by planchetflaw
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TIL that lower class Germans are stereotyped as giving their children names that sound exotic in German, such as “Kevin.” Prejudice against people with such names is strong enough that the term “Kevinism” was coined to describe it.
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Submitted May 22, 2023 at 09:29PM by UralIveGotTonight
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TIL the Walt Disney Company neither owns nor operates Tokyo Disneyland
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Submitted May 22, 2023 at 09:29PM by 500owls
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TIL that in 1947 the town of Holt, Missouri (population 471) experienced the greatest 1 hour rainfall total ever observed worldwide: 12 inches of rain fell in just 42 minutes.
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Submitted May 23, 2023 at 01:38AM by JosiahWillardPibbs
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TIL No Kum-sok, who was a member of the Korean People's Army Air, fell out of romation while flying a Mig-18 and defected by landing in the wrong direction at Kimpo Air Base in South Korea. He also received today's equivalent of $1,012,811 for defecting with an operational aircraft.
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Submitted May 23, 2023 at 03:07AM by GolfingEngineer
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TIL In he aftermath of Ramsses III's assassination, 28 people were executed on the spot after found guilty of organising the plot, 10 people were forced to commit suicide, 4 people, including two of the judges had their nose and ears cut off and one court official was issued a stern verbal warning
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Submitted May 23, 2023 at 01:17AM by Ainsley-Sorsby
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TIL that Kai Ryssdal, host of NPR's 'Marketplace', was a US naval aviator and Pentagon staff officer attaining the rank of Lieutenant. Afterwards, he worked at a Borders bookstore for $7/hr
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Submitted May 23, 2023 at 07:51AM by rawkeye
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TIL In 2009, Masanobu Sato masturbated for 9 hours and 58 minutes at the 9th annual World Masturbate-a-thon, holding the record.
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Submitted May 23, 2023 at 10:33AM by lion_OBrian
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TIL Up to the First World War bear's grease was sold as a baldness cure and beauty product. The demand outstripped the supply so unscrupulous dealers would actually sell other animal fats, with some going as far as dressing a dead pig as a bear.
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Submitted May 23, 2023 at 01:54PM by jamescookenotthatone
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TIL of a Bolivian beverage called « Cocoroco » that boasts an incredibly high alcohol content of 96%.
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Submitted May 23, 2023 at 01:38PM by OneHundredForcer
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TIL that there is enough gold in the oceans to give each person on Earth about 9 pounds of the metal.
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Submitted May 23, 2023 at 06:21PM by SniperGecko
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TIL Italian artist Salvatore Garau created and put up for auction in 2021 an invisible sculpture called "Io sono", which means "I am". The sculpture was purchased by a private collector for 15,000 euros.
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Submitted May 23, 2023 at 06:26PM by volossaveroniki
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TIL the US has the most volcanoes of any country, with 162 volcanos, 40 of which have been active since 1960, BUT 55 of Indonesia's 120 volcanos have been active since 1960.
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Submitted May 23, 2023 at 05:46PM by SecretTimeTrash
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TIL That there is a tiny island called “Just Room Enough Island” in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence What makes it unique is that the island is so small that it only has enough space for a single house and a tree.
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Submitted May 23, 2023 at 08:41PM by DepressedNYC-5667
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