TIL that German scientists in the 1930s were the first to conceive of the atom bomb, but their research was abruptly ended in 1939 when the government connoscripted them. The Nazis never got close to making a functional atom bomb because their scientists were in the battlefield.
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 07:35AM by IanMazgelis
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German nuclear weapons program
World War II weapons project
TIL there is a pyramid being built in Germany that is scheduled to be completed in 3183. It consists of 7-ton concrete blocks placed every 10 years, with the fourth block to be placed on September 9 2023.
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 08:01AM by Hybrid351
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Zeitpyramide
work of public art by Manfred Laber under construction in Wemding, Germany
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TIL that during WWII, scientists were struggling to make enough penicillin to keep up with demand until they found a moldy cantaloupe in Peoria, IL that was producing penicillin at the highest rate they had yet seen.
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 08:49AM by UralIveGotTonight
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Cantaloupe
variety of plants
TIL that women hold 14 of the longest 23 neutral endurance records in marathon swimming
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 03:14AM by ElvenArcherV
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Swimming World News
IWD: Marathon Swimming: Where Women Have Outperformed the Men
Marathon swimming, unlike the pool, often features women beating the men over longer distances, such as crossing the English Channel.
TIL The Muppet Show was filmed entirely in England because US networks rejected it.
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 11:31AM by HereWeFuckingGooo
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The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show is a sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and starring the Muppets. The series originated as two pilot episodes produced by Henson for ABC in 1974 and 1975. While neither episode was moved forward as a series and other networks…
TIL about the Pan American highway system that connects Alaska to Argentina. There is a break called the Darien Gap which requires a 4 day hike to cross the rainiest place on earth… about 100km. It is the longest road in the world.
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 11:44AM by dragonscale76
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Pan-American Highway
north-south road axis connecting countries in North and South America
TIL Idaho does not require employers to give employees any breaks for any reason.
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 04:03PM by drthsideous
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TIL that Benjamin Franklin wrote a joke paper submission to the Royal Academy of Brussels called "Fart Proudly" which details how important research into reducing the smell of farts needs to be undertaken.
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 03:06PM by CrambleSquash
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Fart Proudly
essay written by Benjamin Franklin
TIL not only are timeshares usually scams, companies claiming to help extract you from timeshares are often scams
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 05:12PM by substantial-freud
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Resorttrades
Timeshare Exit Team Closes, Yet Another Warning to Consumers
Less than 6 months after Washington State Attorney General announced Timeshare Exit Team must stop its timeshare exit practices – the company has closed.
TIL Polly Smith, costume designer for the Muppet Show and Sesame Street also invented the sports bra
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 02:17PM by dougaderly
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Polly Smith (inventor)
American designer, inventor
TIL in 1982 for a film named Fitzcarraldo, director Werner Herzog had the cast drag a 320-ton steamship over a steep hill: to depict real life events. Under the threat of death, Carlos Fitzcarrald forced indigenous workers to transport a 30 ton ship over a mountain to get to another river in 1894.
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 04:36PM by Consistent_Zucchini2
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Fitzcarraldo
1982 film by Werner Herzog
TIL 4 US Presidents were male cheerleaders.
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 05:08PM by Ignoreme_justbrowsin
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Sportsandservice
Meet 4 U.S. Presidents Who Were Also Cheerleaders
The qualities and responsibilities between the head cheerleader and the President of the United States are significantly similar. Here are four former U.S. Presidents who were also cheerleaders.
TIL that the famous psychologist Sigmund Freud suggested that addictions, including tobacco, were substitutes for masturbation.
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 06:08PM by Crumbzies
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Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis
TIL that hot thermal pools have killed more people than bears in Yellowstone National Park. 20 deaths v. 8 deaths.
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 06:55PM by TheMadhopper
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www.usgs.gov
Yellowstone’s gravest threat to visitors (it’s not what you might think) | U.S. Geological Survey
Yellowstone National Park is truly a wonder of nature, globally appreciated for its untamed beauty. Visited by millions each year, tourists travel from all over the world to witness its unique environment. However, while enjoying Wonderland, visitors should…
TIL: The oldest time capsule in the US was buried in 1795 by Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House and was found by accident in 2014 by workers trying to fix a water leak
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 05:54PM by DueDoughnut7842
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WorldAtlas
What Is The Oldest Known Time Capsule?
The oldest known time capsule is the Samuel Adams and Paul Revere Time Capsule that can be found in the Massachusetts State House. How interesting is that?
TIL when Game Boy was first released 1989, the North America version came bundled with only Tetris. Only four other games were available: Allyway, Baseball, Super Mario Land and Tennis. Within ten years more than 1000 games were available.
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Game Boy
1989 portable video game console
TIL the second highest scoring fighter ace with 301 kills, Gerhard Barkhorn, crashed a prototype British Harrier jet fighter in 1965. When being helped from the wreckage he is said to have commented, "Drei hundert und zwei [302]!"
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Gerhard Barkhorn
Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn (20 March 1919 – 11 January 1983) was a German military aviator and wing commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was the second most successful fighter pilot of all time after fellow pilot Erich Hartmann.…
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TIL That even with an outside temp of -49*F, an igloo can have an internal temp between 19 and 61*F from body-heat, alone.
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Submitted June 05, 2023 at 09:32PM by Gr8fulFox
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Igloo
type of shelter built of snow
TIL King Henry II of France participated in a jousting tournament in 1559 to celebrate the marriage of his daughter. A lance splintered on his helmet and pushed wood into his eye and brain. He died ten days later. His death led to the decline of jousting in France.
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Submitted June 06, 2023 at 12:57AM by triviafrenzy
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Henry II of France
Henry II (French: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis in…
TIL: Divers searching for a sunken World War II-era aircraft, instead came across a 15 by 15-foot section of the Challenger Space Shuttle 37 years after it exploded off the Florida coast. After the explosion, the salvage effort had recovered 47% of the shuttle.
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Submitted June 06, 2023 at 12:35AM by theotherbogart
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Smithsonian Magazine
Divers Accidentally Find a Piece of the Challenger Space Shuttle
A documentary film crew stumbled across a section of the destroyed spacecraft that measures at least 15 by 15 feet
TIL: That people who experience discomfort watching cringe have higher levels of empathy.
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Submitted June 06, 2023 at 03:52AM by finnishflash128
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