TIL in 1998, a preservation group began restoring Ben Franklin’s residence in London. During their rehabilitation work, they discovered a secret, windowless room under his garden containing the remains of 15 people.
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Smithsonian Magazine
Why Was Benjamin Franklin’s Basement Filled With Skeletons?
Repairs on Franklin's old London house turned up 1200 pieces of bone from at least 15 people
TIL Ancient pottery from West Africa have been chemically analyzed, showing organic residue of their diets. The Nok people from 3,500 years ago enjoyed quality nutrition in greens such as African eggplant, okra, cowpea and bombax, and added flavors to starch-based staples
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The Conversation
Chemical traces in ancient West African pots show a diet rich in plants
The preparation of ancient meals in prehistoric West Africa combined vegetables, pulses, tubers and, possibly, herbs and spices.
TIL that Anne Frank's family tried to immigrate to the United States. They filed for a visa in 1938 but the application was lost following a German bombardment in 1940. They tried again in 1941 but all American consulates were closed by the Nazis.
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NBC News
Anne Frank's family tried to escape to U.S. but hit roadblocks
Documents indicate Anne's father Otto tried twice to collect the papers needed to obtain visas for the United States.
TIL that Astrud Gilberto made just $120 for singing The Girl from Ipanema, which was the standard studio musician rate at the time. This was because Stan Getz personally intervened to ensure she got nothing.
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Yahoo Sports
‘He made sure that she got nothing’: The sad story of Astrud Gilberto, the face of bossa nova
Without the 22-year-old’s voice, ‘The Girl From Ipanema’ would not have become the phenomenon it did – but mistreatment, misogyny and lack of compensation wore her down, writes Martin Chilton
TIL the while filming the mall scene of The Blues Brothers, actor John Belushi wandered off the set and into a nearby neighborhood. A local resident welcomed Belushi into their home, fed him, and allowed him to nap on their couch.
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The Hollywood Reporter
Dan Aykroyd Recalls The Hilarious Time John Belushi Wandered Off ‘Blues Brothers’ Set
Dan Aykroyd on Thursday stopped by 'Late Night With Seth Meyers,' where he shared a fun story about the late, great John Belushi.
TIL in 1981 George Thorogood and the Destroyers completed their "50/50 Tour", in which the band played shows in all 50 US states in 50 days. In fact, they played a concert in Washington, D.C. on the same day that they performed a show in Maryland, thereby playing 51 concerts in 50 days.
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Wikipedia
George Thorogood
American blues rock vocalist/guitarist (born 1950)
TIL in the US less than half of murders are solved.
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The Marshall Project
As Murders Spiked, Police Solved About Half in 2020
The U.S. homicide clearance rate is at a historic low. Here’s what that means.
TIL: The B-52 Stratofortress, first built in the 1950s, underwent upgrades in the 2010s and is now expected to remain in service until the 2050s.
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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
bomber aircraft family by Boeing
TIL that childhood asthma and eczema are associated with anxiety, depression and poor maternal mental health
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PubMed Central (PMC)
Child Allergic Symptoms and Mental Well-Being: The Role of Maternal Anxiety and Depression☆
To determine whether maternal mental health mediates the relationship between eczema or asthma symptoms and mental well-being in children.Analysis of 7250 children from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Child mental well-being at 8 years…
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TIL that South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone purchased, renovated, and are reopening Casa Bonita in Denver.
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Casa Bonita
former chain of Mexican-themed "eatertainment" restaurants
TIL a 36-year-old man with a super swollen stomach, who had had trouble breathing, went to the ER only to discover that the twin he had absorbed in utero was still living in his abdomen
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ABC News
Man With Twin Living Inside Him -- A Medical Mystery Classic
TIL Seagulls can live to almost 50
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European herring gull
The European herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. One of the best-known of all gulls along the shores of Western Europe, it was once abundant. It breeds across Northern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern…
TIL Since his father had died 5 months earlier, King Alfonso XIII of Spain became king on the day of his birth in 1886. While only a few minutes old he was presented naked to the Spanish Prime Minister on a silver tray.
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Alfonso XIII
Alfonso XIII (Spanish: Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena; French: Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon; 17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the…
TIL the village built for the 1980 movie Popeye still exists and is a tourist attraction in Malta.
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Submitted June 07, 2023 at 06:10PM by Sardasan
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Popeye Village
tourist attraction
TIL that, 1.7 billion years ago, there was a naturally occurring nuclear reactor that produced power for hundreds of thousands of years.
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Oklo Mine
natural nuclear fission reactor discovered in 1972 in the Oklo region of Gabon
TIL Neil Armstrong completed almost all required coursework towards a master's degree when he joined NASA in early 1960s. A semester short, he returned to USC after his moon landing in 1970 to give a one-hour seminar on the technical aspects of landing Apollo's lunar module to receive his Masters
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TIL in 1780, in an event known as Dark Day, New England was cast into blackness as a result of Ontario wildfires mixed with unfavorable atmospheric conditions. Such was the lack of light, candles were needed in the day to provide illumination. Parts of New Hampshire were covered in ash 6" deep.
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Wikipedia
New England's Dark Day
severe air pollution event over parts of New England on May 19, 1780
TIL Sega launched an online gaming subnoscription service on console all the way back in 1994, massively predating Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.
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Sega Channel
online game service
TIL Rats, gerbils, mice, birds, fish, monkeys, and chimpanzees all prefer making an effort to obtain their food over having it provided for free. Of all the studied animals, only cats did not display the behaviour, preferring to be served.
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Contrafreeloading
observed behavior in animals
TIL in 2009, a hard ground ball hit Adrián Beltré in the groin which landed him on the 15-day disabled list. In his first game after returning, teammate Ken Griffey Jr. conspired with those in charge of the PA system to have Beltré's at-bat intro music be the opening march from The Nutcracker Suite.
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Wikipedia
Adrián Beltré
Major League baseball player
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TIL that astronaut Story Musgrave, after completing his GED, received a BS in Math, an MBA, a BA in Chemistry, an MD from Columbia, an MS in physiology, and finally an MA in literature.
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Submitted June 08, 2023 at 04:47PM by hartzonfire
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Wikipedia
Story Musgrave
Franklin Story Musgrave (born August 19, 1935) is an American physician and a retired NASA astronaut. He is a public speaker and consultant to both Disney's Imagineering group and Applied Minds in California. In 1996, he became only the second astronaut to…