TIL that the film Independence Day (1996) still holds the record for the ‘most miniature model work to appear in one film’. The record is now expected to hold forever due to CGI advances.
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Submitted July 28, 2023 at 11:33AM by Make_the_music_stop
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The Film Magazine
Why Independence Day 1996 Remains A Powerful Blockbuster Favourite
Read about how and why 'Independence Day' (1996) was and remains so successful in Joseph Wade's critical analysis of the famed Blockbuster.
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TIL about the Max Headroom signal hijacking. Which occurred on the night of November 22, 1987, two TV stations in Illinois were hijacked. A man wearing a Max Headroom mask made various remarks about WGN (the station being hijacking) the video ends with the man being spanked. No one was ever charged.
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Max Headroom signal hijacking
Chicago television hijacking incident
TIL when introduced, there was a conspiracy saying the creation Zip Codes was masked Communism made “to depersonalize or dehumanize” Americans
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Submitted July 28, 2023 at 02:54PM by Haleodo
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postalmuseum.si.edu
The ZIP Code Challenge: Response of the American Public | National
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TIL of Marni Nixon, a singer who dubbed the voices of many actresses in the 1950’s and 1960’s, including Natalie Wood, Audrey Hepburn and Deborah Kerr. She was told that if anyone found out about her work, she would never work in Hollywood again…
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Classic FM
Who was Marni Nixon, the ‘ghost singer’ behind Hollywood’s famous actresses?
Marni Nixon was Hollywood’s great unsung singer. She dubbed the voices of Audrey Hepburn in 'My Fair Lady', Deborah Kerr in 'The King and I' and Natalie Wood in 'West Side Story'. But for most of her career, no one knew who she was.
TIL the images of space you see from space telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope are initially in black and white and the colors are later edited in by people.
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Submitted July 28, 2023 at 03:38PM by Professor-Oak-
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Webb
How Are Webb’s Full-Color Images Made?
Learn how the James Webb Space Telescope’s full-color images are processed, and why it takes time to refine and release them.
TIL Beer contains powerful compounds called “phytoestrogens” that mimic estrogen in the human body. In addition, many beers stimulate a hormone called prolactin–the same hormone that causes breast growth and milk production
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Submitted July 28, 2023 at 12:18PM by PanJaszczurka
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PubMed Central (PMC)
Alcoholic Beverages as a Source of Estrogens
Alcoholic beverages contain not only alcohol but also numerous other substances (i.e., congeners) that may contribute to the beverages’ physiological effects. Plants used to produce alcoholic beverages contain estrogenlike substances (i.e., phytoestrogens).…
TIL that a study on 'strategic ejaculation' found that heterosexual men ejaculate more quickly and produced higher quality ejaculates (volume & total number of motile sperm) when masturbating to unfamiliar women.
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Submitted July 28, 2023 at 06:44PM by lord_of_the_bees
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PsyPost
Study on ‘strategic ejaculation’ finds men produce better quality semen for unfamiliar women
Research published in Evolutionary Psychological Science has found that men orgasm faster and ejaculate more semen when masturbating to unfamiliar women. ...
TIL; Flushing a toilet with the lid down could reduce airborne particles by as much as 50%.
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Submitted July 28, 2023 at 07:10PM by Technical-Split3642
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microbiologyresearch.org
Real-time Monitoring of Aerosols Generated from Toilet Flushing
Flushing toilets generate visible droplets from turbulent flow, but also produce numerous smaller airborne droplets (∼micrometres in size) through atomisation. Flushing may aerosolise pathogens from stool or urine, spreading disease. This study continuously…
TIL Charles Joseph Bonaparte THE grandnephew of Napoleon Bonaparte created the Bureau of Investigation (now the FBI)
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Submitted July 28, 2023 at 04:58PM by chucho89
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Charles Joseph Bonaparte
American lawyer (1851-1921)
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TIL that the death rate for heart attacks increases by 15% on days when marathons are held in major US cities. This is thought to be due to road closures and traffic around the marathon route. Ambulance ride length increases by an average of four minutes on marathon days.
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USA TODAY
Death rates up for some when marathons take place
New study reveals that more people die of heart attacks and cardiac arrest when they fall ill on days a\u00a0marathon is taking place in their city.
TIL that Ransom E. Olds created the first mass-produced car, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash. After being forced out of the company, he founded another company based on his initials, REO. They created a car that was the ancestor of the pickup truck, called the Speed Wagon.
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Submitted July 28, 2023 at 06:28PM by ProbablySomeBoomer
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Ransom E. Olds
American businessman
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TIL: The etiquette of dueling in America has 25 rules for both guns and sword duels. An insult to one's lady is considered a great offense and the first 10~ rules involve the pre duel banter and gives several chances for apologies or to insult the other party more.
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Submitted July 28, 2023 at 09:29PM by Flares117
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www.pbs.org
Code Duello: The Rules of Dueling | American Experience | PBS
The Code Duello, covering the practice of dueling and points of honor, was drawn up and settled at Clonmel Summer Assizes, 1777.
TIL that there is an island off the coast of Long Island, New York that has been been privately owned by the same family for 400 years
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Submitted July 28, 2023 at 11:12PM by TroyMcClureFishCo
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Atlas Obscura
Gardiners Island
This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt and a pirate.
TIL; There were no women special agents in the FBI from 1928 to 1972, as J Edgar Hoover banned the recruitment of women in 1924 and eased out the 3 women agents serving at that time
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Submitted July 28, 2023 at 11:27PM by watchful_tiger
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Celebrating Women Special Agents, Part 1 | Federal Bureau of Investigation
On a beautiful spring day in May—40 years ago this past weekend—FBI Acting Director L. Patrick Gray announced that “women applicants will now be considered for the FBI special agent position.” He noted that all other…
TIL during WWII, German pilot Walter Nowotny managed to shoot down ten planes in one day twice and five planes in one day 17 times.
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Submitted July 28, 2023 at 11:43PM by fearlessphosgene
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List of aviators who became ace in a day
Wikimedia list article
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TIL Halo 2 was delayed due to a picture of a developer's butt
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Submitted July 29, 2023 at 04:28AM by OrangeNarwhal23
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Halopedia
.ass
.ass or amalgam scene specification is a source file type. An intermediary format file produced by the 3ds Max exporter. When run through Halo 2 Tool, .ass files generate .scenario and .scenario_structure_bsp files, which can then be edited by other tools.…
Today I learned of Seneca Village, a settlement founded by free Black Americans that was seized and razed in 1857 to create New York's Central Park. Wealthy families successfully sued to prevent the seizure of their land that was the original site proposed for a park.
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Submitted July 29, 2023 at 04:40AM by GiddySwine
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Seneca Village
human settlement in the United States of America
TIL Robert Shaw; "Quint", died only three years after he appeared in Jaws at the age of 51
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Submitted July 29, 2023 at 05:15AM by Qlinkenstein
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Robert Shaw (actor)
British actor and novelist (1927–1978)
TIL in the Siege of Arrah 1857, an army of 11000 Indians failed to defeat the besieged 50 British soldiers and 18 civilians
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Submitted July 29, 2023 at 05:46AM by MarriedCat0310
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Siege of Arrah
The siege of Arrah (27 July – 3 August 1857) took place during the Indian Mutiny (also known as the Indian Rebellion of 1857). It was the eight-day defence of a fortified outbuilding, occupied by a combination of 18 civilians and 50 members of the Bengal…
TIL the "McDonald's Peace Theory" suggests ‘Countries with McDonald’s within their borders do not go to war with other countries with McDonalds within their borders.’
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Submitted July 29, 2023 at 11:30AM by tilboyhere
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Romeconomics
The McDonald's Peace Theory | ROM Economics
One person has managed to highlight a link between the 'Golden Arches' of the monopoly that is McDonald's and the likelihood that a country will go to war.
TIL name of the Halliburton Company is inscribed on the dome of the Oklahoma State Capitol Building
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Submitted July 29, 2023 at 07:33AM by astonishingmonkey
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Oklahoma State Capitol
state capitol building of the U.S. state of Oklahoma
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