TIL about the Civilian Conservation Corp a depression Era program employing young men on civil improvement projects like park projects, dams and canals and other projects.
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Submitted August 12, 2023 at 05:23PM by greenmachine11235
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Civilian Conservation Corps
United States federal government public work relief program part of the New Deal
TIL Frank Lloyd Wright’s son invented Lincoln Logs, his granddaughter was famous actress Anne Baxter, and his niece was famous children’s author Elizabeth Enright
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Submitted August 12, 2023 at 05:09PM by IrishNinjaRobot
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American architect (1867-1959)
TIL that most airlines never use a flight number again if that flight has a fatal crash, except for American Airlines, which keeps using flight #1 despite three major crashes.
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Submitted August 12, 2023 at 05:12PM by DebtUpToMyEyeballs
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Flight number
identifier for a specific flight or route
TIL about a man in Raleigh, NC creating a massive street art sculpture known as the 'barrel monster' using stolen construction barrels. Despite the construction company who owned the barrels appreciating it and the publicity it created and not wanting to press charges, the man was arrested anyway.
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Submitted August 12, 2023 at 05:18PM by Sandstorm400
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San Diego Union-Tribune
Barrel art nets arrest, notoriety for NC student
When Joseph Carnevale chopped up three stolen orange and white traffic barrels from a construction site to create a massive sculpture of a roadside monster thumbing a ride, the North Carolina college student said he saw it as a form of street art.
TIL Ulysses S. Grant met with Susan B. Anthony while President in 1872 to discuss the possibility of women's suffrage. Although he was unable to get them the vote, Grant did succeed in expanding women's rights including in the workforce, appointing thousands of female Postmasters across the country.
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Submitted August 12, 2023 at 06:31PM by HawkeyeTen
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U.S. Grant Cottage National Historic Landmark
Of Suffrage and Suffering — U.S. Grant Cottage National Historic Landmark
Famous suffragist Susan B. Anthony visited Grant Cottage in the summer of 1889 and had an interesting reaction to what she saw. Discover how her path crossed with that of President Grant and his wife Julia in her quest for women's rights.
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TIL that if a child has peanut allergies, there is a good chance it is because their parents followed bad medical advice to avoid exposing them for several years after birth.
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Submitted August 12, 2023 at 08:39PM by Kodiak01
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Prevent Food Allergies
Why was there a spike in peanut allergies in the early 2000s? — Prevent Food Allergies
Learn how recent landmark clinical studies show that introducing peanut to babies early and often is key to preventing peanut allergies.
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TIL that Axl Rose, the lead singer of Guns‘N'Roses, slept with his drummer Steven Adler's girlfriend, Adriana Smith, recorded it, and used the audio in the song 'Rocket Queen'.
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Submitted August 12, 2023 at 06:35PM by ZombieBait2
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Rocket Queen
single by Guns N’ Roses
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TIL: In 1562, Spanish bishop Diego de Landa burned 27 Mayan manunoscripts in front of the Maya people of Maní, Yucatan. This was an attempt to erase their memories of their Gods and beliefs so that they were more easily coerced into converting to Catholicism. Today, only four Mayan manunoscripts exist.
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Submitted August 12, 2023 at 09:43PM by Lanky_Personality376
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Diego de Landa
Spanish Bishop of Yucatán (1524-1579)
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TIL there’s a percentage of a percentage of the population that will fall asleep when things get too emotional, regardless of where they are or what they’re doing. It’s called Type 1 Narcolepsy.
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Submitted August 12, 2023 at 10:36PM by NarcolepAwkPenguin
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Healthline
Similarities and Differences Between Narcolepsy Type 1 and Type 2
There are two main types of narcolepsy: type 1 and type 2. Learn about the key similarities and differences between each type, including the symptoms and treatment options.
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TIL that in 1938 the Nazis would only create a German version of The Hobbit if Tolkien proved his Aryan heritage. Tolkien wrote back that he disavows any sort of "race doctrine".
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Submitted August 13, 2023 at 12:47AM by NoAskRed
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Literary Hub
On the time J.R.R. Tolkien refused to work with Nazi-leaning publishers.
This week marks the 130th birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings writer, academic, and pranking enthusiast—and today we’re revisiting a time Tolkien stood up for his beliefs a…
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TIL Hitler loathed New Zealanders as a “lower form of human being”. At a speech given on 15 July 1925 he argued that New Zealanders lived in trees and ”clambered around on all fours”, having not yet learned to walk upright.
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Submitted August 12, 2023 at 09:55PM by Charles_Benes
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New Order (Nazism)
proposed political order by Nazi Germany for its conquered areas in Europe and other regions of the world
TIL that the Gregorian Calendar is used in all but 4 countries: Ethiopia, Nepal, Iran, and Afghanistan.
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Submitted August 12, 2023 at 11:19PM by Xilanqa
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Adoption of the Gregorian calendar
gradual global transition from traditional dating systems to the modern standard
TIL Mickey Jones aka Pete from “Home Improvement” was Bob Dylan’s drummer shortly after Dylan went electric in 1966
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Submitted August 13, 2023 at 03:26AM by spikefletcher
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Chron
The strange career of Mickey Jones
Mickey Jones' strange and winding career has taken him from the world's concert stage to...
TIL that Puff the Magic Dragon really was written as a children’s poem and isn’t a euphemism for smoking weed.
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Submitted August 13, 2023 at 06:02AM by cram213
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American Songwriter
The Tale Behind the Meaning of “Puff the Magic Dragon” by Peter, Paul and Mary
Released by folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, “Puff The Magic Dragon” became an instant hit, its meaning relishing in childhood innocence and imagination.
TIL that since 2013 The Price is Right has been directed by Adam Sandler. But, not that Adam Sandler.
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Submitted August 13, 2023 at 06:16AM by magnumapplepi
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Distractify
Adam Sandler Directs 'The Price Is Right' — but He's Not *That* Adam Sandler
Fans of the longtime game show, 'The Price Is Right,' are curious who directs the popular series. Find out who is behind the show here!
TIL The GEICO Cavemen had their own short-lived TV series in 2007, which was described as one of the "worst TV shows ever" in the Chicago Tribune
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Submitted August 13, 2023 at 05:59AM by kremod
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Cavemen (TV series)
TV series
TIL when the word "pussy" popped up in regular dialogue around the sixteenth century, it didn’t have a sexual connotation at all. It was used as a term of endearment to describe women in general and didn’t actually get sexual until the nineteenth century
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Submitted August 13, 2023 at 07:46AM by SappyGilmore
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Glamour
Should You Be Using the Word Pussy If You're a Feminist?
How the super-divisive word became part of a movement
TIL that Sean Connery whilst working with Lana Turner, was confronted by Turner’s gangster boyfriend Johnny Stompanato. Stompanato drew a gun on Connery, only to be disarmed and beaten up by the actor.
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Submitted August 13, 2023 at 09:40AM by OnAFalseErrand
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Sean Connery
Scottish actor (1930–2020)
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TIL That Antarctica is approximately 1.5 times larger than the United States.
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Submitted August 13, 2023 at 07:49AM by b1ackfyre
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NASA
Compare the Size of Antarctica to the Continental United States
TIL sci-fi author Issac Asimov contracted HIV in 1983 through a blood transfusion.
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Submitted August 13, 2023 at 01:21PM by PenelopeJenelope
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Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)
TIL that Anne Ramsey, best known for her role in Throw Mama From The Train (1987), her slurred speech was due to operations for her throat cancer and was in pain during the whole production. She was nominated for an Oscar. Sadly she died of her throat cancer 6 months after the ceremony.
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Submitted August 13, 2023 at 05:47PM by Make_the_music_stop
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Film Stories
Anne Ramsey: a salute to an 80s movie hero | Film Stories
Anne Ramsey sprung to fame late in her career courtesy of The Goonies and Throw Momma From The Train - and her work very much lives on.
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