TIL the US government allowed a Hungarian priest to live in the US embassy in Budapest from 1956 to 1971, where he was fully protected from the Red Army who wanted his head. He never left the building once in 15 years.
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Submitted August 30, 2023 at 12:05AM by sanandrios
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József Mindszenty
József Mindszenty (Hungarian pronunciation: [jo:ʒɛf mindsɛnti]; 29 March 1892 – 6 May 1975) was a Hungarian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Esztergom and leader of the Catholic Church in Hungary from 1945 to 1973. According to…
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TIL the average Black American has roughly 1/4 European ancestry
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Submitted August 30, 2023 at 05:09AM by The_Saddest_Boner
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Science
Genetic study reveals surprising ancestry of many Americans
Some African-Americans, European Americans, and Latinos carry genes that don't match their self-identified ethnicities
TIL Security Guard Joseph Trombino barely survived an infamous 1981 NY robbery of a Brink's Armored Car. Nearly a decade later, he would then go on to also barely survive the 1993 World Trade Center bombings but tragically died on Sept 11 2001 in the WTC North Tower
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1981 Brink's robbery
1981 robbery of $1.6 million from a Brink's armored car
TIL that John Lennon was not the only Beatle to suffer a violent attack. George Harrison was attacked by a mentally disturbed man at his house in 1999, suffering 40 stab wounds. He was saved when his wife incapacitated the attacker by striking him repeatedly with a fireplace poker.
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Submitted August 30, 2023 at 11:31AM by robinperching
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George Harrison
British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)
TIL that the Darwin’s bark spider is one of the few non-mammalian species that engage in oral sex, with male spiders salivating onto the female's genitalia before, during, and after copulation.
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Submitted August 30, 2023 at 02:03PM by Anaphora121
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Nature
Spider behaviors include oral sexual encounters
Scientific Reports - Spider behaviors include oral sexual encounters
TIL in a group of 23 randomly selected people there is a 50% chance that at least two of them have the same birthday
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Submitted August 30, 2023 at 02:41PM by IncidentLost5181
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TIL that when gangster Johnny Torrio left for Europe in 1925 and handed over his criminal empire to Al Capone, it was worth $1,169,184,000 a year in today’s money.
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Wikipedia
Johnny Torrio
American mob boss
TIL that most close door elevator buttons in the US do not actually do anything.
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Submitted August 30, 2023 at 03:46PM by America_123
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Mental Floss
Do 'Close Door' Buttons in Elevators Actually Do Anything?
Everything you know is a lie.
TIL Hitler sent a long telegram wishing happy birthday to Christian X of Denmark for which he replied “Giving my best thanks, King Christian.” This succinct reply angered Hitler to expel the Danish ambassador.
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Submitted August 30, 2023 at 03:20PM by AteAssOnce
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Christian X of Denmark
Christian X (Danish: Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm; 26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 to his death in 1947, and the only King of Iceland as Kristján X, in the form of a personal union rather than a real union…
TIL that Saudi Arabia planned a bid to host the 2030 World Cup with Greece and Egypt and offered to fund the construction of new stadiums in Greece for the tournament. But, because of controversy for accusations of sportswashing Saudi Arabia's poor human rights record, planning for the bid ceased
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2030 FIFA World Cup
24th FIFA World Cup
TIL in 1951, 600 British soldiers were getting overwhelmed by 30,000 Chinese soldiers. Brig Tom Brodie told his American Superior "Things are a bit sticky, sir." Because of the understatement, the General assumed they were holding up and sent no help. Almost all the soldiers were captured or killed.
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the Guardian
Needless battle caused by uncommon language
How a misunderstanding between a British brigadier and US general led to disaster on a Korean battlefield
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TIL: The defunct bank Wachovia laundered $378.4 billion between 2004 - 2007 for the Mexican and Colombia Cartels. They had to forfeit $110mil and were only fined $50mil.
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Submitted August 30, 2023 at 06:22PM by CptProf
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Wachovia
Wachovia was a diversified financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before its acquisition by Wells Fargo and Company in 2008, Wachovia was the fourth-largest bank holding company in the United States, based on total assets. Wachovia…
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TIL about the “Bogota Bag”, a known medical procedure where a plastic bag, typically an IV bag, is cut open and placed over the stomach to provide a hermetic seal over exposed organs that are so swollen the stomach must be cut open and exposed to relieve fatal pressure.
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Submitted August 30, 2023 at 03:52PM by auxilary
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Bogota bag
sterile plastic bag used for closure of abdominal wounds
TIL a territorial loophole created a de facto lawless piece of land between the Dutch and Belgian border. This area became known for hosting illegal raves, drug deals and prostitution. The loophole was closed in 2018 after a headless corpse was found there.
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Yahoo News
Belgium and Netherlands move shared border after headless corpse found in lawless peninsula
Belgium and the Netherlands have agreed a deal that will end a border crisis which included a peninsula that saw illegal raves, drug dealing, prostitution, and even a headless corpse
TIL in 2014, Bell had a $2.80 Touch-Tone service fee for landline customers that was voted as "Canada's dumbest charge"
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CBC
Bell removes Touch-Tone fee from bills, but customers still on the hook | CBC News
Canada voted Touch-Tone fee "Canada's dumbest charge" on Marketplace last fall. Now, the fee is disappearing from phone bills, but customers are still paying the unpopular charge in the cost of a landline.
TIL that with an estimated pay of $156,000,000 , Keanu Reeves is the highest paid actor in history for a single production since Matrix 2&3 were filmed back-to-back
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List of highest-paid film actors
Wikimedia list article
TIL In 2019, a Dutch F-16 managed to shoot itself from behind. It managed to outrun it's own cannon fire, before the shells eventually caught it up, striking the fuselage.
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Submitted August 30, 2023 at 10:43PM by ZealousidealLuck6303
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Ars Technica
Dutch F-16 flies into its own bullets, scores self-inflicted hits
Fighter safely lands after accelerating through cloud of its own shells.
TIL Peter Steele of Type O Negative appeared as a nude centerfold of Playgirl in 1995. Steele regretted the decision after finding out only 23% of the magazine subscribers were female. Stating “Not that I'm homophobic, but it was certainly irritating” about his decision.
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Submitted August 30, 2023 at 11:15PM by WeldingShipper
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Wikipedia
Peter Steele
American musician (1962–2010)
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TIL: That during the Apollo 11 moon landing, Neil Armstrong was the only one operating the Hasselbad camera and almost all pictures he took were of Buzz Aldrin, NASA could only find 1 picture of Armstrong taken by Aldrin (who was busy with experiments) on that fateful day
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NPR
The Camera That Went To The Moon And Changed How We See It
Astronaut Walter Schirra's decision to bring a Swedish-made Hasselblad on his Mercury spaceflight set the course for NASA's choice of the camera for the Apollo lunar program.
TIL that only 6 U.S presidents had made a conscientious decision to not run for a second term.
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Submitted August 31, 2023 at 01:45AM by OhNoItsLockett
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run For a Second Term?
Find out which American presidents have decided against running for reelection.
TIL that the reason you get chills from a fever isn't because you're physically cold. It's the brain setting your body temp higher to fight the infection and tricking your body into thinking the temperature is wrong so the chills can help increase heat.
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Submitted August 30, 2023 at 11:08PM by tropicalrainforest
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Conehealth
Why Do We Get Chills with a Fever?
Why do we often have chills with a fever? The answer will surprise you.