TIL Beethoven’s cause of death is not known. The composer was sick throughout his life, & before dying sent a letter asking for doctors to investigate him. Researchers recently sequenced his D.N.A. to see what they could find out.
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Ars Technica
Beethoven’s genome, sequenced for first time, yields clues on cause of death
Composer had genetic predisposition to liver disease and hepatitis B infection.
TIL McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwich has its own mascot, Phil A O'Fish
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 06:18PM by fishbethany
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Smithsonian Magazine
The Fishy History of the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Sandwich
How a struggling entrepreneur in Ohio saved his burger business during Lent and changed the McDonald's menu for good.
TIL that photos from the 1950's to the 1980's faded because of the switch to wood-based paper.
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 08:01PM by SUB_Photo
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www.loc.gov
The Deterioration and Preservation of Paper: Some Essential Facts - Collections Care - Resources (Preservation, Library of Congress)
Ownership Marking of Paper-Based Materials (Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress)
TIL that the Japanese have a word "Busshu-suru" which translates as "To do the Bush thing" meaning "to vomit" referring to the time when George H.W. Bush' vomited in Japan's prime minister's lap.
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Wikipedia
George H. W. Bush vomiting incident
when US President vomited into Japanese Prime Minister's lap
TIL Chris Hemsworth earned just $150,000 for his first appearance as Thor and the film brought in nearly $450 million globally
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 10:54PM by cartstanza
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Yahoo Finance
How Rich is Chris Hemsworth?
Chris Hemsworth is an Australian leading man who is an indelible part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Thor. The God of Thunder's newest film "Thor: Love and Thunder" was released on July 8,...
TIL of Bill Millin, a Canadian musician who played bagpipes while under fire at Sword Beach during D-Day. He survived the war and died at the age of 88 in 2010.
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Wikipedia
Bill Millin
Canadian musician (1922-2010)
TIL about the street gang, the Almighty G*ylords. They are one of Chicago's oldest street gangs, have been suspected of a variety of criminal enterprises and at their peak had 1,500 members.
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Submitted September 01, 2023 at 10:38PM by OnAFalseErrand
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Wikipedia
Chicago Gaylords
Street gang from Chicago
Today I learned that President Glover Cleveland had a secret surgery removing a tumor in his mouth on a yacht because he worried that news of him having cancer would effect the stock market.
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 01:06AM by EntrepreneurOk1856
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NPR
A Yacht, A Mustache: How A President Hid His Tumor
In the summer of 1893 and at the beginning of an economic depression, President Grover Cleveland disappeared for four days to have secret surgery on a yacht. Author Matthew Algeo recounts the episode, and the lengths Cleveland went to to cover it up, in The…
TIL that when Hideki Tojo was given new dentures, the message ‘Remember Pearl Harbor’ had been secretly drilled into them
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 01:23AM by Bannable_Lecter
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TIL that the myth of carrots improving your eyesight and helping you see in the dark was WWII propaganda
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 12:05AM by Jake52212
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Smithsonian Magazine
A WWII Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help You See in the Dark
How a ruse to keep German pilots confused gave the Vitamin-A-rich vegetable too much credit
TIL In the 19th century, doctors warned women of 'Bicycle Face' as a side effect of excessive cycling. It was described as a face usually flushed with dark shadows under the eyes and always an expression of weariness.
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Bicycling and feminism
The bicycle had a significant impact on the lives of women in a variety of areas. The greatest impact the bicycle had on the societal role of women occurred in the 1890s during the bicycle craze that swept American and European society. During this time,…
TIL: Victorian hookers were tight knit and would help each other pay rent or bail them out, however, they also fought over territory and fights between the older and younger girls were common. They also led the government to pass the Contagious Disease Act due to the military being frequent clients.
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 08:32AM by Flares117
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sites.udel.edu
Victorian Prostitution | British Literature Wiki
Victorian Prostitution Introduction During the Victorian Age, prostitution was a wide-scale problem in Britain. The very essence of it went against ev...
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TIL ant corpses release a chemical when they die. A scientist once recreated this chemical and put it on a live ant. Its ant friends kept bringing it to the graveyard no matter how much it struggled to return.
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 11:27AM by ParadoxicalState
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NPR
'Hey I'm Dead!' The Story Of The Very Lively Ant
How do ants know when another ant is dead? Play a little trick on them by creating an artificial corpse — a zombie ant from the living dead. What did the most eminent ant scholar find out? Hint: It stinks!
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TIL Spock was originally supposed to be a Martian, but Gene Roddenberry changed his home to the fictional Vulcan because he feared humans will already land on Mars during the show‘s runtime and make it look outdated
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Wikipedia
Development of Spock
aspect of the Star Trek character
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TIL people who were born blind use their visual cortex to solve math problems
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NPR
When Blind People Do Algebra, The Brain's Visual Areas Light Up
A study of 17 people who have been blind since birth found that areas of the brain usually devoted to visual information become active when a blind person is solving math problems.
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TIL that WW2 British General Bernard Montgomery made a bet with Walter Bedell Smith, that if he could capture Sfax by April 1943, then he would get a Flying Fortress. Montgomery did so and when Smith tried to laugh it off, went to Eisenhower to get his Flying Fortress.
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Bernard Montgomery
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, DL (/məntˈɡʌməri ... ˈæləmeɪn/; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish…
TIL that in France, bars can’t have a Happy Hour without also making non-alcoholic drinks cheaper
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 03:15PM by IB_zerbasteln
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Secrets of Paris
Are you sure you know the drinking laws in France?
There’s so much confusion over the laws about drinking alcohol in France, from the legal drinking age to where and when you can consume alcohol in public in Paris, that I thought it was time to lay it all out for you. Despite the Instagram photos and every…
TIL Sen. Joseph McCarthy was addicted to morphine at the end of his life and his supplier was the Head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 03:59PM by jones1133
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Wikipedia
Joseph McCarthy
American politician (1908–1957)
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TIL that when Andre the giant passed away there was no crematorium large enough in France so his body had to be flown to America
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 04:17PM by Kneenaw
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Los Angeles Times
Requiem FOR A Giant : There Was No One Bigger in Wrestling Than Andre Rousimoff, Who Had a Disease That Caused His Abnormal Growth
In the modern fable, the giant is felled not by a slingshot or a squadron of fighter planes, but by his heart.
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TIL that in 2018, MIT scientists created a plane powered by an Ion drive. The plane had no moving parts and was able to fly 60 metres powered solely by a flow of ions generated through electrodynamics which created thrust.
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 03:47PM by dakp15
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MIT News
MIT engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts
MIT engineers have flown the first silent, fuel-free “ion plane.” The light aircraft is the first plane to fly with no propellers, turbine blades, or other moving parts.
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TIL: Prince William and Prince Harry wore sweat-poof ensembles at Prince Williams wedding. Their uniforms had sweat-pads sewn into the armpits. As wedding would be broadcast around the world, this was deemed to be sensible precaution.
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Submitted September 02, 2023 at 02:26PM by cs005483
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Yahoo Life
9 Details About Prince William & Kate Middleton’s Wedding You Probably Never Knew
Can you believe it’s been almost ten years since Prince William and Kate...
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