TIL about “jouhatsu”, the people who pay companies specialized in making people disappear
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Submitted September 04, 2023 at 04:23PM by coke_queen
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Bbc
The companies that help people vanish
Each year, some choose to 'disappear' and abandon their lives, jobs, homes and families. In Japan, there are companies that can help those looking to escape into thin air.
TIL that not only is the blue whale the largest animal on Earth, it is the largest animal to have ever existed on Earth, growing up to 100ft long and weighing up to 200 tons.
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Submitted September 04, 2023 at 08:39PM by BriNeedsSleep
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Ocean Conservancy
Who are the Biggest Animals in the Ocean? - Ocean Conservancy
Whales dominate the ocean when it comes to size!
TIL Germany is the only country where you can't "travel through time" and look at old "Street Views" because of strict privacy regulations.
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Submitted September 04, 2023 at 08:53PM by sanandrios
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RPRNA
Google Maps Street View feature is coming back to Germany
After a pause of 10 years, the Google Maps Street View feature is finally coming back to Germany. The company has published a new blog on its official channel, highlighting the return of the most prominent feature in the European markets. To those who are…
TIL, Smash Mouth conceived the idea for ‘All Star’ after they received a ton of fan mail about their fans being bullied for liking the band
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Submitted September 04, 2023 at 08:49PM by Mecos_Bill
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Far Out
The heartwarming reason why Smash Mouth wrote 'All Star'
Tale of a classic.
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TIL of Janet Chandler a 22-years-old Michigan woman who was gang raped and killed by her colleagues in Feb 1979 because they hated her promiscuity, the case remained unsolved until in 2004 when some college students made a film called "Who killed Janet Chandler?" that led to the case being solved
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Submitted September 04, 2023 at 11:23PM by Sami1398
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Glamour
Gang Rape, Murder and Justice in a Small Town
More than two decades after Janet Chandler was brutally slain, a class of college film students decided to make a documentary about her. Their questions reignited a cold case, and this time Janet’s killers couldn’t hide.
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TIL Michael Keaton's real last name is Douglas, so to not be confused with the other actor he changed his last name. While his first thought was changing it to Jackson he ultimately decided on Keaton.
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Submitted September 04, 2023 at 10:40PM by GlazedFlamingo
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Submitted September 04, 2023 at 10:40PM by GlazedFlamingo
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Grantland
» Dinner With Daniel: Michael Keaton
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TIL that for centuries, numerous African populations were purported to be illiterate by European academics. In fact, they'd been using Ajami for literature and communication. Ajami adapts the Arabic noscript for many African languages, like Roman noscript is used for European ones...
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Submitted September 04, 2023 at 10:30PM by TheAfternoonStandard
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Submitted September 04, 2023 at 10:30PM by TheAfternoonStandard
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Boston University
Unearthing a Long-Ignored African Writing System, One Researcher Finds African History, by Africans
A note in Ajami, a modified Arabic noscript, from Fallou Ngom's late father opened the door to a lifetime of discovery in African language and history.
TIL of the Y2k38 Problem. Similar in nature to the Y2K bug, when the year 2038 strikes 03:14:07 UTC on 19 March, computers still using 32-bit systems to process the date and time may not be able to cope with the time change and could revert to the year 1901.
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Submitted September 04, 2023 at 11:12PM by Quantum_Key
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Year 2038 problem
problem affecting digital systems that store system time as a signed 32-bit integer
TIL that from 1988 to 1998, Wendy's had a buffet called the Superbar which served Mexican food, pasta, salad, and fruit.
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 02:24AM by Forward-Answer-4407
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Wikipedia
Wendy's
Wendy's is an American international fast food restaurant chain founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio. Its headquarters moved to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. As of December 31, 2018, Wendy's was the world's third-largest hamburger…
TIL that unlike France and Germany, the Dutch take offense to foreign media dubbed in their native language and would prefer to watch them with Dutch subnoscripts
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 04:14AM by davidsonson
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DutchReview
Dutch TV is going to start dubbing shows. Dutch people are outraged | DutchReview
Dutch TV is going to start dubbing shows and the decision has outraged many Dutch people. Here is everything you need to know about the issue at hand.
TIL Burger King once came out with a wine to pair with it's Whopper!
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 03:03AM by BoxofTetrachords
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Tasting Table
The Time Burger King Made Wine To Pair With The Whopper
There are a lot of things you can eat with a burger. Fries, milkshakes, and soda are the most obvious, but what about wine? Burger King made it happen.
TIL the typical UFO/UAP being reported by the US military according to the Pentagon UFO Office is a White, Silver or Translucent Orb around 1-4 meters in size typically traveling between stationary or Mach 2 speeds with no thermal exhaust detected at 10k - 30k in altitude since 1996.
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 04:56AM by DragonfruitOdd1989
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TIL There is an unwritten rule of the use of adjectives which native English speakers follow, but don't realize it: “Adjectives in English absolutely have to be written in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun.”
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 05:58AM by EM_pedoguy_EM
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ProEdit
Unwritten Adjective Rule Stuns Word People Who Never Noticed It
The unwritten adjective rule prescribes the order in which adjectives should be listed by attribute category. Everyone seems to use it, but no one knows it.
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TIL The creator of Burning Man had never seen the movie 'Wicker Man' before creating the event and is adamant that the movie did not inspire or affect his vision for the festival in any way. It started it as a small, private, solstice celebration on a beach near San Francisco in 1986.
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 05:45AM by Bluest_waters
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Burning Man
annual experimental festival based in Nevada, United States
TIL Actor Bill Paxton (Aliens, Weird Science, Titanic, Edge of Tomorrow) died in 2017 after heart surgery. The family sued the doctor for a “high risk and unconventional surgical approach” that was unnecessary and that he lacked the expertise to perform.
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 06:59PM by vbisbest
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Bill Paxton
American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)
TIL that Mr T was cast to play James "Clubber" Lang in Rocky III after winning NBC reality show "America's Best Bouncer" and being spotted by Sylvester Stallone
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 07:07PM by dorgoth12
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Rocky III
Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. The film is the sequel to Rocky II (1979) and the third installment in the Rocky film series. It also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess…
TIL if an NFL team forfeits, the other team automatically wins 2-0. Those two points are not added to the team's season points that are used for tiebreaker scenarios.
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 05:10PM by hollenb1
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TIL: Mexican Ranchero named Don Alejo (aged well in his 70s) killed 4 Los Zetas cartel members after they attempted to seize his ranch. He boarded up windows and used only his hunting rifles placed around his house. He died after they destroyed his house with grenade launchers.
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 09:34PM by a_generic_username1
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Grupo Milenio
Alejo Garza Tamez, A 10 años del enfrentamiento contra sicarios
A 10 año, Don Alejo Garza Tamez, sorprendió al grupo de sicarios que quiso imponer en su rancho la ley de la selva en Tamaulipas.
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TIL in 1965, To simulate an atomic blast, the US Navy detonated 500 tons of TNT on the sacred Hawaiian island of Kahoolawe, cracking the islands groundwater, draining it into sea
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 10:04PM by iamayeshaerotica
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 10:04PM by iamayeshaerotica
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ppeh.sas.upenn.edu
Lessons from the World War II Bombings of the Island of Kahoʻolawe | Penn Program in Environmental Humanities
by Doulton-Lee Ho
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TIL that during a trip to Moscow, then Vice-President Richard Nixon was exposed to high levels of ionising radiation while staying at the US ambassador's residence. After Secret Service agents loudly complained the next day, radiation levels dropped.
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 10:11PM by TheMemer14
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nsarchive.gwu.edu
The Moscow Signals Declassified - Irradiating Richard Nixon
Vice President Nixon Exposed to Radiation Waves During Famous 1959 “Kitchen” Debate Trip to Moscow. Secret Service Records Reveal Detection of Radiation At U.S. Ambassador’s Residence Where Richard and Pat Nixon Stayed
TIL: the Adamites, a nudist Christian group from the 2nd century that practiced "holy nudism" and absolute lawlessness. Believed whatever they did would be considered neither good nor bad because they fell under Adam and Eve's primeval innocence.
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Submitted September 05, 2023 at 10:13PM by ataylorlane
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Wikipedia
Adamites
early Christian sect in North Africa