TIL that Neal McDonough refuses to ever kiss a female co-star in his acting roles
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Does Neal McDonough Really Refuse to Ever Kiss His Female Co-Stars?
In a new TV Legends Revealed, learn whether Neal McDonough truly refuses to ever kiss his love interests in his TV roles
TIL that Gasoline is produced differently in summer and winter, which is why gas prices drop so steeply during the winter.
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TIL Australia's first govt-backed pill & drug testing service, after its first month of operation, found that all the cocaine tested by the service had purity levels below 27% with 40% of the samples containing zero cocaine.
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the Guardian
Australia’s first government-backed pill testing clinic finds 40% of ‘cocaine’ contained no coke
Canberra service examined 58 samples in August with nearly a third of potential users discarding drugs once made aware of what they actually contained
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TIL Charcoal toothpaste whitens your teeth by sanding off your outer enamel
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Is Charcoal Toothpaste Safe?
Charcoal toothpaste has been rising in popularity through recent years. I have been asked by many patients about its efficacy and safety. After some research this is what I have concluded: 1. Charcoal toothpaste is natural, so it must be safe, right? Charcoal…
TIL that white asbestos (chrysotile) was used as fake snow in many old Hollywood movies, including The Wizard of Oz.
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Asbestos snow used in many old movies | Armco Asbestos Surveys
Asbestos was used as fake snow in many old Hollywood movies white asbestos fibers used in movies such as the Wizard of Oz and Holiday Inn.
Today I learned, French automaker Citroën, sabotaged wartime Nazi truck production by moving the notch on the oil dipstick down. The engines would not have the correct amount of oil and prematurely fail.
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Citroën Sabotaged Wartime Nazi Truck Production in a Simple and Brilliant Way
In case you forgot to change the batteries in your calendar, you may not be aware that this year is the 100th anniversary of Citroën. We’ve been shooting a Jason Drives special mini-series for this centenary, and while doing some research I happened to stumble…
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TIL about Miki Matsubara, a Japanese composer, lyricist, and singer who destroyed all her sheet music and albums when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2000. She told those around her, "Please live your life without regrets."
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Miki Matsubara
Japanese singer-songwriter (1959-2004)
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TIL In 2014, a regular 27 year old Lars Mittank disappeared from Bulgaria's Varna Airport after a vacation with his buddies. Bizarrely he was last seen on CCTV fleeing the terminal and airport, and was never found. Theories include a psychotic break after getting punched in the ear.
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Disappearance of Lars Mittank
disappearance
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TIL At one point in the 1980s, China had an estimated 400,000 Esperanto speakers, and the language was taught at a number of universities. Now there is only one Chinese college Esperanto program left
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China’s Last Esperanto Students
China used to have one of the world’s largest communities of Esperanto speakers. But the language is now in danger of disappearing from the country completely.
TIL In 1966, President Kennedy's brain disappeared from the National Archives
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Autopsy of John F. Kennedy
performed on U.S. President John F. Kennedy, on the day of his assassination, at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland
TIL Optometrists Must Provide You a Copy of Your Prenoscription After an Eye Exam. It is Referred to as the Eye Glass Rule.
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Federal Trade Commission
A prenoscription for complying with the Eyeglass Rule
When patients leave the office after an appointment with their eyecare professional, they should have certain things in hand: their coat, their phone – and a copy of their eyeglass prenoscription.
TIL that dogs intentionally try to make humans laugh. They understand that laughter means play, and play is positive.
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Petmd
Can Dogs Laugh?
Dr. Autumn Madden explains whether dogs actually laugh like we do, how they react to our laughter, and whether you can make your dog laugh.
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TIL that when his production company could not afford a major star for his first western, director Sergio Leone hired a man with no name at the time in Hollywood and commented about him that he “had two expressions: with hat and no hat“ - Clint Eastwood.
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A Fistful of Dollars
1964 film directed by Sergio Leone
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TIL the original Godzilla suit was made out of concrete due to shortages of rubber in post-war Japan. The suit weighed 100kg and became hot to even touch it.
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Variety
Haruo Nakajima, Man Inside Godzilla Suit, Dies at 88
Haruo Nakajima, who played the kaiju monster in 12 separate films across 24 years, died at 88.
TIL of the Bouba/Kiki Effect. When people are asked to assign the name "Bouba" or "Kiki" to two amorphous shapes —one round & one spiky— they strongly tend to choose Bouba for the round one, and Kiki for the spiky. This has been robustly confirmed across a majority of cultures & languages worldwide.
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Wikipedia
Bouba/kiki effect
non-arbitrary attachment of sounds to object shapes
TIL in 2022, over 99% of people who were reported missing in Australia were located within three month or less. New "long-term" missing persons are considered a rarity.
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National Missing Persons Coordination Centre
Myths and Facts
A quick guide to the facts on missing persons in Australia
TIL in 2007 a player entered a Yu-Gi-Oh card tournament with a 2222-card deck to demonstrate the game needed a deck card limit. The rule was changed to set a limit of 60 cards per deck.
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Anime
A Yu-Gi-Oh Fan Really Entered a Tournament Once with a 2000+ Card Deck
Yu-Gi-Oh prides itself on strategy, and the franchise has done its best to never lose sight of [...]
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TIL Leonardo DiCaprio was given his name because, during his mother's pregnancy, she was observing a Leonardo da Vinci painting in an Italian museum when DiCaprio first kicked.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
American actor and film producer (born 1974)
TIL a few days prior to the violent beheading and cannibalism that took place upon a Greyhound bus in 2008, the company was set to launch an ad campaign saying "There's a reason you've never heard of bus rage." After the incident they removed all ads, including physical posters in NYC stations.
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Killing of Tim McLean
Death of a Canadian man who was riding a bus
TIL in 1967, Australia's prime minister vanished by swimming in the ocean and never coming back. Australians fondly named a swimming pool in his honour.
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SBS News
Harold Holt: The Australian prime minister who disappeared
It has been 50 years since Harold Holt went missing while swimming off a Melbourne beach. His disappearance shocked the nation and conspiracy theories persist half a century on.
TIL that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was founded by a comedian. He was struggling financially and vowed that if he ever became successful, he’d build a shrine to the patron saint of hopeless causes.
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Danny Thomas
American actor, comedian, and humanitarian of Lebanese parentage