TIL "One nation, under God" isn't a centuries-old relic, rather it was added as recently as in 1954.
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Submitted January 10, 2024 at 07:21AM by Honkmaster
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Pledge of Allegiance
expression of loyalty to the Flag of the United States and the republic of the United States of America
TIL a clear fishing wire is attached to posts surrounding the entire perimeter of Manhattan. From 1st Street to 126th. This string is part of an Eruv, a Jewish symbolic enclosure. Many observant Jews in Manhattan rely on this string to leave the house on the Sabbath.
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Submitted January 10, 2024 at 07:17AM by IkyGreenzOG
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A Fishing Line Encircles Manhattan, Protecting Sanctity Of Sabbath
Manhattan's eruv may be the most expensive in the world. It is a thin fishing line above the skyline that encircles the island, allowing observant Jews to leave their homes on the Sabbath.
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TIL that Hong Kong actor Michael Chan is well-known for his various triad (gangster) roles and martial arts movies. It was later discovered he was actually the No. 2 boss in the 14k Triad.
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Submitted January 10, 2024 at 12:25PM by Torley_
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Michael Chan (actor)
Hong Kong actor
TIL that Okinoshima Island in Japan strictly forbids women to step ashore due to local traditions. The entire island is a sacred Shinto kami, and over 80,000 artifacts left as offerings have been recovered. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017.
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Submitted January 10, 2024 at 01:24PM by zanderman108
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Japan's Okinoshima island gains Unesco World Heritage status
Japan's Okinoshima island, an ancient religious site that bans women, becomes a World Heritage site.
TIL that ~131 US WW2 veterans pass away every day.
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Submitted January 10, 2024 at 01:29PM by Username_Is_TakenF
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The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
WWII Veteran Statistics | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
With less than 1 percent of the 16.1 million Americans who served during World War II still with us today, The National WWII Museum’s mission to tell the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world is more crucial than ever.
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TIL if you watch the first season of 'Happy Days', you'll notice the Fonz wears penny loafers and windbreakers for many scenes. ABC only allowed the character to wear his later trademark leather jacket if he was standing next to his motorcycle.
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Submitted January 10, 2024 at 04:16PM by laterdude
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Me-TV
Why did the Fonz rarely wear a leather jacket during the first season of 'Happy Days'?
It was his signature look, but it was nearly absent during the show's first season.
TIL about a phenomenon called "delayed implantation" in grizzly bears. The embryo will start gestation only after the mama bear has gained enough weight to avoid death by starvation during hibernation.
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Submitted January 10, 2024 at 07:26PM by Fluid-One-4008
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Cold Hollow to Canada
Delayed Implantation in American Black Bears
TIL: Maryland was a slave state that sided with the Union, but in 1864, they actually had a referendum to abolish slavery. It narrowly failed - until the absentee ballots from the soldiers at the front came in, at which point it overwhelmingly succeeded.
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Submitted January 10, 2024 at 10:09PM by Sayyid_Karim
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Maryland in the American Civil War
state's participation as a Union slave state; a border state
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TIL a four-year-old murder was solved when detectives noticed a gang member's tattoo that depicted the entire crime scene
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Submitted January 10, 2024 at 10:28PM by mike_pants
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California Gang Member Anthony Garcia's Tattoo of Murder Scene Leads to Crime Conviction
Authorities relied on a chest tattoo that depicted the murder scene to apprehend and convict a California gang member for a deadly shooting. Anthony Garcia's tattoo captured the night of the shooting, from the Christmas lights outside the liquor store to…
TIL in 2010, officials in Tokyo went to congratulate the oldest man in the city, Sogen Kato, on his 111th birthday, but instead found his skeletal remains on his bed. He’d been dead for 30 years but his family had kept it secret to continue collecting his pension money.
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Submitted January 11, 2024 at 02:10AM by ToughHead446
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Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years
The skeleton of a man previously thought to be Tokyo's oldest living male resident has been discovered in his family home.
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TIL There is a a parasite that can infect the human brain and alter our behaviour. It can cause road rage, increase chances of dying in a road accident and much more.
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PubMed
Toxoplasmosis and behavioural changes - PubMed
Nearly one-third of the planet's population is affected by Toxoplasma gondii infection. In ophthalmology, toxoplasmosis is even considered to be the most common cause of posterior uveitis of infectious origin. Humans are only an intermediate host and T. gondii…
TIL: A US Air Force cadet was reading about WWII when he stumbled upon the name of a janitor that worked at his USAF Academy. That’s how it was discovered at the academy that that janitor was a Medal of Honor recipient.
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Submitted January 11, 2024 at 06:21AM by ItsThe1994Man
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William J. Crawford
William John Crawford (May 19, 1918 – March 15, 2000) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II. The Medal of Honor award was believed to be posthumous, even though he was a prisoner of war at the…
TIL in 2015, Billy Mitchell filed a lawsuit against Cartoon Network, saying in the series Regular Show, a character who cheats at video games infringed on his likeness. Years later, the legitimacy of a number of his records was called into question, leading to them being stripped
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Submitted January 11, 2024 at 08:02AM by 9oRo
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Billy Mitchell (gamer)
American video game player
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TIL that when the first rail bridge over the Mississippi River was being planned, riverboat operators pushed for rigid standards in hopes of making the bridge impossible. Instead, the bridge pioneered multiple engineering techniques and still carries road and rail traffic 150 years later.
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Submitted January 10, 2024 at 07:21PM by GetYerHandOffMyPenis
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Eads Bridge
bridge spanning the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri
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TIL that the singer of Toto is the son of John Williams (composer for Star Wars, Jurassic Park, etc)
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Submitted January 11, 2024 at 02:23PM by megustcizer
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Joseph Williams (musician)
American singer, songwriter, and film score composer, best known for his work in the rock band Toto (born 1960)
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TIL the only state in the U.S. that requires shoes while driving is Alabama -- and that's only for motorcycle riders.
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Submitted January 11, 2024 at 07:27PM by laterdude
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TIL that in 1973, two brothers, an 18-year-old and a 10-year-old stayed in Tom Sawyer's River at Disneyland past closing time. When they tried to swim to leave, the older brother carried his younger brother, who didn't know how to swim, on his back and drowned. The younger survived.
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Submitted January 11, 2024 at 09:25PM by Ok-Indication-5121
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Rivers of America (Disney)
artificial waterway inside multiple Disney Parks
TIL many of the fundamental elements of modern computers, including windows, hypertext, graphics, video conferencing, the computer mouse and word processors were unveiled for the first time in a single presentation.
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Submitted January 11, 2024 at 05:16PM by bnrshrnkr
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The Mother of All Demos
computer demonstration by Douglas Engelbart
TIL that the world's second most expensive building is The Clock Towers complex in Mecca, which had a total construction cost of 15 billion USD. It was built by the Saudi Binladin Group, whose founder is the father of Osama Bin Laden. Construction began in 2002, and opened in 2012
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Submitted January 11, 2024 at 11:21PM by NewAccountEachYear
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The Clock Towers
The Clock Towers (Arabic: أبراج الساعة, romanized: Abrāj al-Sāʿa, lit. 'Towers of the Clock', formerly known as Abraj Al Bait), is a government-owned complex of seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers are a part of the King Abdulaziz…
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TIL of the antimony pill, aka the everlasting pill, used in the 18th and early 19th century for stomach relief. It was reusable after pooping it out, making it very cost effective. Entire families used the same pill, which some times went through multiple generations
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Submitted January 12, 2024 at 12:20AM by Ainsley-Sorsby
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Antimony pill
An antimony pill is a pill made from metallic antimony. It was a popular remedy in the nineteenth century, and it was used to purge and revitalise the bowels. In use, it is swallowed and allowed to pass through the body, after which it is customarily recovered…
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TIL that Santa Anna, the Mexican general and politician best known in the US for besieging the Alamo, later lived in exile in the US where his attempts at selling a rubber substitute inadvertently helped introduce chewing gum to the country.
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Submitted January 11, 2024 at 10:56PM by GetYerHandOffMyPenis
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Antonio López de Santa Anna
Mexican politician and military leader (1794-1876)
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