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TIL one of the few people actually killed by an Australian Cassowary was an American man who thought it was a good idea to keep one as a pet.
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 08:33AM by Rd28T
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TIL in order to show off the strength of their new car's aluminum body, Chinese automaker Chery stacked seven of their eQ7 electric models on top of each other, forming a tower. Volvo had tried a similar gimmick in past demonstrations.
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 04:30AM by delano1998
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TIL that pet cats are becoming less friendly and "domesticated" over time, caused by neutering programs that ensure only the most fearful and human-avoidant cats escape neutering and pass on their genes.
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 01:58PM by Jinzub
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TIL that in the UK, the number of women (103,575) who applied to study law at the undergraduate level in 2022 was nearly double the number of men (51,865) who did.
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 01:12PM by tyrion2024
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TIL that sumo wrestlers, despite eating 10,000+ calories daily, have very little visceral fat thanks to their training which is so intense they can lose over 10 pounds of sweat in a single workout.
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 03:29PM by NewCanadianMTurker
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TIL in 1967 a man named Thomas Jolley fled the US to Canada and renounced his citizenship to avoid being drafted in the Vietnam War. A few months later he returned to the US and was ordered deported, but Canada refused to accept him back. He spent the rest of his life in the US as an illegal alien.
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 05:02PM by xe3to
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TIL that the movie Zoolander was released two weeks after 9/11 with the World Trade Center digitally removed from the background skyline
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 03:17PM by WpgMBNews
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TIL when George Miller was casting Mad Max: Fury Road, his first choice actor to play Max was Eminem who only turned down the role because he didn't want to leave his home state
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 07:01PM by dorgoth12
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TIL that after being thrown off a chairlift by a mentally ill man the victim waited 7 hours to report the crime because he didn’t want it to ruin his powder day
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 08:58PM by getthedudesdanny
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TIL The Academic quarter was established in the early 18th century to accommodate students and professors who didn't own pocket watches. It gave them extra time to arrive after hearing the church's clock strike the hour.
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 07:36PM by theimpossiblesalad
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TIL in 1998, a portion of the Titanic's hull was recovered and is now on display in a casino. Visitors are provided with a 'boarding pass' that bears the name of a passenger, and they can learn about the fate of that passenger at the end of the exhibition.
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 08:54PM by PutOk7117
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TIL New York's Paramount theater would reek of urine after Frank Sinatra shows because the bobby-soxers would come for the first show at 9:15 a.m. and stay for show after show, determined never to relinquish a precious seat even if it meant soaking in it.
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 11:31PM by laterdude
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TIL Chess games are banned at Russian Antarctic Stations because in 1959 one researcher attacked another with an axe out of anger after losing a game.
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 11:13PM by HucklecatDontCare
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TIL In 1979 a rabbit, hissing and baring its teeth, swam up to Jimmy Carter’s boat while he was fishing. He shooed it away with a paddle, but the incident damaged his reputation
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 09:50PM by kiwi_manbearpig
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TIL Bermuda has no indigenous population, and has only been permanently settled since 1609.
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Submitted January 14, 2024 at 01:03AM by LeahTheKnown
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TIL North Korea has a higher obesity rate than South Korea
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Submitted January 13, 2024 at 11:18PM by Pedantic-shitter
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TIL in 2001 Snoop Dogg was in a hardcore porn mixing 6 music videos & 5 porn scenes. It was such a success it topped charts for adult sales two weeks & became first hardcore porn on Billboard's music video sales chart. Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle set a trend where Hip-Hop artists advertised through porn
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Submitted January 14, 2024 at 08:13AM by human8264829264
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TIL David Bowie was born David Jones. When starting out, Davy Jones of The Monkees was already famous and so he had to choose a different stage name. His first choice was Tom Jones.
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Submitted January 14, 2024 at 01:04PM by griefofwant
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