TIL In 1988 Ivan McGuire, an experienced skydiver with 800 recorded dives jumped from the plane for his 3rd dive that day. He had his camera rig with him but completely forgot to equip a parachute rig, thus he jumped to his death from 10.000 feet. The camera footage of the fatal fall survived
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EssentiallySports
VIDEO: When Sky Diving Went Terribly Wrong After Man Grabs Camera and Forgets Parachute at 10000 ft in the Air
From an adrenaline high to a heartbreaking Loss, the unforgettable skydiving mishap that claimed the life of a skilled diver.
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TIL that the expressions “ignorance is bliss”, “the end justifies the means” and “honour among thieves” are all attributed to a Roman slave, Publilius Syrus
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Submitted January 16, 2024 at 08:56PM by Bizchasty
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Publilius Syrus
1st century BC Syrian-born Latin writer
TIL that medieval kings had a personal banker called the Court Jew
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Submitted January 16, 2024 at 08:57PM by fetissimies
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Court Jew
Jewish banker who handled the finances of, or lent money to, European royalty and nobility
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TIL That the smallest body of water that has a perceptible tide is... Lake Superior.
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Submitted January 16, 2024 at 10:51PM by LightlyStep
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Sciencefocus
What size does a body of water have to be to be influenced by the Moon’s gravity?
Every single water molecule feels exactly the same gravitational pull from the Moon, but how many molecules are needed before this pull is noticeable?
TIL It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has never won an Emmy in its entire run. It has never even been nominated in a major category with three nominations for Outstanding Stunt Coordination being the only ones it has ever received.
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Submitted January 17, 2024 at 12:49AM by tyrion2024
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CINEMABLEND
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Still Gets Snubbed By Awards Shows, But Star Glenn Howerton Has The Best Reaction
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia has been snubbed for years.
TIL: Gargoyles on building were used to divert water on the roof away from the building by spraying the water through the mouth. It's related to the word "gargle"
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Submitted January 16, 2024 at 11:25PM by SilentWalrus92
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Gargoyle
sculpture of a grotesque being or animal on a building, often used as a waterspout
TIL That the Sea of Japan has almost no perceptible tides.
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Sea of Japan
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TIL of the 155 passengers on the 2009 Hudson River plane crash, only 10 were found to have found or used their life vests correctly
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Submitted January 17, 2024 at 03:24AM by Wrexis
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The Denver Post
Sully’s “Miracle on the Hudson” safety advice not carried out
In the seven years since an airline captain saved 155 lives by ditching his crippled airliner in the Hudson River, there’s been enough time to write a book and make a movie, but apparently no…
TIL Roughly 1 in 8 people (12.3%) in the USA live in the NYC, Chicago or LA urban areas. These urban areas account for only 0.2% of America's land
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Submitted January 17, 2024 at 03:39AM by Fawxhox
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List of United States urban areas
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TIL in 2014 there was a 7,500 player battle in EVE Online, with thousands of ships being destroyed and an estimated $300,000 of real world money being lost in the conflict.
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Submitted January 17, 2024 at 05:39AM by HumungousDickosaurus
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Battle of B-R5RB
The Battle of B-R5RB or the Bloodbath of B-R5RB (/ˈbiː tæk ɑːr faɪv ɑːr ˈbiː/ ⓘ) was a massive-scale virtual battle fought in the MMORPG space game EVE Online in January 2014 (YC 116 in-game), possibly the largest player-versus-player battle in gaming history…
TIL that the Eastern Front alone is enough to make WWII one of the, if not the single deadliest war of all time. Of the approximately 80 million deaths caused by WWII, about 40 million were on the eastern front.
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Submitted January 17, 2024 at 05:35AM by xxwarlorddarkdoomxx
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List of wars by death toll
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TIL The first man to finish the 1904 Olympic marathon rode in a car half the race. The actual winner had to be carried across the finish line after his coaches gave him a mix of brandy, eggs and strychnine. 4th place stole 2 peaches from a spectator, ate rotten apples from an orchard and took a nap.
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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – men's marathon
The men's marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States, took place on August 30 of that year, over a distance of 24 miles 1500 yards (40 km).
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TIL The Simpsons' show-within-a-show, "The Itchy and Scratchy Show", isn't actually based on Tom and Jerry. It's based on a more obscure cartoon called "Herman and Katnip," which was notorious for being violent and mean-spirited.
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Herman and Katnip
American animated short film series
TIL that when writing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl originally intended for Charlie to be black, but his agent thought it was a bad idea and made him turn Charlie white.
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Submitted January 17, 2024 at 11:12AM by astarisaslave
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NPR
Roald Dahl's Widow Says Charlie From 'The Chocolate Factory' Was Originally Black
Dahl's widow revealed the surprising scoop on the BBC earlier this week.
TIL that Sigmund Freud dissected hundreds of eels in search of the male sex organs. He had to concede failure in his first major published research paper, and turned to other issues in frustration
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Submitted January 17, 2024 at 12:02PM by ohdearitsrichardiii
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Eel life history
life history of eels (Anguilliformes)
TIL there was a craze amongst American foodies for guinea pigs. At one company in Connecticut, imports nearly doubled since 2008 — from 600 guinea pigs per year then to more than 1,000 in 2013. The animals, called cuyes in Spanish, are usually cooked whole, often grilled, sometimes deep fried.
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NPR
From Pets To Plates: Why More People Are Eating Guinea Pigs
Guinea pigs are popular pets in the U.S., but in parts of South America, they're a delicacy. Some environmental and humanitarian groups are making a real push to encourage guinea pig farming as an eco-friendly alternative to beef. And the animals are also…
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Today I Learned that millennial dads are spending 3 times as much times with their kids than their fathers spent with them. Back in 1982 43% of fathers admitted they'd never changed a diaper. Today that number is down to about 3%.
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TIL that in 2014, a ship carrying over 420 people to Jeju in South Korea began to sink, and the captain abandoned the ship. Around 350 people died, and 260 were high-schoolers.
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Submitted January 17, 2024 at 06:11PM by fhkbkhgb
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Sinking of MV Sewol
2014 ferry disaster in South Korea
TIL of George Pickering, who in 2014 held a team of doctors hostage to save the life of his son, declared brain dead after a stroke. He forced them at gunpoint to keep his son on life support during a 3 hour standoff with police, until he felt his son squeeze his hand.
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Click2Houston
Father, son involved in hospital standoff speak to KPRC 2
Eleven months ago George Pickering II was in a very different place in his life. He was in jail, charged with 2 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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TIL George Washington prevented a military coup over unpaid back wages by putting on a pair of glasses to read a letter from Congress, explaining he was "almost blind in the service of my country.” Moved to tears, his officers compromised.
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Submitted January 17, 2024 at 08:34PM by geekteam6
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The Archive
The Time George Washington Prevented A Military Coup With His Glasses
As a group of disgruntled veterans gathered to protest their treatment, showing a weakness made our founding father strong.
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TIL that horses went extinct in North America about 10,000 years ago. They were then reintroduced to the continent by the Spanish as early as the 1550s.
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Submitted January 17, 2024 at 09:17PM by MrMojoFomo
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Nature
American Horses ~ Horses in North America: A Comeback Story | Blog | Nature | PBS
Ancient horses roamed the North American continent for millions of years. And many, many years later, horses played an integral role in building the foundation of the United States. However, there was a period in time when horses vanished from the continent…
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