TIL Humans domesticated Cannabis 12,000 years ago. More than 3,000 years before we domesticated Maize (Corn)
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PubMed Central (PMC)
History of cannabis and the endocannabinoid system
This article retraces the story of cannabis from the earliest contacts of humans with the plant to its subsequent global expansion, its medicinal uses, and the discovery of the endocannabinoid system in the 20[th] century. Cannabis was attested to around…
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TIL higher-ups at McDonald's once created a 'McResource' page for their minimum-wage employees. The page included advice on how much they should be tipping their personal trainers, massage therapists, and pool cleaners.
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 02:16AM by sanandrios
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Eater
McDonald's Advice to Employees: Tip Your Au Pair
McDonald's just can't help itself from giving questionable advice to its employees. CNBC reports that on its employee resource website, McDonald's offered an Emily Post guide to tipping during the...
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TIL about Big Rachel, a 6’4”, 220lb woman who served as a laborer and police constable
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 01:03AM by BostonChowder23
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GlasgowWorld
Remembering ‘Big Rachel’ the hardest woman in Glasgow who was called in to end a riot
Big Rachel was well known for her towering stature and sheer physical strength - and was specifically called in by Partick police to help quell a riot
TIL that merchandise of this “Shmoo” character made the 1948 equivalent of 305 million dollars, he replaced Mickey Mouse as the face of the Children’s Saving Bond, and also had a crossover with the Flintstones. He was everywhere in the old days but inexplicably disappeared after the 70s or so.
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Submitted January 22, 2024 at 09:14PM by TheEmperorofWalruses
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Wikipedia
Shmoo
fictional species
TIL Americans have a distinctive lean and it’s one of the first things the CIA trains operatives to fix.
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 05:26AM by magnumapplepi
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Colorado Public Radio
CIA Chief Pushes For More Spies Abroad; Surveillance Makes That Harder
CIA Director Gina Haspel wants more undercover officers overseas. But in an age of universal surveillance, instant online searches and social media profiles, staying below the radar is a challenge.
TIL, from March to July in 2018, an arctic fox was tracked walking 4,350 km across the sea ice from Norway to Greenway to Canada averaging 47 km per day, eventually settling on Ellesmere Island. It provided evidence on how arctic species remain connected even when scattered across islands.
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 04:35AM by PianoCharged
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Space.com
Here's How Scientists Tracked That Arctic Fox's Epic Journey
Satellite technology called Argos helped researchers track an arctic fox on an epic journey.
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TIL a black slave soldier that fought in the revolutionary War lived to see the abolition of slavery, about 80 years after the war ended
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 05:55AM by zTRU5T
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TIL that humans are the only animals that have chins
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 07:21AM by VVynn
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Smithsonian Magazine
A Chin-Stroking Mystery: Why Are Humans the Only Animals With Chins?
It's an evolutionary conundrum, and scientists are still divided over the answer
TIL Alan Turing, way back in 1951, predicted AIs will one day overthrow humanity: “Once machine thinking started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers. They would be able to converse with each other to sharpen their wits ... therefore, we should expect the machines to take control."
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 10:52AM by PsychoComet
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The Hollywood Reporter
Alan Turing’s 5 Most Powerful Quotes
Sorry everyone, but A.I. is totally going to take over
TIL that all AI-generated images, videos, recordings or texts have no copyright.
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 12:52PM by tsnoj
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Copyright Lately
What Copyright's "Unclaimable Material" Rules Mean for Hollywood's Use of AI
As writers and studios negotiate AI's role in the entertainment industry, it's important to be mindful of core copyright protection principles.
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TIL Hewlett-Packard shipped USB keys to customers which contained malware that could allow an attacker to take over their system
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 01:42PM by gatzdon
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CNET
HP ships USB sticks with malware
Hewlett-Packard has released a batch of USB keys for numerous Proliant server models which contain malware that could allow an attacker to take over an infected system. (From ZDNet Australia)
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TIL the last Confederate general to surrender in the US Civil War was a Native American named Stand Watie
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 05:51AM by PixelPervert
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HISTORY
The Last Confederate General to Surrender Was Native American
Stand Watie, a contentious Cherokee leader who signed away his ancestral lands, fought for the South in the Civil War, terrorizing many of his own people.
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TIL the Old London Bridge was crowded with houses and shops, some of them reaching up to 6 storeys in height.
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 03:26PM by Wooden_Potential_699
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Wikipedia
London Bridge
road bridge across River Thames in London, opened in 1973
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TIL of Khaled al-Assad, a Syrian archaeologist who in 2015 gave his life to protect the ancient city of Palmyra from destruction by IS militants. Under torture and pain of death, he refused to reveal the location of priceless artifacts he’d hidden away.
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 04:49PM by Chemical-Elk-1299
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BBC News
Body of Syria archaeologist beheaded by IS 'found' - BBC News
Khaled al-Asaad, 82, was murdered for refusing to disclose the location of valuable relics in 2015.
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TIL about a plant that can 'walk' up to 20 meters per year: The Socratea exorrhiza, or the "walking palm," can slowly move itself to better locations.
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 03:30PM by Altreports
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Bbc
Trees that can walk up to 20m per year
Like the Ents from JRR Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings saga, these trees actually move. But can they walk fast enough to escape the chainsaw and machetes that threaten them?
TIL: DC Comics enraged “Fables” creator Bill Willingham so much that in 2023 he made the comic public domain and encouraged its use by creators, which effectively undermined the publisher's efforts to control the property. DC had published "Fables" for 20 years but Willingham retained copyright.
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 05:47PM by smrad8
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NERDBOT
"Fables" Creator Bill Willingham Makes Series Public Domain
In a massive power move, "Fables" creator Bill Willingham has made the IP public domain.
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TIL Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter of "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989) appeared in a virtual graduation message for the 2020 graduates of San Dimas High School. Some quotes from the message included: "San Dimas High School football does rule", "be excellent to each other", "And party on".
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 04:56PM by Forward-Answer-4407
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Variety
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Give Message to Graduating Seniors of ‘Bill & Ted’ High School (Watch)
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter joined San Dimas High School's virtual graduation ceremony on June 2 to deliver a totally bodacious message.
TIL in 1856, the Xhosa people followed a prophecy from a 15yo girl telling them to destroy all their cattle and crops
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 07:54PM by phlummox
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Wikipedia
Nongqawuse
Xhosa prophetess
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Today I learned from the 1950s to 1970s, attempts were made at running bus services between London and India. The trip took about 50 days, cost about $100, and buses are said to have included private bunks and even a kitchen.
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 06:31PM by charons-ferry
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India–United Kingdom bus routes
coach service
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TIL the name of Ishi, known as the 'last wild indian' is an adopted name. In the Yahi culture, he one cannot speak his own name until introduced by another Yahi. When asked his name, he said: "I have none, because there were no people to name me"
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 05:05PM by foobadoop
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Wikipedia
Ishi
last of Yahi people
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TIL former NBA Star Dwight Howard Ate 5,500 Calories in Candy Every Day for a Decade. Howard was consuming the amount of sugar equivalent to 24 chocolate bars every day.
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Submitted January 23, 2024 at 10:05PM by laterdude
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Peoplemag
Dwight Howard Ate 5,500 Calories in Candy Every Day for a Decade
"He used to have boxes on boxes of candy in the locker room," a source confirms to PEOPLE.