TIL that the Norden Bombsight used by US Bomber aircraft in WWII cost $1.1 billion to research and produce, about half as much as the Manhattan Project and over a quarter of the cost of all B-17 bombers manufactured. While successfully precise in Stateside testing it was far less accurate in combat.
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Wikipedia
Norden bombsight
used on US bombers during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War
TIL the US government owns 80.1% of all the land in Nevada, 61.3% of all the land in Alaska, and 24.7% of all the land in the US.
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Submitted January 29, 2024 at 07:00PM by MaryADraper
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Wikipedia
Federal lands
lands in the US owned by the federal government
TIL in 1915, the USS Eastland cruise ship was retrofitted with additional lifeboats due to new regulations following The Titanic disaster. The additional top-heavy weight caused it to sink before it left port, killing 844 passengers.
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Submitted January 29, 2024 at 07:18PM by i010011010
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Smithsonian Magazine
The Eastland Disaster Killed More Passengers Than the Titanic and the Lusitania. Why Has It Been Forgotten?
Chicago’s working poor were expecting a day in luxury. They instead faced a horrific calamity on Lake Michigan
TIL India once released 25,000 flesh-eating turtles into the Ganges to eat the remains of corpses buried in the river after incomplete burning. The locals ate the turtles.
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Submitted January 29, 2024 at 09:14PM by ickydonkeytoothbrush
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Smithsonian Magazine
India Once Released 25,000 Flesh-Eating Turtles Into the Ganges
A plan to clean up corpses failed due to lack of planning
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TIL that when Disney re-released it’s first of 20 Classics direct to VHS between 1984-1994, the first release (Robin Hood) was on sale for $79.95 in 1984, the equivalent of $236.04 today
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Wikipedia
Walt Disney Classics
series of VHS releases of Disney movies
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TIL that Babe Ruth, at the age of 40, hit his 714th and final home run over 500 feet, clearing Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field’s triple deck, and bouncing off a nearby resident’s roof
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TIL Tempura cooking did not begin in Japan, it originated in Portugal and was brought to the country by Catholic missionaries.
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Submitted January 30, 2024 at 01:25AM by Oneanddonequestion
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MICHELIN Guide
The History of Tempura
We take a look through the ages at this most popular Japanese dish
TIL: That in preparation for his role in the movie Hunger (2008), Michael Fassbender went on a special diet of less than 900 calories a day for ten weeks. After meeting with a nutritionist, he settled on a diet of berries, nuts, sardines and underwent periodic medical checks.
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Hunger (2008 film)
2008 film directed by Steve McQueen
TIL Kenyan scientist Hope Mwanake uses throw-away plastics to build homes in Kenya. She apparently makes roof tiles and other construction materials from plastic and glass waste in Kenya. She came up with such idea after realising that plastic buckets and bottles are being thrown away by residents.
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Al Jazeera
Kenyan scientist uses throw-away plastics to build homes
The scientist manufactures roof tiles and other construction materials from plastic and glass waste in Kenya.
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TIL Albuquerque's Minor League Baseball team is called the Isotopes and is so named due to the Simpsons episode where the Springfield Isotopes had a secret plan to move to Albuquerque
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MiLB.com
From celluloid to infield with the Isotopes
The Official Site of Minor League Baseball web site includes features, news, rosters, statistics, schedules, teams, live game radio broadcasts, and video clips.
TIL of prank made by a Winnipeg radio DJ in 1995 where a select group of people had won a trip to see the Superbowl in Miami. No, not Miami, Florida where the game was actually held, but in Miami, Manitoba
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Classicalgasemissions
Radio Prank Played Out: Superbowl in Miami (Manitoba)
Way back in January 1995, a selected group of people had won a trip to see the Superbowl in Miami. No, not Miami, Florida where the game w...
TIL that while Danny Trejo was filming in "The Muppets: Most Wanted!" his mother passed. The cast all offered their sympathy but he shrugged it off because of his 'tough guy' persona. It wasn't until Steve Whitmire apologized in character as Kermit the Frog that Trejo broke down crying.
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CINEMABLEND
Danny Trejo Recalls Kermit The Frog Turning Him Into An Emotional Wreck While Filming Muppets Project After His Mom's Death
All hail The Muppets, for they deserve to inherit the earth.
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TIL a 32 year long study found obesity spread through social circles, and that a person's chances of becoming obese increased by 57% if he or she had a friend who became obese
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Submitted January 30, 2024 at 08:21AM by No-Broccoli-5584
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New England Journal of Medicine
The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years | NEJM
Special Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years
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TIL that a fraction of a second after the Big Bang, the universe had expanded and cooled enough for the first protons to form. It would take about 378,000 years for the first hydrogen atoms to form.
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Recombination (cosmology)
In cosmology, recombination refers to the epoch during which charged electrons and protons first became bound to form electrically neutral hydrogen atoms. Recombination occurred about 378,000 years after the Big Bang (at a redshift of z = 1100). The word…
TIL learned that the German Railways (DB) is still working with Windows 3.11 (German source). Now they are looking for a system admin with Win 3.11 and MS-DOS experience but apparently there are struggling to find any candidates. No shit Sherlock :)
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t3n Magazin
Windows 3.11: Bahn sucht Administrator für 30 Jahre altes Betriebssystem
Die Deutsche Bahn hält offenbar noch immer an Windows 3.11 fest. Jetzt wird ein:e Administrator:in für das 30 Jahre alte Betriebssystem gesucht.
TIL that the Icelandic horse is a unique breed known for its additional gait called the tölt.
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islandshestar.is
The five Gaits of the Icelandic horse. - Islandshestar.is
TIL that Tour de France cyclists can eat up to 8000 calories per day averaging around 5000 daily. Three weeks, 21 stages, 3,351km, 176 cyclists and a combined burn of 25 million calories.
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Submitted January 30, 2024 at 10:01AM by mrchaddy
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Cycling Weekly
This is what you have to eat to compete in the Tour de France
Three weeks, 21 stages, 3,351km, 176 cyclists and a combined burn of 25 million calories — so what exactly goes into fuelling the riders of the Tour de France?
TIL that since Rain Man (1989) over 1/3 of Academy Awards for Best Actor went to Actors portraying people with disabilities
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Submitted January 30, 2024 at 01:51PM by playhacker
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Variety
Oscar and Hollywood’s Nearly ‘Invisible’ People With Disabilities
Oscar and Hollywood's nearly 'invisible' people with disabilities: Where are the new Marlee Matlins?
TIL the founder of an AI girlfriend app, Replika, was inspired by a dystopian Black Mirror episode where a woman resurrects her dead boyfriend with AI, which goes horribly wrong.
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Submitted January 30, 2024 at 10:39AM by Maxie445
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/Film
A Chilling Piece Of Tech From Black Mirror Season 2 Already Exists
Sometimes, life imitates Black Mirror, and not vice versa.
TIL that Japanese war crimes in China were so severe that Nazi officials unsuccessfully pleaded with Hitler to intervene.
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Submitted January 30, 2024 at 05:12PM by Chandler107
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Los Angeles Times
A Disturbing Reminder of the Rape of Nanking
History: A Chinese American's book deals with a largely forgotten atrocity waged by the Japanese 60 years ago.
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TIL that In 2008 Singer Boy George was arrested and convicted for falsely imprisoning a male Escort after chaining him to a radiator and beating him with a chain. He was sentenced to 15 months in jail but was released in 4 for good behavior
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the Guardian
Boy George gets 15 months for falsely imprisoning male escort
Singer accused victim of hacking into his computer before threatening him with whips and sex toys
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