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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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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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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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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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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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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TIL before the battle of Drepana in the 1st punic war the roman navy commander Claudius Pulcher was told that the sacred chicken refused to eat. Ignoring the bad omen, he said "let's see if they'll drink instead" and threw them into the sea. He lost the battle
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Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 249 BC)
Roman consul 249 BC
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TIL "30% chance of rain" doesn't mean that 30% of the area will get rain or it'll rain for 30% of time. It is multiplication of confidence and area. For ex if a forecaster is 50% confident that 50% of the area will receive rain then the forecast would read "a 25% chance of rain" for given location.
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USA TODAY
Fact check: Viral post errs on meaning of '30% chance of rain'
Meteorologists use multiple factors in a calculation to determine the percent chance of rain.
TIL Orson Welles' famous drunk outtake for a wine commercial was only shot to have proof for their insurance that they would be unable to film the commercial that day
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Orson Welles Paul Masson advertisements
Orson Welles acted in a series of advertisements for Paul Masson California wine from 1978 to 1981, best known for their slogan "We will sell no wine before its time," becoming a much-parodied cultural trope of the late 20th century. Years later, the commercials…
TIL that while shooting a TV series, 12-year-old Kurt Russell gave co-star Charles Bronson a birthday gift but the older actor walked away without responding. Bronson, who grew up very poor, later thanked Russell, explaining he had never been given a birthday gift before.
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AuthorsDen.com
Charles Bronson Snubs Kurt Russell
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TIL after Amanda Berry disappeared in 2003, a self-proclaimed psychic, Sylvia Browne, went on television and determined that Berry was dead and was "in water." Amanda Berry was found alive in 2013 after escaping the home of a man who imprisoned her and two other women for over a decade.
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Ariel Castro kidnappings
21st-century kidnappings
TIL A man in India carved a 110 meter-long (360 ft), 9.1 meter-wide (30 ft) and 7.7 meter-deep (25 ft) path through a ridge of hills using only a hammer and a chisel. After 22 years of work, he shortened travel distance from 34 miles to 9 miles.
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Dashrath Manjhi
Indian man known for manually cutting a path through a hill
TIL Ruby and Sapphire are the same mineral, Corundum, a type of Aluminum Oxide. The only difference are contaminants that give the stone its color.
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Geology
Corundum: Use as a Gemstone, Abrasive, Refractory
Corundum is used as a gemstone, abrasive, refractory and much more. Red corundum is a ruby, blue is a sapphire, any other color is a fancy sapphire. Synthetic corundum is used instead of natural corundum in most applications.