TIL Sir Francis Drake was celebrated as a naval commander by the British, but known as a pirate by the Spanish. Spanish mothers would warn children that "El Draco" would come and take them away if they didn't behave
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Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation, and third circumnavigation overall.…
TIL only 6,800 Americans were killed in action over the course of the entire 8 years of the Revolutionary War
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American Battlefield Trust
American Revolution Facts
This article provides answers to frequently asked questions about the American Revolution which began in earnest on April 19, 1775 with the battles of Lexington and Concord. We include a timeline, major battle information, key players, and more.
TIL there has only been one fatal attack on a person by a Kodiak bear since 1921 and a bear injuring a person occurs about once every other year.
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Kodiak bear
Subspecies of brown bear
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TIL Attalus III of Pergamon had little interest in ruling his kingdom and instead he was devoted to his hobbies, like gardening and botany. In his will he left his entire kingdom to the romans, thinking they'd conquer it anyway, he wanted to avoid all the bloodshed
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Attalus III
Attalid King of Pergamon
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TIL that the 1961 game show "You're in the Picture" was so poorly received that it was cancelled after only two episodes. The second episode consisted entirely of the host apologizing to the audience for how bad the first episode had been.
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You're in the Picture
television series
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TIL Hanson's hit "MMMBop" was originally recorded as a slower, gloomier doo-wop influenced song. It was only after producer Steve Greenberg heard Beck’s album "Odelay", he enlisted The Dust Brothers to rework the song as we know it.
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the Guardian
Hanson: how we made MMMBop
‘Taylor’s voice was breaking as we were recording. We got a vocal coach in and tried to catch him on a good day. But in the end, we cheated and slowed the tape down’
TIL A couple bought a home in an Edmonton suburb in 1974 after hearing talk about a potential train line from their realtor. The 13km light rail connecting their community to downtown in 30 minutes finally opened in 2023
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CBC
Long-awaited Valley Line Southeast LRT officially opens to passengers | CBC News
Nearly three years behind schedule, the first trains rolled before dawn on Saturday morning, with excited residents and city officials on board.
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TIL: When Sherman published his memoirs during Grant’s Presidency. Many thought that Sherman treated Grant unfairly, however Grant defended the book, saying "when I finished the book, I found I approved every word;that…it was a true book, an honorable book…just as I expected Sherman would write”
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William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman (/tɪˈkʌmsə/ tih-KUM-sə; February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), achieving recognition for…
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TIL While often used interchangeably, hot chocolate and hot cocoa are technically different things
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TIL despite gambling for money being illegal in Japan many parlors for the Japanese gambling game Pachinko exploit a legal loophole where players are awarded special tokens instead of cash which are then "sold" by players to outside vendors and then sold by the vendors back to the parlor.
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Pachinko
Japanese arcade/gambling game
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TIL the mouthwash Listerine was originally a surgical antiseptic and was named for surgeon, scientist, and pioneer of antiseptic surgery, Joseph Lister
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Joseph Lister
British surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912)
TIL that the first artist to sing the national anthem with their own twist (Jose Feliciano in game 5 of 1968 World Series) was essentially blacklisted for his rendition of the song because folks found it offensive. He wasn't back on Americans' good side until he dropped Feliz Navidad.
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Smithsonian Magazine
For More Than Five Decades, José Feliciano’s Version of the National Anthem Has Given Voice to Immigrant Pride
The acclaimed musician offers a moving welcome to the newest U.S. citizens and donates his guitar
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TIL Napalm, an incendiary mixture developed in 1942 at Harvard University, killed more Japanese in World War II than did the two atomic bomb blasts
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Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, & Society
Napalm in World War II: Invention, Test, the Bat-Bomb, and Incinerating Japan
Napalm killed more Japanese in World War II than did the two atomic bomb blasts. Invented in 1942, by Julius Fieser, a Harvard organic chemist, napalm was the ideal incendiary weapon: cheap, stable…
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TIL that wearing a tie can reduce blood flow to the brain by 7.5 per cent.
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Sciencefocus
Why wearing a tie is surprisingly bad for your health
Loosen that cravat, undo that dicky bow and throw off that necktie. There may be health implications from wearing the smart but restrictive neckwear.
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TIL that the species of bear depicted on the California State Flag has been extinct since 1924. Similar in size to the Kodiak Bear, the California Grizzly Bear was aggressive, commonly weighed over 1,000 pounds, averaged 8 ft tall and could run 35 mph.
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California grizzly bear
Subspecies of mammal
TIL that a flight delay, weather, and foot perspiration prevented Richard Reid (the infamous Shoe Bomber) from successfully detonating his high-tops in flight.
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Richard Reid
British terrorist
TIL Captain Charles McVay of the USS Indianapolis remains the only US Navy Captain to be court martialed for losing his ship in a time of war. Though his sentence was commuted, a lifetime of tragedy and guilt led him to take his own life in 1968
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Charles B. McVay III
Charles Butler McVay III (August 31, 1898 – November 6, 1968) was an American naval officer and the commanding officer of the cruiser USS Indianapolis which was lost in action in 1945, resulting in a significant loss of life. Of all captains in the history…
TIL that in 2004 the owner of the Marineland amusement park in Canada purchased a nearby trailer park for an expansion and evicted all 47 families living there, leading to the suicide of 63 year old Paula Millard. The expansion never happened and the lot is still abandoned.
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Body found in trailer | The Niagara Falls Review
Paula Millard, the last tenant to be evicted from the Green Oaks trailer park owned by John Holer of Marineland, has committed suicide, police say.
News of her death Friday was upsetting to former neighbours and friends. It was not a surprise…
News of her death Friday was upsetting to former neighbours and friends. It was not a surprise…
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TIL: In 2021, scientists found the fossils of a reptile that "looks like a pokemon" the size of a pigeon with a frog like moth, bat wings, large eyes, and a long tail. The fossils were 160 million years old. It was named Sinomacrops bondei, which means "China, large eyes and face".
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Vice
Scientists Found a New Jurassic Reptile and It Looks Like a Pokémon
The little creature had a frog-like mouth and bat-like wings.
TIL an American TV series called Paper Empire starring Robert Davi, Denise Richards, Kelsey Grammer, Anne Archer, Wesley Snipes, Robert Knepper, Steve Guttenberg, Richard Grieco, Cuba Gooding Jr. and AnnaLyne McCord is currently shooting Season 3 despite Seasons 1 & 2 not having aired anywhere yet.
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Arab News
‘Paper Empire’ season 3 to be filmed in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI: Film AlUla announced on Wednesday that the production team of the cryptocurrency drama “Paper Empire” will film the entirety of the show’s 10-episode third season in Saudi Arabia’s AlUla. The high-profile cast will feature Robert Davi, Denise Richards…
TIL there’s a term for the feeling of the pressure you feel in your ears when driving fast and only have rear windows down: The Helmholtz Resonance.
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Car and Driver
Explained: That Weird Throbbing When You Open One Car Window
Why is the wind buffeting so bad when one window is rolled down in your car?