TIL: As recently as the 1950’s around 50% of Americans age 65 and older lived in multigenerational households.
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TIL that in 1997, two artists held an opinion poll to determine what types of music the public loved or hated the most. They then released a 22-minute song designed to be as hated as possible, featuring bagpipes, opera singing, tubas, Walmart product placement, and a rap about Ludwig Wittgenstein.
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The People's Choice: Music
1997 song composed by Dave Soldier performed by Komar and Melamid
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TIL that the University of Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire, having opened its doors to students in 1096
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Submitted February 10, 2024 at 01:04AM by xProxyManager
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Smithsonian Magazine
Oxford University Is Older Than the Aztecs
The historical timeline you keep in your head is all messed up
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TIL contrary to popular belief Romans didn't forfeit Germania after the battle of Teutoburg forest, they sent 8 legions to recover their eagles and punish the Germans, after committing a minor genocide the legions were re-called over political concerns about the growing popularity of their general.
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Germanicus
Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC – 10 October AD 19) was an ancient Roman general and politician most famously known for his campaigns in Germania. The son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia the Younger, Germanicus was born into an influential branch…
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TIL Danny DeVito, The Penguin in 1992's Batman Returns, wrote a comic book story that gives The Penguin the romantic partner he crushed on in that film: Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman. "Bird Cat Love" involves the pair ending the pandemic together. DeVito also checked with Pfeiffer before publishing.
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Submitted February 10, 2024 at 12:27PM by tyrion2024
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the Guardian
Unmasked: the Penguin saves world from Covid in Danny DeVito’s Batman story
The actor, who played him in Batman Returns, has written a storyline for an 80th anniversary edition of the DC comic which sees him vaccinate the planet
TIL that the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles didn't wear different colored masks, only red!
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Submitted February 10, 2024 at 02:37PM by SatansMoisture
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Mashable
The 'Ninja Turtles' all wore red masks in the original comic
And six other little-knowns about your fave pizza-eating, nunchuck-wielding reptiles.
TIL Sutton's law of medicine is to go with the obvious diagnosis first. The law is based on a supposed interview with bank robber Willie Sutton where he explained why he robbed banks by saying "because that's where the money is."
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Submitted February 10, 2024 at 04:12PM by jamescookenotthatone
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Sutton's law
"first consider the obvious"
TIL from 1969-72 Ford offered their cars in a color called "Anti-Establishment Mint"
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Submitted February 10, 2024 at 05:28PM by Keltik
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Colour Studies
Anti-Establishment Mint — Colour Studies
Green with envy.
TIL in 1931 a 15 year old went to a hospital in Chicago and was mistakenly given a transfusion of blood from a parrot because the physician misheard the doctor’s instruction to “use her parents’ blood.” The hospital staff frantically searched for a parrot and extracted its blood for injection
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TIL only one US President (Woodrow Wilson) has had a PhD
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Submitted February 10, 2024 at 06:13PM by Kayakman28
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Wilson Center
About Woodrow Wilson
TIL the Persian Gulf was once a very fertile and inhabited valley having flooded during the start of recorded history during the time of the Sumerians
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Submitted February 10, 2024 at 03:53PM by gif-hunter
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Zenodo
New Light on Human Prehistory in the Arabo-Persian Gulf Oasis
The emerging picture of prehistoric Arabia suggests that early modern humans were able to surviveperiodic hyperarid oscillations by contracting into environmental refugia around the coastal marginsof the peninsula. This paper reviews new paleoenvironmental…
TIL that during court proceedings, Oklahoma judge Donald D. Thompson often used a penis pump, and occasionally shaved his scrotum and urinated in a trash can. He was eventually disbarred, prosecuted, did prison time, and then sued the state to keep his $8,800 judicial pension. He lost.
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Submitted February 10, 2024 at 07:57PM by DaytonaDemon
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Casetext
Foster v. Thompson, Case No. 05-CV-305-TCK-FHM | Casetext Search + Citator
Read Foster v. Thompson, Case No. 05-CV-305-TCK-FHM, see flags on bad law, and search Casetext’s comprehensive legal database
TIL: heart disease was fairly uncommon until the 20th century. It is now the leading cause of death. The cause of the increase was smoking and diet
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Submitted February 10, 2024 at 07:27PM by PuckSR
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PubMed
The epidemic of the 20(th) century: coronary heart disease - PubMed
Heart disease was an uncommon cause of death in the US at the beginning of the 20th century. By mid-century it had become the commonest cause. After peaking in the mid-1960s, the number of heart disease deaths began a marked decline that has persisted to…
TIL that in 2003, a senior driver caused a devastating car crash in Santa Monica, CA. The 86-year-old accidentally rammed through a crowded farmers' market, killing 10 and injuring 70. The city lost at least $21 million settling resulting lawsuits.
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Santa Monica Farmers Market crash
2003 incident
TIL Union Army General John Sedgwick died scolding his men due to them taking cover from sharpshooter fire. Striding around in the open, his last words were “They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."
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Submitted February 10, 2024 at 07:28PM by WingerRules
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Whitworth rifle
type of rifled musket
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TIL the life expectancy of people with down syndrome has risen from 25 years old in 1983 to 60 years old today.
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Submitted February 10, 2024 at 09:57PM by IceFireHawk
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Global Down Syndrome Foundation
FAQ and Facts about Down Syndrome - Global Down Syndrome Foundation
Learn facts about down syndrome.
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TIL in an attempt to assassinate Hitler, a Nazi officer hid two time bombs in his jacket and led Hitler on a tour of a museum. Hitler raced through the museum and left before the bombs exploded, so the officer had to rush to the bathroom where he defused the bombs "at the last second."
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Submitted February 10, 2024 at 10:42PM by NegativeBee
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Rudolf-Christoph von Gersdorff
German general
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TIL that in 2014, a Belgian math teacher disciplined his class by threatening to reveal Game of Thrones spoilers. He had read the books, which were at that time ahead of the show.
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the Guardian
Teacher punishes students with Game of Thrones spoilers
In an attempt to make his class behave, a maths teacher in Belgium has resorted to revealing forthcoming plot twists in HBO series Game of Thrones
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TIL a book club in California spent 28 years reading Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, beginning in 1995 and finishing in October 2023. At first the club read two pages per month, however it eventually slowed to just one page per month. In November, the group started the book again.
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Submitted February 11, 2024 at 01:16AM by tyrion2024
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the Guardian
‘It never ends’: the book club that spent 28 years reading Finnegans Wake
The group in Venice, California, started the difficult James Joyce book in 1995. They reached its final page in October
Today I learned that Michael B Jordan's father is Michael A Jordan
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Submitted February 11, 2024 at 04:15AM by RGP1612
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Peoplemag
All About Michael B. Jordan's Parents, Michael A. Jordan and Donna Jordan
Michael B. Jordan was raised by dad Michael A. Jordan and mom Donna Jordan. Here's everything to know about Michael B. Jordan's parents.
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TIL someone set loose an AI called ChaosGPT with the goal "destroy humanity". It researched nuclear weapons and attempted mass manipulation on Twitter: “Twitter provides an excellent platform where I can manipulate people into doing my bidding, while attempting to conceal my true intentions.”
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Submitted February 11, 2024 at 05:04AM by Maxie445
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Vice
AI Tasked With 'Destroying Humanity' Now 'Working on Control Over Humanity Through Manipulation'
The video of the bot's 'thought process' is an interesting window into the current state of easily accessible AI tools.
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