TIL about St. Simeon the Stylite, a Byzantine monk who lived atop a 60-foot pillar for 37 years in devotion to God.
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Daniel Peterson: Why St. Simeon the Stylite decided to live on top of a 60-foot column
St. Simeon, a monk who lived in ancient Syria, wanted time to meditate and pray, but was pursued but those interested in his hermit lifestyle and others seeking advice or help supplicating God
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TIL of Margaret Clitherow. She was tortured to death via crushing, her own door being used, and refused to enter a plea agreement. She was pregnant at the time and has since been venerated as a Saint
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Margaret Clitherow
English martyr and saint of Roman Catholic Church (1555-1586)
TIL that Gov George Wallace of Alabama’s wife had cancer, but she didn’t know because he didn’t tell her. Doctors back then only told the husband.
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Lurleen Wallace
American politician (1926-1968)
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TIL that Michael Jackson created an entire soundtrack for the 2005 adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but declined to release it when he was refused the part of Willy Wonka
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 musical fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, based on the 1964 British novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket…
TIL that the longest prison sentence ever served was 71 years
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Charles Foussard
Australian murderer
TIL a 2016 study found mushrooms to be the safest recreational drug. Of the more than 12,000 people in the study who reported taking mushrooms, only 0.2% needed emergency medical treatment.
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the Guardian
Study finds mushrooms are the safest recreational drug
People taking mushrooms in 2016 needed medical treatment less than for MDMA, LSD and cocaine, while one of the riskiest drugs was synthetic cannabis
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TIL about peona cullei.“Punishment of the Sack” This was a ancient Roman execution, commonly used for patricide, where a man is sewn up in a leather sackcloth, with a live dog, monkey, viper, and rooster, and then tossed into a body of water.
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IMPERIUM ROMANUM
Poena cullei – not only symbolism
The purpose of this text is to introduce a little symbolism and also to take a closer look at one of the most terrifying punishments of the Roman judiciary. Poena cullei, or the so-called...
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TIL in 2018 a helicopter for sightseers of NYC crashed into the East River. All 5 passengers drowned because they were trapped by their supplemental harnesses, but the pilot escaped
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2018 New York City helicopter crash
helicopter crash
TIL Lucy Hester Stanhope (1776-1839), a British adventurer and archaeologist, discovered a 7-foot tall Greco-Roman statue which she then smashed into pieces and tossed into the Mediterranean because she wanted to prove to the Ottoman government that she had no interest in stealing their antiquities.
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Lady Hester Stanhope
noblewoman; British aristocrat, antiquarian and archaeologist (1776–1839)
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TIL that for centuries, British people considered cucumbers too vile to be eaten by humans. But their opinion changed when Queen Victoria’s family started eating them. Cucumbers became really popular. A British engineer even went as far as inventing a glass tube which straightened curvy cucumbers.
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Atlas Obscura
How England Got Its Curvy Cucumbers Straightened Out
The cucumber straightener was a marvel of British horticulture.
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TIL A dive watch bezel only turns counterclockwise as a life saving measure. If it is accidentally bumped it will subtract time from the dive and prompt the diver to surface early rather than stay under for too long.
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Bremont Watch Company (US)
Why do dive watches have rotating bezels?
Humans have always longed to explore air, land, and sea. The oceans have an extra special and enigmatic allure. Covering 71 percent of the Earth, it remains one of the most inhospitable environments to immerse ourselves in.
TIL that construction of a border fort in New York State was abandoned by the US after realizing that it was mistakenly built on the Canadian side of the border. The fort was quickly dubbed 'Fort Blunder'.
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Fort Montgomery (Lake Champlain)
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TIL that e-bike use is increasing in Amish communities as an alternative to a horse and buggy
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Submitted March 09, 2024 at 05:24PM by Jojuj
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This E-Bike Life
E-Bikes Overtake Buggies for Some Amish - This E-Bike Life
In some Amish communities these days, e-bikes are beginning to outnumber buggies on the roads. Horse-drawn buggies, long a symbol of the Amish lifestyle, are finding less use as more people in Amish communities adopt electric-powered bicycles. In small Amish…
TIL There was a Nazi Summer camp in Long Island in the 1930 that introduced Americans to the Nazi ideology, along with swimming and crafts.
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Camp Siegfried
pro-Nazi summer camp in Long Island, New York
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TIL Lufthansa was losing approximately 500,000 euros per hour in 2021. Lufthansa admitted in 2022 that it operated over 18,000 empty flights during the pandemic simply to keep airport slots.
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Lufthansa
Deutsche Lufthansa AG / Lufthansa German Airlines (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}German…
TIL about Margaret Hamilton, famous for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West, was a former kindergarten teacher who used her celebrity status to advocate for children, animals, and public education throughout her life. She was known for her kindness and ability to connect with children.
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Margaret Hamilton (actress)
American film character actress (1902-1985)
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TIL that the Hollywood Walk of Fame has never removed a star, with each star placement becoming a registered historic landmark.
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Far Out Magazine
Why won't Hollywood remove the stars of disgraced figures?
The Walk of Fame was first started in the 1950s.
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TIL that a cat’s intelligence is comparable to a 2 year old human
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Submitted March 09, 2024 at 07:45PM by Brix001
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Bond Vet
How Smart Are Cats? | Bond Vet
How smart are cats? Let's explore how a cat's brain works, how to know if a cat is intelligent, and how cat intelligence compares to humans and other animals.
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TIL: a former Italian porn star, Carlo Massi, quit porn to do research in applied mathematics, got his PhD, taught real analysis, became a professor, and then got sacked for being a former porn star. He sued and won against the university.
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Carlo Masi
Italian mathematics lecturer and pornographic actor
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TIL Ethiopians eat raw meat at family and festive occasions despite the health risks. Eating raw meat started during times of war. Fighters hiding in the mountains would have exposed themselves by making fire & so ate their meat raw.
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Voice of America
Health Risks Fail to Deter Ethiopians from Eating Raw Meat
Tradition of eating raw meat dates back to times of war in Ethiopia
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TIL that your blood type impacts your health and longevity. Having a blood type other than O is associated with a higher chance of death, especially from heart disease.
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