TIL that in 1992, the Giant Gold Mine in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in Canada was victim to an explosion done by an angry miner in retaliation of co-workers crossing the picket line as the mine was on strike.
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Submitted March 10, 2024 at 03:03PM by ForeverBlue101_303
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Giant Mine
gold mine
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TIL Akira Toriyama's biggest reason for Goku's hair going blond when he went Super Saiyan was to save work for his assistant whose time was always taken up by filling in Goku's black hair.
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Submitted March 10, 2024 at 06:09PM by Raffajel
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Kanzenshuu
Translations | SEG: Story Volume - Truth About Dragon Ball
A Q&A with creator Akira Toriyama on how he came up with the story elements of Dragon Ball.
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TIL Voice of the Martyrs sends approximately 30,000 Bibles to North Korea by balloon every year
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Submitted March 10, 2024 at 04:49PM by Kazu5
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TIL that in 1986, a group of metal singers did an event called "hear 'n aid" to raise funds for Africa. It was organized by Ronnie James Dio and his band. This happened apparently because nobody of the metal scene was invited to the more mainstream fun rising event called "We Are the World".
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Submitted March 10, 2024 at 06:42PM by G_HostEd
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Hear 'n Aid
1986 benefit compilation album by Hear 'n Aid
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TIL that the subject of the new movie 'Cabrini' was chopped up after her death, with her body divided between Chicago, NYC, Rome, and Codogno, Italy.
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Submitted March 10, 2024 at 05:20PM by Traveledfarwestward
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Frances Xavier Cabrini
Italian-American Catholic nun, misionary and saint (1850-1917)
TIL Athletic wheelchairs have slanting wheels because their wider footprint makes them more stable and quick to take tighter turns. They also have better ergonomics and accelerate faster than regular wheelchairs.
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Submitted March 10, 2024 at 08:41PM by sirabai
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Science ABC
Why Do Athletic Wheelchairs Have Slanting Wheels?
Athletic wheelchairs have slanting or 'cambered' wheels that help compete by improving stability and acceleration
TIL: In the 80s, DC created Hemo - Goblin, a villain that last one issue who give AIDS/HIV if he bites you and he operated in South Africa. He infected several superheroes.
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Submitted March 10, 2024 at 09:53PM by Flares117
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DC's Most Offensive Villain Only Lasted One Issue (For Good Reason)
A DC villain who can't possibly return.
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TIL that long before Cherry Coke was officially introduced by Coca-Cola in 1985, many diners, drugstore soda fountains and movie theaters dispensed an unofficial version by adding cherry-flavored syrup to Coca-Cola.
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Submitted March 10, 2024 at 09:35PM by waitingforthesun92
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Coca-Cola Cherry
cherry-flavored cola from The Coca-Cola Company
TIL that the Golden Rule, treat others the way you want to be treated, can be found in a story from ancient Egyptian religion noscriptd 'The Eloquent Peasant' dating back to Egypt's Middle Kingdom (2040–1650 BC).
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Golden Rule
principle of treating others as one wants to be treated
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TIL: Invisible and odorless, radon gas is the #2 cause of lung cancer, killing 21,000 annually in the US. Despite its dangers and simple testing, a lack of regulations and awareness means many homes go untested, exposing countless to this silent killer.”
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Submitted March 11, 2024 at 01:02AM by awashbu12
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TIL in the 1980s and 1990s, there were annual Nickelodeon Super Toy Run events which gave lucky child winners 5 minutes to run rampant in a toy store (Toys R Us or Kay Bee Toys) and put toys in shopping carts. The child could keep all the toys he or she brought past the finish line in time.
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Submitted March 11, 2024 at 02:49AM by Forward-Answer-4407
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AV Club
“I got 4 bikes”: 2 Nickelodeon Super Toy Run winners reminisce 20 years later
In entertainment, an awful lot of stuff happens behind closed doors, from canceling TV shows to organizing music festival lineups. While the public sees the end product on TVs, movie screens, paper, or radio dials, they don’t see what it took to get there.…
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TIL that Iceman, a movie partiality based in Otzi the Iceman, is one of the few movies that used an extinct language in the dialogues, being ancient Rhaetian
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Submitted March 11, 2024 at 01:41AM by Bearly-Dragon18
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Iceman (2017 film)
2017 film by Felix Randau
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TIL Memory Palace, a mnemonic device dating back to ancient times, involves associating information with specific locations in your mind. By mentally navigating these spaces, individuals enhance their memory recall
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Submitted March 10, 2024 at 11:08PM by Intelligent_Pay_6958
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Method of loci
strategy of memory enhancement which uses visualizations of spatial environments to enhance recall
TIL Nikola Tesla claimed to have invented a death ray capable of destroying entire armies.
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Submitted March 11, 2024 at 05:34AM by athornton
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Science History Institute
The Undying Appeal of Nikola Tesla’s “Death Ray” | Science History Institute
Despite a lack of evidence, many have been captivated by the electrical whiz’s most mysterious project.
TIL that Ryan Gosling was raised Mormon
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Submitted March 11, 2024 at 05:42AM by flyart
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Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor
TIL Helike, an Ancient Greek city was submerged after an earthquake and tsunami. It remained underwater in an inland lagoon for centuries before eventually silting over and disappearing. It is thought that it may have been part of the inspiration behind Atlantis. It was only rediscovered in 2001.
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Submitted March 11, 2024 at 04:33AM by xXLillyBunnyXx
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Helike
archaeological site, perhaps ancient Helike, Achaia, Greece
TIL Robert Opel, the streaker from the 1974 Oscars, ran for President under the slogan “Not just another crooked dick”, was a speech writer for Ronald Reagan, and was murdered during a break in into his studio apartment.
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Submitted March 11, 2024 at 05:55AM by CleaTorris
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Robert Opel
American photographer
TIL that Linear A, the writing system used by the Minoans of Crete, still hasn't been deciphered.
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Submitted March 11, 2024 at 02:07PM by InvalidWrite
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Linear A
undeciphered writing system from Crete
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TIL that Sir Patrick Stewart, of Star Trek fame, was accidentally cast in Dune (1984). Director David Lynch had wanted a different actor named Patrick Stewart, and had no idea who Sir Patrick was when he arrived on set to play Gurney Halleck.
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Submitted March 11, 2024 at 05:55AM by cienfuegos__
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Dune (1984): 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About David Lynch's Adaptation
Now that there's a new Dune movie on the horizon, there's no better time than now to revisit David Lynch's weird version of the story.
TIL as of 2014, Peru was, with around 2349 people, the country with the most citizens named Hitler
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Submitted March 11, 2024 at 04:38PM by Hoosayne-
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Hitler (name)
family name
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TIL Spike Lee negotiated with a Brazilian drug lord to allow him to film Michael Jackson's 96 music video 'They Don’t Care About Us' in a Rio de Janeiro slum. The drug kingpin replied “With Michael Jackson here, this will be the safest place in the world.”
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Submitted March 11, 2024 at 08:38PM by AmiroZ
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Stars Insider
Spike Lee negotiated with a Brazilian drug lord for Michael Jackson video
The behind-the-scenes look