TIL despite surviving an assassination attempt while running for president again, Theodore Roosevelt did not win re-election!
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 06:34AM by Patient-Archer-6595
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Wikipedia
Attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt
Octover 1912 shooting of the former US President in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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TIL that, in 2014, a man armed with a knife entered The White House by hopping a fence and running through an unlocked door despite the President being there just minutes before.
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 06:12AM by __john_cena__
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NPR
Man Who Jumped Fence, Entered White House Had A Knife
The Secret Service is looking into how a Texas man was able to breach the White House's security Friday. The man scaled a fence and opened a door to the residence before being arrested.
TIL that in ancient Rome, blacks were not discriminated against because of their skin color or physical features. They were not barred from any profession, and there was no stigma against interracial relationships. Classical writers did not attribute social status or degree of humanity to skin color
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Black people in ancient Roman history
black people in ancient Roman
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TIL Amazon used to manufacture "dash buttons" where if you press the button (which can be mounted anywhere) the product the button is linked to is automatically ordered
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 08:23AM by mankls3
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The Verge
Amazon’s press-to-order Dash buttons are officially discontinued
The buttons made it effortless to reorder common household items.
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TIL after Han official He Jin was assassinated by eunuchs, angry troops led by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu set the palace on fire, slaughtering any males without facial hair. It was so extreme that young men were forced to flash themselves to avoid being mistaken for eunuchs and killed.
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 10:26AM by ChooChoo9321
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Yuan Shao
Yuan Shao (袁紹, pronunciationⓘ; died 28 June 202), courtesy name Benchu (本初), was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He occupied the northern territories of China during the civil wars that occurred…
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TIL that until recently, steel used for scientific and medical purposes had to be sourced from sunken battleships as any steel produced after 1945 was contaminated with radiation.
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 02:44PM by islandradio
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Low-background steel
steel produced prior to the detonation of the first atomic bombs in the 1940s and 1950s, and so not contaminated with radionuclides
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TIL 120.2 billion servings of instant noodles were eaten around the world in 2023 alone. Assuming it takes three minutes to prepare each serving, then the total time spent on preparing noodles last year was approximately 690,000 years.
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 03:19PM by The_Ry_Ry
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世界ラーメン協会
World Instant Noodles Association.
World Instant Noodles Association (WINA) was established in March 1997 as IRMA (International Ramen Manufacturers Association) with the purpose of improving the industry and enhancing people's diet around the world by improving the quality of instant noodles…
TIL that mango skin contains the same rash causing oil as poison oak and poison ivy (urushiol) and consuming or handling the skin can cause skin irritation
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 04:58PM by bezosdivorcelawyer
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ACAAI Patient
Skin Symptoms (Itching, Hives, Etc) - ACAAI Patient
Find answers to popular questions about skin symptoms.
TIL - Limes turn Yellow when fully ripe, but turn bitter so we eat them unripe when still Green
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 06:23PM by Torkin
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gardeningknowhow
Lime Tree Harvest Time: When To Pick A Lime From A Tree
Many people wonder when to pick a lime from a tree. Limes stay green and this makes it difficult to tell. Read this article to find out when to pick a lime from a tree so harvesting limes will be easi
TIL that while working on Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast album, music producer Martin Birch was involved in a car accident with a mini-bus carrying nuns, and was left with a repair bill of £666.
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 05:27PM by Wrighty_fanboy
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The Number of the Beast (album)
The Number of the Beast is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 22 March 1982 in the US by Harvest and Capitol Records, and on 29 March 1982 in the UK by EMI Records. The album was their first to feature vocalist…
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TIL that Australian scientists accidentally developed pain-free blood sugar testing for diabetics while working on solar cells.
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 07:00PM by Working-Scientist-21
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Reuters
Australian scientists develop pain-free blood sugar test for diabetics
Australian scientists say they have developed the "holy grail" of blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva.
TIL that nearly 100 years ago researchers at Princeton University successfully turned a living cat into a functioning telephone. Using a series of electrodes, they captured the electrical signals from the cat's auditory nerves and converted them into sound waves.
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 06:12PM by Xenial81
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University Archives
The Cat Telephone
By Arthur Kim ’18 What do a cat and a telephone have in common? They were the same thing in an experiment conducted in 1929 by Professor Ernest Glen Wever and his research assistant Charles W…
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TIL that the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris featured cannon shooting, firefighting, lifesaving and angling
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 07:33PM by Johannes_P
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1900 Summer Olympics
Games of the II Olympiad, celebrated in Paris (France) in 1900
TIL a Cambridge study shows that in 57 countries women on average display more empathy than men. In no countries studied did men have greater empathy
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 09:39PM by 0nlyinVegas
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TIL that the FDA does not recognize Dr Pepper as a cola, a root beer, or a fruit-flavored soft drink. Instead, Dr Pepper is said to be in a category of its own kind, called "pepper soda", named for the brand.
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 10:33PM by MissingLemur
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Wikipedia
Dr Pepper
carbonated soft drink
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TIL white people have a 79% chance of finding a match through the National Marrow Donor Program, while black people only have a 29% chance.
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Submitted July 15, 2024 at 10:21PM by ishwari10
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bethematch.org
Help grow the Registry
Join the hundreds of individuals and organizations creating awareness about Be The Match across the country. We can get you what you need to help us save lives.
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TIL that women tend to outlive men by an average of 7 years worldwide.
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Submitted July 16, 2024 at 12:02AM by Bobba_fat
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Harvard Health
Why men often die earlier than women - Harvard Health
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TIL that it was once proposed to bury nuclear waste at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, with the theory that tectonic plate subduction would eventually push it down into the Earth's mantle
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Submitted July 16, 2024 at 01:14AM by GarysCrispLettuce
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Wikipedia
Mariana Trench
deepest oceanic trench on Earth
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TIL that on average, a drunk driver will drive under the influence 80 times before their first arrest.
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Submitted July 16, 2024 at 02:07AM by InternetPopular3679
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Sparks Law Firm
How Many Times Does the Average Person Drive Drunk Before Getting a DUI?
A drunk driver will, on average, drive 80 times or less while under the influence before their first arrest.
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TIL "Dukes of Hazzard" were destroying '68-'70 Dodge Chargers at such a rate that planes had to be used for aerial search for replacement cars among the populace.
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Submitted July 16, 2024 at 02:26AM by PulchritudinousLady
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Wikipedia
General Lee (car)
1969 Dodge Charger driven in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard
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TIL that in 1833 Britain used 40% of its national budget to free all slaves in the Empire. The loan for the Slavery Abolition Act was so large that it was not paid off until 2015.
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Submitted July 16, 2024 at 03:54AM by Foiuisilla
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AAIHS
British Culpability in the Trading and Enslavement of Africans
"In 1833, Britain used £20 million, 40 per cent of its national budget, to buy freedom for all slaves in the Empire. The amount of money borrowed for the Slavery Abolition Act was so large that it wasn't paid off until 2015. Which means that living British…
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