TIL in 2011, John Riccitiello, who was the CEO of EA at the time and is now the CEO of Unity, proposed a model for online multiplayer shooters like Battlefield. In this model, players who ran out of ammo could make an instant real money payment for a quick reload.
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Submitted July 19, 2024 at 09:25PM by mubashir_kk
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Stealth Optional
Unity’s CEO making devs pay per install tried to charge FPS gamers per bullet
Unity CEO John Riccitiello once tried to charge gamers to reload in games such as Battlefield.
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TIL the original noscript for Predator (1987) involved one soldier fighting the Predator. This bothered Arnold Schwarzenegger, so the story was redone to include a team of commandos.
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Submitted July 19, 2024 at 01:55PM by WouldbeWanderer
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Predator (film)
1987 film directed by John McTiernan
TIL an adult male peasant in the UK in the 13th century (1,620 hours/year) worked less hours per year than both: an average worker in the US in 1850 (3,150-3,650 hours/year) and an average worker in the US in 1987 (1,949 hours/year).
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Submitted July 19, 2024 at 10:33PM by tyrion2024
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TIL about Anton syndrome is a rare condition in which an individual becomes blind but is unaware of this fact. This is because the brain generates visual images that are perceived as real, leading the individual to believe that they can see.
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Submitted July 19, 2024 at 10:38PM by john0251
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Anton syndrome
Rare symptom of brain damage where those affected deny being blind
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TIL that until infant pain was formally recognized in 1987, it was widely assumed that infants didn't feel pain, leading to many undergoing major surgeries without anesthesia.
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 12:26AM by Kelly_u_Bull
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TIL - Lemons aren't a naturally ocurring food. Studies have shown that the lemon is a cross between bitter orange (which itself is a hybrid of pomelos and mandarins) and citron.
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Submitted July 19, 2024 at 11:50PM by Darling-Taliaaa
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The Star
QuickCheck: Are lemons not a natural fruit?
LEMONS are a staple fruit for many cuisines around the world. The fruit's distinct mouth-puckering sour yet sweet taste is a must for many dishes and deserts.
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TIL Henry Cavill was dubbed 'the most unlucky man in Hollywood' by Empire Magazine in 2005 after missing out on the lead roles for Superman, James Bond and Twilight
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Submitted July 19, 2024 at 11:03PM by peachieeva
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Henry Cavill
British actor (born 1983)
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TIL that in 2015, a Louisiana man was arrested for drunkenly riding a horse on a highway. When detained, he said, "The horse knows the way home" and the sheriff concluded it did not constitute DUI.
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 01:22AM by moonlightlovette
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Inside Edition
Man Accused of Drunkenly Riding His Horse on a Highway Says: 'The Horse Knows The Way Home'
A Louisiana man was busted after he was drunkenly riding his horse home from a bar.
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TIL that FIFA restricts the Olympics men's soccer teams from including players 23 or older to prevent elite players from participating. Women's teams in the olympics have no such restrictions.
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 02:52AM by Eomb
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Football at the Summer Olympics
association football competition
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TIL - The amount of water in Lake Superior can cover all of North and South America in 1 foot of water
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 04:18AM by Furiouslly
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TIL that Hershey is one of the only milk chocolate brands in the world that still uses fresh milk in its production, giving it a distinctive taste.
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 06:05AM by professorwormb0g
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Hersheyland
FAQs
You asked, we answered! Find some of our candy lover's most frequently asked questions to learn more about products, baking hacks, and our brand histories.
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TIL that doctors a hundred years ago used to withhold informing the patient of their serious condition, even including if the patient was dying
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 07:05AM by sultics
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PubMed Central (PMC)
How the doctor's nose has shortened over time; a historical overview of the truth-telling debate in the doctor-patient relationship
PMC Disclaimer
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TIL that during a power outage in 1994, LA residents made numerous calls to 911 reporting strange silver clouds hovering in the sky. They were seeing the Milky Way for the first time.
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 07:30AM by Fyeire
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TIL while sailing from Tahiti to San Diego, Tami Oldham Ashford & her fiancé's boat temporarily capsized when they got caught in a hurricane. Tami got knocked out & woke up 27 hours later with her fiancé missing. Over the next 41 days, she used a sextant & a watch to navigate 1.5K miles to Hawaii.
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 07:04AM by tyrion2024
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Outside
The Real Survival Story Behind ‘Adrift’
Tami Oldham Ashcraft, the subject of the new Hollywood lost-at-sea film, describes what her 41-day ordeal was like in real life and how the movie compares
TIL Niger has the highest, by far, fertility rate in the world at 6.6, meaning every woman has over six children on average. In fact, of the 31 countries with the highest fertility rate on earth, 30 are in Africa.
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List of countries by total fertility rate
This is a list of all sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate (TFR): the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years.
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TIL about Sarah Boone, a 19th century dressmaker who invented the modern day ironing board, which she particularly adapted for ironing ladies’ garments. In 1892, she became one of the first African American women to be awarded a patent.
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Biography
Sarah Boone - Invention, Ironing Board & Facts
Sarah Boone was a 19th century African American dressmaker who was awarded a patent for her improved ironing board.
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TIL about a Japanese politician who was convinced that he was God incarnate, which led him to run for president from 1997 to 2013
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Mitsuo Matayoshi
Japanese perennial candidate and Messiah claimant (1944-2018)
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TIL That on July 17th 2023 a murderer was discovered just casually hanging with the dead body for 2 days after posting his dating profile pictures
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 05:45PM by sumrockt2
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Law Enforcement Today
Interestingly, a filing from the decedent’s attorney regarding the divorce accused his wife of engaging in extramarital a...
TIL that Tom's Restaurant in NYC (whose exterior is used for Monk's Diner in Seinfeld) also inspired Suzanne Vega's song "Tom's Diner."
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 07:19PM by chrisofduke
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Tom's Restaurant
diner in Manhattan, New York City
TIL that the closest landmass to the antipode (the spot on the diametrically opposite side of the globe) of London is literally called the Antipodes Islands - they were previously called the Penantipodes, meaning 'next to the antipodes'.
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 07:24PM by Lusakas
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Antipodes Islands
group of subantarctic islands of New Zealand
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TIL During World War II the Ontario government tried to rename the small town of Swastika (named in 1906) to Winston. The locals responded by taking down the Winston sign and placing a new Swastika sign which read “To hell with Hitler, we came up with our name first.”
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 09:55PM by Ill_Definition8074
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Macleans.ca
Why the swastika can't be rehabilitated - Macleans.ca
Hitler co-opted a symbol that, for Canada's growing South Asian population, stands for good fortune and well-being. Redeeming it has proven difficult.
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