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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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 05:08PM by Bluest_waters
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Wikipedia
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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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 04:58PM by CorellianBloodstripe
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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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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 05:55PM by avengentnecronomicon
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Wikipedia
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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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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TIL of Slavic 'pseudo-deities': pagan Gods who were made up by medieval chroniclers and 19th century romantics who wanted to give the Slavs a mythology like that of Ancient Greece and Rome
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 09:04PM by Ultach
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Wikipedia
List of Slavic pseudo-deities
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TIL that Abbott and Costello were among the highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II. During a national tour in 1942, they sold $85 million in war bonds in 35 days. ($1.64 billion, adjusted for inflation)
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 09:25PM by randomanon5two
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Lou Costello
American actor and comedian (1906–1959)
TIL, the Finnish air force academy still uses a swastika on its flag and insignia. Finnish use of the swastika was unrelated to their alliance with Nazi Germany, and predated Nazi adoption of the symbol. Finland stopped using the swastika in most other parts of the military for obvious reasons.
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 09:36PM by lemelisk42
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Air Force Academy (Finland)
Finnish Air Force pilot training school
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TIL: The National Park Service recommends wrapping the entire underside of your car in a tarp to protect against marmots in Sequioa National Park
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 10:22PM by dumbfuck
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Marmots - Protecting Your Vehicle - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (U.S. National Park Service)
TIL that Michael Jackson narrated E.T. the Extraterrestrial's audiobook album. After taking home a record eight Grammys, seven for his album Thriller and one for E.T., he said that out of all of them he was "most proud of this one".
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 10:34PM by ImaVeganShishKebab
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (album)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is an audiobook and soundtrack companion album for the 1982 film directed by Steven Spielberg. Composed by John Williams, the album was narrated by recording artist Michael Jackson, produced by composer Quincy Jones and distributed…
TIL in 2012, the remainder of the Wilhelm Unger Games in Germany were cancelled after a referee was running to measure the distance of a javelin throw while it was still in the air and was struck in the face and throat by it. The referee died after being taken to the hospital.
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Submitted July 20, 2024 at 10:37PM by Forward-Answer-4407
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ABC News
Track And Field Official Killed By Javelin
Get breaking national and world news, broadcast video coverage, and exclusive interviews. Find the top news online at ABC news.
TIL Eva Peron (Evita), wife of Argentina's president Juan Peron, died of cervical cancer at the age of 33.He never told her that she had cancer and was dying. Ironically, his first wife also died of cervical cancer at 28 yrs old. Doctors felt that he passed the HPV virus on to his wives.
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Submitted July 21, 2024 at 02:02AM by Cultural_Magician105
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CellPath
Cervical Cancer and the President's Wife
CellPath is an International company specialising in the manufacture & supply of products, consumables & services to the histopathology & cytology markets.
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TIL Sony sold its waterproof Walkmans in a bottle of water to prove it was really water proof!
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Submitted July 21, 2024 at 01:11AM by Gen1ss
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Engadget
Sony shows off its waterproof Walkman... by packaging it in a water bottle
If those ads showing swimmers rocking Sony's new Walkman haven't convinced you it's really waterproof, then get this: you can buy one packaged inside a full bottle of water. "The Bottled Walkman" is currently being sold from vending machines across New Zealand…
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TIL Color Blind people can see the differences in texture and brightness more intensely than normal people and were even used in WWII to spot camouflage.
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Submitted July 21, 2024 at 02:32AM by FinalOrganization696
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Color blindness
inability or decreased ability to see colour, or perceive colour differences, under normal lighting conditions
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TIL a sheep in New Zealand avoided being caught and shorn by hiding in caves for 6 years. When finally found, his fleece contained enough wool to make 20 large men's suits.
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Submitted July 21, 2024 at 03:23AM by peachieeva
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Shrek (sheep)
sheep
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