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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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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List of Slavic pseudo-deities
Wikimedia list article
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Shrek (sheep)
sheep
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TIL that Bram Stoker’s widow Florence had the 1921 film Nosferatu declared a copyright infringement. She sued the production company into bankruptcy, ordered all copies burned, and had the court declare that owning a copy was illegal. The resulting cult status led to several copies surviving.
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We Got This Covered
Why was 'Nosferatu' banned? The vampire movie's court-ordered destruction, explained
Wooden stakes and garlic ain't got nothing on litigious widows.
TIL the survivors of a wrecked whaling ship were so afraid of non-existent cannibals on much closer pacific islands that they chose to sail a considerably larger distance. This resulted in only five of seventeen surviving and, ironically, the survivors resorting to cannibalism.
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Essex (whaleship)
American whaleship from Nantucket, Massachusetts
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TIL when you sleep your brain gets washed with spinal fluid
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NIH Director's Blog
Discovering the Brain’s Nightly “Rinse Cycle”
Getting plenty of deep, restful sleep is essential for our physical and mental health. Now comes word of yet another way that sleep is good for us: it triggers rhythmic waves of blood and cerebrosp…
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TIL: In 2018, Samsung had a historic "Fat-Finger" error where it accidentally gave every employee $9 million worth of shares in the company. The total amount distributed was $100billion more than 30x their market cap. Within 37minutes, 16 employees sold and the stock tanked 11%.
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2018 Samsung fat-finger error
Mistaken share distribution to employees
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TIL: Baby swim diapers don't absorb any urine
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Pampers-AE-EN
Everything You Need to Know About Baby Swim Diapers | Pampers UAE
Ready to hit the pool with your little ones? These durable baby swim diapers can help withstand your baby’s pool activity or any incident. Visit now to learn more about swim diapers!
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TIL in 2019, a 19-year-old man posed as a 14-year-old boy and got accepted into a British high school. He was asking girls out and changing with boys in PE before authorities discovered his true age.
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LBC
Killer Afghan asylum seeker jailed for life as it emerges he 'chatted up girls at school while posing as boy, 14'
A killer Afghan asylum seeker who posed as a 14-year-old chatted up teenage girls and asked them on dates at secondary school, parents have said.
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TIL, Calvin Klein's cologne 'Obsession' can draw big cats like Tigers, Jaguars etc from as far as half a mile, who then proceed to taking long sniffs and cuddling against the source, savouring the smell much longer than they savour even their meals
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McGill
Did you know that tigers and jaguars are attracted to the scent of Calvin Klein’s Obsession for Men?
This surprising fact was initially discovered by researchers at the Bronx Zoo who compared twenty-three different perfumes’ abilities to attract tigers’ attention. One of the least successful was
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TIL 'Steve Jobs' is the name of an Italian clothing company created in 2012 when the creators realized that Apple never trademarked Jobs' name.
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Steve Jobs (clothing company)
Italian clothing company
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