TIL that an early iteration of Joy Division once fired their drummer by pulling over their van, asking him to get out & check on a flat tire, then driving away
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Submitted July 28, 2024 at 05:37PM by Blammyyy
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Wikipedia
Joy Division
British post-punk band
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TIL that according to a recent study, 93% of YouTube users skip ads which can only be skipped after viewing the first 5 seconds.
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Submitted July 28, 2024 at 09:41PM by EssexGuyUpNorth
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ResearchGate
(PDF) Is Scarcity Effective? An exploration of Ad Scarcity Effect on Recall and Attention
PDF | Scarcity appeals have been widely utilized in marketing, yet academic research has predominantly concentrated on the scarcity of products depicted... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
TIL Jaws 3 was planned as spoof about studio trying to make Jaws sequel, noscriptd 'Jaws 3, People 0'. It was canceled when Spielberg objected the idea.
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Submitted July 28, 2024 at 08:38PM by BadenBaden1981
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ScreenRant
Jaws 3 Was Originally a Wacky Comedy - Why That Changed
Why did the shark cross the sea? To eat the person on the other side.
TIL Momma bears are so protective of their young they’ll actively seek out human occupied areas because they know male bears, who would want to kill their cubs to increase the chances they mate with them, will avoid human contact.
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Submitted July 28, 2024 at 09:38PM by DaisyWhisperr
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Smithsonian Magazine
Mama Bears Use Humans To Keep Their Cubs Safe
During mating season, humans might stress female bears out, but male bears stress them out more
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TIL in 2017, Ford Motor Company sued John Cena for selling his all-new Ford GT supercar too soon
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Submitted July 28, 2024 at 10:40PM by iamBreadPitt
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Car and Driver
The Flip That Flopped: John Cena and Ford Settle GT Resale Lawsuit
The wrestler apologized, and the proceeds will go to charity.
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TIL the protein style burgers at In-n-Out have fewer grams of protein than the regular burgers.
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Submitted July 28, 2024 at 11:52PM by Trumpsabaldcuck
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TIL During the London Olympics, the Military placed anti-aircraft missiles on the tops of apartment buildings
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 01:44AM by Equivalent-Text1187
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the Guardian
London 2012: missile defence deployment goes ahead despite protests
Government confirms that ground-based air defence systems will be stationed at six London sites for duration of Games
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TIL that in 1987, the movie Mannequin made more at the box office than Spaceballs, The Princess Bride, Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, and Raising Arizona.
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 04:16AM by Desvelo
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Box Office Mojo
Domestic Box Office For 1987
TIL in 2005, a guy named Doug Heckman read the EULA before he installed some PC software. The agreement included a clause offering 'financial compensation' to licensees who actually read the license agreement. He emailed the company, referred to the clause and the company sent him a check for $1,000
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 07:27AM by Pinky_Glimmers
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PCMAG
Jumping Through EULA Hoops
"Unconscionable" is a legal term used to void contracts that are unfair to one party because of the other party's superior bargaining power. By my reading, that makes end-user license agreements (EULAs) unenforceable.
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TIL that following a deadly avalanche in 1962, Peruvian authorities were warned of the potential for a much larger slide to occur by a group of American climbers. These warnings were not only ignored but actively suppressed. 8 years later the deadliest avalanche in history occurred, killing 30k
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 06:19AM by Ionisation
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Wikipedia
1970 Huascarán debris avalanche
including Glacier 511
TIL about the liking gap, which is that people you meet like you more than you think. Psychologists found that "people systematically underestimated how much their conversation partners liked them and enjoyed their company."
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Sage Journals
The Liking Gap in Conversations: Do People Like Us More Than We Think? - Erica J. Boothby, Gus Cooney, Gillian M. Sandstrom, Margaret…
Having conversations with new people is an important and rewarding part of social life. Yet conversations can also be intimidating and anxiety provoking, and th...
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TIL that in 1567, surgeon Ambroise Pare decided to test whether bezoar stones, which were believed to cure poison, actually worked. He made a deal with a man condemned to death by poison: to give him a bezoar and let him go free if he lived. The man died in agony, proving that bezoars do not work.
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Ambroise Paré
French surgeon
TIL Al Capone contracted syphilis when he was 20, which is thought to have contributed to his fatal heart attack at 48.
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 09:42AM by TheStrangestOfKings
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Wikipedia
Al Capone
American gangster (1899–1947)
TIL that the Nanga Parbat is the only mountain taller than 8000 meters, whose maiden summit was done solo. The climber, Hermann Buhl, did so by taking methamphetamine and reaching the summit after a 19 hour long climb from his camp.
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 02:49PM by DerMarwinAmFlowen
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Wikipedia
1953 German–Austrian Nanga Parbat expedition
first ascent of the mountain
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TIL in the 1870s William Shanks spent 15 years of his life calculating pi to 707 places by hand. However, the last few years were wasted as he made a mistake after the 527th digit.
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 02:47PM by doopityWoop22
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William Shanks
Amateur calculator, school owner
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TIL - FBI is struggling to hire hackers due to a rule saying they shouldn’t have taken marijuana in the past 3 years.
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 04:57PM by Yolo0o
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TIL over half of the states in the US impose a strict mandatory retirement age on their state’s Supreme Court, with age 70 being required for 18 of them
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 05:59PM by OccamsDragon
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FAQ: Which states have mandatory judicial retirement ages?
TIL in 1989, 20 tonnes of cocaine and $10 million in cash were seized from a warehouse in L.A. At the time, it was the largest drug seizure ever at a single location and it was unguarded with the door secured by a single $6 padlock. In today's money, it'd be worth over $4.7 billion.
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 06:24PM by tyrion2024
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UNILAD
Twenty tonnes of cocaine was guarded by a six dollar padlock in one of biggest ever seizures
At the time, the haul was worth $10 million
TIL your zodiac sign is probably wrong. They were created over 3,000 years ago. The earth’s tilt has changed since then so the constellations appear in completely different positions in the sky.
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 06:34PM by DaintyDahliaaa
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Gizmodo Australia
This Is Why Your Zodiac Sign Is Probably Wrong
The practice of astrology dates back to ancient times. That doesn't mean your zodiac sign is always accurate, however. Here's why it's probably wrong.
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TIL the final line of Willy Wonka was originally written as Grandpa Joe yelling, 'Yippee!' The director hated it so much, he phoned up the screenwriter who was vacationing at a remote cabin in the woods and forced him to come up with a better line right on the spot as they were filming the ending.
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 07:40PM by holyfruits
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Wikipedia
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, based on his 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It stars Gene Wilder as chocolatier Willy Wonka. The film tells…
TIL that contrary to popular belief, it's virtually impossible to overdose on fentanyl from accidental exposure. It can't be absorbed through the skin, and at the highest airborne concentration, an unprotected person with 200 min of exposure would only absorb 100 mcg (5% of a lethal dose)
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Submitted July 29, 2024 at 08:12PM by JiminyDickish
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PubMed Central (PMC)
ACMT and AACT Position Statement: Preventing Occupational Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analog Exposure to Emergency Responders
PMC Disclaimer
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