TIL That after Steve Irwin died, a number of stingrays were found mutilated on Australian beaches. It was believed they had been killed out of some misaimed retribution by people who blamed the animal for causing his death.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 05:10AM by Impossible_Term_2368
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the Guardian
Irwin's death sparks bout of stingray mutilations
The natural injustice of the death of Steve Irwin, the daredevil conservationist who wrestled with crocodiles and dangled cobras but was killed by a relatively docile fish, has apparently motivated some of his most ardent supporters to wreak revenge.
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TIL that coffee can only be grown commercially in two U.S. states: California and Hawaii. 90% of coffee consumed in the U.S. is imported, mostly for South America.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 03:50AM by WouldbeWanderer
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WorldAtlas
Which States Grow Coffee?
Only two US states grow coffee.
TIL Captain Planet was originally going to be voiced by Tom Cruise. He even recorded a few episodes, but they never made it to air.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 06:27AM by eddmario
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Giant Freakin Robot
Tom Cruise Nearly Played An Iconic 1980s Superhero And Even Recorded For The Role
At the height of his 80s popularity, Tom Cruise was going to put on tights and become a superhero, so what happened?
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TIL When a terminally ill young boy in Germany expressed his dying wish to see as many motorcycles as possible, 20,000 bikers from Germany and neighboring countries came together to fulfill his dream, creating an unforgettable convoy.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 06:57AM by generation_chaos
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YouTube
"Humanity at its Finest, 20,000 bikers respond to 6-Yr old Kilian Sass' dying wish" Greg Zwaigenberg
ENGLISH:
This story simply brought tears to my eyes when I first heard about it...
Having worked with the ACT Cancer Society in 1997 to fund and produce the first "ACT Children's Oncology Service Directory" to help guide families of a child with cancer…
This story simply brought tears to my eyes when I first heard about it...
Having worked with the ACT Cancer Society in 1997 to fund and produce the first "ACT Children's Oncology Service Directory" to help guide families of a child with cancer…
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TIL about the Boötes Void - a sphere in the universe that contains only 60 galaxies in a cylinder through the middle, when typically there would be around 2,000.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 09:11AM by Tsalikon
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Boötes Void
an enormous, approximately spherical region of space, containing very few galaxies
TIL that up to the early 20th century, young boys in the Western world wore dresses. The first time they were allowed to put on trousers was considered a rite of passage.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 12:43PM by 737Max-Impact
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Breeching (boys)
occasion when a small boy was first dressed in breeches or trousers
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TIL that the UK armed forces have to be reauthorised by legislation every five years, because the UK Bill of Rights 1688 makes a standing army illegal without the consent of Parliament.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 02:11PM by arcedup
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publications.parliament.uk
House of Lords - Explanatory Notes to Bills
TIL Microsoft tested 4-day work week in Japan by giving its entire 2,300-person workforce 5 Fridays off in a row without decreasing pay. This led to more efficient meetings, happier workers and boosted productivity by a staggering 40%.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 03:43PM by Yolo0o
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the Guardian
Microsoft Japan tested a four-day work week and productivity jumped by 40%
The experiment for the month of August led to more efficient meetings and happier workers who took less time off
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TIL that the US Navy refused to cooperate with the filming of the movie Crimson Tide (1995), so getting officially sanctioned footage of a submarine wasn’t possible. Instead, the film crew waited at a naval base until a submarine was actually put to sea and pursued it in a boat and helicopter.
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Wikipedia
Crimson Tide (film)
1995 film by Tony Scott
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TIL people used to do their laundry in Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park. They would put their clothes in the geyser and it would erupt with clean clothes.
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Old Faithful
geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States
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TIL that Pink Floyd’s The Wall is designed as an endless loop. The final track, “Outside the Wall,” ends with “Isn’t this where...”, and the album starts with “... we came in?” continuing the last song’s melody, highlighting the cyclical theme of Water’s concept.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 04:52PM by Yolo0o
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The Wall
The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/CBS Records. It is a rock opera which explores Pink, a jaded rock star, who constructs a psychological "wall" of social isolation.…
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TIL that because Paris is so romanticised in eastern cultures, travellers to the city - especially from Japan and China - can end up experiencing an intense culture shock that can cause anything between vomiting to actual hallucinations. The effect has its own name - Paris Syndrome
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 05:41PM by coffeeneedin
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Paris syndrome
tourist experience of being overwhelmed by visiting Paris
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TIL in a double-blind test, professional violinists preferred the sound of a modern violin over multi-million-dollar Stradivarius violins
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 06:22PM by JaschaHeifetz
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The Strad
Blind-tested soloists unable to tell Stradivarius violins from ...
Following the controversial 2010 study in Indianapolis, researchers in Paris invite ten professional musicians to compare twelve instruments
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TIL that in Sweden you have a constitutional right to allemansrätten, which is the right to peacefully hike, camp, bike and enjoy nature anywhere in the country unimpeded, with the only restriction being very close to someone's house or if you mess up a garden.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 07:31PM by Impossible_Term_2368
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Visitsweden
The Right of Public Access – Swedish freedom to roam
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TIL that instead of using CGI, Tim Burton opted to use real squirrels in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The squirrels were used for 10 months, and the filming was supervised by the American Humane Association to make sure none of the squirrels experienced distress.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 08:17PM by WouldbeWanderer
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news.bbc.co.uk
BBC NEWS | Magazine | How are squirrels trained to act?
Forty squirrels were trained to crack nuts on a conveyor belt in the new film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. How?
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TIL that in the 1980s Alyssa Milano befriended Ryan White(A Boy Ostracized For Having Aids) who was a fan of her works.She went on to appear on The Phil Donahue Show alongside Milano to kiss him on the cheek to show that she could not contract the disease.
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NBC News
Alyssa Milano's activism started with a kiss on daytime TV
For Alyssa Milano, fighting for what she believes in started with a kiss — on "The Phil Donahue Show." The actress discusses activism and her passion for politics.
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TIL: the guy that created Wonder Woman was a psychologist that helped invent the polygrah machine, which is why Wonder Woman has the Lasso of Truth. He also believed women were emotionally superior to men and that the U.S. would one day be a matriarchy.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 10:13PM by SilentWalrus92
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Wikipedia
William Moulton Marston
American psychologist, lawyer, inventor, and comic book writer
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TIL Rachel Reynolds has been a model on The Price is Right for over 20 years and is the only cast member remaining from the Bob Barker era
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 09:40PM by Eagle4523
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Peoplemag
A Day in the Life of a 'Price Is Right' Model
'Price Is Right' model Rachel Reynolds, who joined the game show in 2003, shares highlights of her long-running TV job.
TIL the creator of RC cola developed his own formula because a Coca Cola salesman refused to give him a reduced price for buying the syrup in bulk
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 11:33PM by Brendawg324
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RC Cola
cola-flavored soft drink
TIL that squirrels can theoretically survive a fall from ANY height due to their size and mass.
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Submitted August 01, 2024 at 12:04AM by venividivincente
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McGill
Squirrels can survive a fall from any height, at least hypothetically
Squirrels, in theory, can survive a fall from an object of any height due to two factors: their size and their mass. A force (such as the force of gravity) is calculated by multiplying mass and
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TIL that Tea Leoni turned down the role of Rachel Green on "Friends" to star in her own sitcom, "The Naked Truth"
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Submitted August 01, 2024 at 02:03AM by No-Investigator3496
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Téa Leoni
American actress and film producer