TIL obesity results in more chronic health issues overall than smoking, drinking or poverty. While all of the listed issues harm health, it was found that obesity was linked to a wider array of chronic health issues.
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 07:12AM by PowerfullyWeak
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The Health Risks of Obesity
Obesity is linked to a large increase in chronic health conditions and higher health expenditures. And it affects more people than smoking, heavy drinking, or poverty.
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TIL a town in India is addicted to chess after one man taught everyone how to play 50 years ago to eliminate excessive alcohol consumption and gambling, which has now all decreased to nearly nothing.
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 01:35PM by grandstillness
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Chess News
How chess saved a village
In a country as vast as India, peppered with villages all over, economic prosperity is often the difference between folding in on itself or survival. Many villages suffered from rampant illicit gambling and alcoholism. Marottichal was one such, until one…
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TIL of the Japanese concept of "Wa," in which everyone strives to prioritize the development of society over the individual. It is seen as a fundamental aspect of Japanese society.
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 01:32PM by green_morale
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Wa (Japanese culture)
Japanese concept of "harmony"
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TIL that some of James Cook's maps were still in use until the mid-20th century due to their remarkable accuracy and continued relevance after 200 years
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 02:14PM by Left-Coffee3944
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James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
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TIL that the longest orgasm in mammals is that of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus). On average, its orgasm lasts 30 minutes, but it can last for as long as 90 minutes.
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 04:16PM by Striking-Bat-553
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Guinness World Records
Longest orgasm in mammals
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TIL Davyon Johnson, an 11 year old boy from Muskogee, Oklahoma, saved a fellow student from choking and pulled a disabled woman from a burning house all in the same day. He got the key to the city as a reward.
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 02:02PM by Loud_Win6891
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CNN
11-year-old honored for saving fellow student from choking and woman from house fire all in one day
Sixth grader Davyon Johnson was named an honorary police officer and honorary sheriff’s deputy, and received his school’s heroism award.
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TIL: Teddy Roosevelt was VP due to his support of anti-trust reform, and conservatives knew the VP had little power. Six months into the term, President McKinley was assassinated and Roosevelt became President, ushering in an unprecedented era of anti-trust and labor reforms.
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 04:43PM by HungryHippopatamus
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TIL During the Vietnam War the act of "Fragging" was when US troops would toss a grenade in their commanding officers tent; known and suspected fragging cases by explosives in Vietnam from 1969 to 1972 totaled nearly 900 incidents.
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 06:27PM by Urmomsjuicyvagina
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Fragging
deliberate killing or attempted killing by a soldier of a fellow soldier
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TIL, in 1976 alone, the Indian government sterilized 6.2 million men
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 05:32PM by helenolai
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Pulitzer Center
The Legacy of India’s Quest to Sterilize Millions of Men
Breaking the Cycle: Part 1 In 1976, men across India were drastically changing their behavior. Some were abandoning the beds inside their homes to sleep in fields; others were skipping major festivals...
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TIL that before the Civil War there were 8,000 different kinds of money in circulation in the US - the same banknote had different value depending on location
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 05:01PM by my_n3w_account
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Smithsonian Magazine
Before the Civil War, There Were 8,000 Different Kinds of Money in the U.S.
It wasn't until after the war that the U.S. started to really use the dollar
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TIL the congressional page program was shut down due in part from congressmen soliciting sex from them
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 07:59PM by UncontrolledLawfare
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Mark Foley scandal
political scandal
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TIL~2600 yrs ago in China, an ill king was predicted by a prophet that he won't live to eat the next harvest. When he was later presented with the new harvest and ready to eat it, he remembered the prediction and killed the seer, felt stomachache before eating, went to latrine, fell in and died.
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Duke Jing of Jin (Ju)
Duke Jing of Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋景公; traditional Chinese: 晉景公; pinyin: Jìn Jǐng Gōng, died 581 BC) was the ruler of the State of Jin, a major power during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China, from 599 to 581 BC. His ancestral name was Ji…
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TIL that in the US state of Florida, tyramine is a Schedule I drug, illegal in “any material [at] any quantity,” making most wines, cheeses, and chocolates, among other things, technically illegal.
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 10:55PM by cardinarium
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Tyramine
Tyramine (/ˈtaɪrəmiːn/ TY-rə-meen) (also spelled tyramin), also known under several other names, is a naturally occurring trace amine derived from the amino acid tyrosine. Tyramine acts as a catecholamine releasing agent. Notably, it is unable to cross the…
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TIL about Cash for Clunkers, which was a program designed to stimulate sales of new, fuel-efficient cars in the wake of the Great Recession, but was criticized for disrupting the used car market, and for scrapping exotic cars
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 05:08PM by Brix001
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Car Allowance Rebate System
a.k.a. the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save program
TIL that Formula One driver David Coulthard survived a plane crash in which both pilots died, before attending the Spanish Grand Prix not long after
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 09:29PM by FR_WST
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Daily Star
'I was an F1 driver and was on fatal plane crash before race'
EXCLUSIVE: From succeeding the great Ayrton Senna at Williams to securing Red Bull’s first F1 podium, David Coulthard’s career was an eventful one, but nothing comes close to the time his plane crashed en route to a race, and he hopped in the seat days later!
TIL: Tumbleweeds are not indigenous to North America and were likely not around during the wild west.
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Submitted August 05, 2024 at 12:57AM by Lurchie_
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www.nhm.ac.uk
Tumbleweeds: the fastest plant invasion in the USA's history
Tumbleweeds have starred in many movies, but their representation in popular media may be somewhat misleading.
TIL that in 2007 BBC journalist Alan Yentob was caught out for having clips of himself nodding inserted into interviews on a TV show he fronted to make it appear that he had conducted them instead of other journalists
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Submitted August 05, 2024 at 12:19AM by a3poify
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the Guardian
BBC's Alan Yentob in 'noddy' controversy
The BBC has admitted that Alan Yentob performed 'noddy shots' on interviews that he did not conduct for his series Imagine. By Ben Dowell.
TIL of a Lithopedion, a calcified stone foetus caused from a rare complication in abdominal pregnancy (which, in itself, is rare).
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Submitted August 04, 2024 at 07:46PM by epsilonik
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Lithopedion
calcified body of a dead fetus
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TIL 5 children died in australia when a bouncy castle went airborne from gusts of wind
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Submitted August 05, 2024 at 04:03AM by mankls3
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BBC News
Australia bouncy castle fall: Five children killed and four others injured
Four others are badly injured after wind blew the castle into the air, causing them to fall 10m.
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TIL: Around 40% of people have never had a nosebleed.
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Submitted August 05, 2024 at 04:38AM by f-150Coyotev8
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Nosebleed
bleeding from the nose
TIL: Usain Bolt's world record in the 100 meter sprint has stood for 15 years, which is longer than anyone has held the record in history.
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Submitted August 05, 2024 at 04:53AM by nosecohn
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Men's 100 metres world record progression
list of world records for men's 100m sprint