TIL the first reference of the phrase 'May the fourth be with you' being used was on May 4, 1979, the day after Margaret Thatcher was elected as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 03:01PM by ChupdiChachi
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Star Wars Day
annual observance on May 4th to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise
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TIL a priest who opposed communism lived in a US embassy for 15 years straight, never leaving once, because it was the only place he was protected from the Red Army.
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 05:38PM by sanandrios
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József Mindszenty
József Mindszenty (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Hungarian pronunciation: [jo:ʒɛf mindsɛnti];…
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TIL that Dave Grohl - Guitarist of Foo Fighters and drummer of Nirvana - created the first Foo Fighters album entirely by himself, recording almost every part of every instrument, including the vocals.
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 12:16PM by Grinding_Fighting_28
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NME
Dave Grohl reflects on making Foo Fighters’ debut album 25 years on: “It was almost like a school project”
Dave Grohl has reflected on making Foo Fighters’ self-noscriptd debut album, 25 years after its release, in a new interview to mark the anniversary.
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TIL that in early 2000, McDonald's Singapore sparked a "Hello Kitty Craze" that led to massive crowds, fights, injuries, and complaints from over 6,000 businesses as customers scrambled to get their hands on limited edition Hello Kitty toys that came with value meals.
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 05:13PM by random_avocado
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McDonald's Hello Kitty toy promotion
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TIL Seoul 1988 was the first Olympics to have condoms distributed, with a supply of 8500 with increases ever since. However there is no research evidence that athletes competing in the Olympics would be more likely to seek out casual sex
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 06:49PM by ubcstaffer123
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CBC
Rio organizers hand out record number of condoms | CBC Sports
Rio organizers will distribute nearly a half-million condoms to athletes at 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
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TIL that in 4 states (California, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.) there is no minimum age limit for getting married.
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 07:02PM by Hamsternoir
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Child marriage in the United States
marriage including at least one under 18
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TIL that Cape Fear was nominated for an MTV Best Kiss award for the scene between Robert DeNiro and Juliette Lewis, who's character is 15 in the movie
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 07:55PM by twoarmslarry
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Cape Fear (1991 film)
1991 film directed by Martin Scorsese
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TIL Whalebone corsets were not made of bone, but of baleen, a whale's filter plate.
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 05:17PM by Harriet0Wisecon
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Baleen
keratin structure in whales, used for flexible stiffening
TIL A teen from Manchester used several fake online personas to convince his best friend to murder him, after surviving the attack, he became the first person in UK history charged with inciting his own murder
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 09:03PM by Laura_bowman_
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UNILAD
Teen became the first person in UK history to be charged with inciting their own murder
'John' spun a complex web of lies online to convince his friend 'Mark' to try and kill him
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TIL A New Ligament in the Human Knee was Discovered in 2013
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 08:01PM by workedSilly
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BBC News
New ligament discovered in knee, Belgian surgeons say
A newly discovered ligament identified in the knee may hold the key to common injuries, Belgian surgeons believe.
TIL that in 2020, Burger King ran an advertising campaign featuring a picture of a moldy Whopper, to prove that their burgers are made without preservatives. This unconventional advertising method worked, increasing sales by 14% (according to multiple sources.)
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 09:15PM by PenguinJohnny71
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CNBC
Burger King's moldy Whopper ad is dividing marketing experts
Burger King made headlines when it launched its latest ad — showing a Whopper going moldy — on Wednesday. But featuring mold in a food ad breaks all the rules of meal promotion, which usually involves beautifully-shot items that have been set up by stylists.…
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TIL the Allies fielded thousands of tanks by the end of World War I, a major technological breakthrough. The Germans deployed just 18.
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 08:40PM by AmesCG
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Tanks in World War I
use of tanks during World War 1
TIL that in the early days of Fed-Ex, there was one time the company couldn't afford the fuel bill for their planes, so the founder took the company's last $5,000 and went to Las Vegas and won $27,000 playing blackjack, and kept the company afloat.
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 10:56PM by t_dawg94
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Frederick W. Smith
American businessperson, founder and CEO of FedEx
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TIL surrogacy is illegal in China, Quebec, Turkey, and most of Western Europe
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 09:04PM by Malzair
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Surrogacy laws by country
The legal aspects of surrogacy in any particular jurisdiction tend to hinge on a few central questions:
TIL that splinter free toilet paper was invented in 1930. Which means before that, toilet paper had splinters. Ouch.
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 10:58PM by CheekyNathaliee
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HISTORY
All the Ways We’ve Wiped: The History of Toilet Paper and What Came Before
Among tools people used in the past were moss, sponge on a stick, ceramic pieces and bamboo 'spatulas.'
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TIL the mangaka Naoko Takeuchi (Sailor Moon) is married to another famous manga author Yoshihiro Togashi (Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho)
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 10:47PM by Thoning_004
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Naoko Takeuchi
Japanese manga artist
TIL that, not only does every country have an Olympic team, but there is a team for refugees without a country, too
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Submitted August 09, 2024 at 12:58AM by Blutarg
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Olympics.com
Refugee Olympic Team to shine spotlight on worldwide refugee crisis - Olympic News
Ten refugee athletes will act as a symbol of hope for refugees worldwide and bring global attention to the magnitude of the refugee crisis when they take part in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 this summer.
The athletes will compete for the Refugee Olympic Team…
The athletes will compete for the Refugee Olympic Team…
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TIL in 1973, José Luis de Jesús Miranda claimed to be the Messiah and started a church that reportedly gained 2 million followers in 30 countries. After a divorce, $46,000 in gambling debt, and claiming he was the Antichrist, he died August 8, 2013. His church denies the death and still carries on.
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Submitted August 08, 2024 at 10:06PM by Alecia-Witasones
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José Luis de Jesús
Puerto Rican self-declared messiah (1946-2013)
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TIL George Clooney was asked to play himself in a sketch for the Movie 43 (the gag was that Clooney is bad at picking up women), and Clooney replied "No fucking way."
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Submitted August 09, 2024 at 03:12AM by FrederickHiggins3bg
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Movie 43
2013 American independent comedy anthology film
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TIL that unschooling is a thing, no curriculum, no instruction, no school
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Submitted August 09, 2024 at 03:57AM by grungegoth
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US News & World Report
What to Know About Unschooling
In this approach to education, children direct their own learning.
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TIL that the longest javelin throw was 99.52 meters using a now illegal technique that was considered "out of control". No one has broken this record with modern javelin rules.
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Submitted August 09, 2024 at 05:57AM by NeonChurch
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Javelin throw
The Javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's…