TIL that the most recent BOEING whistleblower, whose recent death was ruled a suicide, told his close friend "If anything happens, it's not suicide. I like to breathe too much; I've got so much stuff I need to do and things that I haven't done that I want to do" prior to his death.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 05:08AM by Kilo2Ton
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VISION_FACTORY
Boeing Whistleblowers Case and the Legal Troubles of Aerospace's Most Prominent Company
Discover the truth behind the headlines.
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TIL that in 2011, condemned inmate Lawrence Russell Brewer requested an elaborate and expensive last meal prior to being executed which he then refused to eat. The state of Texas has refused last meal requests ever since.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 05:53AM by Lateboo1
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Wikipedia
Murder of James Byrd Jr.
African-American lynching
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TIL Thomas Jefferson was instrumental in bringing Macaroni And Cheese to the United States after encountering it in Paris. The dish was prepared by James Hemings, a classically trained French chef enslaved by Jefferson.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 05:10AM by OccludedFug
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Wikipedia
James Hemings
American chef and enslaved person
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TIL that the International Date Line was only discovered after Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigated the world and discovered he "lost" a day compared to those who stayed in Spain.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 03:59AM by ProfessionalGear3020
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webspace.science.uu.nl
A History of the International Date Line - discovery of the IDL
TIL that modesty was the reason stethoscope was invented by by René Laennec because he was not comfortable placing his ear directly onto a woman's chest in order to listen to her heart.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 09:01AM by Creative-Cell-8926
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Wikipedia
Stethoscope
acoustic medical device for auscultation
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TIL due to hyperinflation in Venezuela, a lot of people have resorted to gold farming in Old School Runescape in order to make a living. It has since become so prevalent that the prices of heavily farmed items fluctuates dramatically whenever there's power cuts in the country.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 10:28AM by Disguised_Peanut
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Polygon
How RuneScape is helping Venezuelans survive
For years, Venezuelan players have been making a living by playing Jagex’s free MMORPG RuneScape.
TIL That, in Hamelin Germany, there exists a place called Bungelosenstrasse (Street Without Drums). According to legend it is the last place the children from the 'Pied Piper' fairytale were last seen. Since then music and dancing are not allowed on the street.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 03:05AM by GentPc
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Wikipedia
Pied Piper of Hamelin
German legend
TIL of Australian Senator Bill Heffernan, who in 2014 felt that the new security arrangements at Parliament House were inadequate. To protest this, he smuggled in a fake pipe bomb and presented it at a Senate hearing as proof that the building was "no longer secure".
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 01:00PM by llamanatee
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www.abc.net.au
Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan smuggles fake 'pipe bomb' into parliament
Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan has taken a mocked-up "pipe bomb" into Parliament House to show new security arrangements are "a joke".
Under the new system, some passholders and their belongings are not scanned when entering the building.
Brandishing what…
Under the new system, some passholders and their belongings are not scanned when entering the building.
Brandishing what…
TIL that firefighters in rural Tennessee let a home burn to the ground in 2010 because the homeowner hadn’t paid a $75 fee.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 02:16PM by qwerty1519
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Nbcnews
No pay, no spray: Firefighters let home burn
Firefighters in rural Tennessee let a home burn to the ground because the homeowner hadn't paid a $75 fee.
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TIL In 1922 organized groups of people in New York were beating up pedestrians who forgot to switch hats after the end of the summer as fashion rules demanded
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 01:50PM by Patriarch99
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Straw Hat Riot
1922 riot in New York City
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TIL a British short film about the dangers of paedophiles was presented by Rolf Harris who was later charged as a paedophile
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 04:11PM by Hamsternoir
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Kids Can Say No!
1985 short film
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TIL the Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919 to end the First World War included a convention establishing concert pitch as A = 435 Hz
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 12:24PM by MoeHanzeR
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Concert pitch
Pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance
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TIL that 20 of the 50 oldest living people are Japanese
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 01:18PM by Low-Ferret7152
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Wikipedia
List of oldest living people
Wikimedia list of persons by citizenship
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TIL an elderly woman in China unknowingly used a grenade as a hammer to crack nuts for 20 years, completely unaware of the danger it posed.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 06:54PM by HeatEven1610
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South China Morning Post
China police seize hand grenade elderly woman used as hammer for 20 years
Police in China have confiscated a hand grenade which an elderly woman had been using as a hammer for more than 20 years.
TIL that notoriously emasculated husband John Bobbit later also lost all his toes in a contaminated water scandal at Camp Lejeune.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 06:17PM by TheLimeyCanuck
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The US Sun
Husband begs wife who sliced off his manhood to finally apologize
JOHN Wayne Bobbitt wants to finally put an end to one of most acrimonious marriage splits of all time – with an apology. It has been over 30 years since John Wayne’s ex-wife Lorena slic…
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TIL that in Australia, "kangatarianism" is a vegetarian diet that allows for kangaroo meat, chosen for its environmental and ethical benefits as a more sustainable and humane option.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 05:46PM by VelmaMedinaCxUk
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Kangaroo meat
flesh from kangaroos
TIL in Japan when you finish reading the Mainichi newspaper you can plant it. It's pages consist of recycled paper, water and seeds of flowers and herb
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 04:25PM by AuroraAmberrr
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One Earth
The newspaper that gives back to the Earth - literally
Japanese newspaper grow into herbs and flowers when planted.
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TIL Gregor Mendel originally planned to use mice for his famous genetics research but was forced to use peas because a Bishop was uncomfortable mice would be having sex in the abbey.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 08:11PM by Skillagogue
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PNAS
Behavioral genetics and genomics: Mendel’s peas, mice, and bees
The question of the heritability of behavior has been of long fascination to scientists and the broader public. It is now widely accepted that most...
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TIL The only Commandant of the US Marine Corp to be fired from their post was removed for excessive drinking and "conduct unbecoming an officer." He is also the only former commandant whose burial location is unknown and has no official portrait.
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 07:05PM by _Abe_Froman_SKOC
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Marine Corps Times
A birthday toast to belligerent Marine commandant Anthony Gale, the only top officer ever fired
Gale was found guilty on myriad charges following a six-day bender in the nation's capital.
TIL the idiom "said the quiet part loud" originated from the Simpsons in 1995
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Submitted August 22, 2024 at 12:38AM by Snakebite7
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TIL that before Austria-Hungary divided and separated, their motto was "Indivisible and Inseparable"
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Submitted August 21, 2024 at 10:47PM by GloriaKaufmaneujZ
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Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military and diplomatic alliance, it consisted of two sovereign states with a single…
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