TIL During the Reformation, a knight named Hans von Hake asked Johann Tetzel to purchase an indulgence for a future sin. Tetzel sold Hake an indulgence for a future non-specific sin. Hake then ambushed, and robbed Johann Tetzel of all of his indulgence money.
https://ift.tt/19uz52g
Submitted September 03, 2024 at 08:41PM by Templarkommando
via reddit https://ift.tt/M1eLuHO
https://ift.tt/19uz52g
Submitted September 03, 2024 at 08:41PM by Templarkommando
via reddit https://ift.tt/M1eLuHO
Wikipedia
St. Nikolai church (Jüterbog)
church building in Jüterbog, Brandenburg state, Germany
🔥15
TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes, exonerated two innocent men by investigating their cases in his free time. This, in part, led to the establishment of England's criminal appeal system.
https://ift.tt/0O5Ds82
Submitted September 03, 2024 at 08:30PM by Pfeffer_Prinz
via reddit https://ift.tt/2iTRf4B
https://ift.tt/0O5Ds82
Submitted September 03, 2024 at 08:30PM by Pfeffer_Prinz
via reddit https://ift.tt/2iTRf4B
Wikipedia
Arthur Conan Doyle
British writer and physician (1859–1930)
🔥4👍2
TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger Pays $1 To Warner Bros Every Year For His Infamous Mr. Freeze Costume From Batman And Robin.
https://ift.tt/kWCfXE6
Submitted September 03, 2024 at 11:54PM by Minifig81
via reddit https://ift.tt/qMblYiy
https://ift.tt/kWCfXE6
Submitted September 03, 2024 at 11:54PM by Minifig81
via reddit https://ift.tt/qMblYiy
FandomWire
Arnold Schwarzenegger Pays $1 To Warner Bros Every Year After For His Infamous Mr. Freeze Costume From Batman And Robin
While it may have been one his most disappointing films, Arnold Schwarzenegger still owns the Mr. Freeze suit he wire in Batman and Robin.
TIL: The Tomb of Christ is a site in Japan where they claim Jesus was really buried. This is complete with a burial site, Hebrew plaque and an accompanying origin story (complete with Jesus using a body double) explaining his journey to and death in Japan.
https://ift.tt/vIX8nc5
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 02:06AM by Taswelltoo
via reddit https://ift.tt/UrMwlCD
https://ift.tt/vIX8nc5
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 02:06AM by Taswelltoo
via reddit https://ift.tt/UrMwlCD
Smithsonian Magazine
The Little-Known Legend of Jesus in Japan
A mountain hamlet in northern Japan claims Jesus Christ was buried there
😁5
TIL that the landmark pamphlet "Understanding AIDS" was the single largest mass mailing in American history. Spearheaded by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, it reached 107 million American households, and set standards for sex education regarding the disease. 80% of people read at least part of it.
https://ift.tt/XZpgb0w
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 02:20AM by WavesAndSaves
via reddit https://ift.tt/t2Ub0nV
https://ift.tt/XZpgb0w
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 02:20AM by WavesAndSaves
via reddit https://ift.tt/t2Ub0nV
Wikipedia
Understanding AIDS
pamphlet
TIL the current fastest Wifi band (6GHz) already transmits, but most people can't access it. As of 2023, tech giants such as Apple only have 2 phones that support it.
https://ift.tt/ZT6daM5
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 02:31AM by sanandrios
via reddit https://ift.tt/oF2yWXf
https://ift.tt/ZT6daM5
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 02:31AM by sanandrios
via reddit https://ift.tt/oF2yWXf
MacRumors
Does My iPhone or iPad Support Wi-Fi 6E?
Wi-Fi 6E, the latest advancement in Wi-Fi technology, offers several benefits when enabled on your iPhone or iPad. This article explains what Wi-Fi...
💩4
TIL that English actor Charles Dance, who was born in 1946, had an older-half sister named Nora that was born in the 19th-century. This was because Charles’ father, Walter, was born in the 1870s.
https://ift.tt/hU5XEd8
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 03:18AM by waitingforthesun92
via reddit https://ift.tt/dgYsF3G
https://ift.tt/hU5XEd8
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 03:18AM by waitingforthesun92
via reddit https://ift.tt/dgYsF3G
Wikipedia
Charles Dance
English actor, screenwriter and director
TIL that earthworms have "completely scrambled" genomes, and belong to the taxonomic class Clitellata.
https://ift.tt/VZTLrn4
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 05:19AM by infinitejones
via reddit https://ift.tt/AK0efP5
https://ift.tt/VZTLrn4
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 05:19AM by infinitejones
via reddit https://ift.tt/AK0efP5
Science
Earthworms have ‘completely scrambled’ genomes. Did that enable their ancestors to leave the sea?
Chaotic rearrangements of chromosomes may have helped leeches swim into fresh water and other worms wriggle onto land
TIL that while Rocky won the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director, Sylvester Stallone didn't win any Oscars for it even though he wrote it and starred in it
https://ift.tt/LZyIkGA
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 05:41AM by JoeyZasaa
via reddit https://ift.tt/eOZJN6h
https://ift.tt/LZyIkGA
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 05:41AM by JoeyZasaa
via reddit https://ift.tt/eOZJN6h
Wikipedia
Rocky
1976 film directed by John Avildsen
TIL Of the ten most watched Youtube videos, five are children's videos and five are pop song videos. Of the top thirty Youtube videos only one is not a children's or pop song video, it is a Hindu devotional song about the celibate deity called Hanuman
https://ift.tt/LOb9tIG
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 06:01AM by Bluest_waters
via reddit https://ift.tt/E2QgqsF
https://ift.tt/LOb9tIG
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 06:01AM by Bluest_waters
via reddit https://ift.tt/E2QgqsF
Wikipedia
List of most-viewed YouTube videos
YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. The site indicates view counts of each uploaded video, making it possible to keep track of the most viewed, many of which continue to exist while others are no longer available…
TIL that once when helping an Alaska Native whale hunter harvest whale blubber, a biologist found a harpoon tip in the blubber that was about 100 years old.
https://ift.tt/OYe3NFn
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 05:48AM by TheStateOfAlaska
via reddit https://ift.tt/c1OtC8v
https://ift.tt/OYe3NFn
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 05:48AM by TheStateOfAlaska
via reddit https://ift.tt/c1OtC8v
www.gi.alaska.edu
Bowhead Whales May Be the World's Oldest Mammals | Geophysical Institute
While helping Alaska Native whale hunter Billy Adams cut sections of blubber from a bowhead whale, Biologist Craig George pressed his knife into a deep scar in the whale's skin.
TIL a band released blank album cover captioned “We had an album cover we wanted to use, but after getting dropped by our label we can no longer afford to use it. So instead you can stare at this blank square.”
https://ift.tt/E82Fms6
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 11:35AM by god_will_hunting
via reddit https://ift.tt/vtwd4gM
https://ift.tt/E82Fms6
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 11:35AM by god_will_hunting
via reddit https://ift.tt/vtwd4gM
Consequence
The Orwells quietly release new album less than a year after breakup
Last summer, after several members of The Orwells were accused of sexual misconduct. Now, they've quietly released a new album.
👍5
TIL: That Snoopy was originally going to be named "Sniffy," but Charles Schulz changed it last minute after seeing a comic with the same name. He chose "Snoopy," a name his mother had suggested for their next family dog.
https://ift.tt/ZDc2RAf
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 12:19PM by cs005483
via reddit https://ift.tt/iHzgrEV
https://ift.tt/ZDc2RAf
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 12:19PM by cs005483
via reddit https://ift.tt/iHzgrEV
HISTORY
9 Things You Might Not Know About “Peanuts”
Get the facts about the famous comic strip Peanuts and its creator.
TIL about the Chapati movement of 1857 in India where thousands of flatbreads were mysteriously distributed across North Indian villages. It is still a mystery as to who did this and why with both local Indians and the British assuming it was the other's doings
https://ift.tt/tcOhBk5
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 02:47PM by Chai80085
via reddit https://ift.tt/d3gQ2z5
https://ift.tt/tcOhBk5
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 02:47PM by Chai80085
via reddit https://ift.tt/d3gQ2z5
Wikipedia
Chapati Movement
1857 distribution of bread in India
TIL Keanu Reeves, frequently cited as having the worst English accent in film history, is half English and his mother is from Essex.
https://youtu.be/Bd8sNm_70ag?feature=shared
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 04:30PM by MusickCAL
via reddit https://ift.tt/x1eRMy3
https://youtu.be/Bd8sNm_70ag?feature=shared
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 04:30PM by MusickCAL
via reddit https://ift.tt/x1eRMy3
YouTube
Keanu Reeves On His Essex Heritage | The Jonathan Ross Show
Who knew Keanu Reeves was part British? Jonathan talks to the John Wick star about his mother's Essex heritage, much to the delight of Olly Murs.
Subscribe to The Jonathan Ross Show YouTube channel for weekly videos and the best bits from the show: http…
Subscribe to The Jonathan Ross Show YouTube channel for weekly videos and the best bits from the show: http…
❤2
TIL Bugs Bunny during World War II, was officially inducted into the marines, who discharged him after the war as a master sergeant.
https://ift.tt/UcYQFdD
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 07:58PM by JEBV
via reddit https://ift.tt/GLZKTc2
https://ift.tt/UcYQFdD
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 07:58PM by JEBV
via reddit https://ift.tt/GLZKTc2
Wikipedia
Super-Rabbit
1943 film by Chuck Jones
TIL that Winnipeg, Canada was "mock invaded" by German troops during WWII - 3800 troops, tanks, air-raid sirens and black outs - in an effort to sell Victory Loan bonds.
https://ift.tt/PuUfqyk
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 05:18PM by sitnquiet
via reddit https://ift.tt/qHR0v5J
https://ift.tt/PuUfqyk
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 05:18PM by sitnquiet
via reddit https://ift.tt/qHR0v5J
www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca
The day Winnipeg was invaded
People on the street were randomly stopped and searched, and some were even arrested and imprisoned in an internment camp. Even German marks replaced Canadian currency in circulation—in the form of If Day propaganda notes.
TIL that the largest urban area by population outside of Asia is São Paulo, Brazil
https://ift.tt/9PVNmIl
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 04:29PM by TimelyConcern
via reddit https://ift.tt/mlFMJz8
https://ift.tt/9PVNmIl
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 04:29PM by TimelyConcern
via reddit https://ift.tt/mlFMJz8
Wikipedia
São Paulo
São Paulo (/ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊloʊ/, .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%}Brazilian Portuguese: [sɐ̃w ˈpawlu]…
TIL that Count Von Count on Sesame Street is lore accurate because vampires suffer from arithnomania
https://ift.tt/riQtOI6
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 08:12PM by georgiaraisef
via reddit https://ift.tt/lLd4tFI
https://ift.tt/riQtOI6
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 08:12PM by georgiaraisef
via reddit https://ift.tt/lLd4tFI
Wikipedia
Arithmomania
mental disorder whereby someone has a strong need to count their actions or nearby objects
TIL that unauthorized alteration of an FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Poster is a violation of United States federal law.
https://ift.tt/CyMuFXk
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 09:46PM by fishshake
via reddit https://ift.tt/DV6EOIw
https://ift.tt/CyMuFXk
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 09:46PM by fishshake
via reddit https://ift.tt/DV6EOIw
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ten Most Wanted Fugitives | Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI is offering rewards for information leading to the apprehension of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. Select the images of suspects to display more information.
👍1
TIL that Emperor Frederick II of the HRE was wholly uninterested in ruling Germany, he moved the imperial capital to Palermo, in Sicily, spoke Sicilian at his court and granted more autonomy to German princes, leading to the decentralization of Germany, so that he could focus on his beloved Sicily.
https://ift.tt/V3wRdBX
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 05:03PM by Upstairs_Garden_687
via reddit https://ift.tt/t0joAHd
https://ift.tt/V3wRdBX
Submitted September 04, 2024 at 05:03PM by Upstairs_Garden_687
via reddit https://ift.tt/t0joAHd
Wikipedia
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II (German: Friedrich; Italian: Federico; Latin: Fridericus; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 and King of Jerusalem from 1225. He was the…
❤8