TIL The only plane permitted to fly on 9/11 after the attacks was a plane flying from San Diego to Miami to deliver anti-venom to a man bitten by a highly poisonous snake; it was escorted by two fighter jets
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 07:49AM by nazopo
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Broken Secrets
Only One Plane Was Allowed to Fly After Flights Grounded on Sept 11th 2001
By Chad Upton | Editor After the planes hit the twin towers on 9/11/2001, all commercial air traffic was grounded. But, a cross country flight was the only thing that could save one man’s lif…
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TIL that James Bedford is the first person to have his body cryopreserved in 1967 and it is still in storage.
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 03:53AM by Voyager_AU
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James Bedford
American psychologist (1893-1967)
TIL that one of the rarest events in baseball is the unassisted triple play, wherein one defensive player makes three outs on a single play. There have only been 15 in MLB history, making it rarer than a perfect game.
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 06:15AM by Flurb4
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Unassisted triple play
Unuual baseball play.
TIL around 70% of high school valedictorians in the US every year are women.
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 11:53AM by tyrion2024
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NPR
Women now dominate the book business. Why there and not other creative industries?
A new study finds that women are excelling in the book business. Yet, they still lag in other creative industries. We search for an explanation why.
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TIL narcissists get along best with other narcissists.
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 10:09AM by HeartfeltHues27
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ResearchGate
(PDF) Narcissism and Friendships
PDF | Although the body of literature on narcissism is growing constantly, researchers have paid very little attention to its manifestations and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
TIL: The last Democratic president to die was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1973.
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 11:55AM by c0xb0x
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List of presidents of the United States by date of death
Wikimedia list article
TIL that in 1946, New Zealand accidentally held its election late by 2 months because someone “forgot to mark the calendar, [and] forgot the last election was held earlier than usual”
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 02:24PM by TARDIS40TT
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1946 New Zealand general election
The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 28th term. It saw the governing Labour Party re-elected, but by a substantially narrower margin than in the three previous elections. The National…
TIL about Guy Gabaldon, the Pied Piper of Saipan. Of Mexican descent, having learned street Japanese as a child growing up in Los Angeles. During WW2 convinced over 1,000 Japanese to surrender during the battle of Saipan. Was awarded the Silver Star, later upgraded to the Navy Cross.
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 05:32PM by Black_Magic_M-66
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Military.com
'The Pied Piper of Saipan' Captured Hundreds of Enemy Troops at Age 18
During Guy Gabaldon's service in the Pacific Theater of World War II, the skill that came in most handy was his fluency in the Japanese language.
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TIL Crescent Wrench is a brand that was genericized to a category of wrenches
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 06:04PM by BigCheesePants
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HowStuffWorks
What are the four basic types of crescent wrenches?
Crescent wrenches got their name from the Crescent Tool Company. Learn about the four basic types of crescent wrench in this article.
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TIL that Gouverneur Morris (Founding Father of the U.S.) died due to the use of a piece of whale baleen as a catheter in an attempt to clear a blockage in his urinary tract.
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 07:12PM by Andrew_w_craig
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Gouverneur Morris
American politician (1752-1816)
TIL that Józef and Wiktoria Ulma, for hiding Jews during WW2, were recognized as Righteous. They were also recognized as martyrs by the Catholic Church, along with their entire family, including Wiktoria's unborn child at the time of her death, making him the first fetus to be beatified in 2023.
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 03:08PM by jenesuispashariselon
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Ulma family
Polish family executed for sheltering Jews, Righteous Among the Nations, Catholic martyrs and Blesseds
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TIL that a small part of spain whas ruled by ex-slavic slaves who became Muslims, becoming the most western slavic state for a short time
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 09:56PM by WealthDeep5965
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Taifa of Dénia
The taifa of Dénia (Arabic: طائفة دانية) was an Islamic kingdom in medieval Spain, ruling over part of the Valencian coast and Ibiza. With Dénia as its capital, the taifa included the Balearic Islands and parts of the Spanish mainland. It was founded in 1010…
TIL Belgian scientist Georges Lemaître died on 20 June 1966, shortly after having learned of the discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation, which provided further evidence for his proposal about the birth of the universe, the "Big Bang Theory"
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 10:37PM by HumanNutrStudent
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Georges Lemaître
Belgian scientist and priest (1894-1966)
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TIL that DJ scratching was invented in 1975 when Grand Wizzard Theodore was playing records loudly, making his mother to enter his room to scold him. This caused him to hold the record still, accidently moving it back and forth and liking the sound it made.
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 11:52PM by c00olsoc000l
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Grand Wizzard Theodore
American hip hop DJ
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TIL about the dead internet theory, an online conspiracy theory that asserts that the internet now consists mainly of bot activity and automatically generated content manipulated by algorithmic curation to intentionally manipulate the population and minimize organic human activity
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Submitted September 11, 2024 at 12:17AM by HumanNutrStudent
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Dead Internet theory
conspiracy theory about the World Wide Web
TIL that Eric Robert's is one of the most prolific actors of all time, with 849 acting credits on IMDb since 1978. That is roughly 18 gigs per year for 46 years
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Submitted September 11, 2024 at 12:20AM by bleditt0r
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The Hollywood Reporter
Eric Roberts on His 700 (and Counting) Screen Credits: “I’m One of The Luckiest Guys in Hollywood”
The hardest-working man in show business (he currently has more than 60 projects in the pipeline) discusses his insane schedule, why Margot Robbie deserves an Oscar and that time he got kicked off of Oprah’s private beach.
TIL Werner Herzog threatened to shoot Klaus Kinski—and then himself—on the set of Aguirre, the Wrath of God to prevent Kinski from walking off the job.
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Submitted September 10, 2024 at 11:59PM by thousandthisland
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1972 film by Werner Herzog
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TIL that the US Army is exempt from OSHA, but implements its own standard called the "Army Safety Program" which in many cases provides *more* protections for workers than OSHA does.
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Submitted September 11, 2024 at 01:28AM by ADHD-Fens
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Osha
How do OSHA Standards Apply to the Military? - OSHA.com
How do OSHA standards affect the military? They're federal employees, and they certainly have plenty of workplace hazards. Learn more...
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TIL that Australia's Constitution allows New Zealand to join as Australia's 7th state at any time
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Submitted September 11, 2024 at 02:36AM by harv3st
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Australia–New Zealand relations
diplomatic relations between Australia and New Zealand
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TIL John Lennon's song "Imagine" was played at Rosalynn Carter's funeral by Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood in church. Even though lyrics say “imagine there’s no heaven”, Jimmy Carter was touched by it and said through his work in 125 countries, the song was used almost equally with national anthems
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Submitted September 11, 2024 at 12:39AM by ubcstaffer123
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Whiskey Riff
“Imagine There’s No Heaven” – Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood Perform John Lennon’s “Imagine” At Rosalynn Carter’s Funeral
A RIFF on what country is really about.
TIL that Leonard Nimoy directed “Three Men And A Baby”
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Submitted September 11, 2024 at 05:33AM by TylerSpicknell
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Three Men and a Baby
1987 American comedy film directed by Leonard Nimoy
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