TIL Bruce Timm, creator and producer of Batman: The Animated series and many other DC comic animation projects, released two artbooks full of erotic drawings noscriptd "Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art of Bruce Timm" and "The Big Tease: A Naughty and Nice Collection"
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Bruce Timm
animator
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TIL in 2002 a student crashed a Cessna into a building, taking inspiration from 9/11
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Submitted September 24, 2024 at 09:26PM by BobInRob12
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2002 Tampa Cessna 172 crash
aircraft accident
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TIL I learned that the first person to earn a PHD in computer science in the United States was a religious sister.
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Submitted September 24, 2024 at 10:44PM by MrMiracle27
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Mary Kenneth Keller
first American woman to receive a PhD in computer science (1913-1985)
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TIL In 2019 a Japanese University student studying ninja history turned in an essay written in invisible ink. The words only became visible when the paper was heated over a gas stove. Her professor without even revealing the whole essay gave her an A.
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 12:00AM by Ill_Definition8074
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BBC News
Japan ninja student gets top marks for writing essay in invisible ink
Eimi Haga handed in what looked like a blank sheet of paper - but left her professor a crucial clue.
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TIL that the first Sony Walkman had two headphone jacks so you could share it with someone else as they thought it would be considered rude to listen by yourself. This feature was removed as no one used it
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 12:34AM by TheOSU87
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Design Museum
Sony Walkman
Design Museum London
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TIL That L Ron Hubbards Grandson is a renowned Slam Poet and activist against Scientology.
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 01:53AM by Nincruel
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Jamie DeWolf
American slam poet and spoken word comedian
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TIL about Jeremy Harper, who in 2007 livestreamed himself counting to 1,000,000. It took him 89 days, during which he did not leave the house or shave. He spent an average of 16 hours a day counting.
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 02:13AM by AntonioLeeuwenhoek
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Jeremy Harper
American World Record holder
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TIL that earlier this year, after 19 years, Tonette Jackson's body was finally identified. Her husband, Hardy, became the face of Katrina victims in 2005 after a heartbreaking interview while he searched for her in the aftermath of the storm.
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 03:24AM by KunSeii
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CBS News
Family receives closure 19 years after losing loved one to Hurricane Katrina
Hardy Jackson's wife was thought to be lost to the storm surge. Nearly two decades later, her remains are identified.
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TIL Japan has one vending machine for every 30 people
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 02:19AM by QuotePuzzleheaded638
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Japan Guide
Vending machines
About vending machines in Japan.
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TIL that identical twins have a unique DNA signature that lasts a lifetime, and scientists can now tell if someone was originally conceived as a twin.
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 02:42AM by SilverPeachBlossom
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PubMed Central (PMC)
Identical twins carry a persistent epigenetic signature of early genome programming
Monozygotic (MZ) twins and higher-order multiples arise when a zygote splits during pre-implantation stages of development. The mechanisms underpinning this event have remained a mystery. Because MZ twinning rarely runs in families, the leading hypothesis…
TIL The vaquita is the rarest and most endangered animal on earth, with an estimated 6-8 left in the entire world.
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 03:21AM by MadWorldEarth
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Smithsonian Magazine
The Population of Vaquita Porpoises Has Dwindled to Ten, but a Rebound Isn’t Out of the Question
If protected from illegal fishing, scientists say the critically endangered species has enough genetic diversity to recover
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TIL the Imperial Japanese Army killed 250,000 Chinese civilians while searching for US airmen after the Doolittle Raid,
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Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid, also known as Doolittle's Raid, as well as the Tokyo Raid, was an air raid on 18 April 1942 by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II. It was the first American air operation to strike…
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TIL in terms of endurance, there is no living animal that can beat a human; basic human biology makes humans the ultimate runners
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 07:43AM by LeavesInsults1291
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Science
The Evolution of Endurance
Physiologic adaptations may have made humans better runners
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TIL that a basketball player, Boban Janković, frustrated with his fifth foul, slammed his head into a padded concrete post, leaving him unable to walk for the rest of his life.
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 12:56PM by Henwoows
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Boban Janković
Slobodan "Boban" Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан "Бобан" Јанковић; December 15, 1963 – June 28, 2006) was a Serbian professional basketball player. His son, Vlado Janković, is also a professional basketball player.
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TIL that humans have been giving animals personal names since at least 2300 BC
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 04:44AM by course_you_do
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Abuwtiyuw
The Egyptian dog Abuwtiyuw, also transcribed as Abutiu (died before 2280 BC), was one of the earliest documented domestic animals whose name is known. He is believed to have been a royal guard dog who lived in the Sixth Dynasty (2345–2181 BC), and received…
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TIL New Zealand is the only country that’s allowed to put Hobbit-related images on their currency
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 08:35AM by QuotePuzzleheaded638
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Thekiwikit
Fun facts about New Zealand that you'll love!
Bet you didn't know these fascinating facts about New Zealand that'll have you looking like the smartest person at your next dinner party! Plus, it'll probably make you fall in love with the country even more.
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TIL Switzerland forced Liechtenstein in 1949 to cede the strategically important Ellhorn by threatening to end the customs union. In return, some of Liechtenstein's war debts were cancelled and a land swap took place.
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 02:08PM by BezugssystemCH1903
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Ellhorn
mountain in the Rätikon in Grissons
TIL Switzerland has accidentally invaded neighboring Liechtenstein several times. On one such occasion, the Liechtensteiners reportedly offered drinks to the Swiss soldiers, who declined and quickly departed.
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 05:08PM by ILoveTabascoSauce
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Liechtenstein–Switzerland relations
bilateral relations between Switzerland and Liechtenstein
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TIL of Ada Blackjack, an Iñupiat woman who lived for two years, 8 months of those years alone, as a castaway on the uninhabited Wrangel Island. She survived by learning to hunt foxes, build boats, and sew parkas out of reindeer skin.
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 05:01PM by Voyager_AU
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Ada Blackjack
Iñupiat explorer
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TIL Navy SEAL Team 6, the famed covert unit that killed Bin Laden, was named to make US Special Forces seem more plentiful to the Soviets; only SEAL Teams 1 and 2 existed prior.
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 04:20PM by Parking_Spot
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HISTORY
The Birth of SEAL Team Six
Explore the (mostly) secret history of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, aka SEAL Team Six.
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TIL that Homer’s Iliad ends with Hector’s funeral. This means that the Trojan Horse and Achilles’ death aren’t from the Iliad.
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Submitted September 25, 2024 at 06:38PM by DrKillBilly
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Iliad
epic poem attributed to Homer