TIL The Greek Minister of Finance in 2013-2015 previously worked at Valve as their Game Economy analyst
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Yanis Varoufakis
Greek economist and politician
TIL That the laboratory sets for Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" were made up of pieces from the set of the original "Frankenstein". Brooks was able to contact Ken Strickfaden who built many of the original sets and still had parts of them in his possession and agreed to lend them to the movie.
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The American Society of Cinematographers
The Story Behind the Filming of Young Frankenstein
Far-out special effects and glorious black-and-white photography help revive a famous monster for Mel Brooks’ latest zany satire.
TIL that Kwanzaa was created in 1966 as a way to unify Black communities after the Watts Rebellion in Los Angeles
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Submitted September 30, 2024 at 04:56AM by OoSallyPauseThatGirl
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa is a time for families and communities to come together to remember the past and to celebrate African American culture.
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TIL Thomas Jefferson is considered to be the inventor of the Swivel Chair, which he created and sat on while writing the United States Declaration of Independence at the age of 32.
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Submitted September 30, 2024 at 05:47AM by Olshansk
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Swivel chair
rotating chair
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TIL that the Mona Lisa became famous because of a heist by an employee at the Louvre
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Submitted September 30, 2024 at 04:46AM by Glass-Combination961
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Smithsonian Magazine
Stolen: How the Mona Lisa Became the World’s Most Famous Painting
One hundred years ago, a heist by a worker at the Louvre secured Leonardo’s painting as an art world icon
TIL more than 86% of psychologists have themselves sought therapy (average of 221 sessions), and 62% identify as depressed, themselves.
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TIL of the Tahitian Dog, an extinct dog breed native to Tahiti that were specifically bred for human consumption. They were fed a completely vegetarian diet and were notably served by locals to early Western explorers to the area.
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Tahitian Dog
dog breed
TIL - JFK's Pulitzer Prize winning book Profiles in Courage was largely ghost-written by his speech writer Ted Sorensen. When journalist Drew Pearson joked about it on ABC, JFK's father, Joseph Kennedy, threatened to sue unless they issued a retraction and apology, which ABC did.
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Profiles in Courage
book by John F. Kennedy
TIL in the 17th century, young upper-class men in Europe would travel across the continent in a rite of passage known as The Grand Tour
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Grand Tour
journey around Europe for cultural education
TIL that during WW2, for over a year, the British and the Germans had independently discovered how to jam each others' radar. But they decided not to use it, for fear of giving the tactic away to the other side.
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Chaff (countermeasure)
radar countermeasure
TIL of the liver shot in combat sports. This is a. shot to the right side of the ribcage and is excruciatingly painful and can incapacitate a person instantly. The punch shocks the liver causing the victim to lose focus and drive and often results in TKOs in combat sports.
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Liver shot
Strike targeting the liver
TIL Macho Man Randy Savage released a full length rap album in 2005, the noscript track Be a Man is a dis track towards Hulk Hogan
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Be a Man (Randy Savage album)
2003 studio album by Randy Savage
TIL a Liverpool fan committed suicide halfway through the Champions League final when Liverpool were trailing 0-3 just to comeback to 3-3 and beat AC Milan in penalties
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Submitted September 30, 2024 at 06:21PM by _iamPhoenix_
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Liverpool Echo
Red in suicide at half time
A DEPRESSED Liverpool fan killed himself as his team trailed 3-0 at half time to AC Milan in the Champions League final.
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TIL of Elizabeth Báthory. She is alleged to have killed more than 600 people in order to drink their blood and bathe in it, ostensibly to preserve her youth.
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Guinness World Records
Most prolific female murderer
Who Elizabeth Báthory What 600 people Where Slovakia When 1610
TIL Actor Peter Dante, famous for his appearance in Adam Sandler films, has not appeared in a Sandler film since 2013, following an incidence in which he called a hotel worker the N-word for not recognizing him
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Peter Dante
American actor
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TIL the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that sank in 2012, resulting in the death of 32 people, had been carrying a large amount of mafia-owned cocaine when it sank and traces of it were found in Captain Francesco Schettino's hair samples
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Costa Concordia disaster
On 13 January 2012, the seven-year-old Costa Cruises vessel Costa Concordia was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when it deviated from its planned route at Isola del Giglio, Tuscany in order to perform a sail-by salute, sailed closer…
TIL that Marlon Brando often refused to memorize his lines for movies like The Godfather. Instead, the crew used cue cards placed around the set, even on other actors. Brando claimed this approach made his performances feel more real and spontaneous, capturing the uncertainty of real conversations.
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Marlon Brando's Infamous Godfather Cue Cards Were More Than Just A Memory Aid
The cue cards weren't personal, Sonny. They were strictly business.
TIL The Brooklyn Bridge was inaugurated in 1883 and was considered an engineering marvel at the time. However, rumors of its weakness caused a public panic that led to the death of about 12 people. To restore confidence in the bridge's strength, P.T. Barnum marched 21 elephants and 17 camels across
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130 Years Ago, Elephants Solved Panic On the Brooklyn Bridge | New-York Historical Society
How P.T. Barnum's elephants helped convince wary 19th-century New Yorkers that the new Brooklyn Bridge was safe for humans.
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TIL in 1952, more than 100,000 U.S. Army troops descended on Lampasas, Texas as part of Operation Longhorn, a military exercise that trained soldiers how to retake a town from communist invaders
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Chron
Texas' lost communist 'invasion' of 1952
For two weeks in Lampasas, Texas a military training exercise saw thousands of troops...
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TIL "SOS" doesn't stand for anything, it's just a distinguishable Morse code message. (Some backronyms have since been applied)
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Submitted October 01, 2024 at 02:09AM by LotusCobra
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SOS
international Morse code distress signal (· · · – – – · · ·)
TIL After assaulting two people, Monroe Isadore, a 107-year-old man from Arkansas, died in a shootout with a SWAT team.
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Submitted October 01, 2024 at 04:06AM by The-Curiosity-Rover
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Monroe Isadore, 107-year-old Arkansas man, killed during shootout with SWAT team
Police say that when they approached the bedroom where Isadore was hiding and announced their presence, he shot at them
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