TIL that ethics books are substantially more likely to go missing from university libraries than books about other fields of philosophy
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 06:26AM by AlexCoventry
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the Guardian
Why are books on ethics so likely to be stolen?
A surprising study shows that classic (pre-1900) ethics books are twice as likely to go missing as other philosophy books
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TIL That Peter Dinklage is only 3 inches shorter than Simone Biles
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 10:16AM by RogueStargun
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Encyclopedia Britannica
How tall is Simone Biles? | Britannica
How tall is Simone Biles? Simone Biles is 4 feet 8 inches (1.4 meters) tall, which is about 4 inches (10 cm) below the average height of a female gy
TIL Ruth Brown, a 1950s R & B superstar had her earnings withheld by her record company. She then spent several years working low paying jobs until making a comeback in 1976. She used her newfound fame to fight for musicians to receive royalties for their music.
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 08:24AM by Ill_Definition8074
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NPR
Forebears: Ruth Brown, The Fabulous Miss Rhythm
While many fans know Brown for her later career — focused on blues, jazz and show tunes — her early chart-topping contributions to the canon of American popular music should not be forgotten.
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TIL that Polaris (the North Star), is only 45-67 million years old. It wasn't around in the time of the dinosaurs.
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 06:07AM by NateNate60
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Polaris
Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris (Latinized to Alpha Ursae Minoris) and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that fluctuates around 1.98, it is…
TIL That the screenplay for the James Bond film "You only live twice" was written by Roald Dahl
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 01:56PM by miltonmonroe
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Wikipedia
You Only Live Twice (film)
1967 film by Lewis Gilbert
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TIL Shaquille O'Neal's fifth rap album was scheduled for release on 2001/09/11 but was mysteriously abandoned
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 04:51PM by newsflashjackass
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Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1
Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1 is an unreleased album by Shaquille O'Neal. Completed in 2001, it was intended to be the NBA star's fifth solo album. Producers for the album included Denaun Porter, Big Tank, L. T. Hutton, Rick Rock, and…
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TIL Greek poet K.Karyotakis spend 10 hours trying to commit suicide by drowning at sea before giving up and deciding to shoot himself. His suicide note ends with a humorous advice to never try and drown yourself if you're a swimmer, and a promise to write down the "impressions of a drowning man"
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 05:07PM by Ainsley-Sorsby
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Wikipedia
Kostas Karyotakis
Greek poet (1896–1928)
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TIL that prior to the 25th Amendment, there was no mechanism in the United States Constitution for filling vice presidential vacancies. The US has been without a vice president on 16 occasions for a cumulative 37 years.
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 05:38PM by Zaerth
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Wikipedia
Vice President of the United States
second-highest constitutional office in the United States
TIL the first webcam, created in 1991 at the University of Cambridge, was used to monitor a coffee pot in real time so researchers could check if there was fresh coffee without leaving their desks.
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 05:23PM by Pure_Plan3347
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Wikipedia
Trojan Room coffee pot
predecessor of the webcam
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TIL a man named Christopher Thomas Knight ran out of gas in rural Maine in 1986, entered the woods, and lived there for 27 years without human contact.
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 07:02PM by iloveuranus
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Wikipedia
Christopher Thomas Knight
American hermit
TIL Malabar giant squirrels can measure up to three feet or almost one metre from head to tail
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 07:22PM by malarky-b
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Smithsonian Magazine
Yes, Giant Technicolor Squirrels Actually Roam the Forests of Southern India
The colorful creatures can measure up to three feet long from head to tail and weigh in at around four pounds
TIL the inventor of the Pringles can was so proud of the design that he requested to be buried in one.
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 08:22PM by youessbee
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Wikipedia
Fred Baur
creator of Pringles can
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TIL that Sylvester Graham (of Graham Cracker fame), the original clean-eating guru and vegetarian pioneer who shunned alcohol, lust, meat, and even white bread, died at age 57 of complications from an opium enema
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 09:22PM by Sarke1
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Wikipedia
Sylvester Graham
American Presbyterian minister and dietary reformer
TIL in 1861, Abraham Lincoln suspended “the writ of habeas corpus” which gave military authorities the power to arrest and hold Union dissenters without indictment or arraignment.
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 07:45PM by Coverlesss
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HISTORY
President Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus is challenged | May 28, 1861 | HISTORY
On May 28, 1861, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney of Maryland issues Ex parte Merryman, challenging the authority of President Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. military to suspend the writ of habeas corpus (the legal procedure that prevents the government from holding…
TIL that the speed of light was first measured accurately in 1676 by Danish astronomer Ole Rømer using observations of Jupiter’s moons, without modern technology
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 11:32PM by thenameiswom
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Wikipedia
Rømer's determination of the speed of light
1676 experiment which showed that light has finite speed
TIL Margaret Hamilton, known for playing Almira Gulch and the Wicked Witch in the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, was only 36 years old at the time of filming; a full 18 years younger than Billie Burke, who played Glinda.
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Submitted October 08, 2024 at 09:32PM by KunSeii
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NY Times
MARGARET HAMILTON, 82, DIES; PLAYED WICKED WITCH IN 'OZ' (Published 1985)
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TIL that in 1900, a physician named Jesse William Lazear wanted to prove that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes. He allowed an infected mosquito to bite him, and he became infected with yellow fever, proving the hypothesis correct. He died 17 days later.
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 03:40AM by JackThaBongRipper
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Wikipedia
Jesse William Lazear
American physician (1866-1900)
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TIL Most fans assume Imagine Dragons' 'Radioactive' is about a post apocalyptic world. But lyrics writer Dan Reynolds revealed in '21 it was actually about waking up in a new world after losing his faith in Mormonism.
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 04:02AM by Bluest_waters
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Wikipedia
Radioactive (Imagine Dragons song)
"Radioactive" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons from their major-label debut EP Continued Silence and later on their debut studio album, Night Visions (2012), as the opening track. It was first sent to modern rock radio on October 29, 2012…
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TIL that in 2023, scientists discovered that Earth's inner core is slowing down and reversing its rotation relative to the surface.
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 12:31AM by SamanthaDanger6200
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CNN
Earth’s core has slowed so much it’s moving backward, scientists confirm. Here’s what it could mean
Scientists say they’ve confirmed Earth’s inner core has been slowing down. Here’s what it could mean — and why the topic has been the subject of fierce debate.
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TIL of Beauty Parlor Stroke Syndrome, a type of stroke that can occur due to poor neck posture, such as when getting your hair washed at the beauty salon.
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 03:14AM by maniwithoutqualities
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Snopes
Beauty Salon Visit Caused Stroke?
A California woman suffered a stroke after a beauty salon visit, sparking fears over a rare but documented condition called "Beauty Parlor Stroke Syndrome."
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TIL about Lizzie Cyr, a prostitute whose lawyer (John Cameron) claimed that the female magistrate on the case was unfit to judge as women were not considered people under Canadian law in 1928. The case led to females finally being declared people by the British privy council.
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 03:29AM by racc15
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Wikipedia
Lizzie Cyr
Canadian prostitute charged with vagrancy