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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Lizzie Cyr
Canadian prostitute charged with vagrancy
TIL the moon pose (facing one's backside to the judges & bending over from a standing position) is the only banned pose in bodybuilding. When it was still allowed, bodybuilders who performed it were labeled as homosexuals & the public accused them of trying to entice the judges which led to the ban.
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 06:38AM by tyrion2024
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EssentiallySports
Pose, Once Performed by Legends Like Ronnie Coleman and Tom Platz, Is Now Banned in Bodybuilding- Here’s Why?
The bodybuilding community banned a pose used by famous bodybuilders amidst rumors tainting the image of the competitions and competitors.
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TIL that Paul McCartney and his wife Linda agreed to appear in the Simpsons episode Lisa the Vegetarian, on condition that she would remain a vegetarian in subsequent episodes.
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 10:42AM by jenesuispashariselon
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Lisa the Vegetarian
"Lisa the Vegetarian" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on October 15, 1995. In the episode, Lisa decides to stop eating meat after bonding with…
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TIL that the gentoo penguin is capable to reach speeds up to 36 km/h, making him the fastest underwater swimmers of all penguins.
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 03:21PM by jenesuispashariselon
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Gentoo penguin
species of bird
TIL the Spanish pueblo which eventually became modern-day Los Angeles was originally called El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 12:50PM by backrowejoe
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Pueblo de Los Ángeles
predecessor to modern Los Angeles
TIL in 2018 three illegally installed vending machines (that required an 8-inch hole to be dug & filled with concrete) were discovered in Long Island to be selling "crack pipes" disguised as pens for $2 each. The machines were originally tampon dispensers that had been ripped out of bathrooms.
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 03:26PM by tyrion2024
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NPR
Pen Dispensers On Long Island Actually Sold Crack Pipes
People could buy the pipes for $2 in quarters. Three phony vending machines were discovered, authorities said. They were once tampon dispensers.
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TIL While leather is edible, largely containing 60–70% water and 30–35% protein, only leathers that are either untanned or vegetable-tanned can be eaten. Leathers tanned by chemicals like in shoes, wallets, and luggage will not be edible.
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 04:10PM by UndyingCorn
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Mashed
Is Leather Actually Edible?
We've heard stories, read books, or seen movies where someone is forced to eat leather to survive, and while it seems pretty hardcore, is it actually doable?
TIL that the loudest shout ever recorded was by a primary school teacher who yelled ‘quiet!’ It was clocked at 121.7 decibels and the record has stood for 30 years.
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 05:54PM by Brendawg324
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BBC News
Belfast teacher still in class of her own for shouting - BBC News
Record-breaking Belfast teacher still in class of her own for shouting.
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TIL there’s a secret material called FOGBANK that is used in nuclear warheads. "The material is classified. Its composition is classified. Its use in the weapon is classified, and the process itself is classified.”
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Submitted October 09, 2024 at 07:07PM by tomekzak
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The War Zone
Fogbank Is Mysterious Material Used In Nukes That's So Secret Nobody Can Say What It Is
What we do know is that it's immensely complicated to make and has to be purified using a dangerously volatile chemical.