TIL During a 6-mo period, 2,055 Brown Recluse spiders were collected in a 19th-century-built home in Lenexa, KS. Estimates show that at least 400 spiders were large enough to cause envenomation. A family of 4 had been living there since 1996 and had never been bit despite seeing them multiple times.
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OUP Academic
An Infestation of 2,055 Brown Recluse Spiders (Araneae: Sicariidae) and No Envenomations in a Kansas Home: Implications for Bite…
Abstract. During a 6-mo period, 2,055 brown recluse spiders, Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch and Mulaik, were collected in a 19th-century-built, currently occup
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TIL a neutrino could pass through a lightyear of lead before it has a 50% chance of hitting a lead atom.
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 03:16AM by oneMorbierfortheroad
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Astronomy Magazine
Ghost particles caught streaming from dust-shrouded black hole
The IceCube observatory in Antarctica has captured the best evidence yet that the galactic core of M77 is producing neutrinos.
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TIL that with an IQ of over 200 Christopher Langan has been called one of the world’s smartest men. He worked as a bouncer for over 20 years, has completed no major academic pursuits, and believes 9/11 was a false flag meant to distract the public from his mathematical theory proving God’s existence
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 10:19AM by megandazzle5
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Wikipedia
Christopher Langan
American horse rancher and author who scored high on IQ tests
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TIL while laying underwater cable in the Chicago river a diver discovered a 40ft submarine. Inside he found the remains of a human and a dog. Their identity is still a mystery more than a century later.
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 06:54AM by kelddel
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WTTW Chicago
What was the sunken vessel at the bottom of the Chicago River? | Chicago Mysteries with Geoffrey Baer
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TIL Catherine O’Hara (Moira from Shitt’s Creek) has reversed internal organs, a condition known as situs inversus
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 12:43PM by CinnamonDish
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Catherine O'Hara
Canadian-American actress
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TIL that in 1853, linguist and explorer Richard Francis Burton disguised himself as a Muslim and made the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca which is required of all Muslims. He later wrote a book about his experiences.
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 04:41PM by CatPooedInMyShoe
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TIL that during the siege of Leningrad during World War II, 28 scientists chose to die of hunger while protecting the seed vault at the Vavilov Institute rather than eating the seeds
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 03:57PM by giuliomagnifico
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Grunge
The Battle Of Leningrad's Unexpected Heroes Were Scientists Who Starved Themselves To Death
In the midst of misery, there was a small group of Russians who, in one of the most incredible stories of World War II, actually chose to starve to death.
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TIL the so called “Blue Zones” of longevity are likely just regions rife with clerical errors and pension fraud
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 04:22PM by EasternSpare
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bioRxiv
Supercentenarian and remarkable age records exhibit patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraud
The observation of individuals attaining remarkable ages, and their concentration into geographic sub-regions or ‘blue zones’, has generated considerable scientific interest. Proposed drivers of remarkable longevity include high vegetable intake, strong social…
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TIL a U.S. Air Force officer, John Stapp, survived a deceleration of 46.2 Gs during a rocket sled experiment in 1954, experiencing a rapid stop from 632 mph to 0 in just 1.4 seconds.
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 04:58PM by Kwpthrowaway2
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Wikipedia
John Stapp
American career U.S. Air Force officer, flight surgeon, physician, and biophysicist
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TIL that a group of Jews came to China around 10th century and lived in the heart area of China, Henan province where Yellow River flows and Chinese originated, till middle 19th century when finally broken by wars, all while maintaining their Jewish identity and traditions and even Hebrew language
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TIL Levi Hutchins created America's first mechanical alarm clock in 1787 because he wanted to get up at 4am every day. So his device was only set to that desired time and it was another 60 years before Antoine Redier made one that was able to be adjusted to a time other than 4am.
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 03:40PM by tyrion2024
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TIL Aphantasia is a condition affecting 1 to 3% of people. Its mind or imagination blindness. People with Aphantasia cannot visualize anything in the minds.
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 07:25PM by schmimilybrickjames
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Wikipedia
Aphantasia
Aphantasia (/ˌeɪfænˈteɪʒə/ AY-fan-TAY-zhə, /ˌæfænˈteɪʒə/ AF-an-TAY-zhə) is the inability to visualize.
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TIL South Asians are genetically predisposed to higher rates of central body obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 10:39PM by xXx_killer69_xXx
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TIL in 200 CE, Roman Emperor Septimius Severus banned all female gladiatorial combat, reportedly after hearing such lewd jokes directed at women in an athletic contest that he feared the sport bred disrespect for all women.
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 12:10AM by tyrion2024
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HISTORY
Did Women Fight as Gladiators in Ancient Rome?
Roman audiences craved novelty. Females battling each other with weapons fit the bill.
TIL About the Tsavo Man Eaters. A pair of male lions who systematically hunted and killed Railway Workers in 1898.
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 10:19PM by SagerToof
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Smithsonian Magazine
Man-Eaters of Tsavo
They are perhaps the world’s most notorious wild lions. Their ancestors were vilified more than 100 years ago as the man-eaters of Tsavo
TIL that in 2012, a group of British students edited the Wikpedia article about electric toasters and inserted the false claim that a man named Alan MacMasters invented the toaster in 1893. The fake article was cited by newspapers and other organizations until the hoax was exposed in July 2022.
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Wikipedia
Alan MacMasters hoax
Wikipedia hoax
TIL to prevent hardware disease, farmers feed cows magnets to bind any metal they eat in the fields.
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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 11:33PM by sukinonmybalzak
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Wikipedia
Hardware disease
traumatically caused infection in animals, usually cattle
TIL that in China, water is typically drunk hot
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 02:16AM by hewhogotsuspended
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Los Angeles Times
China's go-to beverage? Hot water. Really.
China's annual legislative sessions are in full swing in Beijing.
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TIL that a Romanian Orthodox priest and four nuns were jailed after they accidentally killed another nun in 2005 during an exorcism. They mistook her schizophrenia symptoms for demonic possession.
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 02:48AM by CatPooedInMyShoe
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Wikipedia
Tanacu exorcism
demonic possession case
TIL that in Japan, you can hire a person to apologize on your behalf.
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 05:54AM by blt_wv
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Japan Today
Pay apology agencies to say 'I'm sorry' when it’s just too hard to do it yourself
It’s a problem we all have to deal with at various points in our lives. We like to think we’re perfect and have it all figured out, but in reality no one is above making mistakes in their personal or professional lives. But it’s in these mistakes that through…
TIL the FCC forbids broadcasters from using fake EAS (Emergency Alert System) tones or alerts in TV shows, or commercials. The 2013 Trailer for Olympus has Fallen" resulted in cable companies getting a 1.9 million dollar fine for including a fake EAS tone.
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 04:54AM by Super_Goomba64
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Emergency Alert System
U.S. radio/TV system for public alerts of threats to public safety since 1997