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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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 02:45PM by uniyk
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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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Submitted October 12, 2024 at 07:26PM by DraksTheDestroyer
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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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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
TIL about New Zealand author Janet Frame was erroneously diagnosed with schizophrenia and scheduled for lobotomy. However, several days prior to the procedure, she was awarded New Zealand's most esteemed literary accolade, prompting doctors to cancel the operation.
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 09:01AM by La_Quica1
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Janet Frame
New Zealand author (1924–2004)
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TIL Richard Axel received an MD from Johns Hopkins by promising the dean that he would never practice medicine. He switched to biological research instead and won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2004 for his work on olfaction.
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 06:44AM by encephalqn
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NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2004
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2004 was awarded jointly to Richard Axel and Linda B. Buck "for their discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system"
TIL Robin Williams didn't suffer from just depression, depression is a symptom of a rare disease called Lewy body Dementia.
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 07:58AM by Spyro_XyX
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Lewy Body Dementia Association
Robin Williams and Lewy Body Dementia - Lewy Body Dementia Association
Robin Williams brought joy to the lives of so many people through his comedy, acting, and charity work. There is no doubt he will forever be remembered for his comedic […]
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TIL that Mbaye Diagne was a UN peacekeeper who disobeyed his orders to stand down during the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. Acting entirely on his own initiative, he embarked on rescue missions. Diagne is credited with singlehandedly saving the lives of as many as 1000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
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Wikipedia
Mbaye Diagne
Senegalese Army officer (1958-1994)
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TIL that the phosphorus used in fertilizer for food production is considered a non-renewable and finite resource we will run out of someday
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 08:05AM by Sixty4Fairlane
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TIL about Archie Bunchien, who was acquitted in a 1996 quadruple homicide in Houston. Bunchien shot four people to death after one of the group came to his door late at night and punched him over a prior insult. The jury foreman said "Anybody who pounds on someone's door at 3 a.m. is up to no good."
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 12:20PM by MayhemInTheDesert
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TIL The average cost of obtaining a Driver's License in Germany is 3,000€ or $3,300. The total includes fees for: authorities and exams, learning materials, driving lessons and tuition
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 04:27PM by CraftyFoxeYT
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Wikipedia
Driving licence in Germany
overview about the driving licence in Germany
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TIL that Rikers Island, New York City’s largest jail, is located only 422 feet away from the runway of La Guardia Airport.
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 02:45PM by funnylulz
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AD
Reimagining Rikers Island Is a Defining Moment for New York City
As New York prepares to close one of America’s largest jails, architects explore what can be built in its place
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TIL Florida had to create a law that makes dwarf throwing contests illegal for places that serve alcohol.
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Submitted October 13, 2024 at 06:27AM by JCcolt
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LII / Legal Information Institute
Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61A-3.048 - Exploitation of Dwarfs
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