TIL that, the astronomer Patrick Moore, whose fiancée was killed by a German bomb in 1943, said in 2012 that “We must take care. The Germans will try again, given another chance” and “the only good Kraut is a dead Kraut.”
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Patrick Moore
English astronomer, broadcaster and writer
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TIL about the Robertson family who tried to sail around the world in 1970s. They were shipwrecked in the Pacific Ocean after orcas bashed their boat yet the family survived for 38 days on a dinghy before being rescued.
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NMMC
The Robertson Family Rescue | NMMC
It's 09:57 AM on 15 June 1972 and the Robertson family's yacht has just been hit by three killer whales and is sinking fast. Their fight for survival has begun.
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TIL that thanks to Bromelain, a digestive enzyme found in some fruits, when you eat pineapple, the pineapple is eating you back! Same for kiwi and papaya.
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Submitted October 16, 2024 at 06:27PM by glad_I_failed
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ScienceABC
Can A Pineapple Eat You?
Pineapples have an enzyme called bromelain that can break proteins. That enzyme digests the cells in your mouth.
TIL there hasn't been a Major League Baseball player who regularly played catcher left-handed since Jack Clements, who played from 1884 to 1900. Clements was also the first catcher to wear a chest protector.
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The player who no longer exists in the Majors
Our story begins in that serene sanctuary where so many consequential decisions are made: The airport bar.
It was September 1988, and the Pittsburgh Pirates were entering the final leg of a four-city road swing near season’s end. The Buccos were above .500…
It was September 1988, and the Pittsburgh Pirates were entering the final leg of a four-city road swing near season’s end. The Buccos were above .500…
TIL Outback Steakhouse was inspired by the popularity of the movie "Crocodile Dundee" and the founders, who have never been to Australia, decided to harness the rugged and carefree vibe of Australian culture into their Aussie-themed restaurant
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Delish
13 Things You Need to Know Before You Eat at Outback Steakhouse
For starters, the founders have never even been Down Under.
TIL in 1926 Harry Houdini argued in congress for four days trying to convince them to pass his bill, House Resolution 8989, that would outlaw fortune-telling in the District of Columbia. The arguments nearly got physical and police were called several times.
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Atlas Obscura
In 1926, Houdini Spent 4 Days Shaming Congress for Being in Thrall to Fortune-Tellers
The congressional hearings on the supernatural were very theatrical.
TIL about the Ghost Camaro, a 1979 Chevrolet Camaro driven in combat by Danish Special Forces officer Helge Meyer during the Bosnian War. The black Ghost Camaro was stealthily driven at night to deliver humanitarian supplies to civilians, going where white U.N. supply vehicles couldn’t safely go.
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Hagerty Media
How an armored Camaro and a special forces officer kept civilians alive in war-torn Bosnia - Hagerty Media
It’s 1993 in Yugoslavia. At night, amid the remnants of battle, a flat black Camaro emerges from the shadows. Tires crunch over rubble.
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TIL that the World Wide Web (WWW) was invented in 1989 at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world.
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CERN
A short history of the Web
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TIL Maryland's state motto is in Italian. Fatti maschii, parole femine. It literally translates as "Deeds are males, words are females", but the official translation is "Manly deeds, womanly words." In 2017, the State legislature established it to mean "Strong deeds, gentle words."
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Seal of Maryland
seal of the U.S. state of Maryland
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TIL Strapped for cash, the Shah of Persia once agreed to sell effectively his country's entire infrastructure to Paul Reuter(founder of Reuter's). Deemed "the most complete surrender of the entire industrial resources of a kingdom ever", it was rejected by the british, who found it too excessive
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Reuter concession
1872 contract granting concessions in Persia to Baron Julius de Reuter
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TIL - Napoleons great grand niece helped Sigmund Freud escape from the Nazis in Vienna. Pincess Marie Bonaparte knew Sigmund because she had previously consulted him for her failure to have orgasms during missionary position intercourse.
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Marie Bonaparte
Princess Marie Bonaparte (2 July 1882 – 21 September 1962), known as Princess George of Greece and Denmark upon her marriage, was a French author and psychoanalyst, closely linked with Sigmund Freud. Her wealth contributed to the popularity of psychoanalysis…
TIL When Napoleon died in exile on the island of St. Helena in 1821, his doctor surreptitiously took his penis during the autopsy and gave it to a priest, who smuggled it to Corsica.
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The Twisted Journey Of 'Napoleon's Privates'
How did Napoleon's penis end up in New Jersey? Tony Perrottet, the author of the new book, Napoleon's Privates: 2,500 Years of History Unzipped, outlines the route the emperor's organ took from the island of St. Helena in 1821 to a briefcase under the bed…
TIL Microsoft Flight Simulator is Microsoft's longest-running software product line, predating Windows by three years
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Microsoft Flight Simulator
video game series
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TIL that the last U.S. Army cavalry charge in combat occurred in 1942. American soldiers would not enter combat on horseback again until Army Green Berets used them in October 2001.
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26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts)
The 26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts) (26th CAV (PS)) was part of U.S. Army Forces Far East's Philippine Department, during World War II. The 26th engaged in the last cavalry charge in the history of the U.S. cavalry. The American Battle Monuments…
TIL about The Cave Without a Name near San Antonio, TX . In 1940 there was a state-wide contest to name the cave and the winner was a young boy who said that the cave "was too beautiful to have a name". He received the $50 cash prize award. The Cave Without A Name is a National Natural Landmark.
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Cave Without a Name
cave in United States of America
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TIL Humans have the largest penis-to-body-mass ratio among primates & it has over 40 muscles and 4,000 nerve endings, making it highly sensitive.It has a unique "reflex" that allows it to become erect without conscious thought.
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www.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
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TIL Men at Work's "Down Under" uses the melody of the nursery rhyme "Kookaburra" and the band got sued for it
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Kookaburra gets last laugh in Men At Work case
Kookaburra gets last laugh as Men At Work ordered to pay royalties for plagiarising part of their hit Down Under.
TIL that Einstein not only was a socialist, but he also wrote essays about it
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Submitted October 17, 2024 at 01:17PM by Saflex
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Monthly Review
Monthly Review | Why Socialism?
Is it advisable for one who is not an expert on economic and social issues to express views on the subject of socialism? I believe for a number of reasons that it is.
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TIL in the Maori language the name for France is Wiwi (from overhearing the French say "Oui Oui" denoting agreement)
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Submitted October 17, 2024 at 02:23PM by EverSoInfinite
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Explorers and missionaries
Explorers The first French arrival was Captain Jean François Marie de Surville, who brought the St Jean Baptiste on a trans-Pacific trading and exploratory expedition in 1769. His first sighting of New Zealand was of the Hokianga heads; from there he sailed…
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TIL on the rare occasions that it fills completely, Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre is the largest lake in Australia, covering an area of up to 9,500 km2 (3667 sq mi)
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Lake Eyre
Lake Eyre (/ɛər/ AIR), officially known as Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, is an endorheic lake in the east-central part of the Far North region of South Australia, some 700 km (435 mi) north of Adelaide. The shallow lake is the depocentre of the vast endorheic Lake…
TIL Lyndon B. Johnson worked 18-20 hour days with no breaks and no leisure activities. He also smoked heavily, knew the ambitions, hopes and tastes of every senator, and used that to his advantage in securing votes. And as a congressman, he was the "most powerful majority leader in American history.
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Submitted October 17, 2024 at 05:15PM by wetrowadi25
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson (/ˈlɪndən ˈbeɪnz/; August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John…
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