TIL That from the 1940s to the 1960s Lysol was used as contraception and a feminine hygiene product.
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Submitted October 18, 2024 at 08:48PM by olympic814
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HuffPost UK
This Early Use For Lysol Is Wild
What we know as a home cleaning product was once marketed to women for something very different.
TIL about John L Burns, a 70-year-old veteran of the war of 1812 who was caught in the crossfire during the battle of Gettysburg in 1863; after being released from his confederate prison, he promptly arrested the traitorous stragglers and took up his flintlock against the rest.
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Submitted October 18, 2024 at 04:28PM by AskMeAboutPigs
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John L. Burns
American soldier
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TIL that on May 26, 2022, the last convicted Salem witch was officially exonerated, 329 years after she had been found guilty, after pressure from schoolchildren who discovered the anomaly which had excluded Elizabeth Johnson Jr's name from the Massachusetts legislature act exonerating all others.
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Submitted October 18, 2024 at 09:42PM by LadyWarrior73
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Salem witch trials
series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts
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TIL In 1998, business mogul Bill Daniels donated his private mansion, called Cableland, to be used as the official residence of the mayor of Denver. It has never been used in this role.
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Submitted October 18, 2024 at 10:01PM by VLenin2291
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Cableland
official residence of the Mayor of Denver, Colorado, USA
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TIL that in 1976, 3 men kidnapped a bus full of schoolchildren with the goal of ransoming them back for 5 million dollars. They tried to place the ransom call, but the line was busy, and they ended up falling asleep. By the time they woke up, the children had freed themselves and made it to safety.
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Submitted October 18, 2024 at 11:28PM by JackThaBongRipper
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1976 Chowchilla kidnapping
crime commited in California, US
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TIL A french waiter claimed to have invented Crêpes Suzette on accident when he was preparing a dish for future King Edward VII. The story goes that the cordials on a dish of crepes had accidentally caught on fire, but after a taste test he decided the taste had been improved and served it anyways.
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Submitted October 18, 2024 at 10:49PM by UndyingCorn
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Crêpes Suzette
French pancake dessert
TIL that under the Invention Secrecy Act, the U.S. government can prevent certain patent applications from being disclosed if they deem the invention a threat to national security. Inventors can be prohibited from sharing or profiting from their own creations without even knowing why.
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 02:12AM by SudoMason
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Invention Secrecy Act
United States national security law
TIL: The Allies raided a Nazi chemical company in 1944 and interrogated a chemist due to the amount of radioactive material involved. However, they learned that he was not working on nukes, but radioactive toothpaste known as Duramad, using radiation to kill germs. Some samples are in a museum now.
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 01:05AM by Flares117
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Museum of Radium
Doramad Toothpaste - Museum of Radium
Radium toothpaste? A brief history of Doramad radioactive toothpaste containing thorium & its link to missing uranium and the German atomic bomb project.
TIL Jerry Springer was elected to the Cincinnati City Council in 1971, was forced to step down 3 years later after admitting to soliciting a prostitute, and then was re-elected the next year by a landslide
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 12:15AM by Texas_Rockets
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Jerry Springer
American television personality and politician (1944–2023)
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TIL In order to repay $30,000 dollars in legal costs due to a lawsuit brought by Wendy Carlos, Momus commissioned 30 songs on his following album for $1,000 each. Every song was dedicated to whomever paid for it.
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 01:51AM by Karma-Houdini
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Stars Forever
Stars Forever is the thirteenth studio album by Scottish musician Momus, released by Le Grand Magistery in 1999. The album represents part of Momus's "analog-baroque" phase.
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TIL Hoarding Disorder was not recognized as a disorder until the DSM 5 came out in 2013. Many believe the show Hoarders which came out in 2006 influenced considerable scientific research leading to it's official inclusion in the DSM.
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 07:00AM by itshannahgrape
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Children of Hoarders
DSM V Revisions
HOARDING DISORDER ABOUT REVISIONS FOR THE DSM V DSM V Website (fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) These are initial drafts of the recommendations that have been made to date by the DSM-5 Work Groups. Viewers will be able…
TIL the "Petticoat Duel" between Lady Almeria Braddock & Mrs. Elphinstone occurred in 1792. Braddock reportedly claimed to be under 30 years old & took offense when Elphinstone said she was over 60. Both missed with their pistols, but Braddock won after wounding Elphinstone when they moved to swords
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 06:00AM by tyrion2024
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Encyclopedia Britannica
10 Famous Duels
This Encyclopaedia Britannica World History list explores 10 famous duels from history.
TIL that the longest continually updated video game is UnReal World, at 32 years. It was released in 1992 and the latest update was in 2024.
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 05:13AM by PeachFreedom
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UnReal World
1992 video game
TIL that when Kissinger publicly threatened "countermeasures" in a press conference, during the Oil Crisis, if the OAPEC embargo was not lifted, the Saudis responded with threatening further oil cuts and to burn their oil fields if the US military invaded.
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 01:51PM by Plupsnup
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1973 oil crisis
1973 petroleum shortage
TIL that A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and WALL-E were all brainstormed over a single lunch
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 03:23PM by the_one_below
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Far Out Magazine
The most productive lunch in the history of animated cinema
A single lunch ended up becoming one of the most important in animated cinema, not that anyone could have known at the time. Read more here.
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TIL TB used to be associated with vampires. When one member of a family died from the disease, the other infected members would lose their health slowly. People believed this was caused by the original person with TB draining the life from the other family members
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 03:15PM by Flotack
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Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts…
TIL per a report released by the federation of American scientists, the United States government produces more classified information then unclassified.
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 04:52PM by UltimateOreo
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TIL that Honey Nut Cheerios haven’t contained nuts since 2006. The nut flavor comes from a blend of peach and apricot pit
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 03:44PM by TommyJarvis12
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 03:44PM by TommyJarvis12
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You Well
American cereal is weird | You Well
American cereal is weird, I take a look at it
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TIL Since Adolf Hitler renounced his Austrian citizenship in 1925, he was stateless for about seven years until he got his German citizenship in 1932. The delay was due to several attempts to get him a government job that would have granted him citizenship falling through.
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 06:33PM by UndyingCorn
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Naturalization of Adolf Hitler
Process of Adolf Hitler becoming German
TIL Called "the benevolent" due to his well intentioned nature, Ferdinand I of Austria, son of the last holy roman emperor, had to step down due to suffering as many as 20 epileptic seizures per day. When he tried to have sex, he had 5 seizures
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 06:41PM by Ainsley-Sorsby
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Ferdinand I of Austria
Ferdinand I (German: Ferdinand I. 19 April 1793 – 29 June 1875) was Emperor of Austria from March 1835 until his abdication in December 1848. He was also King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (as Ferdinand V), King of Lombardy–Venetia and holder of many other…
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TIL that the background check for positions in the White House asks if you have ever been "suspected" of breaking the law
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Submitted October 19, 2024 at 08:09PM by A_Mirabeau_702
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