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TIL that when mating, the female Serromyia biting midge (no-see-um) drives her tongue like a drill into the male's head, pumping him full of acid. His insides melt, and she sucks him dry. The male's genitals break off, blocking the female from future mating.
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Submitted October 21, 2024 at 11:39PM by ShannyGasm
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TIL that the US Government once experimented with seeding clouds to weaken hurricanes (Project Stormfury), ultimately learning that their method was just duplicating a process which already occurs naturally (eyewall replacement).
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Submitted October 21, 2024 at 07:19PM by IsraelZulu
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TIL about Parry Romberg Syndrome, a disease in which the left half of your face spontaneously starts shrinking and melts off. The cause is unknown and there is no way to prevent it or slow it down once it starts happening.
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 01:42AM by hawkingswheelchair1
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TIL Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) sued Jay-Z over the diamond hand gesture that had been trademarked by DDP and won
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 04:22AM by BleednHeartCapitlist
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TIL There is archaeological evidence that Vikings reached Baghdad, the centre of the Islamic Empire.
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 01:55AM by LadyWarrior73
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TIL: Tom Selleck was accused of stealing ove One Million gallons of water for 63-acre California avocado farm in 2015. Selleck and his wife eventually agreed to pay a settlement to the sum of more than $21,000.
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 11:49AM by Inter_Web_User
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TIL the last public execution by guillotine in France was in 1939. Christopher Lee was in France at the time and went along to watch.
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 11:30AM by SausageFlavouredSoup
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TIL Top Gear's international popularity was due largely to early episodes being shared illegally on the FinalGear forum when the show was only available in the UK. When the forum's founder passed away, Jeremy Clarkson posted a tweet acknowledging how important he had been to the show's success.
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 03:31PM by JimPalamo
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TIL when mathematician Évariste Galois was still in his teens, he was able to solve a problem that had been open for 350 years. Then at the age of 20, for reasons that remain obscure, he fought in a duel and died from the wounds he suffered.
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 12:57PM by tyrion2024
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TIL During the WW2 Battle Of The Atlantic, the British Merchant Navy had a higher casualty rate in proportion to the armed forces, and their wages were halted as soon as their vessel was hit by a torpedo.
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 04:20PM by OperationSuch5054
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TIL in 2013, Vulture Magazine named Mazzy Star's "Fade into You" the most overused song in film and TV.
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 04:41PM by innergamedude
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TIL That in 1984 Motorhead played so loud that the ceiling of the venue they were playing cracked and the plaster started to come off leading the show to being cancelled
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 04:05PM by ClementAttlee2024
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TIL about the invariant right theory. This is the theory that most people will turn to their right when entering a store. It is theorized that people unconsciously favor turning right because most people are right handed.
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 06:32PM by Ok_Frosting358
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TIL that Samuel "Sam" Houston, the 1st and 3rd President of the Republic of Texas who served as Governor of both Tennessee and Texas, and for whom the city of Houston in Texas is named, was descended from the Houston baronets and Clan Houston in Scotland. He was also a member of the Cherokee Tribe.
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 06:44PM by Obversa
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TIL that Hugh Laurie has 10 Emmy nominations and has never won. 5 of the nominations are for 'House, MD'
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 11:18PM by JardinSurLeToit
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TIL The policeman John Parker, who was assigned to guard the entrance to Lincoln’s box at Fords Theater, was not immediately fired after he was assassinated. He was even assigned to guard Mary Todd Lincoln afterwards, though she quickly dismissed him. He was only fired in 1868 for sleeping on duty.
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 09:35PM by UndyingCorn
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TIL Since the late 1950s, aerospace engineers have used the term "unobtainium" when referring to unusual or costly materials, or when theoretically considering a material perfect for their needs in all respects, except that it does not exist.
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Submitted October 22, 2024 at 09:28PM by LegitSkin
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