TIL that bone china is made from bone ash, feldspathic material and kaolin, and it originated in the UK, not in China.
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Bone china
porcelain composed of bone ash, feldspathic material, and kaolin
TIL that FOX’s In Living Color aired a live episode during the 1992 Super Bowl halftime, pulling over 20 million viewers and forcing the NFL to rethink halftime shows, leading to Michael Jackson’s iconic 1993 performance.
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Submitted October 25, 2024 at 04:22PM by jmascusatf
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NFL 100
The National Football League's 100th season launched at Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta. And a century of NFL football is good reason to celebrate.
TIL that when Ford released the Model T in 1908, it cost $825 (adjusted to about $28,000 in 2023). Despite the popularity (about 15 million would eventually be sold) Ford kept dropping the price over the years, and by 1925 the basic model cost $260, the equivalent of about $4,500 today.
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Ford Model T
The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by the Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. It is generally regarded as the first mass-affordable automobile, which made car travel available to middle-class Americans. The relatively…
TIL Oliver Stone was working on a movie called 'Company Man' about the Iran-Contra scandal, starring Paul Newman and timed to be released right before the 1988 presidential election. When producers wouldn't guarantee the release date, Stone halted the project to make 'Talk Radio' instead.
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Oliver Stone's unrealized projects
overview about Oliver Stone's unrealized projects
TIL that 'Sticky Vicky' featured in the TV show 'Benidorm' was a real person who actually had that act.
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Sticky Vicky
retired dancer and illusionist known for her vaginal magic show
TIL American Cheese contains 95% cheese and "American Cheese food" contains at least 51% cheese.
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American cheese
processed cheese from the United States
TIL while filming the 1997 movie "Gummo", Harmony Korine insisted on using regular people and places. Some of the houses were so disgusting that most of the film crew insisted on wearing hazmat suits during filming.
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Gummo
1997 film by Harmony Korine
TIL that Eva Longoria invested 6 million dollars to save a film from being shut down during production. That movie was John Wick.
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Submitted October 25, 2024 at 10:42PM by mr_nuts31
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Eva Longoria: ‘The best money I’ve ever spent’ on Saving Keanu Reeves’ John Wick from Getting Shut Down at the Last Minute
Eva Longoria was the reason the world got one of it's best action franchises from Keanu Reeves: The John Wick Franchise
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TIL When Tsarevich Nicholas(later Nicholas II) visited Japan in 1891, an attermpt on his life was made by a man wielding a katana. His cousin, Prince George of Greece, saved his life by parrying the sword with his cane
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Ōtsu incident
1891 failed assassination attempt on Nicholas II of Russia
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TIL none of the writers of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" had been to West Virginia, and they used an encyclopedia to look up facts about it. The song was mainly inspired by one writer's upbringing in Springfield, MA, but he didn't think the word "Massachusetts" was musical.
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Take Me Home, Country Roads
"Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known simply as "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard's US Hot 100 singles…
TIL of Joe Arridy who was a 23-year-old man with an IQ score of 46 and the mind of a six-year-old who was wrongfully convicted and executed in 1939. He did not understand the meaning of the gas chamber, telling the warden "No, no, Joe won't die". He smiled while being taken to the gas chamber.
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Joe Arridy
mentally disabled American man wrongfully executed for rape/murder and posthumously granted a pardon
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TIL Major Henry Rathbone, the man sitting next to Lincoln when he was assassinated in 1865, died in an insane asylum in Germany in 1911 after murdering his wife in front of his kids.
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Submitted October 25, 2024 at 08:26PM by LengthinessNo6996
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Henry Rathbone
US military officer and diplomat (1837–1911)
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TIL that shortly before artist Keith Haring died, he formed a charitable foundation that now owns all of his copyrights. The money from licensing his work goes to underprivileged children and AIDS-related charities.
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TIL: At the time of the French Revolution the majority of people in France did not speak French.
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Submitted October 25, 2024 at 10:32PM by DABDEB
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History Facts
During the French Revolution, most of the country did not speak French.
Instead, a majority of French people spoke local dialects.
TIL There's a supercar vending machine in Singapore that dispenses Ferraris and Lamborghinis
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Submitted October 25, 2024 at 11:04PM by Peejay22
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The supercar vending machine: Car dealer in Singapore creates a tower filled with Ferraris and Lamborghinis that are dispensed…
Forget chocolate bars and cans of Coke - this 150-foot vending machine serves up a selection of supercars. Customers can choose from one of 60 models to view at the press of a button.
TIL Dian Fossey, the conservationist who lived with Gorillas for several years, was murdered while doing research in Rwanda
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Dian Fossey
American zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932-1985)
TIL almost all of the early cryogenically preserved bodies were thawed and disposed of after the cryonic facilities went out of business
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Cryonics
freezing of a human corpse
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TIL that Alexander Hamilton who is on the $10 bill is not a native born American but was born in the British Leeward Island (now St. Kitts & Nevis)
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency.
TIL Even Mild Dehydration Can Lower Your Focus, Memory, and Mood
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Even Mild Dehydration Can Alter Mood
Recent studies out of UConn’s Human Performance Laboratory show that even mild dehydration can cause headaches, concentration problems, and fatigue.
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TIL that the Ada programming language was designed in 1977 to replace 450 programming languages used by the US Dept. of Defense at the time
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Submitted October 26, 2024 at 07:22AM by wookiecontrol
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Ada (programming language)
programming language
TIL in July 1969, US Senator Ted Kennedy crashed his car into the sea after a party and left the scene, leaving Mary Jo Kopechne to drown, a young woman that could have been saved if help had been called that night.
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Chappaquiddick incident
car accident in 1969 on Chappaquiddick Island