TIL that the English announcements on Japanese bullet trains are actually in a posh Australian accent (not British!)
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 04:12AM by model-kyosanto
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ABC listen
The Australian voice of Japan's bullet train and Metal Gear Solid - ABC listen
She's no pop star, but Donna Burke's voice is one of the most recognised in Japan. She's the voice of the bullet train network and appears in the Metal Gear Solid videogame franchise. RN Drive learns about the remarkable rise of a once-ordinary Australian.
TIL Kellogg's cofounder John Kellogg ran a sanitarium in Battle Creek MI where his cereals were part of the patient's diet. Future competitor CW Post was a patient in 1891, settled in the same town and started selling his own knock-offs of Kellogg's cereals and even opened his own sanitarium in 1892
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 04:56PM by mjzim9022
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John Harvey Kellogg
American physician (1852–1943)
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TIL that the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby in 1963 was broadcast live on national television and is the first known human killing seen live on TV.
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 05:27PM by 8catsinabox
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Guinness World Records
First murder on television
Who Lee Harvey Oswald What First Where United States When 24 November 1963
TIL a teen who had a diet of French fries, Pringles, white bread, and an occasional slice of ham or sausage was found to have severe vitamin deficiencies and malnutrition damage, and he had developed blind spots in the middle of his vision. It is stated that his sight loss is permanent.
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 06:44PM by Forward-Answer-4407
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BBC News
Teenager 'blind' from living off crisps and chips
Years of restrictive eating left the Bristol 17-year-old's vision irreparably damaged by malnutrition.
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TIL that from 2016 to 2023, John Deere's End User Agreement prohibited non-authorized technicians from servicing any component or system that had embedded software. Farmers could not repair their own equipment nor get third-party repair services.
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 06:12PM by Overall-Register9758
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Ars Technica
John Deere relents, says farmers can fix their own tractors after all
After a lengthy argument, a right to repair comes to agricultural machinery.
TIL that Queen Victoria was the shortest of all British monarchs with height of only 1.52 m
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 07:06PM by hn-mc
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List of British monarchy records
Wikimedia list article
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TIL That during the filming of 'Dazed and Confused' Milla Jovovich, then 16, married her onscreen boyfriend Shawn Andrews who was 21. Jovovich's mother had the marriage annulled two months later.
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 07:59PM by GentPc
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Milla Jovovich
Russian-American actress and model
TIL That the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, is not connected to a sewer system and as such has trucks manually remove human excrement from it daily.
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 08:55PM by KefkaZ
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Daily Star
Burj Khalifa has no sewage system - so trucks have to pump out poo every day
The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world and cost $130 billion to make but it is not connected to Dubai's sewage system and so every day a platoon of trucks queue up to remove its poo
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TIL the world’s longest light rail line is in Los Angeles, whose A/Blue Line runs 48.5 miles (78.1 km) from Long Beach, through downtown, and ends in Azusa. A full-length trip takes just shy of 2 hours.
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 05:46PM by EpicAura99
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A Line (Los Angeles Metro)
The A Line (formerly and colloquially known as the Blue Line) is a light rail line in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of the six lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority…
TIL that Glow Sticks were found to break multiple consumer protection laws in 2014. "The use of dibutyl phthalate in glow sticks, considered to be toys, is a violation of the law" and in seven out of nine cases, the chemical ingredients did not match what was reported.
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 07:41PM by lux-bio
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TIL Anti-Video Game Activist Jack Thompson wrote a letter to Wendy’s CEO in 2007, demanding to halt the Kids’ Meal promotion of the Nintendo Wii, because Nintendo announced the launch of Manhunt 2 for the Wii, as it would promote violence to America’s youth.
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 09:07PM by windywilli
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Spilled
Jack Thompson: The Lawyer Who Battled Wendy’s Over Manhunt 2
The story of Jack Thompson, the disbarred lawyer who famously took on video game violence—challenging Wendy’s over a Nintendo promotion tied to Manhunt 2.
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TIL about Herman Davis, a World War I soldier renowned for his extraordinary marksmanship. With just his Springfield rifle and open sights, he took out five enemy soldiers from 1,000 yards away. He humbly described it as “just a good shootin' distance.”
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Herman Davis
soldier
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TIL over 70% of Irish men are hazardous drinkers according to the WHO's AUDIT-C screen tool
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 10:36PM by innergamedude
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TIL KitKat filling is made from broken KitKats
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 11:44PM by SpaciousTables
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TIL Boston Dynamics was acquired by Hyundai Motor Group in 2020. In 2022 the company signed a pledge saying it would not weaponise any of its robots.
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Submitted October 31, 2024 at 01:50AM by rolandoq
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Boston Dynamics
engineering and robotics design company
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TIL of the death of Rudolf Rupp. His wife, two daughters, and one of their boyfriends falsely confessed to and were sentenced to jail for killing, dismembering, and feeding Rupp to dogs on the family farm. They were all later acquitted when his body was found intact in his car in the Danube.
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Submitted October 30, 2024 at 11:49PM by Black_Gay_Man
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the Guardian
Retrial opens in case of 'fed-to-dogs' farmer whose body was found intact
Prosecutors stand by conviction of Rudolf Rupp's wife, children and a family friend despite presenting false claims at first trial
TIL that there are large (>200 m length) tanker ships that are built and operated solely to transport orange juice.
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Submitted October 31, 2024 at 01:24AM by mz_groups
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The Shipyard
Orange Juice Tankers: How Your Breakfast Sails the Seas | The Shipyard
Her precious cargo – orange juice. Yes, our favorite dose of morning freshness does not drop from the tree straight into the glass. Grown in colossal farms
TIL the song "Hey Man, Nice Shot" was written about the televised public suicide of disgraced Pennsylvania state treasurer Budd Dwyer.
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Submitted October 31, 2024 at 05:16AM by beppodb
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R. Budd Dwyer
American politician (1939–1987)
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TIL the actor who had won the most Golden Raspberries (Razzies) is Sylvester Stallone with 12 wins
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Submitted October 31, 2024 at 04:51AM by PunnyBanana
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Golden Raspberry Awards
The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards) is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic failures. Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film industry veterans John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy, the Razzie Awards' satirical…
TIL 'previous translations (of Mein Kamf) had corrected the language, giving the false impression that Hitler was a "cultured man" with "coherent and grammatically correct reasoning"'
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Submitted October 31, 2024 at 05:51AM by zynix
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Mein Kampf
autobiographical manifesto by the National Socialist leader Adolf Hitler
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TIL while filming Game of Thrones, Charlie Dance (Tywin Lannister) apologized to Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) after every scene where he had to treat Dinklage "like shit."
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Submitted October 31, 2024 at 05:53AM by tyrion2024
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NME
‘Game Of Thrones’ star promises forthcoming third season is ‘phenomenal’
Charles Dance lavishes praise on backroom staff on hit TV show
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