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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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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TIL an autistic single dad of an autistic son quit his job to run a Minecraft server only autistic people could join, so they have a community to socially interact with others without being bullied.
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PC Gamer
Meet the dad who quit his job to run a Minecraft server for autistic kids
Autcraft is a haven like few others on the internet—free from bullying, with a strong and supportive community.
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TIL that in the 18th century English sailors aboard the HMS Dolphin stopped in Tahiti and discovered the women there would take iron in exchange for sex, resulting in the sailors removing nails from the ship and trading them in for their personal gratification.
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HMS Dolphin (1751)
1751 sixth-rate frigate
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TIL that Avril Lavigne twice won MVP in a boys' pee-wee hockey league.
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ESPN.com
Avril Lavigne recalls life as a hockey star
This story originally appeared in the winter issue of ESPNHS Girl magazine. Click here to subscribe.Long before she sang about “Sk8r Boi,” Avril Lavrigne was a skater girl.
TIL that there was once a breed of dog called a "turnspit dog" that was bred to run on a wheel, to turn meat cooking over a fire.
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Turnspit dog
extinct dog breed
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TIL that Otis Redding’s iconic song 'Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay' was recorded just days before he died in a plane crash, and it became the first posthumous number-one single in the U.S.
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(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper. Redding recorded it twice in 1967, including just three days before his death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. It was released on Stax Records'…
TIL Anyone in the US can sign up to get a free horse through the Wild Horse and Burro program, provided they have the means to store and care for it.
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Programs: Wild Horse and Burro: Adoptions and Sales: Adoption Program | Bureau of Land Management
The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 entrusts the BLM with the responsibility to manage and protect wild horses and burros on the nation’s public lands. Because wild horses and burros are federally protected and lack natural predators, the…
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TIL that the Suez Canal closed for eight years from 1967-1975, costing billions in trade
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Closure of the Suez Canal (1967–1975)
1967–1975
TIL Chicago's last Republican mayor, Big Bill, was elected 97 years ago and held an open alliance with Al Capone. Following his 1927 victory, Big Bill's supporters flooded onto his floating Speakeasy and it sank under their weight.
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William Hale Thompson
American politician (1869–1944)
TIL Mary Surratt was the first woman to be executed by the U.S Federal Government after being convicted for her alleged involvement in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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Mary Surratt
Lincoln assassination conspirator
TIL about the Great British Dog and Cat Massacre of 1939. In which Londoners, to prepare for war with Nazi Germany, voluntarily killed over 400,000 of their home pets in a one month period so as to ease the strain on resources.
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The Great Cat and Dog Massacre
book written by Hilda Kean
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TIL that in 2008, Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker survived a plane crash in which four of the six passengers were killed
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2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash
fatal air crash during take-off
TIL that the actor who played the “master” and the actress who played his wife in ‘Hocus Pocus’ were siblings in real life
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People.com
Look Back on 'Hocus Pocus' Scene Starring Siblings Penny and Garry Marshall as Bickering Couple
Penny and Garry Marshall weren't cursed with idiot siblings! On the contrary, they showed off their talents together when they cameoed in 'Hocus Pocus'
TIL that the CIA tried to bribe Egypt’s president Abdelnasser to join a proposed ME defence org but he took the bribe ($3 Million) then refused to join.
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Today I learned about Mike Rowe, who in 2003 bought MikeRoweSoft.com, which caused a legal kerfuffle at first but the case was later settled in exchange for an XBOX & an all-expense paid trip for him to Microsoft HQ.
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Microsoft v. MikeRoweSoft
legal dispute
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TIL that China began developing nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines before they even had the infrastructure to mine uranium
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Submitted October 31, 2024 at 11:44PM by WiJaMa
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Soldiers, Weapons and Chinese Development Strategy: The Mao Era Military in China's Economic and Institutional Debate on JSTOR
Evan A. Feigenbaum, Soldiers, Weapons and Chinese Development Strategy: The Mao Era Military in China's Economic and Institutional Debate, The China Quarterly, No. 158 (Jun., 1999), pp. 285-313
TIL "once in a blue moon" is around every 2.7172 years and is coincidentally close to the number e.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
blue moon
Blue moon, the second full moon in a calendar month. The period from one full moon to another is about 29 12 days, so when two occur in the same month, the first of these full moons is always on the first or second day of the month. February, which has only…
TIL Taiwan has one of the highest oral cancer rates in the world. The cause is mainly a culturally consumed nut called Betel. Betel nuts are carcinogenic and cause a stimulating high when chewed. Mainly consumed by blue-collar and indigenous Taiwanese, the practice remains legal but discouraged.
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CNN
Hard times for ‘betel nut beauties’ as Taiwan tries to kick deadly addiction
Called Asia’s deadly secret, betel nut is particularly popular in Taiwan, where it’s served up streetside by scantily clad “betel nut beauties.”