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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www.jstor.org
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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Submitted October 31, 2024 at 11:34PM by ForgeRRX
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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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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 01:30AM by TapTheMic
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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.”
TIL in 1991 a warehouse in Wisconsin holding over 4,000 tonnes of butter caught on fire. After five hours the melted butter flooded and formed a "butter river" that was 2-3 feet deep and as much as 5 feet deep in some places. The fire lasted for 8 days.
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 06:11AM by 1000LiveEels
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Wisconsin Butter Fire
fire and flood of dairy in 1991
TIL Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Potts) was initially hesitant to perform the noscript song in Beauty and the Beast (1991) because of its unfamiliar rock style & was especially concerned that her "aging singing voice" wasn't strong enough to sustain its longer notes. Ultimately, she recorded it in one take.
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 07:59AM by tyrion2024
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Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)
"Beauty and the Beast" is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for the Disney animated feature film Beauty and the Beast (1991). The film's theme song, the Broadway-inspired ballad was first recorded by British-American actress…
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TIL Baldur's Gate 3 is the first video game ever to win all five major Game of the Year awards (Golden Joystick, The Game, D.I.C.E., Game Developers Choice, & British Academy Games).
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 08:49AM by tyrion2024
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Wikipedia
Baldur's Gate 3
2023 role-playing video game developed by Larian Studios
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TIL that election silence is a thing in many countries around the world. There is a time period before the election that the media and campaigns must stop talking about the election.
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 02:53PM by ATXJames
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Election silence
ban on political campaigning prior to a presidential or general election
TIL of Lise Meitner, a physicist who was nominated 19 times for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry between 1924 and 1948, and 30 times for the Nobel Prize in Physics between 1937 and 1967. She was never awarded the Nobel Prize and was instrumental in the discoveries of nuclear fission.
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 02:51PM by ChupdiChachi
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Lise Meitner
Austrian-Swedish physicist
TIL Dr. No, not James Bond, was the first character to say "Shaken, not stirred" onscreen
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 03:57PM by Jackieirish
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Shaken, not stirred
catchphrase of Ian Fleming's character James Bond
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TIL that the beehive hairstyle was also called the B-52 for its resemblance to the Boeing B-52 bomber’s nose. And the band the B-52’s chose that name because two of its members wore that hairstyle (Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson).
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 01:01PM by InappropriateTA
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Wikipedia
Beehive (hairstyle)
hairstyle
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TIL the 11-pointed foundation of the Statue of Liberty is actually a coastal defense fort (Fort Wood) that predates the rest of the pedestal by 73 years.
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 04:25PM by EpicAura99
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Liberty Island
island in the Upper New York Bay, United States
TIL of Frederick Fleet who survived the sinking of the Titanic, WW1 and WW2, to die by suicide in 1965 at the age of 77.
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 03:54PM by Near_Canal
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Frederick Fleet
British sailor, survivor of the sinking of RMS Titanic (1887-1965)
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TIL ChatGPT outsourced Kenyan workers to help train its AI by labeling harmful content such as abuse, violence, and gore; one worker called the assignment "torture".
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 07:01PM by PetMogwai
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Wikipedia
ChatGPT
artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI
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TIL about how psilocybin resets neural networks, essentially ‘rebooting’ your brain’s connections when on shrooms.
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 06:48PM by iakgk
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Nature
Your brain on shrooms — how psilocybin resets neural networks
Nature - The psychedelic drug causes some lasting changes to the communication pathways that connect brain regions.
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TIL humans cannot actually feel wetness; we only perceive it through temperature and pressure.
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 08:19PM by valoror
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Neuroscience News
Why Wet Feels Wet: Understanding the Illusion of Wetness
A new study presents a neurophysiological model which explains how humans sense wetness.
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TIL that there are no longer any significant scientific barriers to a form of human cloning. In 2018 Chinese scientists successfully cloned two crab-eating macaques named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua--the first primates to ever be successfully cloned.
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 09:56PM by Cercant
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Wikipedia
Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua
cloned female crab-eating macaques
TIL that Bullerby syndrome is a term referring to an idealization of Sweden, which may occur in German-speaking Europe. It consists of a stereotypical image of Sweden, usually with positive associations, including wooden houses, clear lakes, green forests, elk, happy people, and midsummer sunshine.
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 04:28PM by itwillowssecret
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Wikipedia
Bullerby syndrome
cultural term
TIL in 2023, the Iowa Pork Producers Assn. launched an ad campaign featuring the Iowa State College football players Myles Purchase, Tyler Moore, Tommy Hamann, and Caleb Bacon. The four men have their backs to the camera, so their jerseys read: "PURCHASE MOORE HAMANN BACON"
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Submitted November 01, 2024 at 09:07PM by Pfeffer_Prinz
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ESPN.com
Iowa State football players sign NIL deal with pork company
"Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon" is the catchphrase for a new NIL deal based on the surnames of four Iowa State Cyclone players.
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TIL: That the original colour of Blu Tack was actually white; but following fears that children could mistake it for chewing gum, a blue colouring was added.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 12:45AM by appalachian_hatachi
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Wikipedia
Blu Tack
pressure-sensitive adhesive putty
TIL Salvador Dali claimed to remember being in the womb. He described it as "floating" in calmness, warmth, and security. Many believe his claim should be taken as metaphor to align with his eccentric image and fascination with the surreal.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 01:14AM by efequalma
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Salvador Dalí
Spanish artist (1904–1989)
TIL that Five Guys provides extra fries and piles them into the bottom of the bag, so customers think they got a great deal; albeit this is already calculated into the total price. Jerry Murrell, its founder, claims it's better for customers to feel that they their serving of fries was too large.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 03:38AM by ThomasNiuNiu
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Mashed
Why Five Guys Always Gives You So Many Extra Fries
Five Guys takes french fries quite seriously. They go the extra mile to ensure their fries are delicious, and they give you a whole bunch of them. Why?