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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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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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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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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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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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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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?
TIL Nikola Tesla predicted the rise of the modern smartphone over a century ago. He described a world where people would communicate wirelessly across the globe with devices small enough to carry in their pockets, envisioning what he called “a world wireless system.”
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 03:43AM by efequalma
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World Wireless System
Tesla's proposed telecoms and electricity delivery system
TIL: The Pizza Effect - The phenomenon of a nation's or people's culture being transformed elsewhere, then re-exported to their culture of origin
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 03:31AM by __init__2nd_user
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Pizza effect
phenomenon whereby an element of a nation's culture is transformed elsewhere, then re-imported back to its culture
TIL that citizens born in Puerto Rico are natural-born citizens of the US and can therefore become President as long as they live in the 50 States for at least 14 years.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 07:32AM by agoodsolidthrowaway
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Implications of Puerto Rico's political status
overview about the implications of Puerto Rico's current political status
TIL The British government safeguarded the supply of fish and chips during the first and second world wars. It was one of the few foods in the UK not subject to rationing during the wars.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 05:56AM by blaaaaaarghhh
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Fish and chips
hot dish of fried fish and fried potato
TIL that after Buddy Holly’s death, Waylon Jennings put Holly’s guitar and amp in a locker at Grand Central Terminal in New York City and sent the keys to Holly’s widow. Jennings, who had given up his seat on the flight, felt guilty about the crash, a burden he carried throughout his life.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 02:14PM by randomanon5two
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Waylon Jennings
American country musician (1937–2002)
TIL that Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood comes from a community of Bargees (also known as "water gypsies"), and that his generation was the first to not be born on a boat
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 12:30PM by EmpressMilonia
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Ronnie Wood
British rock guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones
TIL: Holy water in a container can be topped up with unholy water. As long as the added water doesn’t exceed 50%, the whole container is still considered holy water.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 03:10PM by ObjectiveAd6551
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Adding to Holy Water
The common custom (though not officially recognized) is that so long as the water added to the holy water does not amount to half the amount of the holy water t...
TIL that Vitali Klitschko was never knocked down in his boxing career and also had a KO percentage of 87%.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 02:32PM by HallowedAndHarrowed
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Vitali Klitschko
Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko (/vɪˌtæli ˈklɪtʃkoʊ/; Ukrainian: Віта́лій Володи́мирович Кличко́ [wiˈtɑl⁽ʲ⁾ij woloˈdɪmɪrowɪtʃ klɪtʃˈkɔ]; born 19 July 1971), known as Vitali Klitschko, is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer. He serves as mayor…
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TIL: There existed elephant duels in SE Asia. Opposing army leaders of equal status would face each other on the battlefield in single combat atop elephants. It was seen as honorable and heroic as it avoided troop losses. The practice died when the Portuguese introduced guns in the 16th century.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 08:45AM by Flares117
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Elephant duel
historical martial practice in Southeast Asia
TIL that during a single Senate term from 1949 to 1955, Nebraska's Class 2 seat was occupied by six different senators due to two deaths, three appointments, two special elections, and one resignation.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 04:48PM by KunSeii
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List of United States senators from Nebraska
Wikimedia list article
TIL that Jed, the dog who played the "villain" dog in the 1982 film The Thing was the same dog that played White Fang in the 1991 Disney movie
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 03:29PM by Attrage01
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Jed (wolfdog)
dog actor
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