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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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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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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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TIL about Julie d'Aubigny, a 17th century sword-fighting, bisexual opera singer who lived a colorful & storied life. She once wounded a man in a duel & after nursing him back to health took him as a lover. Another time she set a fire in a convent to fake the death of a nun who she had an affair with
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 06:17PM by TheMadhopper
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TIL Colorado’s Department of Transportation regularly shuts down one of its major interstates on sunny mornings due to extreme sun glare
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 05:17PM by Lane-Kiffin
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TIL that when Jim Hendrix first performed in front of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and members of the Beatles and Rolling Stones, comments included “shit”, “Jesus”, and “damn”
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 07:08PM by StressCanBeGood
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TIL Nikola Tesla originally expected to live to 150 years, but later changed this estimate to 135 years after he gave up alcohol due to prohibition. He regularly charged his body to high voltages to help aid longevity.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 09:03PM by efequalma
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TIL There's an active US Coast Guard vessel that originally belonged to Nazi Germany.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 05:49PM by ATouchofCruelty
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TIL in 2014, a 5 year old kid found a critical vulnerability in Xbox Live and other digital services
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 08:40PM by mschuster91
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TIL that the Match Group owns most every dating app (Tinder, OKCupid, POF, Hinge and more listed below), and is being sued for putting profits over matching users. Boycott them.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 11:18PM by H0w-1nt3r3st1ng
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TIL: Only members of the genus Homo can touch the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger.
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 11:42PM by Hydraulis
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TIL there is a Catholic saint named Lucifer. Lucifer of Cagliari is revered as a saint on the island of Sardinia
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Submitted November 02, 2024 at 09:36PM by gullydon
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TIL a teenager who is blind has been able to play quarterback for a California high school football team by memorizing each play and by communications from his father on the sideline who is able to narrate the visuals to him using a walkie talkie.
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Submitted November 03, 2024 at 01:53AM by Forward-Answer-4407
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TIL: The biggest company to ever exist was East India Company, at its peak it account for half of the world's trade.
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Submitted November 03, 2024 at 02:40AM by G4M35
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TIL Beau Brummell revolutionised British men's fashion in the Regency era and was known for taking 5 hours to dress each day, including polishing his boots with champagne!
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Submitted November 03, 2024 at 03:13AM by GDW312
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TIL the Beatles (John, Paul, George, Ringo) were only together for 7 years and 7 months
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Submitted November 03, 2024 at 01:25AM by Littlemouse0812
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TIL that during the 19th Century, "&" was taught as the 27th letter of the alphabet. The alphabet ended with "X, Y, Z, and per se and", but this became slurred over time until it just became "ampersand".
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Submitted November 03, 2024 at 02:58AM by MrVernonDursley
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TIL New Zealand trialled anonymous testicle checks, which involved booths with a glory hole style hole for a doctor to stick his hand through and feel your testicles.
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Submitted November 03, 2024 at 05:29AM by PM_me_BBW_dwarf_porn
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TIL there is a Japanese word, tsundoku, which means buying a book but letting it pile up and never reading it.
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Submitted November 03, 2024 at 08:33AM by DarkTheDeveloper
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TIL letting your dog sniff on walks is like giving them a mental workout, helping them relax and absorb information about their surroundings.
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Submitted November 03, 2024 at 10:17AM by Algrinder
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