TIL that the UK's Violet Club nuclear device was so unstable that it required the core to be filled entirely with half a ton of ball bearings to prevent accidental detonation
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 01:19AM by Nerezza_Floof_Seeker
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Violet Club
nuclear weapon
TIL that during the Vietnam War, the Battle of Hamburger Hill was named by American soldiers who felt the intense, grinding combat was like being “chewed up like hamburger meat.” Fought over Hill 937 in the A Shau Valley, the battle resulted in high casualties after ten days of fierce fighting.
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Battle of Hamburger Hill
The Battle of Hamburger Hill (13–20 May 1969) was fought by US Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces against People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces during Operation Apache Snow of the Vietnam War. Though the heavily-fortified Hill 937, a…
TIL Gerald Ford is the only person to serve as president without winning an election for president or vice president because of the the 25th Amendment.
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 07:05AM by TheMadhopper
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Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1967 amendment enumerating presidential succession
TIL there was an Egyptian Pharaoh referred to as "Hudjefa" on ancient lists of pharaohs. Modern historians have realized this was not actually his name, and instead means "erased" in Ancient Egyptian. His real name was lost in ancient times.
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Hudjefa I
Hudjefa (Ancient Egyptian for "erased" or "missing") is the pseudonym for a 2nd Dynasty pharaoh as reported on the Turin canon, a list of kings written during the reign of Ramses II. Hudjefa is now understood to mean that the name of the king was already…
TIL that in the internal data of Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow, there is data for Professor Oak as a Pokémon Trainer. His team includes the starter Pokémon that neither the player nor the rival chose, and his Pokémon have higher levels than those of the Champion and the final boss, the rival.
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 10:59AM by RealisticBarnacle115
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Fc2
つれづれな日 初代ポケモン 資料集
主にポケモン。初代・金銀の開発史考察多し。
TIL whale oil was still in use, up until 1973, when an amendment to the Endangered Species Act was approved outlawing the practice. 30 million LB's of sperm oil were produced annually in the final years.
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Sperm oil
waxy liquid obtained from sperm whales
TIL that Abraham Lincoln is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame. He fought in over 300 matches and lost only one, to a local tough named Hank Thompson during the Black Hawk War of 1832.
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 02:32PM by TheTronicSquared
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Abraham Lincoln: The US President who honed his political skills through wrestling
Find out how the 16th President of the United States became a county champion wrestler, why he was celebrated for a victory in Illinois, and who the only person to beat him in 12 years was.
TIL that in 1950, the Italian town of Colobraro declared itself “the town of the living dead” after a local curse and started wearing white sheets at night to protect themselves from misfortune.
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 01:05PM by firakti
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travel.nine.com.au
The haunted village known as Italy's 'unluckiest' town
Italians refuse to even say its name.
TIL In South Korea the island of Yeouido, which contains Seoul’s main finance and media districts, is often used by South Korean media as a means of comparison for measuring an unfamiliar area.
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Yeouido
island in the Han River
TIL that when the Luftwaffe were struggling against the Royal Air Force in WW2, Reichsmarschall Göring asked young flying ace Adolf Galland what was needed to defeat the British pilots. Galland said, "a squadron of Spitfires."
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 05:17PM by JimPalamo
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Sps-Aviation
Spitfire — Scourge of the Luftwaffe
Although RAF Hurricanes shouldered a greater burden against the Luftwaffe, the Spitfire’s superior performance gave it a far higher victory-to-loss ratio against the German fighter aircraft
TIL that Dogs are able to smell the difference between ground that has been recently stepped on vs undistributed ground, as foot steps release moisture from the soil and can damage vegetation which would release odors
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 07:05PM by DeVoto
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Tracking (dog)
technique in which a dog is used to locate an object by scent
TIL about the Japanese term Yaoyorozu No Kami (Eight Million Gods). The idea behind it is that there are countless gods, believed to be present in everything—weather, geography, landscapes, and even in things like tools, rice, kitchens and toilets.
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 06:57PM by RealisticBarnacle115
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Yaoyorozu no Kami
Japanese theological concept
TIL car manufacturers sell spicy tape. It's a wiring tape that's coated with capsaicin to deter rodents from chewing on wires
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 08:55PM by Testing_things_out
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Consumer Reports
How to Protect Your Car From Rodents via @ConsumerReports
Consumer Reports tells you how to protect your car from rodents and deter squirrels, mice, and other rodents from chewing through the wires in your vehicle.
TIL that as of 2022, Mississippi, with a population of approximately 2.94 million, has the highest incarceration rate among U.S. states, with about 0.86% of its residents incarcerated. In contrast, Massachusetts, with a population of around 6.98 million, has the lowest rate, with about about 0.12%.
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 09:12PM by DABDEB
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TIL a former Nvidia employee spent $2 million dollars of his own money to find the largest current prime number which is 41,024,320 digits long.
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 10:37PM by Justin_Godfrey
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Popular Science
Man spent $2 million to find new largest prime number
M136279841 is over 41 million digits.
TIL because US constitutional amendment ratification doesn't have a deadline, the amendment proposed in 1861 for making slavery constitutionally protected could in theory still be ratified
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 10:41PM by Spork_the_dork
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Corwin Amendment
The Corwin Amendment is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that has never been adopted, but owing to the absence of a ratification deadline, could still be adopted by the state legislatures. It would have shielded slavery within the states…
TIL about the 2009 satellite collision where two satellites crashed into each other. Three years later a piece of debris from that collision passed the ISS at a distance of 120 m (390 ft) and all crew members had to take refuge inside two docked spacecraft
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 11:31PM by XTC_04
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2009 satellite collision
2009 collision between the Iridium 33 and Cosmos-2251 satellites
TIL Minnesota is the only state to have consecutively voted blue in every presidential election since 1976 (past 13 elections), and the only state to have never voted for Reagan
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Submitted November 07, 2024 at 02:42AM by uresmane
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1984 United States presidential election
The 1984 United States presidential election was the 50th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan and his running mate, incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush, were reelected to…
TIL about the Alexamenos Graffito, a depiction of Jesus as a donkey aim to mock early Christians.
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Submitted November 06, 2024 at 11:43PM by grove_co
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Alexamenos graffito
graffiti
TIL Joseph Goebbels (Nazi minister of Propaganda) funded the development of a low-cost Radio ("Volksempfänger", the “people’s receiver”) which delivered State-Run "news" directly into the homes of German citizens. It was a "vital element of success" in the spreading Nazi ideology.
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Submitted November 07, 2024 at 02:41AM by extremekc
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Volksempfänger
Standardized simple radio receiver type made in Nazi Germany
TIL in Nevada, the ballot has included "None of These Candidates" since 1976, giving voters a unique way to protest their choices. It can’t win an election, but in 2014, it received more votes than a major-party candidate in a statewide race, allowing voters to express their dissatisfaction.
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Submitted November 07, 2024 at 03:03AM by efequalma
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None of These Candidates
ballot option in Nevada to vote against all available candidates