TIL that between 1970 and 1997 so many post office workers snapped and killed their coworkers that a new slang term "going postal" became a new slang term for becoming exceptionally angry
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Going postal
American slang
TIL that after Prince's death in 2016 without a will, his $156 million estate, including his music catalog, was divided equally between his half-siblings and the music publishing company Primary Wave.
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Submitted November 07, 2024 at 09:55PM by DABDEB
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6-Year Fight Over Prince's Estate Comes to an End After Money Split Down the Middle
More than six years after legendary musician Prince died at age 57, a court battle regarding the future of his estate has finally been settled between two parties, one comprised of three of his siblings and their advisors and another owned by music publisher…
TIL that Disney tried to change the film "Dead Poets Society" to be about dancing instead of poetry, and to rename it "Sultans of Swing".
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Submitted November 08, 2024 at 01:44AM by RoboticElfJedi
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Dead Poets Society
1989 film directed by Peter Weir
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TIL that Jason Padgett, once a furniture salesman, became a mathematical savant after a brain injury in 2002. Following an assault, he began perceiving complex geometric patterns and fractals, a rare condition called acquired savant syndrome, which led him to create intricate math-based art.
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CNN
Beating unlocked hidden power of man’s mind | CNN
In 2002, Jason Padgett was the victim of a vicious beating outside a karaoke bar in Tacoma, Washington. Upon regaining consciousness, Padgett’s sight was forever altered by a condition called acquired savant syndrome. The brain trauma opened his eyes to an…
TIL Terminal lucidity is an unexpected, brief period of clarity or energy in individuals who have been very ill or in a state of decline. It’s a phenomenon that has been observed in people with various terminal conditions.
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Submitted November 08, 2024 at 03:24AM by 70dd
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Terminal lucidity
cognitive phenomenon
TIL 18 yr old Dick Van Dyke enlisted in the Air Force during WWII singing and dancing on base in Sherman TX with the hopes of avoiding being sent to fight the Japanese. An impromptu audition at the latrine earned him a permanent announcer gig on base.
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Dick Van Dyke's Entertainment Career Started in a World War II Latrine
Van Dyke has never been ashamed to admit that cowardice led to his entertainment career.
TIL about Lucy Salani, who was an Italian activist and the only known Italian transgender person to have survived the Nazi concentration camps.
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Submitted November 08, 2024 at 05:26AM by pinecone_pancake
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Lucy Salani
Italian LGBT rights activist and antifascist (1924–2023)
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TIL about Botulf Botulfsson, the only person executed for heresy in Sweden. He denied that the Eucharist was the body of Christ, telling a priest: "If the bread were truly the body of Christ you would have eaten it all yourself a long time ago." He was burned in 1311.
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Botulf Botulfsson
Swedish heretic
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TIL in 1859, an Australian man named Thomas Austin released 24 rabbits for hunting on his estate. With no natural predators, they multiplied so rapidly that within a few decades, they overran Australia, causing massive ecological damage and leading to one of the largest control efforts in history.
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How European Rabbits Took over Australia
European rabbits were brought over to Australia in the 1800s, and they have caused great environmental damage since then. Experts have even stated European rabbits' introduction to Australia was one of the fastest spreading instances of an invasive mammal.
TIL Swedish Fish manufactured in North America can't be imported into Europe because it doesn't meet European food safety standards
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Swedish Fish
fish-shaped chewy candy
TIL Highway hypnosis is an altered mental state in which an automobile driver can drive lengthy distances and respond adequately to external events with no recollection of consciously having done so.
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Highway hypnosis
altered mental state
TIL the world record for longest stationary manual on a skateboard is 2 hours 55 minutes 22 seconds, achieved by Brandon González in 2017. He trained for six years before his successful record-breaking attempt.
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Longest skateboard stationary manual
Who Brandon González What 2:55:22 hour(s):minute(s):second(s) Where United States (Costa Mesa) When 17 February 2017
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TIL In contrast to high treason, petty treason was a crime in England which involved the killing of a social superior seen as breaking the social hierarchy; such as a servant killing their master. Unlike with high treason, men would be hanged but not quartered, women would be burned but not drawn.
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Petty treason
offence under the common law of England which involved the betrayal (including murder) of a superior by a subordinate
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TIL that there’s a female chimpanzee who enjoys TV porn. Not only does she use the remote control perfectly well, but she also regularly chooses adult entertainment over other programming by herself.
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Submitted November 08, 2024 at 03:25PM by RealisticBarnacle115
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CBC
Chimpanzee enjoys TV porn, Spanish researcher finds | CBC News
A female chimpanzee given access to a TV and remote control has astonished Spanish scientists, who discovered she has a particular fondness for tuning in to soft-core pornography.
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TIL that adults who played Pokémon video games extensively as children have a brain region that responds preferentially to images of each Pokémon. Stanford researchers identified the brain region activated by Pokémon characters.
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Regular Pokémon players have Pikachu on the brain
Adults who played Pokémon videogames extensively as children have a brain region that responds preferentially to images of Pikachu and other characters from the series.
TIL that the .nu top-level domain, intended for the country of Niue, is currently managed by the Swedish Internet Foundation. The government of Niue is in legal proceedings to reclaim ownership of the domain.
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.nu
Internet country-code top level domain for Niue
TIL Peru has a prison just for for Ex-Presidents of the South American country. It can hold up to 3 people at any one time and is currently full.
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All the prison's presidents: Peru's special jail for ex-leaders is all full up
In Peru, so many former leaders have been accused of crimes that the country has designated a small prison specifically to house them. It's a symbol of corruption, but also of political dysfunction.
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TIL the state of Georgia forbids banishment beyond its borders, so the state gets around it by instead banning criminals from 158 out of 159 counties, with the last one, Echols, being so poor and remote that those banished leave the state instead.
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Echols County, Georgia
county in Georgia, United States
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TIL that the stunt pilot Charles Hamilton was known for often flying drunk and crashed over 60 times. However, he survived every time and instead died of tuberculosis.
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Submitted November 08, 2024 at 07:03PM by ShabtaiBenOron
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Charles K. Hamilton
American aviator (1885-1914)
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TIL in 1907, chemist Leo Baekeland accidentally overheated a mixture of chemicals while trying to find a substitute for shellac. Instead, he created Bakelite, the first fully synthetic plastic, which transformed manufacturing and paved the way for the modern plastics and polymer industry.
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Submitted November 08, 2024 at 02:13PM by efequalma
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American Chemical Society
Bakelite® First Synthetic Plastic - National Historic Chemical Landmark - American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.
TIL Darryl Hannah was diagnosed as autistic as a child. Doctors recommended she be institutionalized but her mother opted for a change in environment, moving to Jamaica with her.
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Submitted November 08, 2024 at 10:54PM by BlandDodomeat
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Daryl Hannah
American actress and environmental activist