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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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
TIL that in 2011, a woman sued P. Diddy for 1 Trillion Dollars, claiming he was behind the 9/11 Attacks, and was the father of her child.
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Submitted November 08, 2024 at 11:25PM by thebigvsbattlesfan
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P Diddy's trillion-dollar problem
The already strange world of celebrity lawsuits suddenly got a whole lot weirder
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TIL "Body Integrity Identity Disorder" is a rare psychological condition where individuals feel an overwhelming desire to amputate a healthy limb, believing it doesn’t belong to them. This disconnect between body and mind leads some to extreme measures, feeling incomplete until the limb is removed.
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Submitted November 08, 2024 at 09:14PM by efequalma
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Body integrity dysphoria
mental disorder
TIL that while the first computer built, the Z3, had only 176 bytes of memory: the first computer designed - over 100 years earlier - had 16.6kB of memory.
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Submitted November 09, 2024 at 01:28AM by jdm1891
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Analytical engine
proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, designed by Charles Babbage
TIL that in RuneScape, the "Party Hat," initially a common item from a 2001 holiday event, has become one of the game's most valuable assets. Originally considered worthless and often discarded, these hats are now rare collectibles, with some colors valued at billions of in-game gold.
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How Runescape’s party hat became so valuable
The humble party hat was designed to be a junk item, but now it's worth billions of in-game gold
TIL about Philo Farnsworth, a farm boy from Idaho who, at just 14, conceived the idea for electronic television while plowing a field. Despite no formal training, his unexpected innovation laid the foundation for the technology that transformed communication and entertainment worldwide.
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Big Dream Small Screen | American Experience | PBS
In 1921, a 14-year-old boy working in a potato field in Idaho had a vision of sending pictures in waves over the air, like sound waves for radio.
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TIL a 2015 study involving 280 men found that viewing visual sexual stimuli was unrelated to experiencing erectile dysfunction with a partner, while it was related to a stronger desire for sex with a partner.
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Submitted November 09, 2024 at 03:52AM by tyrion2024
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TIL Tigers in the Sundarbans region of India and Bangladesh have been known to hunt and kill humans. Until recently, it is estimated that these tigers got 3% of their calories from eating humans.
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Tiger attacks in the Sundarbans
Tiger attacks in the Sundarbans, in India and Bangladesh are estimated to kill from 0-50 (mean of 22.7 between 1947 and 1983) people per year. The Sundarbans is home to over 100 Bengal tigers, one of the largest single populations of tigers in one area. Before…
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TIL that the Primaries that got Lyndon B. Johnson to the Senate were rigged
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Submitted November 09, 2024 at 05:54AM by AngryCanadienne
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Box 13 scandal
voting scandal involving Lyndon B. Johnson
TIL that 'The Most Dangerous Animal in the World' was a 1963 exhibit at the Bronx Zoo. It featured a mirror and text describing the dangers humans pose to life on earth.
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The Most Dangerous Animal in the World
1963 Bronx Zoo exhibit
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TIL that there are over 40 million slaves living right now
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Submitted November 09, 2024 at 08:31AM by Vorghul
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Slavery in the 21st century
Contemporary slavery, also sometimes known as modern slavery or neo-slavery, refers to institutional slavery that continues to occur in present-day society. Estimates of the number of enslaved people today range from around 38 million to 49.6 million, depending…
TIL the actor Sinbad was one of the worst debtors to the state of California in 2009, owing up to $2.5 million in income-tax to the state
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Sinbad (comedian)
American comedian and actor
TIL the Ainu worship bears, seeing them as divine gifts that provide hide and meat. When they find a cub, they raise it lovingly in the village, sometimes feeding it breast milk, and treat it as a god. Once the bear reaches one or two years old, they ceremonially kill it, honoring its sacred role.
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Ainu people
ethnic group in Japan and Russia
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TIL Of the 45 persons who have served as President of the United States, at least half have displayed proficiency in speaking or writing a language other than English. Of these, only one, Martin Van Buren, learned English as his second language; his first language was Dutch.
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List of multilingual presidents of the United States
Wikimedia list of persons
TIL in 2011 a drunken moose in Sweden became stuck in an apple tree while attempting to eat more fermented apples. Responding firefighters managed to bend the tree down far enough for the moose to slide off the branches and be set free.
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Take a bough! Rescuers free drunken moose stuck in tree
An inebriated moose trying to get more fermenting apples apparently lost its balance and ended up stuck in an apple tree in Sweden, The Local website reports.
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TIL the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark had the largest production budget in Broadway history at $75 million. When it closed after a three-year run, its investors had reportedly lost $60 million.
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Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
musical
TIL that children exposed to family violence show the same pattern of brain activity as soldiers exposed to combat.
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Submitted November 09, 2024 at 03:04PM by Algrinder
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Maltreated children show same pattern of brain activity as combat soldiers
Children exposed to family violence show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat, new research has shown.
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TIL that an English chemist named James Price claimed to be able to turn mercury into silver or gold. When asked by members of the Royal Society to perform the experiment in front of credible witnesses, he reluctantly agreed, only to drink poison in front of them instead.
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Submitted November 09, 2024 at 05:19PM by JackThaBongRipper
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James Price (chemist)
English chemist and alchemist
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TIL in order to look strung out Charlie sheen stayed up for 2 days straight to achieve his role in Ferris bueller’s day off
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Submitted November 09, 2024 at 05:31PM by Turbulent_Click_964
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Charlie Sheen’s Part in ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Would’ve Meant More With This Deleted Scene
Charlie Sheen's character was originally a rebel with a dark backstory.