TIL: That the Don McLean song "Vincent" was a particular favorite of the rapper and actor Tupac Shakur. The song was played to him at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, the hospital that he was admitted to just before he died of gunshot wounds from a drive-by shooting.
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Vincent (Don McLean song)
"Vincent" is a song by Don McLean, written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It is often erroneously noscriptd after its opening refrain, "Starry, Starry Night", a reference to Van Gogh's 1889 painting The Starry Night.
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TIL that in the Tenerife air disaster, the deadliest accident in aviation history, none of the victims had tickets to Tenerife.
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Submitted November 19, 2024 at 03:13PM by Thin-Rip-3686
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Tenerife airport disaster
The Tenerife airport disaster occurred on 27 March 1977, when two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport (now Tenerife North Airport) on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The accident occurred when KLM Flight 4805 initiated its…
TIL while filming Metropolis (1927) they would often end up with more children in the evening than in the morning. Coming from the poorest areas of Berlin, the children would sneak onto set or climb over the fence to experience the warm rooms, games, toys, cocoa, cake, and regular meals
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Submitted November 19, 2024 at 04:19PM by admiralturtleship
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TIL that the first ATM was developed and built by Luther George Simjian, and installed in 1939 in New York city by the City Bank of New York. Six months later, it was removed due to the lack of customer acceptance
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Submitted November 19, 2024 at 03:38PM by skumati99
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TIL that in 2001, Warner Bros had to recall every single copy of a then-newly-released "The Powerpuff Girls" DVD because three of the DVD-ROM programs (including its installer) were accidentally infected with the "FunLove" computer virus, which would be spread to any PC that installed the software.
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Submitted November 19, 2024 at 06:33PM by minikiwigeek2
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ZDNET
Powerpuff DVD spreads 'FunLove' virus
Warner Brothers has confirmed that the latest Powerpuff Girls DVD has been recalled because the it spreads the 'FunLove' computer virus
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TIL about the Night of the Big Wind, a January 6th 1839 storm that was the most severe to hit Ireland in centuries. Over 20% of houses in Dublin were damaged or destroyed, and was so severe that people believed the world was ending
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Submitted November 19, 2024 at 06:22PM by dorgoth12
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Night of the Big Wind
1839 European windstorm
TIL that Graphene is the thinnest two-dimensional material in existence and is 200 times stronger than steel. It is also the most conductive material on Earth, excelling in both electrical and thermal conductivity.
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Submitted November 19, 2024 at 07:44PM by trey0824
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Graphene
two-dimensional crystalline structure of carbon
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TIL in South Korea, only blind people can get a masseur's license. This law was established in 1912, to help visually impaired people earn a living. It was upheld by their Constitutional Court in 2008.
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Submitted November 19, 2024 at 08:10PM by Pfeffer_Prinz
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Reuters
South Korea court says only blind can be masseurs
South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that only the visually impaired can be licensed masseurs in the country, upholding a law set up a century ago despite arguments it infringed on free employment rights.</p>
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TIL during Obon, an annual family reunion holiday in Japan, the spirits of ancestors are believed to revisit household altars, and to help them come back home and return, a cucumber horse and an eggplant cow are crafted as vessels, respectively.
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Submitted November 19, 2024 at 06:58PM by RealisticBarnacle115
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Obon
Japanese Buddhist custom
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TIL That Anne Spielberg, sister of Steven, co-wrote the movie Big.
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Submitted November 19, 2024 at 08:53PM by UgliestDisability
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Big (film)
1988 film by Penny Marshall
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TIL Early in his career actor Zero Mostel was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) for suspected communist sympathies. During his testimony, Mostel refused to name names, made jokes, and challenged the committee's assertions.
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Submitted November 19, 2024 at 11:48PM by Ill_Definition8074
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Zero Mostel
American actor (1915-1977)
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TIL that the founder of audio electronics manufacturer Bose donated most of his shares to his alma mater, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is now the company’s majority shareholder.
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Submitted November 19, 2024 at 07:40PM by GetYerHandOffMyPen15
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Bose Corporation
US audio equipment manufacturer and retail chain
TIL that if Apollo 11 had failed to land on the Moon, Apollo 12 was prepared to launch just 2 months later. However, with the success of Apollo 11, the time between launches was extended to 4 months with Apollo 12 landing on the moon November 19, 1969.
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 02:19AM by TriviaDuchess
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Apollo 12
second Moon landing and sixth crewed flight of the United States Apollo program
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TIL that ants have domesticated some species of butterfly
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Submitted November 19, 2024 at 10:56PM by A_Mirabeau_702
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Agriculture in ants
cultivation by ants of plants and animals to provide useful products
TIL the Rennaissance fair was formed by Hollywood actors who were blacklisted for accusations of communism during the red scare in the 1960s
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 04:01AM by Narwahl_Whisperer
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Smithsonian Magazine
The Surprisingly Radical Roots of the Renaissance Fair
The first of these festivals debuted in the early 1960s, serving as a prime example of the United States' burgeoning counterculture
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TIL that the last words of Apache leader and prisoner of war Geronimo were: "I should have never surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive."
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 04:58AM by BoazCorey
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Geronimo
leader of the Bedonkohe Apache (1829-1909)
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TIL that research on the Harry Potter book series found that it helps reduce readers’ prejudice toward minority groups.
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 06:00AM by methodicalghostwolf
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Wiley Online Library
The greatest magic of Harry Potter: Reducing prejudice
Recent research shows that extended contact via story reading is a powerful strategy to improve out-group attitudes. We conducted three studies to test whether extended contact through reading the po...
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TIL a high-ranking dinosaur ant who challenges her queen but fails will be immobilized, publicly chastised for several days, join the working class and lose all hope of ever ruling or reproducing
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 07:30AM by treebeard87_vn
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Science
No Sex for Rebellious Ants
Dinosaur ants put traitors in the stock
TIL there is a rare condition called fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, where soft tissues in the body gradually turn into bone.
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 09:42AM by Ahuraman
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
extremely rare connective tissue disease
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TIL The guy who designed Big Ben in London went insane a few months after finishing the clock design and handing the design to the project boss who never credited him for it.
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 12:10PM by QuazarTiger
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Augustus Pugin
English architect and designer
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TIL "flotsam" pertains to goods (i.e. shipping containers) that are floating on the surface of the water as the result of a wreck or accident. One who discovers flotsam is allowed to claim it unless someone else establishes their ownership of it. Even then, items may still be claimable by the finder
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 01:31PM by domsativaa
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Flotsam, jetsam, lagan and derelict
specific kinds of shipwreck