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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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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Flotsam, jetsam, lagan and derelict
specific kinds of shipwreck
TIL that Beethoven composed some of his greatest works, including his Ninth Symphony, while completely deaf. He relied on his understanding of musical theory, memory, and vibrations to create music.
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 06:19AM by Madiquint34
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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
How did Beethoven write one of his… | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Written in 1823 and first performed in 1824, Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 is often referred to as the composer’s greatest work – but did you know that he was…
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TIL an fMRI study mapping the female genitals onto the sensory portion of the brain found that nipple self-stimulation activates the genital sensory cortex, the same area as clitoral, vaginal, and cervical self-stimulation.
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 03:06PM by RealisticBarnacle115
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PubMed Central (PMC)
Women's clitoris, vagina and cervix mapped on the sensory cortex: fMRI evidence
The projection of vagina, uterine cervix, and nipple to the sensory cortex in humans has not been reported. To map the sensory cortical fields of the clitoris, vagina, cervix and nipple, toward an elucidation of the neural systems underlying sexual ...
TIL that one of the most celebrated Bugs Bunny cartoons was thought up when the head of the cartoon studio randomly and inexplicably told the animators that they were not to make any cartoons about bullfighting
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 04:11PM by EndlessTrashposter
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Bully for Bugs
1953 film by Chuck Jones
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TIL The United States does not have an official language
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 03:49PM by Kinda_Quixotic
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Official language of the United States | USAGov
The U.S. does not have an official language, but some states designate English as their official language. More than 350 languages are spoken in the U.S.
TIL while on safari, Hemingway survived 2 plane crashes one day apart. The 2nd caught fire & he had to smash open the door with his head, causing extensive burns & skeletal injuries. He was presumed dead until he walked out of the jungle "in high spirits", carrying bananas and a bottle of gin.
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 08:22PM by Pfeffer_Prinz
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Smithsonian Magazine
Ernest Hemingway and His Wife Survived Two Plane Crashes Just One Day Apart
The novelist recounted the harrowing ordeal in a letter, which just sold for $237,055 at auction
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TIL about Patum Peperium, a Gentleman's Relish made and sold in Britain since 1828, which has a secret recipe, known to only one employee.
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Gentleman's Relish
British anchovy paste
TIL that a small percentage (1-2%) of honeybees in a given colony will specialize as undertakers; they function to prevent disease by removing corpses from the hive
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 05:31PM by bland_dad
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Social immunity
antiparasite defence mounted for the benefit of individuals other than the actor
TIL when Polish javelin star Maria Andrejczyk found out about an 8 month old that needed life saving surgery, she auctioned off her Olympic silver medal to help raise some of the needed funds. A Polish store chain won it and instead of collecting the medal, they promptly announced she could keep it.
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 10:23PM by ObjectiveAd6551
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CNN
Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk auctions Tokyo 2020 silver medal to help eight-month-old get heart surgery
Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk has auctioned off her Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medal to fund urgent heart surgery for an eight-month-old baby.
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TIL that the dress Marilyn Monroe wore to celebrate JFK's birthday was irreparably damaged after Kim Kardashian wore it in 2022, even though Kardashian lost 16 pounds in 3 weeks to fit into it.
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Submitted November 21, 2024 at 12:07AM by ProfessionalGear3020
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Happy Birthday, Mr. President
song sung by Marilyn Monroe in 1962 for John F. Kennedy
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TIL Bob Moore, founder of Bob’s Red Mill, refused to sell to corporations, citing the Bible: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Instead, he gave his $100M company to his 700 employees via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The company now sells in over 70 countries.
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Submitted November 20, 2024 at 04:57PM by georgestamatis
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MSN
How the late Bob's Red Mill founder avoided selling out to a food giant and instead transferred ownership to his 700 employees
Bob Moore, who died Saturday, said large corporations tried to buy out Bob's Red Mill, but he transferred complete ownership to his employees.
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