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TIL that the city of New Orleans - which is widely known for its culinary scene - has zero Michelin-starred restaurants. This is solely because Michelin currently limits its coverage in the U.S. to a few select regions: California, New York, Florida, Washington, D.C., and Illinois.
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Submitted November 21, 2024 at 06:58AM by waitingforthesun92
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TIL: After the 2017 movie "It" there was a spike in coulrophiliacs, or people who are attracted to clowns, mainly among women. Vice interviewed Sugar Weasel, a clown escort who say women were typically clients. Props are a major part of the scene.
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Submitted November 21, 2024 at 01:51PM by Flares117
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TIL that water can boil and freeze at the same time under the right conditions, known as the triple point, where all three phases—solid, liquid, and gas—coexist in perfect equilibrium at 0.01°C and 611.657 pascals.
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Submitted November 21, 2024 at 10:56AM by I_-AM-ARNAV
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TIL that the ancient Greeks used butter as a medicine and thought only barbarians ate it. In the Middle Ages, it was sometimes used as lamp oil but was mainly eaten by peasants. It only became popular among the wealthy when the church allowed its consumption during Lent.
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Submitted November 21, 2024 at 02:57PM by GetYerHandOffMyPen15
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TIL on November 29th 2001, Mike Myers received the final letter George Harrison ever sent anybody. Being a fan of satire, George hand wrote the letter expressing his admiration for Mike’s Austin Powers movies. Mike received it on the set of Austin Powers 3 on the day George died.
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Submitted November 21, 2024 at 07:09PM by ObjectiveAd6551
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TIL that Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling animal on the planet. They are astonishingly intelligent, with high IQ and problem solving, and have been named the world’s most intelligent animal in a study that places them even above chimpanzees and dolphins.
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Submitted November 21, 2024 at 04:47PM by Key_Establishment400
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TIL over 30 years ago, Paul McCartney agreed to be in an episode of the Simpsons in part if the producers met his demand that Lisa Simpson becoming a vegetarian would be a permanent part of the series moving forward. They agreed and Lisa met Paul and Linda on Apu’s rooftop garden, in the shade.
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Submitted November 21, 2024 at 10:14PM by ObjectiveAd6551
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TIL the second Mongol Khan, Ögedei Khan, was well known for his alcoholism. When his brother, Chagatai, entrusted an official to watch his habit, he vowed to reduce the number of cups he drank a day, only then having cups twice the size created for his personal use.
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Submitted November 21, 2024 at 08:48PM by gullydon
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TIL that Great Britain and Finland were the only European countries to participate in WW2 that weren't fully occupied
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Submitted November 21, 2024 at 06:44PM by Woom_Raider
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TIL that by far the largest consumer of tea per capita is Turkey, with over 3 kg of tea per person per year
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Submitted November 21, 2024 at 07:55PM by adesweax
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TIL that Chuck Jones, one of the original Looney Tunes directors, hated Space Jam. In particular he took issue with the premise that Bugs Bunny would ask others for help in fighting the Monstars and believed Bugs would have fought them himself.
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Submitted November 22, 2024 at 12:39AM by astarisaslave
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TIL that in the short story "Button, Button" (press button, get $ and someone you don't know dies) the husband dies because the wife didn't "really" know him and the author hated the Twilight Zone ending where the button was given to a stranger after being pressed
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Submitted November 22, 2024 at 12:12AM by SpockShotFirst
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TIL that Tommy Lee Jones hated working with Jim Carrey during the movie Batman Forever (1995). He told Carrey, “I hate you. I really don’t like you,” and when Carrey asked why, he said he cannot sanction Jim Carrey's buffoonery.
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Submitted November 22, 2024 at 02:57AM by JackThaBongRipper
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TIL that in 1841, when President William Henry Harrison died just 31 days into his term, it wasn’t clear if the Vice President should become President. Vice President John Tyler took matters into his own hands and arranged for a judge to administer the Oath of Office in his hotel room.
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Submitted November 22, 2024 at 04:53AM by TriviaDuchess
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TIL That in 1942 the United States military increased the draft to include men ages 45-64.
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Submitted November 22, 2024 at 05:40AM by Kurtotall
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TIL: In 1958, a nuclear bomb was accidentally dropped off the coast of Georgia, USA—and it’s still lost today. Known as the "Tybee Bomb," it was a 7,600-pound hydrogen bomb. Officials claim it's not dangerous unless disturbed, but its exact location remains a mystery.
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Submitted November 22, 2024 at 06:33AM by neerajshar34
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TIL In 2009, a Chinese man jumped into a panda enclosure to retrieve his son's toy. As the panda came rushing at him, he attempted to escape. However, bystanders urged him to stand his ground, thinking the panda was harmless. The panda bit the man on both legs, resulting in a lot of blood loss.
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Submitted November 22, 2024 at 05:28AM by Still_Society_8297
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TIL in 1989, when Universal Studios found out that the Disney Co was suing 3 Florida daycares over using 5 foot tall likenesses of their trademarked characters illegally, they stepped in and offered the daycares permission to use their characters like Scooby-Doo, Flintstones, and Yogi Bear for free.
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Submitted November 22, 2024 at 02:03PM by ObjectiveAd6551
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TIL the Indian state of Uttar Prades has 241 million inhabitants making it the most populous country subdivision in the world. It has 3% of the world's population and outranks all but 4 countries outside India in population
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Submitted November 22, 2024 at 11:29AM by ProudReaction2204
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TIL: A site manager's failed attempt to free a stuck flatbed truck resulted in it rolling off a cliff, blocking a railway tunnel just as an express train was approaching, leading to a crash that killed 49 people.
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Submitted November 22, 2024 at 11:03AM by zahrul3
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