TIL that India’s Lonar Lake was formed by a meteorite impact into basalt rock, making it one of the few such craters on Earth and not a volcano as often assumed.
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Submitted January 07, 2026 at 10:46PM by SwordfishEither2516
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TIL Anastacia was Steven Spielberg's wedding singer. Arnold Schwarzenegger hired her for his birthday party, where he made her sing En Vogue's Whatta Man over and over again, for an estimated 12 times
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 12:26AM by Brutal_Deluxe_
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Bbc
Anastacia: Arnold Schwarzenegger made me sing the same song 12 times
As she celebrates 25 years in music, Anastacia reflects on the gigs she played on her way to the top.
TIL Defibrillators don't start hearts, they stop them (to force a hopefully good restart)
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 01:11AM by Darthskull
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AED USA Knowledge
Does a Defibrillator Stop or Start the Heart | aedusa.com
A defibrillator actually shocks the heart to stop it so the natural pacemaker of the heart can hopefully reset. Read about life-saving AEDs here.
TIL that the first item ever scanned with a commercial barcode (UPC) was a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum. The event took place at a Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio, on June 26, 1974.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 12:42AM by Independent_Flan_890
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TIL Orson Welles was only 25 years old when he wrote, directed, and starred in Citizen Kane. Today considered one of the greatest films of all time.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 03:23AM by rxblows
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TIL actor Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire, Adolescence) is a quarter Jamaican.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 03:00AM by Wazula23
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TIL Ben Franklin wrote a satirical essay on farting called "A Letter to a Royal Academy (about Farting)" or sometimes "Fart Proudly". He wrote the essay in jest to highlight the absurdity of focusing on trivial matters while ignoring societal needs. (More details in comments).
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 01:44AM by Andre-2999
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TIL that Iceland - one of the last mosquito-free places on Earth, recorded its first mosquitoes in 2025 with the arrival of cold-tolerant Culiseta annulata
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 05:00AM by Emotional_Quarter330
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BBC News
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat
Previously the country was one of the world's only mosquito-free zones.
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TIL the song "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy wasn't supposed to be an album release. In fact, the song only gained popularity because a Hawaii DJ, Pablo Sato, played the song from a download copy of the album he got from Napster like download site.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 06:11AM by random_agency
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TIL about Null Island, the geographical location where the prime meridian and the equator intersect. It's located at 0° degrees longitude and 0° degrees latitude (0° N, 0° E). Is not really an island since there isn't any landmass.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 05:27AM by Thawne_23
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TIL the three most popular drugs in the world are alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine. The fourth is the betel nut.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 07:40AM by woodstock923
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TIL that Levi's recommends that jeans be worn 10 times between washes.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 08:31AM by Actual-Journalist-67
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Levi
How to wash and dry jeans - Denim Care Guide | Levi's® US
Discover the secrets to maintaining your beloved denim. Our comprehensive guide provides expert advice on washing, drying, and preserving jeans to ensure they retain their size, longevity, and style.
TIL that the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, and Busta Rhymes all attended George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School in Brooklyn, NY at the same time. Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z even once rap-battled each other in the lunch room.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 08:02AM by altrightobserver
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Mic
Four of the World's Most Iconic Rappers Went to High School Together
The New York Times featured a story this weekend charting the relationship between Americans' geographic birth place and their future success and fame. (The piece measures success and fame by the presence of a Wikipedia page, for the record.)
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TIL a castle in France has been under construction since 1997 using only 13th-century techniques, tools, and local materials: The Guédelon Castle
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 11:39AM by Markulatura
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TIL Mercury, not Venus, is, on average, the closest planet to Earth
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 10:46AM by RGBchocolate
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AIP
Venus is not Earth’s closest neighbor
Calculations and simulations confirm that on average, Mercury is the nearest planet to Earth—and to every other planet in the solar system.
TIL Travis Barker credited Animal from The Muppets as his first ever hero and his inspiration to pursue drumming. In 1998, before his first show with Blink-182, he didn't have much time to prepare. He learned the drum tracks for the 20-song setlist in only 45 minutes and performed them flawlessly.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 01:46PM by Away_Flounder3813
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TIL that Tyrannosaurus rex had a binocular visual range wider than modern hawks and may have been able to see up to 6 km (3.7 miles) away.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 03:44PM by yena
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Science News Explores
Supersight for a Dino King
The movie Jurassic Park has a scary scene in which a Tyrannosaurus rex growls right into the faces of two characters. One person tells the other not to worry
TIL that George Washington’s farewell address talks about the evils of patriotism and the danger of political parties BUT ALSO about religion’s importance and avoiding foreign influence in politics
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 09:56AM by Wm_Westlake
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TIL that after British R&B singer Mark Morrison ("Return of the Mack") was sentenced to public service for participating in a pub brawl in 1998, he hired a lookalike to perform the sentence so Morrison could go on tour
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 05:53PM by MrMojoFomo
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 05:53PM by MrMojoFomo
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TIL that scientists just discovered a safer alternative contrast agent to the toxic and radioactive uranyl acetate for staining biological samples in electron microscopy: coffee
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 02:03PM by garrthes
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TIL that Faggots in Gravy are a traditional UK food made of spiced offal meatballs (Faggots) and often served with a rich onion or ale gravy.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 06:25PM by MadScienceBro
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