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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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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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 06:25PM by MadScienceBro
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TIL about the Wide Awakes; a youth organization and marching club formed shortly before the American Civil War. Groups would march at night to the beat of a drum, holding 6' torches, dressed in black, and would march in silence with their eyes straight ahead
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 09:04PM by MrMojoFomo
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 09:04PM by MrMojoFomo
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TIL Sony was founded in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo and their initial product was a commercially unsuccessful electric rice cooker that often burned or undercooked rice.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 05:31PM by FromTheOrdovician
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 05:31PM by FromTheOrdovician
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TIL that before the radiation hazards of X-rays were widely recognized, shoe stores from the 1920s until about the 1970s used X-ray machines called shoe-fitting fluoroscopes to show customers their feet inside shoes.
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 05:38PM by stoictrader03
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 05:38PM by stoictrader03
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TIL what a Muntjac is: the size of a Labrador and barks like a dog, yet has fangs like a snake and doesn't eat meat
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 11:33PM by XaltotunTheUndead
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Submitted January 08, 2026 at 11:33PM by XaltotunTheUndead
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Discover Wildlife
It's the size of a Labrador and barks like a dog, yet has fangs like a snake and doesn't eat meat. Meet one of the weirdest wild…
Discover all you need to know about muntjac deer, including why it has glands on its face
TIL of 1940s radio show 'The Lonesome Gal'. Actress Jean King pretended to have a one-on-one conversation with the listener in a seductive voice, with a mic that “pick[ed] up each whisp of her breath." She amassed thousands of fans in over 50 cities and wore a mask in photos to protect herself.
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 01:25AM by uqde
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Messy Nessy Chic
Behind the Mask of Lonesome Gal, Vintage Radio’s Virtual Girlfriend
Behind the Mask of Lonesome Gal, Vintage Radio’s Virtual Girlfriend - Editor's Picks - Messy Nessy Chic
TIL about Charles Rogers, a seismologist and pilot who's been missing since 1965 when the dismembered bodies of his elderly parents were found in the refrigerator of the home that all 3 shared.
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 01:24AM by Ill_Definition8074
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 01:24AM by Ill_Definition8074
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TIL that in 2000, Firestone recalled about 14 million tires linked to rollover accidents, leading Ford to recall millions of vehicles and permanently ending their century-long partnership.
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 02:09AM by SwordfishEither2516
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TIL Adult entertainers in Portland, Oregon, have been raising money for Children's Hospital for the last 14 years through an event called "Tatas for Toys
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 04:46AM by Bubbly_Wall_908
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Willamette Week
Strippers Are Now No. 1 Donor of Toys to Children’s Hospital
Tatas for Toys benefit has made it rain $183,000 over the past 14 years.
TIL of Titanic's "Missing Survivors": 30 passengers (2 from 1st Class, 3 from 2nd, 11 from 3rd, and 14 crewmembers) who survived the disaster but whose lives following the sinking have proved impossible for historians and genealogists to trace, with investigations into their lives still active.
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 07:23AM by NeverEnoughMuppets
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 07:23AM by NeverEnoughMuppets
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www.encyclopedia-titanica.org
Titanic: The Disappeared
An enduring mystery of the Titanic is that some of her survivors have never been found...
TIL about Yuval Noah Harari's philosophy of fiction. He argues that human beings are able to cooperate in large numbers due to their capacity to believe in things that exist purely in imagination like gods, nation, money and human rights.
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 07:53AM by JagatShahi
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 07:53AM by JagatShahi
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TIL Donald J. Smith and his father, Frank J. Smith patented the comb over for balding men in 10 May 1977. Specifically, it is a variation of the comb over that conceals baldness by combing long hair in three separate directions.
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 07:04AM by WarwickReider
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 07:04AM by WarwickReider
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TIL the lord chancellor is the highest-ranking Great Officer of State in the United Kingdom. The position is so powerful that killing them is considered high treason.
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 05:38AM by redmambo_no6
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TIL that a cache of approximately 800,00 1983 Atari "ET" game cartridges that were dumped in landfill near Alamogordo, New Mexico desert due to poor customer reaction/feedback were discovered in 2014.
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 10:49AM by Curious_Penalty8814
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 10:49AM by Curious_Penalty8814
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Texas Standard
How thousands of Atari games from an El Paso warehouse ended up buried in the New Mexico desert
"E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" had long been the subject of an urban legend in which unsold copies were buried in a landfill. It turned out the legend was true.
TIL that a number of English words have changed spelling due to confusion between 'a' and 'an'. These include, "an ewt" becoming "a newt", "a napron" becoming "an apron", and "a numble pie" becoming "an 'umble [humble] pie".
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 01:21PM by Illogical_Blox
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 01:21PM by Illogical_Blox
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TIL about Thomas White, a 15-year-old enslaved Black teen who escaped in the 1840s. Hidden in family papers for 150+ years and revealed in 2025, his dictated story tells of evading slave catchers and surviving as a cook, lumberjack, and sailor across Australia, India, and beyond.
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 02:12PM by Emotional_Quarter330
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 02:12PM by Emotional_Quarter330
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Smithsonian Magazine
Tattered Pages Discovered in Storage Reveal an Enslaved Man’s Daring Bid for Freedom—and His Second Life at Sea
Historians are investigating the haunting handwritten manunoscript, which chronicles Thomas White's escape from slavery in Maryland and adventures around the world nearly 200 years ago
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TIL a study uncovered how bowhead whales can live to over 200 years old. The key to their long lifespan is a cold-activated protein called CIRBP. This protein can repair damaged DNA and bowhead whales have large amounts of it.
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 02:49PM by tyrion2024
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 02:49PM by tyrion2024
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Smithsonian Magazine
Bowhead Whales Live Long Lives. Do They Hold the Key to Human Longevity?
A cold-activated gene that helps the mammals repair their DNA may also help humans live longer
TIL the 1990 Mr. Olympia was the first edition of the bodybuilding competition to drug test its participants for anabolic steroids. However, amid criticism by spectators for lowering the quality of the event, the IFBB reversed its decision the following year.
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 04:02PM by tyrion2024
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 04:02PM by tyrion2024
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TIL according to the Institute for Food Safety and Health at the Illinois Institute of Technology, "one-third of a product's shelf-life remains after the sell-by date for the consumer to use at home."
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 04:16PM by tyrion2024
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Submitted January 09, 2026 at 04:16PM by tyrion2024
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Food & Wine
What's the Difference Between 'Sell By,' 'Use By,' and 'Best By' Dates?
Here's everything to know about common expiration date labels like sell by, use, by, and best by — and why they often matter less than you think.