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TIL Diogenes was captured by a group of pirates and sold at a slave market, noticing Xeniades a Corinthian man among the other bidders, he turned to the auctioneer and said, "Sell me to him; he needs a master".
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 07:31AM by JagatShahi
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TIL that in Australia there’s a small territory where cannabis is legal.In the Australian Capital Territory (around Canberra), adults can legally possess small amounts of cannabis and grow a few plants at home and there are also legal cannabis dispensaries.
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 02:56AM by Ancient-Ordinary-460
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TIL after the video for Madonna's song "Justify My Love" was banned from MTV and other networks internationally due to its "sexually explicit nature", she released the video single on VHS and it became the first-ever short-form video to be certified multiplatinum in the US by the RIAA.
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 01:43AM by tyrion2024
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TIL the only two countries where divorce is not allowed are the Philippines (exception for Muslims) and the Vatican City. They only allow annulment of marriages.
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 12:43AM by No_Idea_Guy
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TIL of Qube, a cable TV system in the 1970s that let viewers interact with the shows.
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 03:56AM by bros402
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TIL that scientists discovered a new carnivorous caterpillar in Hawaii that scavenges trapped insects in spider webs and wears their body parts as camouflage.
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 01:28PM by yena
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BBC Science Focus Magazine
The new ‘Bone Collector’ caterpillar wears the remains of its prey – and we have the footage to prove it | BBC Science Focus Magazine
A newly discovered caterpillar species, dubbed the 'Bone Collector', has a macabre fashion sense to say the least.
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TIL after smallpox was declared eradicated, the sole (official) remaining specimens of the virus were preserved in two designated laboratories globally, one at the CDC in Atlanta and the other at VECTOR in Koltsovo
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 02:20PM by Forsaken-Peak8496
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TIL in 1991, a radio station in New Mexico made the switch from new age to classic rock by playing Led Zeppelin's “Stairway to Heaven” for 24 hours straight. Listeners called the station, thinking the DJ had a heart attack, while many were outraged. However, it made for excellent ratings that day.
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 04:18PM by Away_Flounder3813
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Remember When: New Mexico Radio Station Plays "Stairway To Heaven" for 24 Hours Straight in 1991
In 1991, a radio station in New Mexico played Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" for 24 hours straight, prompting listeners to complain.
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TIL Nicholas McKay invented the lint roller after needing masking tape, a paper roll, and some wire to clean his suit before chaperoning his son's high school dance in 1956.
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 10:54AM by Ill_Definition8074
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TIL about parasite gigantism, a process in which a host becomes larger following a parasitic infection primarily caused by parasitic castration (ie eating the gonads)
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 04:22PM by Not_so_ghetto
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TIL women's feet are not just scaled-down men's feet, but actually differ in shape significantly. In addition, women have proportionately larger calves and shorter ankles. This has been studied for implications in shoe design.
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 04:34PM by Crimson_Clover_Field
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PubMed
Gender differences in adult foot shape: implications for shoe design - PubMed
This study demonstrates that female feet and legs are not simply scaled-down versions of male feet but rather differ in a number of shape characteristics, particularly at the arch, the lateral side of the foot, the first toe, and the ball of the foot. These…
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TIL There's a genuine medical condition, where sufferers absolutely believe someone close to them has been 'swapped' with an imposter, as if they're really living "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", the original patient was a "Madame Macabre", it's known as Capgras delusion.
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 02:14PM by Flubadubadubadub
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TIL in 2024 a 2-year-old girl's blood test revealed that the toddler had a blood alcohol content of .12 after a California restaurant mistakenly served her cooking wine that had been mislabeled as apple juice. The parents took their daughter to the ER after they noticed she had signs of intoxication
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 05:50PM by tyrion2024
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People.com
Calif. Restaurant Mistakenly Serves Toddler Wine Instead of Juice, Landing Her in Emergency Room with .12 BAC
A California restaurant mistakenly served a toddler cooking wine that they say was mislabeled as apple juice, causing the youngster to have a blood alcohol content of .12, twice the legal limit for a consenting adult.
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TIL: You have to take your own poop out if you are granted access to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon for a rafting trip.
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 05:57PM by ohsodave
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Grand Canyon Whitewater
Going to the Bathroom (#1 and #2) On The River
Plenty of people have anxiety about going to the restroom while on their river trip but here is the good news: it’s not that hard or different from what you’re used to.
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TIL that the Bison population in Yellowstone (USA) is the only Bison herd to have existed in the wild since pre-historic times. All other wild populations were wiped out, and all other wild populations living today have been reintroduced by humans.
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 09:42PM by Robbinit
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TIL the UK has the most annual tornadoes by land area in the entire world, but they are generally much weaker than the ones that form in other countries like the US
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Submitted January 11, 2026 at 11:12PM by -BigDickOriole-
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TIL the 8th game of the 1929 World Chess Championship was the only time in the history of the championship that a game ended in an actual checkmate on the board.
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Submitted January 12, 2026 at 01:48AM by Disastrous_Award_789
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TIL: The term Kung Fu (gongfu) doesn’t actually mean “martial art.” It refers to any skill achieved through time, effort, and discipline. The Chinese martial arts people usually call “kung fu” are more accurately called Wushu.
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Submitted January 12, 2026 at 02:22AM by greenappletree
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TIL, one of the co-founders of Waffle House was a counterintelligence office that worked with the Manhattan Project and was later inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame. He named the restaurant after the menu item with the largest profit margin.
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Submitted January 12, 2026 at 03:25AM by DTPVH
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TIL that a freedman from the Roman Empire (Romanukha) accidentally sailed to Sri Lanka (the Anuradhapura Kingdom) and met King Bhatika Abhaya. Impressed by Roman coins, the King became interested in Western civilization and sent a Sinhalese freedman (later diplomat) to Rome.
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Submitted January 12, 2026 at 04:51AM by DiscussionFun2987
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TIL that in 1840, Britain introduced the “Penny Post,” allowing anyone to send a letter anywhere in the country for just one penny, making long-distance personal communication affordable for ordinary people for the first time.
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Submitted January 12, 2026 at 02:29AM by SwordfishEither2516
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