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TIL Oprah Winfrey's birth name is Orpah, after the biblical figure in the Book of Ruth, but people mispronounced it regularly and "Oprah" stuck
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Submitted January 19, 2026 at 09:18PM by JoeFalchetto
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TIL a month before the Brooklyn Bridge officially opened in 1883, a gray stray cat named Ned became the first cat to cross it. A worker carried him to the center and released him. Ned walked to Manhattan on his own and was christened 'Ned of the Bridge' at a saloon.
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Submitted January 19, 2026 at 08:52PM by Danny__NYC
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TIL a nearly blind cat named Jerry Fox wore custom glasses and saved Brooklyn Borough Hall from a fire in 1904. He was on the city payroll as "Assistant Janitor" and when he died, The New York Times ran his obituary.
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Submitted January 19, 2026 at 08:50PM by Danny__NYC
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TIL Amazon has been "commingling" inventory for years. Products with the same barcode are pooled together regardless of supplier leading to counterfeit, damaged, or expired products from less reputable 3rd-parties being mixed in inventory and sent to people who ordered from the authentic brand.
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Submitted January 19, 2026 at 09:53PM by jabronified
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TIL that John Bell, a British politician, remained as an MP for two years despite believing that he was a bird (one who could fly better than most birds due to keeping his shoulders oiled). No mechanism existed to disqualify him from Parliament
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Submitted January 19, 2026 at 10:12PM by bigbrother2030
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TIL that Tennessee was the first state to prohibit using AI to mimic an artist's voice without permission, and the law is called the ELVIS Act (Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security) after one of the most famous Tennesseeans.
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Submitted January 19, 2026 at 11:53PM by Whatevsstlaurent
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TIL Dolly Parton is one of the largest employers in her home region of Tennessee (via Dollywood). After the 2016 wildfires, she raised over $9M through her My People Fund, giving 900+ families $1,000/month for 6 months ($10K total each) to rebuild. She was also honored by the FBI for her leadership.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 01:31AM by Resume-Mentor
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TIL that Alan Hale Jr.—the Skipper on Gilligan’s Island—served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer and later remaining a proud supporter of the Coast Guard for the rest of his life.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 01:12AM by TNSasquatch77
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TIL that strep throat, scarlet fever, and rheumatic fever are all caused by the same bacteria, Streptococcus pyogenes.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 02:00AM by Many-Excitement3246
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TIL that the name of the Thousand Islands in New York and Ontario is an understatement, not an exaggeration. There are 1,864 islands.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 12:58AM by MAClaymore
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TIL the third verse of the Star-Spangled Banner, which is almost never sung, references escaped enslaved people who joined the British during the War of 1812.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 03:37AM by steelmanfallacy
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TIL there is an annual Stinging Nettle Eating World Championship, where participants compete to eat as much raw stinging nettle as they can bear. The 2025 winner ate 22.5 meters of stinging nettle leaves
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 04:30AM by WiJaMa
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TIL The opening sequence of "Family Guy" is a direct parody of the 70's show "All in the Family," and the creators Seth Macfarlane and Norman Lear are good friends.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 05:24AM by Jaw709
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TIL that Jay-Z ghostwrote every single lyric of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s “Still D.R.E.” in about 20 minutes
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 06:54AM by altrightobserver
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TIL: The Thule incident- Only 3 of the 4 nuclear weapons were ever recovered after the B52 crash.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 06:24AM by rabidvermin
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TIL about Wilson’s Disease. A rare genetic disorder that prevents the body from processing copper and can be fatal.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 08:39AM by Chocolatestarfish33
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TIL a Swedish milkmaid was briefly detained by police in 1830s Stockholm because her beauty caused disruptive crowds
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 03:20AM by NeilPatrickWarburton
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TIL that rapper Coolio's cameo in Batman & Robin was an Easter Egg setting up a fifth movie in the series. Coolio is uncredited as playing Dr. Jonathan Crane aka The Scarcrow who would've been the main villain in Batman Unchained.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 02:08PM by Fit_Assignment_8800
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TIL there is a protein in the saliva of vampire bats that prevents blood from clotting, enabling them to drink as much as they need. It is called Draculin
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 03:44PM by UnholyDemigod
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