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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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Mayo Clinic
Rheumatic fever - Symptoms and causes
Learn about this complication of strep throat and scarlet fever and what you can do to prevent it.
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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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Nettle eaters chomp in revived world championships
The revived Nettle Eating World Championships returns to its original home in Marshwood
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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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Mayo Clinic
Wilson's disease - Symptoms and causes
This inherited disease causes copper to build up in vital organs, especially the liver, brain and eyes. It's treatable when caught early.
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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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The Hollywood Reporter
Coolio Was Courted to Play Scarecrow in Scrapped ‘Batman & Robin’ Sequel
"Me and him didn't get along that great anyway," the musician says of Joel Schumacher.
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TIL that scientists can estimate prehistoric puberty from bones, showing Ice Age adolescents matured similarly to modern humans. A rare case of a teen with dwarfism also provides insight into social practices of the time.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 03:17PM by yena
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SciTechDaily
New Research Unveils 25,000-Year-Old Ice Age Adolescents Went Through Puberty Just Like Modern Teens
Ice Age teens experienced puberty stages akin to today's adolescents, with new research shedding light on their health and social roles, exemplified by the unique case of “Romito 2.” A groundbreaking new study on the timing of puberty in Pleistocene teens…
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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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TIL that Rhodium in Catalytic Converters is 100 times scarcer than gold
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 03:58PM by Dashover
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Yahoo Finance
This Mineral In Your Catalytic Converter Costs $10,000 Per Ounce, And It's Essential
Catalytic converters are essential automotive exhaust system components, but they're extremely expensive, thanks, in part, to the presence of this metal.
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TIL a 1989 helicopter crash was caused by an invisible nick made when adhesive was trimmed from the rotor with a sharp blade. The helicopter flew perfectly for 922 hours, until it didn't.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 04:50PM by TheQuarantinian
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aviation-safety.net
Accident Agusta A109A Mk II N21FL, Tuesday 10 October 1989
AS THE HELICOPTER WAS IN CRUISE FLT AT AN ALT OF 2200' MSL, A PORTION OF ONE OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEPARATED. THE SUBSEQUENT IMBALANCE RESULTED IN SEPARATION OF THE TRANSMISSION & MAIN...
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TIL the actor who played the Professor on Gilligan’s Island was a WWII bomber pilot who survived being shot down, earned a Purple Heart, and actually understood most of the science his character explained.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 05:13PM by TNSasquatch77
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Snopes
Did Actor Russell Johnson Fly 44 Combat Missions in WWII?
Johnson was best known for his role as the brainy professor in the 1960s TV series "Gilligan's Island."
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TIL Gavrilo Princip, Franz Ferdinand's assassin and catalyst for the start of WW1, was 19 years old at the time of his trial, and only 27 days away from turning 20, which the minimum age for the death sentence in the Habsburg empire. He got the maximum of 20 years in prison but died just 4 years in
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 05:52PM by Nero2t2
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TIL that Nobel laureate Tu Youyou discovered the malaria drug artemisinin after reading a 1,600 year Chinese medical text and realizing the herb had to be extracted cold, not boiled, paving a treatment estimated to have saved tens of millions of lives. She then tested on herself to prove it.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 07:36PM by greenappletree
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NobelPrize.org
TU YOUYOU - NobelPrize.org
Medicine laureate Tu Youyou turned to Chinese medical texts from the Zhou, Qing, and Han Dynasties to find a traditional cure for malaria, ultimately extracting a compound – artemisinin – that has saved millions of lives.
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TIL that Robocop (1987) was mostly filmed in Dallas, Texas in August. Main actor Peter Weller lost 3 pounds a day from sweating in his hot costume
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 06:14PM by MrMojoFomo
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TIL Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf despite being offered $30 million and 15% of box office profits
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 08:30PM by mr-blue-
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Sean Connery's worst decision: He turned down a role in Lord of the Rings and lost 400 million dollars
There is a striking curiosity about 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'. It's one that has to do with none other than one of the star characters, Gandalf, the wizard sent t
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TIL that in 1938, demolition workers in Paris uncovered over 3,000 gold coins hidden inside a wall on Rue Mouffetard, along with a will written by a royal official leaving the treasure to his daughter, who never knew where it was hidden.
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Submitted January 20, 2026 at 07:49PM by SwordfishEither2516
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