TIL that during World War II, British intelligence spread a rumor that carrots improve night vision to hide the existence of radar technology.
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Submitted February 04, 2026 at 05:32PM by laso5654
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TIL about Rick Rescorla, a survivor of America's toughest battle in Vietnam(Ia Drang, LZ X Ray), was also the one to organize an evacuation plan in case a plane hit the Twin Towers. He was last seen entering the tower looking for survivors.
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Submitted February 04, 2026 at 06:30PM by Firecracker048
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TIL that 80s adult film actress Traci Lords starred in 75 adult films before leaving the industry. It was later revealed that she had faked her age, and that all but her final movie were filmed while she was a minor
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Submitted February 04, 2026 at 07:22PM by MrMojoFomo
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Submitted February 04, 2026 at 07:22PM by MrMojoFomo
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TIL in 1871, to force accountability of Boss Tweed's corruption in NYC, 70 reformers/financial leaders of the City formed a committee that convinced property owners to stop paying taxes, and got a Judge to block the city Comptroller from issuing bonds or spending money. Quickly ending Tweed's reign.
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Submitted February 04, 2026 at 06:10PM by DivestPanties
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TIL a woman nicknamed the 'Rooftop Ninja' lived for about a year inside a sign on the roof of a Family Fare grocery store in Midland, Michigan. Inside the sign, she had a computer, printer, desk, and coffee maker. She was discovered by a contractor who noticed an extension cord running into the sign
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Submitted February 04, 2026 at 07:44PM by Forward-Answer-4407
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Global News
‘Rooftop Ninja’: Woman lives undetected in Michigan store sign for a year - National | Globalnews.ca
The 34-year-old woman had outfitted the sign's small space with flooring, a coffee maker, printer and more.
TIL that Mark Steven Zuckerberg sued Facebook in September of 2025, because his account was repeatedly removed for impersonation of Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook.
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Submitted February 04, 2026 at 06:42PM by therealvelichor
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Bbc
Mark Zuckerberg - no, not that one - sues Facebook for account shutdowns
The Facebook founder's namesake in Indiana says he has lost business because his social accounts keep getting shut.
TIL that the Trojan Horse is not in Homer's Iliad, that it's briefly mentioned in the Odyssey, and that most of the story surrounding it actually comes from Virgil's Aeneid
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Submitted February 04, 2026 at 08:51PM by tomispev
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TIL about a 5.5 tonne solid gold Buddha, the largest solid gold sculpture. It was covered in plaster for 200 years about and forgotten until 1955!
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Submitted February 04, 2026 at 10:04PM by vercingetafix
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TIL of Évariste Galois, a 19th century mathematician and womaniser. Age 20 he fought a duel for seducing a mans fiancé. He lost the duel, but had spent night prior madly writing down his theories. The rambling and ink-stained pages would end up birthing an entire new field of maths: “Galois Theory”
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Submitted February 04, 2026 at 06:07PM by RotaryDane
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Évariste Galois
Évariste Galois was a French mathematician famous for his contributions to the part of higher algebra now known as group theory. His theory provided a solution to the long-standing question of determining when an algebraic equation can be solved by radicals…
TIL that 25-40% of the British Empire's army were Irish during colonial conquests of the 18th and 19th centuries. There was also no mandatory connoscription until 1916.
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Submitted February 04, 2026 at 11:15PM by slagmunch
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TIL Dr Pepper is not a cola, root beer, or fruit-flavored soft drink, but instead belongs to its own category called "pepper sodas", named after the brand itself
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 12:22AM by RiverMesa
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TIL while filming the Bond film "Goldfinger" (1964), the re-creation of the Fort Knox repository was incredibly accurate and looked so real that a 24-hour guard was placed on the set at Pinewood Studios so that pilferers would not steal the gold bar props.
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 12:01AM by Away_Flounder3813
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TIL Sir Anthony Hopkins, wanting to prepare for a role, unsuccessfully searched for a book in London bookshops. He found an abandoned, annotated copy on a bench. Two years later, he met the author — who revealed it was his own personal copy that had been lost in London!
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 03:51AM by XaltotunTheUndead
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Far Out Magazine
Anthony Hopkins' ties to the quantum theory of coincidence
How Anthony Hopkins became the centre of the quantum theory of coincidence due to a bizarre incident ahead of the film 'The Girl from Petrovka'.
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TIL that fish swim bladders evolved from lungs, meaning lungs existed before most fish used them for breathing
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 03:08AM by Tight_kangaroo1
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TIL that ejaculating at least 21 times a month may lower your risk of prostate cancer by 31%!
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 02:04AM by HenzoH
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Harvard Health
Ejaculation frequency and prostate cancer - Harvard Health
Research into the connections between sexual activity and prostate cancer....
TIL Apple recently paid $95 million because Siri was caught eavesdropping on private conversations, like doctor visits and drug deals, then sending those recordings for human contractors to listen to. Siri was triggered not just by "Hey Siri," but by phrases that sounded similar like "seriously."
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 05:12AM by UsualOkay6240
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USA TODAY
Lopez vs. Apple: What to know about case involving Siri that triggered $95M settlement
The Lopez v. Apple lawsuit alleges that the company was eavesdropping on users. Customers may be ennoscriptd to part of the resulting settlement.
TIL Christopher Columbus made significant errors in estimating the distance to Asia. If the Americas didn't exist, then he'd have ran out of food and died long before reaching Japan.
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 06:46AM by NorthKoreanMissile7
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TIL that most “CGI” in Jurassic Park (1993) was actually practical effects and animatronics, with CGI used only for a few shots, which is why the movie still looks convincing today.
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 10:46AM by joe_at_large
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ScreenRant
Jurassic Park: How The Dinosaurs Were Created (Is It All CGI?)
Very few of the film's iconic scenes were CGI.
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TIL David Eisenhower, grandson of Dwight Eisenhower & son in law of Richard Nixon (married to his daughter Julie), is one of the inspirations for the song Fortunate Son. His father also changed the name of the presidential retreat from Camp Shangri-La to Camp David after him & his own father.
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 06:30AM by flying_ina_metaltube
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TIL that in 1999, Google's founders were willing to sell the company to Excite for $750,000, but the CEO of Excite turned them down. Today, Google's parent company is worth over $2 Trillion
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 11:49AM by Adorable-District106
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 11:49AM by Adorable-District106
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TIL Einstein bequeathed his likeness to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. They raise over $1m a year on average by licencing his likeness.
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 12:48PM by scott3387
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Submitted February 05, 2026 at 12:48PM by scott3387
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