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TIL a farmer cut off his own leg with a 4-inch pocket knife to free himself from a grain auger. After his leg got stuck, he kept getting pulled in deeper & deeper and with nobody around to help, he had to cut off his leg before time ran out. He then crawled 150 feet to a landline to call for help.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 06:14AM by tyrion2024
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Nebraska farmer recounts sawing off his leg with a pocket knife to save his own life
Kurt Kaser says the accident occurred on his Nebraska farm on April 26.
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TIL that the U.S. uses the 13th Amendment loophole to force incarcerated people into work, producing over $11 billion in goods & services while they earn pennies per hour and often lose most pay to fees.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 07:59AM by Own-Bullfrog7362
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TIL that Christopher McDonald declined playing Shooter McGavin twice because he was tired of playing villains and he wanted to spend time with his family. He became interested in the role after winning a round of golf.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 08:44AM by RareXG
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TIL about the trend Happy slapping (2005) where teenagers would randomly assault strangers and film it on mobile phones for entertainment.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 03:58AM by CivilisedMleccha
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TIL that as a child, Charles Dickens worked 10-hour days in a London boot-blacking factory - a trauma he later called the deepest shame of his life, but one that forged his strict 9–2, five-hour writing discipline and his life-long refusal to let his own children work.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 11:43AM by Upstairs_Drive_5602
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TIL the highest-grossing independent restaurant in the US in 2025 was MILA in Miami, which had an average check of $188 and generated over $51 million in annual sales.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 01:24PM by tyrion2024
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Yahoo Creators
This restaurant in Miami just ranked the #1 highest-grossing independent restaurant in America
This Miami hot spot has officially become the nation’s top-grossing independent restaurant, eclipsing even the most storied names.
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TIL that Magnus Carlsen, one of the greatest chess players of all time, has never lost 3 or more classical chess games in a row in his adult professional career. The last time he lost 3 games in a row was in 2003, when he was 12.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 03:53PM by 4isfourwastaken
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TIL about a soda machine offering 'mystery' drinks operated for nearly 20 years, but no one knew who operated it or kept it stocked.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 05:00PM by anganeonnumilla
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TIL Burt Reynolds was originally cast as George Spahn in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but he died shortly before filming began. However, he ended up contributing a memorable line to the movie when he told Tarantino to have someone tell Brad Pitt's Cliff Booth "You're kinda pretty for a stunt guy."
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 04:41PM by tyrion2024
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TIL that playing high-level chess causes players to burn calories at an athletic rate. For example, 21-year-old Grandmaster Mikhail Antipov was recorded burning 560 calories in just two hours of sitting—roughly what Roger Federer would burn in an hour of singles tennis.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 06:31PM by ralphbernardo
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The grandmaster diet: How to lose weight while barely moving
You wouldn't think that chess players, who sit for hours on end and extend their arms only from time to time, would struggle with weight loss. But they do. Inside the very real, very bizarre metabolic phenomenon gripping chess.
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TIL that in 1787 Thomas Jefferson, trying to prove American wildlife wasn’t inferior, had an entire moose carcass shipped across the Atlantic to France to impress European scientists.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 05:59PM by Onscray
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TIL that frequently using Afrin nasal spray (Oxymetazoline hydrochloride 0.05%) creates a dependence on it to keep your nose clear. While it shrinks blood vessels to relieve stuffiness, it causes them to swell when it wears off leading to more stuffiness.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 05:46PM by TheDuhammer
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Is Afrin addictive? | Poison Control
Afrin contains oxymetazoline, an ingredient that causes temporary nasal blood vessel narrowing. When used as directed, it reduces nasal congestion. Frequent use of oxymetazoline can cause worsening of nasal congestion after usage is stopped. Some people may…
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TIL Nietzche's autobiography contained chapters such as "Why I Am So Clever", "Why I Am So Wise", and "Why I Write Such Excellent Books"
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 07:38PM by 2SP00KY4ME
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TIL On January 4, 1970, Keith Moon, the drummer for The Who, accidentally ran over and killed his driver and close friend, 24-year-old Neil Boland, while trying to escape a hostile crowd.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 06:42PM by FitEmergency8807
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Ultimate Classic Rock
When Keith Moon Accidentally Killed His Driver
Revisiting Jan. 4, 1970, the day Keith Moon of the Who accidentally ran over and killed his driver and bodyguard Neil Boland.
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TIL Cattle ranching, not logging, is the primary driver of deforestation in the Amazon. Responsible for 80% of forest clearing.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 06:46PM by itsthewolfe
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Unsustainable cattle ranching
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TIL 7-year-old Bonnie Lohman went to the store with her stepdad & saw her own face on a milk carton. She asked to keep the image & was allowed to on the condition she kept it a secret. However after her neighbors saw the image & reported it, she learned that her mom had kidnapped her when she was 3.
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 10:02PM by tyrion2024
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TIL "Want to come up and see my etchings?" was a popular euphemism for an invitation to sex in the early 20th century
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Submitted February 07, 2026 at 10:05PM by PmButtPics4ADrawing
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TIL Johnny Carson joked about an alleged shortage of toilet paper. Viewers believed the story and panic buying and hoarding ensued across the United States as consumers emptied stores, causing a real shortage that lasted for weeks. Stores and toilet paper manufacturers had to ration supplies.
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Submitted February 08, 2026 at 12:43AM by sgrams04
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TIL that "black boxes" on airplanes are legally required to be orange.
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Submitted February 08, 2026 at 02:25AM by One_Acanthaceae9174
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TIL Sean Astin's first acting role was in a 1981 television film noscriptd “Please Don't Hit Me, Mom”, in which he played an eight-year-old child with an abusive mother (portrayed by his real-life mother Patty Duke).
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Submitted February 08, 2026 at 02:39AM by ham-and-egger
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TIL that in 1946 Walt Disney produced a film named "Song of the South" that was never released on DVD or streaming market due to the subject matter of slavery portrayed in the film. It also happens to be the origin of the song "zippidy doo-da".
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Submitted February 08, 2026 at 04:17AM by GossipBottom
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