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TIL that in 2011, a woman drowned and remained at the bottom of a busy Massachusetts public pool for two days, hidden by cloudy water
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Submitted February 13, 2026 at 11:34PM by EradiK8
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ABC News
Friends of Marie Joseph, Woman Found in Public Pool, Thought She'd Gone Home
Friends of Marie Joseph, who went swimming with a group Sunday and disappeared, was found at the bottom of a public pool two days later.
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TIL that people consistently underestimate how much their personality will change in the future, a bias known as the “end of history illusion.”
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Submitted February 13, 2026 at 11:59PM by stammerton
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How the 'end of history' illusion shapes your life choices
Can you imagine what you'll be like 10, 20, 30 years from now? Our true future selves may be harder to picture than we realise.
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TIL: Phil Connors(Bill Murray's character in "Groundhog day") was calculated to have looped the same day for 33 years and 350 days.
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 01:04AM by SortovaGoldfish
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WhatCulture.com
Just How Many Days Does Bill Murray REALLY Spend Stuck Reliving Groundhog Day?
WhatCulture's Simon Gallagher answers one of the most asked questions in cinematic history...
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TIL about Irish revolutionary Thomas Ashe who died in 1917 from being force fed in prison after he went on a hunger strike
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 12:30AM by licecrispies
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TIL peacock tail feathers don’t contain any colour pigment. Their colours come from structural colouration. Microscopic crystal-like structures in the feathers bend, scatter, and interfere with light. The precise spacing of these reflects specific wavelengths, creating vivid iridescent colours.
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 12:51AM by vegemitemilkshake
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TIL that Ice Cube's good day was likely January 20, 1992. Yo! MTV Raps was on air, it was a clear smogless day in Los Angeles, and the Lakers beat the Sonics
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 03:18AM by shinjikun10
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TIL a man died during a routine cataract surgery because the surgeon & anesthesiologist were playing music bingo and failed to notice a change in his vital signs (when he stopped breathing) because a monitor had been turned off (something the surgeon denied being aware of).
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 03:18AM by tyrion2024
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Health Exec
Music bingo leads to patient’s death during routine cataract surgery
In a settled lawsuit, a surgeon and anesthesiologist admitted to playing the game and missing an alarm that warned them a 56-year-old patient had stopped breathing.
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TIL about 85% of the dialogue in This Is The End (2013) was improvised, whereas, around 95% of the dialogue in Superbad (2007) came directly from the noscript. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg cowrote both movies together.
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 03:32AM by tyrion2024
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EW.com
Evan Goldberg on how much of 'This Is The End' was improvised
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TIL that dead butt syndrome, also called “diminished gluteal syndrome“ in a season 5 episode of King of the Hill, is a real medical condition. This lack of butt muscle is also called “sleepy glutes,” “flabby butt,” and “longback,” and there are exercises that can address it.
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 03:17AM by RedditPrat
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WebMD
Back or Knee Pain? Uh-Oh, You May Have 'Dead Butt Syndrome'
"Gluteal amnesia" is real – a damaging muscle weakness that's more common than you think. Take this self-test, then use these three exercises to bring your glutes back to life
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TIL about speed skiing, a demonstration sport at the 1992 Olympics in which skiers go straight down a hill at speeds which are often over 200km/h. It did not become a regular Olympic sport because it was "deemed too dangerous after several recorded deaths."
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 04:56AM by clawsoon
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TIL that being able to sit down on the floor and stand up without using your hands or knees is used as a predictor of longevity.
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 07:57AM by iKickdaBass
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Prevention
What Being Able To Sit On The Floor Without Using Your Hands Says About Your Life Span
Media Platforms Design Team
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TIL that Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery and never knew his real birthday, chose to celebrate it on February 14th. He picked this date because he remembered his mother, whom he rarely saw, calling him her "Little Valentine."
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 07:28AM by Greydl1
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docsouth.unc.edu
Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895. My Bondage and My Freedom. Part I. Life as a Slave. Part II. Life as a Freeman.
My Bondage and My Freedom. Part I. Life as a Slave. Part II. Life as a Freeman. By Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895
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TIL that in Sikhism, the most common last name for male believers is Singh and Kaur for female believers. These last names were given by Gurus to challenge India's caste system as last names back then symbolized caste.
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 01:15PM by Physical_Hamster_118
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TIL Karl Marx wrote a letter in November 1864 that was addressed to President Abraham Lincoln. In the letter, Marx congratulates Lincoln on his re-election and for fighting against slavery in the United States.
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 03:52PM by NicolasCageFan492
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TIL In 2022, a gold coin was discovered that proved a previously thought “fictional” Roman emperor was real.
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 03:42PM by TheShyBuck
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Bbc
Gold coin proves 'fake' Roman emperor was real
The coin bearing the name of Sponsian was considered apocryphal and had been locked away in a museum cupboard.
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TIL After retiring in 2003, one of the co-founders of Nvidia, Curtis Priem, sold off all his shares by 2006. Had he kept them, they'd be worth an estimated $70 billion+ today
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 04:42PM by rezikiel
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TIL a railway dispatcher warned of the 1917 Halifax explosion, staying at his post while watching an ammo ship burn. He sent a telegraph to stop incoming trains with "Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys", then perished in the blast.
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 06:36PM by strangelove4564
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TIL McDonald's is estimated to have spent $300m on the research, production & marketing for the Arch Deluxe. Despite having the largest advertising & promotional budget in fast food history at the time, it failed to become popular. It's considered one of the most expensive product flops of all time.
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 07:37PM by tyrion2024
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TIL Chris Kattan broke his neck while filming an SNL sketch parodying The Golden Girls, during which he threw himself backwards on a chair.
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 08:04PM by nt-yur-fathers-usrnm
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TIL the Emperor Aurelian reunited the Roman Empire during the Crisis of the 3rd Century, drove off several German invasions, reformed Roman religion under a supreme diety (Sol Invictus), built walls around Rome that lasted until gunpowder, and instituted coinage reforms. He reigned for only 5 years.
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 09:47PM by XyleneCobalt
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TIL about Lawrence Ripple, a man who robbed a bank to get away from his wife, only to be sentenced to house arrest
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Submitted February 14, 2026 at 09:55PM by PlaystationFanboy
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BBC News
Man robs Kansas bank to 'escape wife'
The robber waited for police after the heist, saying prison was better than living with his wife.
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