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TIL a chemist’s painful mountain sunburn in 1938 led him to invent modern sunscreen and later create the SPF system the world still uses today.
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Submitted February 20, 2026 at 01:11PM by Mrk2d
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TIL that in 2020, "Mad" Mike Hughes built a steam-powered rocket for $18,000 and launched himself in it in an attempt to prove the earth was flat. The rocket's parachute deployed shortly after launch, causing the craft to crash into the ground. Hughes died on impact
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Submitted February 20, 2026 at 05:26PM by MrMojoFomo
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'Mad' Mike Hughes dies after crash-landing homemade rocket
"Mad" Mike Hughes, 64, wanted to launch himself into space to prove that the Earth was flat.
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TIL only eight major works that exist today are universally attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci.
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Submitted February 20, 2026 at 03:18PM by tyrion2024
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TIL that the Filet-O-Fish from McDonald's was created in 1962 to serve Catholics who abstain from meat on Fridays. It competed to be put on the main menu with the Hula Burger which consisted of grilled pineapple & cheese on a cold bun. The Filet-O-Fish "won hands down" & was added to menus.
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Submitted February 20, 2026 at 06:16PM by Next_Worth_3616
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TIL UK law requires arrest warrants to be carried out at a "reasonable hour," resulting in most arrests being carried out in the early morning to maintain the element of surprise
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Submitted February 20, 2026 at 05:31PM by Joke_Mummy
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Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
An Act to make further provision in relation to the powers and duties of the police, persons in police detention, criminal evidence, police discipline and complaints against
the police; to provide for arrangements for obtaining the views of the community…
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TIL: Takeout and Delivery now account for 75% of all restaurant orders.
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Submitted February 20, 2026 at 07:14PM by Uptons_BJs
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From Trend to Transformation: Off-Premises Dining Now Essential for Restaurant Consumers, Operators
Members of the media: Please contact us for input or comment on your news article. Include a denoscription of your story, your questions and your deadline.
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TIL A standard nickel in the U.S. contains only 1.25 grams of actual nickel. The remaining 3.75 grams is copper. Combined, the coin's metallic value averages 8-10 cents, nearly double its face value. It is illegal to melt down U.S. currency.
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Submitted February 20, 2026 at 06:36PM by KaiBearX
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Why the Nickel in a Nickel Is Worth More Than the Coin
The recent spike in nickel prices on the London Metal Exchanges means a nickel is now worth more than a dime. But the metal has been valued at more than five cents for years.
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TIL that in the 16th century, Spain discovered a mountain of almost pure silver in Bolivia (Potosí). They mined so much of it that they accidentally caused massive hyperinflation across Europe, making their own currency worthless and bankrupting the Spanish Empire multiple times.
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Submitted February 20, 2026 at 07:48PM by Prestigious_Mine_321
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TIL in 1996 a hippo attacked two river tour guides, drowning one and severely injuring the other. The surviving tour guide was swallowed up to his waist twice during the attack. He suffered a "gaping hole" in his back & his left arm was amputated after it was "crushed to a pulp" from the elbow down.
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Submitted February 20, 2026 at 08:24PM by tyrion2024
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CNN
How a river guide survived a hippo attack – and what you can learn | CNN
Zimbabwe safari guide Paul Templer survived a brutal hippopotamus attack in 1996. Here’s what you should know about one of Africa’s most intriguing – and dangerous – animals.
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TIL An estimated 15-20% of people with bipolar disorder die by suicide
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Submitted February 20, 2026 at 08:33PM by haddock420
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TIL about fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, otherwise known as stone man disease, a condition in which your muscles bones and tendons are gradually replaced by bone. The condition is inevitably fatal, with individuals having an average lifespan of 45 years.
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Submitted February 20, 2026 at 06:18PM by hawkingswheelchair1
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TIL The muffins in the nursery rhyme song "The Muffin Man" refers to English muffins, not the sweeter U.S. variety of muffin. Victorian-era households had many fresh foods delivered door-to-door such as muffins.
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Submitted February 20, 2026 at 10:48PM by CraftyFoxeYT
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TIL about Bessie Hall, a Nova Scotian woman who, in 1870 at the age of 20, took command of a fever-ridden ship and safely navigated it through storms from Florida to England.
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Submitted February 21, 2026 at 01:57AM by blindparasaurolophus
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TIL In the 1930s, a payphone call in the United States cost two cents. By keeping a penny in a slot on each shoe, children ensured they always had enough money to make an emergency call home, hence the name Penny Loafers.
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Submitted February 21, 2026 at 04:42AM by gorginhanson
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The History of the Penny Loafer | The Royal Mint
In the spirit of all things coins, we have explored the history of the Penny Loafer, why they were so fashionable and how they became associated with coinage.
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TIL Ecco the Dolphin developer Ed Annunziata was "paranoid" that kids would beat the game in a single weekend so be made certain levels "way over the top challenging." He said, "So... I... uh... made it hard".
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Submitted February 21, 2026 at 08:33AM by 30phil1
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TIL that there are a set of twenty Welsh kings who are mentioned once in a single ancient manunoscript and never again.
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Submitted February 21, 2026 at 05:59AM by Sebastianlim
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The 20 Missing Kings No One Can Remember
The history of Wales is full of oddities, but today a single-sentence genealogy, a father and son from over 1000 years ago, has been occupying my mind.

No one else in Welsh history are recorded like these two kings, and the mystery only deepens once a later…
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TIL Molly Kool became the first female sea captain in North America in 1939. She survived three major shipwreck incidents: a deliberate ramming, a collision that threw her overboard under the ship, and a gasoline explosion.
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Submitted February 21, 2026 at 07:25AM by strangelove4564
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TIL that the feeling of being watched even when you are alone is called "Scopaesthesia," and it is theorized by some researchers to be an evolutionary adaptation from when humans were prey animals.
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Submitted February 21, 2026 at 10:29AM by Outrageous-Baker5834
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TIL we know where China’s first emperor is buried, but his 2,200-year-old tomb—described as containing a scale model of China with rivers of mercury—has never been opened
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Submitted February 21, 2026 at 02:43PM by Spelbarg
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TIL the iPad started development before the iPhone, despite releasing 3 years later.
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Submitted February 21, 2026 at 02:40PM by E26-1
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TIL of Sue Logue, the first woman to be executed by electric chair in South Carolina. She was a mistress of Strom Thurmond and they allegedly had sex in the back of his car when he transported her to her execution
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Submitted February 21, 2026 at 04:56PM by jablair51
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