TIL There is a fatal disease called Kuru that causes uncontrollable laughing and is transmitted through ritual cannibalism.
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NCBI Bookshelf
Kuru
Kuru is the prototype human prion disease first reported in publications by Dr. D. Carleton Gajdusek and Vincent Zigas in 1957 in the Fore tribes of Papua New Guinea. The word “kuru” means to tremble due to fever or cold.[1][2] It is a non-inflammatory n…
TIL there is a still (somewhat) active mafia group based in Kansas City
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Submitted March 2, 2026 at 09:04PM by IndependentMacaroon
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TIL: "Working cats" programs help unadoptable cats live a productive life as mousers
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 12:03AM by toybuilder
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Kitty Bungalow-Charm School for Wayward Cats | Working Cat
Los Angeles' only 100% feral cat rescue, socialization & adoption facility. In one of our most innovative programs we save feral cats by putting them to work.
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TIL that before becoming an actor, Danny DeVito worked as a cosmetologist for dead bodies at a morgue, styling the hair of the deceased. He began this after a client of his died where he worked as a beautician at his sister's salon, and her family asked him to do her hair for her funeral.
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 02:14AM by altrightobserver
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TIL the “Democracy Manifest” meme guy was a prison escape artist and was involved in a love triangle between his wife and “Australia’s Charles Manson,” the latter of whom killed his wife
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 12:21AM by Jackson_Lamb_829
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Jack Karlson funeral: wisecracks and tears as Brisbane sends enigmatic criminal off to ‘succulent Chinese meal’ in the sky
Crowd at funeral pays tribute to enigmatic criminal who enshrined himself in Australian folklore with ‘democracy manifest’ meme
TIL a woman named Lydia Abate has been "funeral tracking" for nearly 6 years — she scours obituaries to find recently deceased people, then offers grieving families a free estate clean-out service in exchange for keeping their dead relatives' vintage clothes. She hasn't bought clothes in years.
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 04:28AM by One-Commercial-5219
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Taking Your Dead Mom's Clothes Off Your Hands | Extreme Cheapskates
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TIL about the Carnation Revolution where military officers organized a coup against their corporatist government, transforming Portugal into a democracy.
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 08:00AM by SuperPants73
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TIL that the Persian "Immortals" weren't called that because they couldn't die, but because their number was kept at exactly 10,000 at all times. If a soldier was killed or fell ill, he was immediately replaced, creating the illusion that the army never suffered casualties.
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 08:50AM by ImaginaryCredit4359
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TIL that VLC Media Player’s lead developer, Jean-Baptiste Kempf, turned down millions of euros to keep VLC ad-free and open source.
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 11:02AM by rakishgobi
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TIL that Johnny Cash would create a snare drum effect in the studio by putting a dollar bill under the strings of his guitar
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 03:41AM by TooOldToBePunk
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TIL of Sabbatai Zevi who in the 17th century claimed he was the Messiah, leading to a significant portion of Jews world wide believing him. Only for him to end up converting to Islam.
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 01:47PM by Keegerr
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TIL that the last time the United States authorized a private person to conduct war (granting a letter of marque) was during the Second Barbary War (1815)
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 05:56PM by MrMojoFomo
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TIL chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution to increase sell weight, making up as much as 30% of the total weight. A serving of plumped chicken can contain between 200 and 500mg of sodium while non-plumped chicken generally contains 45 to 70mg.
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 06:45PM by James_Fortis
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 06:45PM by James_Fortis
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