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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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the Guardian
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
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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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TIL the rivers are so clean in Bern and Basel in Switzerland that many people commute to work by swimming.
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 08:17PM by musefrog
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CNN
Swim to work? See how Swiss residents switch up their commute | CNN
In Switzerland, commuters have discovered a new way to get to work, taking full advantage of the remarkably clean rivers. In places like Bern and Basel, people head to the office by taking a refreshing swim in what’s become a summer staple.
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TIL a married Czech couple born on the same day both won gold medals at the 1952 Olympics
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 06:35PM by Verbal-Gerbil
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The Game Magazine
Emil Zatopek and Dana Zatopkova: Historic Husband-Wife Olympic Gold in 1952 - The Game Magazine
Tales of Olympics: Andy Murray takes a look at the story behind the Olympic power couple. Both athletes in the Czech team in Helsinki’s 1952 Olympic Games, Dana Zatopek won her first gold in the women's javelin throw, just one hour after her husband won the…
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TIL the Royal Navy trained WWII fighter direction officers using ice cream tricycles fitted with radios and compasses to simulate aerial combat. Instructors noted students pedaled much faster than ordered whenever a (female) WRNS member was piloting an attacking bomber trike
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 07:38PM by SteO153
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ETHW
The Beginnings of Naval Fighter Direction - Chapter 5 of Radar and the Fighter Directors
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TIL that Goerge Wendt, who played Norm on the TV show Cheers, was expelled from Notre Dame for a 0.00 GPA
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 10:11PM by JoeyZasaa
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TIL about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment. All 36 men of the study lost 25% of their body weight eating 1,560 calories daily, proving that a calorie deficit alone causes weight loss. These starvation conditions produced a severe physical and mental decline in the subjects.
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 10:23PM by ValuableBerry1628
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TiL Women are less likely to receive bystander CPR than men due to fears of 'inappropriate touching'
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Submitted March 3, 2026 at 11:32PM by ciderandtoast
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www.abc.net.au
'My life is worth more than my boobs': Women are less likely than men to receive CPR in public
People are less likely to give a woman CPR due to fears of hurting her or being accused of inappropriate touching. One Australian CPR provider is trying to change that by putting breasts on training mannequins.
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