TIL that Romans weaved asbestos fibers into a cloth-like material that was then sewn into tablecloths and napkins. These cloths were cleaned by throwing them into a blistering fire, from which they came out unharmed and whiter than when they went in.
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 02:26AM by LeonInJapan
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Mesothelioma Center - Vital Services for Cancer Patients & Families
The History of Asbestos - Importing, Exporting & Worldwide Use
Asbestos has been used for centuries and the amount of worldwide use, including importing & exporting per country, has changed throughout the years.
TIL a town bully who was a pedohile, a thief, a stalker, an intimidator & and attempted murdered, always escaped the law. Then one day, he was shot dead in broad daylight. There were over 40 witnesses but nobody would identify the killer because they felt he got what he deserved.
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 09:44AM by raxereson
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Morbidology
The Town That Got Away With Murder - Ken Rex McElroy • Morbidology
The residents of Skimore watched as the town bully was shot dead in broad daylight. The question still remains: Who killed him?
TIL: Punchcards were invented to solve the problem of the 1890 US Census. It took 8 years to process the data of the 1880 census, so Herman Hollerith invented punch cards for tabulation, ushering in the era of data storage, databases, and supercomputers.
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 06:16AM by TimeWaitsFNM
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Wikipedia
Tabulating machine - Wikipedia
electromechanical machine used to summarise information and perform accounting calculations
TIL that English's formal word for "you" was "you", while "thou" was used to express intimacy & familiarity
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 02:14PM by ManOfLaBook
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Wikipedia
Thou - Wikipedia
English archaic personal pronoun
TIL that Adam Jones, the guitarist of the rock band TOOL, also worked on makeup and set design for Hollywood blockbuster films such as Jurassic Park, Terminator 2 and Ghostbusters II, and used his background in film to create TOOL's "unique" stop-motion music videos.
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 04:36PM by sober_disposition
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Wikipedia
Adam Jones (musician) - Wikipedia
musician
TIL that Cards Against Humanity joked about how they could have bought a small private island with the money they donated to charity. So in 2014 they did, renaming it “Hawaii 2”
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 04:35PM by TheDutchMario
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Cbslocal
Cards Against Humanity Buys 6-Acre Maine Island
Cards Against Humanity has purchased a 6-acre private island in Maine and is doling out 1-square-foot parcels to participants in its holiday fundraising campaign.
TIL a woman in Mexico named Ines Ramirez performed a C-section on herself after hours of painful contractions. Fearing that her baby would be stillborn, she drank 2 cups of high-proof alcohol and used a kitchen knife to make the incision. Both the mother and the baby survived.
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Telegraph.co.uk
'I put the knife in and pulled it up. Once wasn't enough. I did it again. Then I cut open my womb'
A woman in a remote village carried out the first successful DIY caesarean section. "This is the one," says Ines Ramirez. From the corner of her one-roomed house, she picks up a wooden-handled knife with a six-inch blade. "I use it to cut fruit and vegetables…
Today I learned about Zura Karuhimbi, a 'witch' who saved over 100 people during the Rwandan genocide because attackers believed she possessed magical powers.
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BBC News
Obituary: Rwanda's Zura Karuhimbi, who saved dozens from genocide
Zura Karuhimbi had only her wits to protect the people she hid during the Rwandan genocide.
TIL that opossums not only eat lots of deer ticks, but they are also resistant to venomous snake bites.
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 01:58PM by Roach2791
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The National Wildlife Federation Blog
Opossums: Unsung Heroes in the Fight Against Ticks and Lyme Disease • The National Wildlife Federation Blog
With the huge rise in deer tick populations and the spread of Lyme disease, many friends of wildlife are welcoming opossums into their yards. Why? Scientists have learned that opossums …
TIL the government can seize private property and sell it to another private owner for vague promises of "economic development." Suzette Kelo had her home demolished to build hotel-retail space, but the developer cancelled the project and the lot is now vacant. SCOTUS ruled in the City's favor.
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Wikipedia
Kelo v. City of New London - Wikipedia
United States Supreme Court case
TIL that Wilford Brimley, the "I've got 'diabetuss.'" guy from the Liberty Medical t.v. commercials, was once employed by millionaire recluse Howard Hughes as a bodyguard.
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 06:11PM by Enby_Bunny_love
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Mentalfloss
10 Hearty Facts About Wilford Brimley
The celebrated oatmeal pitchman once showed his buttocks to Steve Guttenberg.
TIL that 11% of Americans think that HTML is an STD.
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 06:24PM by CommanderLoritt
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Time
Study: 11% of Americans Think HTML Is an STD
According to a new study
TIL that while sitting down while peeing is getting more and more popular, it's also good and healthy for men. It helps emptying the bladder, and thus can prevent bladder stones and urinary tract infections. Claims that it could prevent prostate problems however are yet to be verified.
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 09:03PM by michilio
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Vice
Why More Men Are Sitting Down to Pee
Over the past decade, a number of countries have increasingly moved towards a culture of reclining relief.
TIL that actor DJ Qualls is a cancer survivor and got his distinctive looks while in remission due to his extreme diet
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 09:03PM by ChumbaWambah
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Criminal Minds Wiki
DJ Qualls | Criminal Minds Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
ACTOR Name Donald Joseph Qualls Birth Date June 12, 1978 Birth Place Nashville, Tennessee, US Family Debbie and Donnie Qualls (parents) Years Active 1995 - present DJ Qualls is an American actor...
TIL that when Guillermo Del Toro's father was kidnapped, director James Cameron gave Del Toro over $1 million in cash to help pay the ransom.
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 05:38PM by bnrshrnkr
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Wikipedia
James Cameron - Wikipedia
Canadian film director
TIL Stephen King would do so much cocaine he had to stuff cotton up his nose to stop blood from dripping on his typewriter.
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Detox To Rehab
Stephen King: Alcoholism, Drug Addiction and Fame - Detox To Rehab
Stephen King, the World-Acclaimed Author Battled With Alcohol and Drug Addiction for Many Years. King's Story is One of Heart-break, Struggle and Triumph.
TIL about the Battle of Hayes Pond, an armed confrontation between Lumbee Native Americans and the KKK in which the Lumbee were successful in disrupting the klan rally and ending significant KKK activity in the southern region of North Carolina.
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 08:00PM by mrdeesh
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Wikipedia
Battle of Hayes Pond
The Battle of Hayes Pond was an armed confrontation between members of the Ku Klux Klan and the Lumbee Native Americans at a Klan rally near Maxton, North Carolina, on the night of January 18, 1958. Grand Dragon James W. "Catfish" Cole was the organizer of…
TIL that the Arbor Day Foundation will send you 10 trees or plant them for you for just $10 to help reforest the world.
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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 01:23AM by xSinityx
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www.arborday.org
Buy Trees and Learn About Trees - Visit our Online Nursery
This official site of the Arbor Day Foundation provides information about planting and caring for trees, our Rain Forest Rescue and Tree City USA programs, and much more. Buy trees and give a gift of trees through our Trees in Memory and Trees for America…
TIL that Ahmed Best, voice actor for Jar Jar Binks, became suicidal after the massive societal backlash against the character he played.
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Submitted April 17, 2019 at 07:00PM by intellectual_switch
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BBC News
Star Wars actor: 'I considered suicide'
Ahmed Best says the savage backlash against his character Jar Jar Binks still hurts 20 years on.
TIL that the US Navy used to forbid "obscene" tattoos, which led to a boom in tattoos of nude women among men who didn't want to serve. If they joined the navy later, they had to have a tattoo artist "dress" the woman.
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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 03:56AM by wolf459
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Wikipedia
Sailor tattoos - Wikipedia
Sailor tattoos refer to a type of tattoo traditionally favored by sailors and the traditions that accompany these tattoos. "Old school" tattoos were common among sailors, depicting images like swallows on either side of the chest, girls in sailor hats, and…
TIL that Japan is giving its elderly population discounts on ramen if they give up their drivers licenses
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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 05:53AM by sideofketchud
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miamiherald
Can ramen noodles help reduce traffic accidents?
Japanese authorities are trying to get older people to stop driving by offering them discounts on ramen noodles.