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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
TIL that the keyboard player on Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual" was a (pre-fame) Elton John! The guitarist? Jimmy Page!
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It's Not Unusual
"It's Not Unusual" is a song written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills, first recorded by a then-unknown Tom Jones, after having first been offered to Sandie Shaw. Jones recorded what was intended to be a demo for Shaw, but when she heard it she was so impressed…
TIL That a Johnny Cash statue will replace a Confederate figure on Capitol Hill
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Msn
Johnny Cash statue to replace Confederate figure on Capitol Hill
Statues of music legend Johnny Cash and civil rights icon Daisy Lee Gatson Bates will replace two Confederate figures on Capitol Hill.
TIL Volkswagen sells more sausages than cars, sold under the "Volkswagen original parts" number 199398500a, the currywusrt has been available for 45 years now
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Fortune
Volkswagen's Sausages Sell Better Than Its Cars
Wieners are the automaker's "most popular product without wheels."
TIL that two men from Indiana were wrongfully convicted in a 1996 armed robbery because of a false statement from an informant who had sex with the lead detective who set them up. 20 years later, they were found innocent and one of them received $4.9 Million settlement.
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PONDERWALL
Long-Lost Records Surface in Wrongful Conviction Case
When the lawsuit went to trial in 2010, the judge granted a request by attorneys to disallow questioning about the officer’s disciplinary history.
TIL When Harry Wilson 18 months old, his proud Grandfather bet £50 that he would on day represent Wales in football and was quoted 2500/1 at his local bookmaker. 16 years later he became the youngest ever Wales debutant , netting his grandfather £125,000
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Harry Wilson (footballer, born 1997) - Wikipedia
Welsh association football player
TIL that an episode of Peppa Pig that taught children that spiders were harmless and can’t hurt you was banned in Australia.
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NewsComAu
Peppa Pig episode banned in Australia
AN EPISODE of the kid’s show Peppa Pig episode has been banned after telling children spiders “can’t hurt you”.
TIL that a study co-authored by hundreds of physicists, "The Effects of Peanut Butter on the Rotation of the Earth," is only one sentence long: "So far as we can determine, peanut butter has no effect on the rotation of the earth."
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r/todayilearned - TIL that a study co-authored by hundreds of physicists, "The Effects of Peanut Butter on the Rotation of the…
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