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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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.
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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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 03:32AM by TheLaVeyan
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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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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 06:36AM by Chimerical_Entity
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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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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 03:01AM by 03Mizuchi
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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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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 03:24PM by FatFreddysCoat
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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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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 03:21PM by Godoman
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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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TIL oily rags can spontaneously self-ignite because the oil reacts with oxygen in a reaction to produce heat, and a bunched up cloth can trap the heat enough to reach ignition temperatures.
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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 12:44PM by brazzy42
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TIL The Ancient Greeks had 6 different distinct words for love. Eros, sexual passion or desire. Philia, deep friendship. Ludus, playful love. Agape, selfless love. Pragma, a long standing love. Philautia, love of the self.
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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 05:06PM by murdo1tj
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YES! Magazine
The Ancient Greeks’ 6 Words for Love (And Why Knowing Them Can Change Your Life)
Looking for an antidote to modern culture’s emphasis on romantic love? Perhaps we can learn from the diverse forms of emotional attachment prized by the ancient Greeks.
TIL of a Russian dog whose owners were killed in a car accident. Despite attempts to adopt or re-home him, the dog refused to leave the site of the accident and waited for them until it died 7 years later. The city informally adopted the dog and dedicated a statue to honor his loyalty.
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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 05:39PM by WhileFalseRepeat
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Loyalty (monument) - Wikipedia
Loyalty (Russian: Памятник преданности) is a monument to a faithful dog in the Russian city of Tolyatti.
TIL that Cassowary meat is so tough that people were told to cook it with a stone in the pot. "When the stone is ready to eat, so is the Cassowary."
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Cassowary - Wikipedia
genus of birds
TIL when Ashton Kutcher’s film “Dude Where’s My Car” was released, a movie reviewer for USA Today wrote “Any civilization that can produce a movie this stupid deserves to be hit by famine and pestilence.”
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Dude, Where's My Car? - Wikipedia
2000 film by Danny Leiner
TIL in 2015, thanks to a legal loophole, Ireland accidentally legalised the possession of a number of hard drugs, including ecstasy and crystal meth for 2 days.
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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 06:19PM by MistressGravity
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HuffPost UK
Ireland Just Accidentally Legalized Crystal Meth And Ecstasy
Thanks to an inadvertent legal loophole, Ireland has just temporarily legalized the possession of a number of drugs including ecstasy, crystal meth and psychoactive mushrooms.On Tuesday, the country's...
[TIL] the song Macarena by Los Del Rio is about a woman named Macarena who cheats on her boyfriend with TWO of his friends while he's away in the Army.
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Refinery29
Wait..."The Macarena" Means What?!
Brace yourselves: That catchy dance craze by Los del Río from the '90s, best known as "The Macarena," actually had a surprising meaning.
TIL that former Porn actress Asia Carrera is a member of Mensa, with an IQ of 156. She has a prodigy daughter who went to college at 11
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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 07:01PM by DannyBrocck
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Wikipedia
Asia Carrera - Wikipedia
American pornographic actress
TIL about Doug Hegdahl, a POW during the Vietnam War, who memorized the names, dates of capture, method of capture and personal details of 256 fellow POWs to the tune of "Old MacDonald Had A Farm." He can still recite it to this day.
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Submitted April 19, 2019 at 12:32AM by njf520
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Doug Hegdahl - Wikipedia
US navy sailor
TIL the United States anticipated so many casualties in the planned invasion of Japan during WW2, that it is still awarding Purple Hearts originally manufactured during the war and intended for troops of that invasion.
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Submitted April 18, 2019 at 07:46PM by Mav0524
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r/todayilearned - TIL the United States anticipated so many casualties in the planned invasion of Japan during WW2, that it is…
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TIL That Florida has the 'Sunshine Law' it gives freedom of information including arrests, and this is why we hear about so many crazy people from Florida.
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Submitted April 19, 2019 at 01:49AM by Toody4
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Florida Sunshine Law | University of West Florida