TIL that giraffes sleep using their own butts as pillows
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 02:35AM by rossuh
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Bored Panda
This Is How Giraffes Sleep (13 pics)
Take a good look at these giraffe nap pics, because you won't often catch a giraffe sleeping. In fact, despite being the tallest animal, giraffes have the shortest sleep requirements of any mammal, sleeping an average of just 30 minutes per day. And when…
TIL that breathing 100% pure oxygen for more than 16 hours can lead to irreversible lung damage, damage to the retinas, and eventually, death.
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 07:13AM by operator139
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BBC Science Focus Magazine
Why does breathing pure oxygen kill you?
We need oxygen to live, yet there's always too much of a good thing. Pure oxygen can be deadly.
TIL that during the filming of Jackass 3D, Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and the rest of the crew banned beer from the set to help Steve-O maintain his sobriety.
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 12:40PM by AMobOfDucks
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Miami New Times
Johnny Knoxville Talks Jackass 3-D, Testicles, and a Cuban Tarzan
MTV was once all about music videos. Slowly, however, the Viacom-owned network began chiseling away at the very foundation with shows like Pimp My Ride and Cribs. But the biggest jackasses at MTV weren't as obnoxious as Xzibit or Mariah Carrey's New York…
TIL when filing for bankruptcy, ex-NFL Player Mike Vick personally elected Chapter 11 Bankruptcy as opposed to Chapter 7, so he would be able to pay back his debt almost in full. Paying $17.4 million of the $17.6 million he owed. “I didn’t want to stiff people who never stiffed me”
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ESPN.com
Michael Vick reimburses creditors in rare debt payback
Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick made the final $1.5 million payment to creditors on Thursday, paying back more than $17 million in debt owed since his July 2008 bankruptcy.
TIL about a charity in the UK ‘adopting’ red phone boxes, removing the phone and installing lifesaving defibrillators instead.
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 09:33AM by roger_rabbit_71
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www.communityheartbeat.org.uk
Adopt A Kiosk | Community Heartbeat Trust
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TIL the divorce rate of Navy Seals is 90%, twice as high as the next highest profession.
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 12:31PM by themcjizzler
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Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, LLP
Divorce Statistics and Facts | What Affects Divorce Rates in the U.S.?
We found every divorce statistic, study and fact you need to know - over 115 in all. Find out what impacts divorce (spoiler: almost everything).
TIL 10% of Americans have never left the state they were born. 40% of Americans have never left the country.
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 02:43PM by amansaggu26
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New York Post
A shocking number of Americans never leave home
They say there’s no place like home, but for some Americans, that couldn’t be more true because quite a surprising amount never actually left in the first place. According to new research of 2,000
TIL The English language used to have six more letters: thorn (þ), eth (ð), wynn (ƿ), yogh (ȝ), ash (æ), and ethel (œ). They all disappeared by the 15th century.
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Wikipedia
English alphabet - Wikipedia
Latin alphabet consisting of 26 letters, each having an uppercase and a lowercase form
TIL Charles Bronson's, one of the toughest men in Hollywood, was so poor growing up that at one time he had to wear his sister's dress to school for lack of clothing.
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 01:12PM by redleaderthisisgold
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Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; Lithuanian: Karolis Dionyzas Bučinskis; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor.
TIL that the sun and the moon look to be the same size because the diameter of the sun and moon and the distance to earth both share a 1:400 difference, making them look the same size, this has not been seen with any other planet-moon combination
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earthsky.org
Coincidence that sun and moon seem same size? | EarthSky.org
The sun and moon appear the same size in Earth's sky because the sun's diameter is about 400 times greater - but the sun is also about 400 times farther away.
TIL that The King's School, a day and boarding school in Canterbury, Kent, England is the oldest continuously operating school in the world. It was founded in 597 AD by Augustine of Canterbury a century after the Fall of the Roman Empire in the West as a medieval cathedral school.
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 12:20PM by CMH2075
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Wikipedia
The King's School, Canterbury - Wikipedia
co-educational independent school in the English city of Canterbury in Kent
TIL Top Gear's "tame racing driver", The Stig, would often eat his lunch in the back of an ambulance to avoid being identified. He would also remain in his racing overalls and helmet throughout the day and would put on a French-like accent when talking.
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Wikipedia
The Stig - Wikipedia
character on the British motoring television show Top Gear
TIL the CEO of HSBC in Taiwan walked his lesbian employee down the aisle in 2017 after her parents refused to go to the wedding
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 08:15PM by readerbynight
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Shanghaiist
HSBC Taiwan boss walks gay employee down the aisle after her parents refuse to come to wedding
When one lesbian woman’s homophobic parents refused to go to her wedding, the woman’s boss, John Li, CEO of HSBC Taiwan, stepped forward to be the one to walk her down the aisle.
TIL that in 2016, Kraft replaced the artificial ingredients in its macaroni and cheese with natural ingredients. Nobody noticed.
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 08:11PM by EtOHMartini
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National Post
Kraft changed the recipe for Mac & Cheese three months ago — and nobody noticed
Kraft revealed that, three months ago, it quietly stripped its signature Mac & Cheese dinners of artificial flavors, preservatives and dyes
TIL Pornhub has a branch of their network called “Pornhub Cares” where they focus on humanitarian efforts. Some of their causes are breast and testicular cancer research, planting trees, and funding student college scholarships.
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 09:28PM by NakeyNicole
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Vocally
Pornhub Is A Surprisingly Enlightened Company & Some Of The Things It Does Are Downright Charitable
The views and opinions shared in this article belong solely to the author and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Vocally.
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TIL To solve the problem of communicating to humans 10,000 years from now about nuclear waste sites one solution proposed was to form an atomic priesthood like the catholic church to preserve information of locations and danger of nuclear waste using rituals and myths.
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 09:10PM by SternLecture
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r/todayilearned - TIL To solve the problem of communicating to humans 10,000 years from now about nuclear waste sites one solution…
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TIL Iceland was settled first by norse people. While Old Norse (the language) changed over time and became Norwegian, no such changes happened in Iceland. So Icelandic is more or less the same as Old Norse
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 12:46AM by Kill-ItWithFire
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r/todayilearned - TIL Iceland was settled first by norse people. While Old Norse (the language) changed over time and became Norwegian…
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TIL light bulbs in the New York City subway system screw in "backwards" (i.e. with left-handed threads) so people won't steal them to use at home.
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Wikipedia
Edison screw - Wikipedia
standard lightbulb socket for electric lights
TIL that the Illuminati is present in modern conspiracy theories largely due to some prank letters published in Playboy magazine in the 60's
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 02:05AM by Pontus_Pilates
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Skeptoid
Illuminating the Illuminati
The surprisingly humble beginnings and even more surprising modern rebirth of the Illuminati.
TIL: That the original "Snake Oil Salesman" wasn't convicted of selling snake oil, he was convicted of selling FAKE snake oil. Oil from Chinese Water Snakes was considered a legit medicine at the time, but Clark Stanley was convicted in 1917 of selling fake snake oil.
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 10:21PM by JoeMorgue
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Wikipedia
Snake oil - Wikipedia
fraudulent medication
TIL Japan celebrates Easter, but with no Christian connotations, as a spring family holiday
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 11:45PM by zilchers
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Japan Info
Easter in Japan, and how it is changing! – Japan Info
Easter is a worldwide celebrated holiday, especially in the west. No matter if celebrated for religion roots or just as a spring family holiday, it is popular among children and adults likewise. With Japan easily getting interested in foreign holidays, and…