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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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 12:58AM by imgur_com_y8suYkD
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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…
TIL of Cpt. Burris, who during WWII got a 15,000 man German Panzer Corps to surrender to him and 2 men. The Americans were told to let the Russians make the final push into Berlin for political reasons. Instead Burris drove in with just a jeep and 2 men and convinced the German's it was over.
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Fox News
WWII vet recounts how he tricked 15,000 German soldiers: 'I had a flutter inside my body'
By April 1945, Capt.
TIL As a child, Einstein's Uncle Jakob introduced him to algebra and called it "a merry science". He compared algebra to hunting a little animal. You didn't know the name of the animal, so you called it "x". When you finally caught the animal you gave it the correct name
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 08:19AM by thepresident45
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Mathematics-Monster
Algebra - free Mathematics lessons and tests
What is Algebra? Algebra is using letters to represent numbers in formulae and equations. Free online Mathematics lessons and tests. Glossary of Mathematics terms.
TIL Martin Luther King criticized the FBI for failing to enforce civil rights law in the south. In retaliation he was sent a letter from the FBI calling him a fraud and asking him to kill himself.
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 09:52AM by El-Sueco
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NY Times
What an Uncensored Letter to M.L.K. Reveals
Would the F.B.I.’s smear campaign against Martin Luther King Jr. work today?
TIL Although there is no specialized sensory organ for time, our perception of time nevertheless depends on the rate of change in different sensory modalities. In the absence of sensory input, e.g. under anaesthesia, the sense of time is often lost or impaired.
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Submitted April 21, 2019 at 11:55PM by chercheur17
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r/todayilearned - TIL Although there is no specialized sensory organ for time, our perception of time nevertheless depends on the…
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TIL that during WW2 there was a saying that "It's more likely for a snake to smoke a pipe, than for Brazil to go the front and fight", so when Brazil joined the war, their troops became known as "Cobras Fumantes", or "the Smoking Snakes".
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 01:56PM by lsiddd
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Brazilian Expeditionary Force
The Brazilian Expeditionary Force or FEB (Portuguese: Força Expedicionária Brasileira; FEB) consisted of about 25,700 men arranged by the army and air force to fight alongside the Allied forces in the Mediterranean Theatre of World War II. This air–land force…
TIL that Hokusai, the artist behind the famous 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa', illustrated a series of shunga erotica called 'Dreams of the Fisherman's Wife' which includes vivid depictions of women having sex with octopus. Published in 1814
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 02:43AM by ClimbingCactus
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Wikipedia
The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife - Wikipedia
woodcut design by Japanese artist Hokusai
TIL Jimmy Carter still lives in the same $167,000 house he built in Georgia in 1961 and shops at Dollar General
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 04:51PM by Harvickfan4Life
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CNBC
Former President Jimmy Carter lives in a $167,000 house and shops at the Dollar General
"It just never had been my ambition to be rich."
TIL: The highest point (The peak of Mount Whitney at 14,494 feet / 4,418 meters) and lowest point (The Badwater Basin area of Death Valley at -282 feet / -86 meters) in the Contiguous United States are both in California, both in the same county in California, and only 88 miles apart.
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 03:10PM by JoeMorgue
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Twelve Mile Circle
Highest and Lowest, Oh So Close - Twelve Mile Circle
The highest and lowest elevations in the continental United States (the "Lower 48" more precisely) are both found in the state of California. Astoundingly, they are less than 88 miles (142 kilometers) apart with an elevation change approaching 15,000 feet.…
TIL that Prince Charles has been heir to the British throne for 67 years, making him the oldest and longest-serving heir in British history.
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 12:59PM by escapesuburbia
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Wikipedia
Charles, Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II. He has been Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay since 1952, and is the oldest and longest…
TIL that every single copy of GoldenEye 007 for the N64 shipped with a fully functioning ZX Spectrum emulator, along with ten games, hidden on the cartridge. This function can be reenabled using an emulator, letting users play the classic games.
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 05:31PM by PerfectHair
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Kotaku
Long Lost Emulation Easter Egg Discovered in GoldenEye
GoldenEye, for the Nintendo 64, is one of the all-time classics of gaming. Recently, a fan uncovered an Easter egg Rare had buried in GoldenEye's code: a fully functional emlulator for the ZX Spectrum system, complete with ten games.
TIL that Akon, a successful artist who won several platinums stopped with music to focus on his humanitarian project "Akon Lighting Africa". This project has installed more than 200.000 solar power systems and are educating people in learning how to use solar power.
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 07:22PM by dankerino_420
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Wikipedia
Akon Lighting Africa - Wikipedia
Akon Lighting Africa is a project started in 2014 by former music artist Akon with Samba Bathily and Thione Niang which aims to provide electricity by solar energy in Africa. Their initial technique is to install Solar street lights and small energy systems.
TIL that a marine scientist accidentally invented a way to make corrals grow 25-40 times faster, making large scale reef restoration a possibility
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 08:16PM by granophyricim
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Theoutliar
Accidental Discovery Makes A Coral Reef Grow 25 Times Faster
Scientist accidentally discovers a technique that makes a coral reef grow 25-40 times faster, enabling environmentalist to set up coral nuseries
TIL the city of Nottingham, UK, named a tram after a locally born actress, Vicky McClure. On her maiden trip on the tram, she was ejected for fare evasion. Having been offered a free ride, she did not have a ticket.
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 11:25PM by RoryC
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Wikipedia
Vicky McClure - Wikipedia
British actress
TIL jazz violinist Joe Venuti, known for practical jokes, once called every double bass player in the New York phonebook, asking them to meet with him on a street corner; over 50 arrived with their instruments, creating a minor roadblock. Venuti later had to pay them all, as mandated by the AFM.
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 09:28PM by mesmermensch
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Wikipedia
Joe Venuti - Wikipedia
jazz violinist
TIL that pineapples were so rare a sight in the 1700's they were a symbol of wealth. The few that were cultivated in hothouses were worth about five thousand pounds ($8000) each. They weren't eaten, but were rented out by the aristocracy as a table centerpiece at dinner parties.
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 11:42PM by ZenMuso
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The Spruce Eats
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Pineapples
The pineapple that made Hawaii famous is not actually from Hawaii. Learn about the history of pineapples and how it arrived in America.
TIL in 2002 paramedics in Poland were arrested for killing patients and selling their information to funeral homes who would contact their relatives to make funeral arrangements. The funeral homes then added the cost of the bribes they paid the killers to the funeral bills of the victims' families.
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Submitted April 22, 2019 at 11:22PM by HiNeighbor_
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TIL Costco’s $6,000 Doomsday Food Kit Only Gets Your Family Through Year One of the Apocalypse. The kit is delivered as two pallets of boxes that together weigh 1,800 pounds. To keep neighbors in the dark, Costco promises everything is “packaged discreetly.” The some products expire in 30 years.
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Submitted April 23, 2019 at 12:56AM by chercheur17
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Grub Street
Costco Now Sells an All-Pastel Doomsday-Prepper Food Kit
It’s 36,000 servings you can distribute however you see fit.