TIL King Frederick II used reverse psychology on his peasants who refused to eat potatoes because they tasted horrible. To stop the food famine he sent his guards to guard fields of potatoes and the peasants started stealing them and growing their own.
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changingminds.org
Guarding the royal potato. Or not.
Yet another blog from ChangingMinds.org.
TIL: The oldest bar in the world is in Ireland. Archeological records have found that the walls of Sean’s Bar have been around, and serving, since 900 AD. Further, there are records of every owner of the pub back to its 10th century founding. It opened over 1100 years ago.
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Bucketlistbars
5 Oldest Bars in the World
Okay, you've asked us, now we're letting you know. According to our research these are the five oldest bars in the world. Before we begin though, let's start with a caveat: this is as far as we know! There may be some bar nobody has found somewhere tucked…
Today I learned that Canadians say sorry so much that a law had to be passed saying that apologies aren't admissions of guilt.
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The Loop
Canadians love to say ‘sorry’ so much, we had to make this law
Are you really that surprised?
TIL Citigroup wrote secret memos in 2005 and 2006 addressed to investors, stating the world is dividing up more and more into a small group of rich people who drive the economy, surrounded by a large number of poor people whose economic interests can be safely ignored.
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Submitted May 01, 2019 at 02:44AM by MovingxTarget
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TIL Jesus is the most mentioned person in the Quran
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Wikipedia
Jesus in Islam - Wikipedia
Jesus considered to be a Messenger of God and al-Masih (the Messiah) in Islam
TIL about the American Prairie Reserve, a project initiative that is privately purchasing large swaths of land out in the Great Plains of America and converting it into what will hopefully be the largest nature reserve in the continental U.S.
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Submitted May 01, 2019 at 04:00AM by TheWonderfulWoody
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reddit
r/todayilearned - TIL about the American Prairie Reserve, a project initiative that is privately purchasing large swaths of land…
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TIL that, after becoming the first white man to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds, French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre received a formal letter of invitation from the Ku Klux Klan. He did not respond.
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Submitted May 01, 2019 at 06:44AM by zuzudori
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the Guardian
Christophe Lemaitre, France's premier blanc, seeks grand cru status
Christophe Lemaitre wants to be known as an Olympic champion, not just the first white man to run under 10 seconds, he tells Anna Kessel
TIL: The National Institute on Drug Abuse inadvertently led to the discovery of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) trying to prove the dangers of marijuana. ECS serves a vital purpose for our health and well-being because it regulates key aspects of our biology. It explains why pot works medicinally.
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Leafly
What Is the Endocannabinoid System and What Is Its Role?
Learn more about the endocannabinoid system including how it interacts with cannabinoids to help produce cannabis effects and its role in our bodies.
TIL 10% of the people account for 60% of sales of alcoholic beverages
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Submitted May 01, 2019 at 08:28AM by RedEbw0307
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the Guardian
Problem drinkers account for most of alcohol industry's sales, figures reveal
Exclusive: Firms claim to support responsible drinking, yet data shows those who consume at risky or harmful levels account for 60% of sales in England
TIL Sleep deprivation has opposite effects in healthy people and those with depression. If you’re healthy and you don’t sleep, you’ll feel in a bad mood. But if you’re depressed, it can prompt an immediate improvement in mood, and in cognitive abilities. This is the basis of Wake Therapy
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Smithsonian
A Counterintuitive Idea for Treating Severe Depression: Stay Awake
Doctors are finding that sleep deprivation actually helps lift some people out of depression. Now they want to know why
TIL Chimpanzees in West Africa have entered their own Stone Age: they have been using stone tools for generations.
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Submitted May 01, 2019 at 12:30PM by Planet6EQUJ5
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www.mpg.de
The Chimpanzee Stone Age
TIL that a mule was found to be alive after being trapped in a coal mine for over a month following a massive landslide. Charlie the horse survived by eating bark from timber supports and drinking from puddles, only to die shortly after his rescue when his rescuers overfed him on oats and brandy.
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Submitted May 01, 2019 at 02:08PM by skrelling
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Wikipedia
Frank Slide - Wikipedia
rockslide that buried part of Frank, Northwest Territories, Canada
TIL that a woman once jumped from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building but only fell one story before a freak gust of wind swept her onto a ledge. She was rescued shortly after.
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NY Times
Woman Survives Fall At the Empire State
Evita Adams, in apparent suicide attempt, falls from 86th-floor-observation deck but survives by landing on 3-foot ledge about 20 feet below (S)
TIL A single cleaner wrasse fish works removing bloodsucking parasites from up to 2,000 client fish per day. They sometimes cheat their clients by taking illicit bites of the protective mucus covering their skin. If a client gets upset, they try to make amends by offering a complementary fin massage
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The Atlantic
The Fish That Makes Other Fish Smarter
By removing bloodsucking parasites, the cleaner wrasse improves the intellectual abilities of its clients.
TIL that, one of the few references that Leonardo Da Vinci made to sexuality in his notebooks states: "The act of procreation and anything that has any relation to it is so disgusting that human beings would soon die out if there were no pretty faces and sensuous dispositions."
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Wikipedia
Personal life of Leonardo da Vinci
The personal life of Leonardo da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) has been a subject of interest, inquiry, and speculation since the years immediately following his death. Leonardo has long been regarded as the archetypal Renaissance man, described by the…
TIL about the powers of Queen Elizabeth II, that she can fire the whole Australian government, has her own personal poet, can drive without a license, owns every Dolphin in British waters
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Submitted May 01, 2019 at 12:44PM by purplexxx
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Business Insider
Queen Elizabeth II owns every dolphin in Britain, doesn't need a driving license, and other incredible powers you didn't know the…
Jeremy Banford/Flickr/Danny E. Martindale/Getty Images/BIQueen Elizabeth II is not like you and me.Did you know she is immune from prosecution? That she has
TIL That Dungeons and Dragons' "Thieves' Cant" is a real thing - a language used by beggars and thieves in medieval Britain.
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Wikipedia
Thieves' cant - Wikipedia
language
TIL the purpose of a bong is to immediately cool the smoke by passing it through water, resulting in a smoother toke.The water also filters out any ash that might otherwise blow into your mouth or airway.There’s also a certain amount of tar filtration that goes on. This is why the water turns brown
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Submitted May 01, 2019 at 07:07PM by ForrestWun
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Leafly
Cannabis Science 101: The Complex Chemistry of the Bong
What is the science behind the water pipe? Are those bubbles actually making your toke any healthier? It’s complicated.
TIL during the 1992 L.A. riots, police officers asked the accompanying U.S. Marines to cover them while searching a house for a suspect that held his wife and children hostage. Mistaking the statement "cover them" for suppressive fire, the Marines promptly fired 200 rounds into the house.
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ssi.armywarcollege.edu
PARAMETERS, US Army War College Quarterly - Summer 1997
TIL that in 1969 the Black Panther Party planned a free breakfast program for children, but before the first program was opened "the Chicago police broke into the church and mashed up all the food and urinated on it".
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Submitted May 01, 2019 at 08:42PM by GizzKingWizardLizard
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HISTORY
How the Black Panthers’ Breakfast Program Both Inspired and Threatened the Government
The Panthers’ popular breakfast programs put pressure on political leaders to feed children before school.
TIL Tommy Lee Jones has been portraying an alien in Japanese coffee ads (Boss Coffee) for decades.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTjqi4sgVuk&feature=share
Submitted May 01, 2019 at 07:56PM by meatboysawakening
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