TIL after Marvin Gaye recorded “What’s Going On”, he played it for Motown’s Berry Gordy Jr. who said it was “the worst thing I heard in my life.” Only after Gaye threatened to leave the label was it released, becoming massive hit and considered 4th greatest song of all time by the Rolling Stone.
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Mentalfloss
10 Hit Songs That Were Almost Never Released
Playlists would sound a lot different if these songs hadn't been released.
TIL: Bill Nye the Science Guy is related to the founder of Nye Lubricants, whose replacement whale oil led to the international ban against whaling.
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Nyelubricants
The Science Guy and Nye
Listen to Bill Galary and Bob Hoffman's interview with the Planetary Radio and learn how Bill Nye, the Science Guy, is related to Nye Lubricants.
TIL a Stanford study (2016) found a positive correlation between use of profanity and honesty. In both individuals and groups, those who use profanity tend to be more fucking honest.
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Stanford Graduate School of Business
Frankly, We Do Give a Damn: The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty
TIL Peter Mayhew was eligible for the roles of either Chewbacca or Darth Vader. He chose Chewbacca because he wanted to play a hero.
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Wikipedia
Star Wars (film) - Wikipedia
1977 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas
TIL that Blade Runner and The Thing both came out on the same day, received mixed critical reception, and were considered box office flops, and are both now considered masterclasses in their genres.
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Smells Like Infinite Sadness
Blade Runner and The Thing Both Came Out 35 Years Ago Today
Blade Runner and The Thing Both Came Out 35 Years Ago Today. Two of the best sci-fi movies ever made flopped upon their release on June 25, 1982.
TIL although people live longer on average, the maximum age of humans hasn't increased in 30 years. This had led scientists to conclude that no matter how much medicine advances, the natural limit to human life span will remain around 115.
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Futurism
A Dutch Study Claims to Project the Maximum Human Lifespan
A study published in Nature plots an average maximum age limit for men and women, around 115 years. But there's still talk of pushing that ceiling.
TIL When Micheal Jordan signed his first professional contract it came with a unique clause allowing participation in competitive off-season pickup games. Specifically, this clause allowed for Jordan's "Love of the game" (a desire to play anywhere, anytime), regardless of potential liability.
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Nike News
Love of the Game
A two-shoe pack, including the Converse Fastbreak and Jordan II, celebrating Michael Jordan’s famous contract clause launches June 28 at select retailers.
TIL in 1958 A chemical operator at Los Alamos was killed after plutonium in a mixing tank went supercritical, exposing him to over 30Gy of hard radiation. After 24 hours his bone marrow contained no red blood cells
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Wikipedia
Cecil Kelley criticality accident - Wikipedia
criticality accident
TIL that during the 1908 Olympics in London, the Russians showed up 12 days late due to the fact that they were using the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian calendar.
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SI.com
The Extra Mustard Trivia Hour: When a Calendar Defeated Russia in the 1908 Olympics
News from around the web.
TIL there is a very rare type of insomnia when you just don't sleep. This leads to insanity and death within 18 months.
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Wikipedia
Fatal insomnia
Fatal insomnia is a rare disorder that results in trouble sleeping. The problems sleeping typically start out gradually and worsen over time. Other symptoms may include speech problems, coordination problems, and dementia. It results in death within a few…
TIL the underbelly membrane of lobsters is the toughest material of all natural hydrogels, including collagen, animal skins, and natural rubber. The membrane is about as strong as industrial rubber composites, such as those used to make car tires, garden hoses, and conveyor belts.
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phys.org
Lobster's underbelly is as tough as industrial rubber
Flip a lobster on its back, and you'll see that the underside of its tail is split in segments connected by a translucent membrane that appears rather vulnerable when compared with the armor-like carapace ...
TIL Paul Rudd had the cast of Infinity War sign the Captain America shield to earn 53k for charity.
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Marvel
‘Ant-Man’ Star Paul Rudd Raises Big Money for Charity With Avengers-Autographed Captain America Shield
Ant-Man and the Wasp star Paul Rudd helped bring in over $2 million dollars in a charity event [...]
TIL that over 150 wallabies are living wild in a forest in France, they escaped a zoo in the 70's and are adapting quite well
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Telegraph.co.uk
Up to 150 wallabies living wild near Paris in Rambouillet forest
The animals are the descendants of several wallabies who escaped from a zoo many decades ago
TIL Chick-fil-A makes more per restaurant than McDonald's, Starbucks and Subway combined
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Entrepreneur
Chick-fil-A Makes More Per Restaurant Than McDonald's, Starbucks and Subway Combined … and It's Closed on Sundays
Why a restaurant that's closed on Sundays makes more per restaurant than any other fast food restaurant in the country.
TIL cows have best friends, and get stressed when separated.
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the Guardian
The emotional depth of a cow
Hannah Velten: News that cows have best friends comes as no surprise to those of us who have worked with them – and their mood swings
TIL the reason why NASA (and later the Russians) use a specialised space pen instead of pencil in space is because the graphite of pencils is conductive and can cause short circuits and even fires. The pens have been used since the Apollo era and are still being used right now on the ISS.
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Wikipedia
Writing in space - Wikipedia
Several instruments have been used to write in outer space, including different types of pencils and pens. Some of them have been unmodified versions of conventional writing instruments; others have been invented specifically to counter the problems with…
TIL Australia is the only continent with more venomous snakes than non-venomous ones
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Wikipedia
Fauna of Australia - Wikipedia
The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of animals; some 83% of mammals, 89% of reptiles, 90% of fish and insects and 93% of amphibians that inhabit the continent are endemic to Australia.<rwf name="Williams">Williams, J. et al. 2001. Biodiversity…
TIL that Abraham Lincoln, at 32, fell into a depression so profound that his friends feared he might kill himself, because of the injustice he felt he had done to his wife by having a love affaire with another woman. Lincoln: "I am now the most miserable man living. ... I must die or be be better"
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reddit
r/todayilearned - TIL that Abraham Lincoln, at 32, fell into a depression so profound that his friends feared he might kill himself…
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[TIL] that the Muppets first big break was on The Jimmy Dean Show (the sausage guy) from 1963-66. Rowlf the dog had a 7-10 minute spot with Jimmy every episode. Jim Henson was so grateful he offered Dean 40% of the Muppets, but he turned it down saying he didn't earn it.
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Muppet Wiki
The Jimmy Dean Show | Muppet Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
The Jimmy Dean Show was an hour-long variety show hosted by country singer Jimmy Dean which aired on ABC from September 19, 1963 until April 1, 1966. Rowlf the Dog was a regular on the show...
TIL of Hellfire Clubs, 18th century social clubs, extant in UK, where men and women gathered to perform socially unacceptable actions while simultaneously mocking religion, satirically, in a time when it was blasphemous to do so.
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Wikipedia
Hellfire Club - Wikipedia
any of several exclusive clubs for society rakes in 18th-century Britain and Ireland
TIL Twinkies were invented as a way to use a Continental Bakery's shortcake pans for the 46 weeks each year outside of strawberry season. In the Depression these were cheap and easy to mass produce.
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Wikipedia
Twinkie - Wikipedia
snack cake