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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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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Twinkie - Wikipedia
snack cake
TIL For every mile traveled, motorcyclists have a risk of a fatal accident that is 35 times higher than a car driver.
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Adam S. Kutner & Associates
How do Car Accidents Compare to Motorcycle Accidents? | Adam S. Kutner
How do car accidents compare to motorcycle accidents? Motorcycles are inherently more dangerous than cars. Here are some things to consider when getting on the road.
TIL: First game of chess against a computer was played in 1952 by Alan Turing. Because there were no computers powerful enough to actually run the program Alan Turing "ran" the program manually on a piece of paper
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Turochamp - Wikipedia
chess program
TIL that when the US military tried segregating the pubs in Bamber Bridge in 1943, the local Englishmen instead decided to hang up "Black soldiers only" signs on all pubs as protest
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Battle of Bamber Bridge
The Battle of Bamber Bridge was an outbreak of racial violence and mutiny that began in the evening of 24 June 1943 among American servicemen stationed in the British village of Bamber Bridge, Lancashire. Coming just days after the 1943 Detroit race riot…
TIL That Chinese Tourists got so bad the government stepped in and published a How to Guide in order to avoid embarrassment. One of the tips was "Don’t spit phlegm or gum, throw litter, urinate or defecate wherever you feel like it."
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The Atlantic
Chinese Government Publishes Guide on How to Avoid Being a Terrible Tourist
“Don’t spit phlegm or gum, throw litter, urinate or defecate wherever you feel like it."
TIL that Tuvalu gets 10% of its GDP from leasing its .tv Top Level Domain. This allowed it to able to enter the UN because it could finally afford the $100,000 entrance fee.
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Economy of Tuvalu - Wikipedia
national economy
TIL When casting the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film 'Iron Man', Marvel did not want Robert Downey Jr cast as the noscript character. The film's director 'would not take no for an answer' as he knew the character lined up perfectly with RDJ's life.
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Iron Man (2008 film) - Wikipedia
2008 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
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TIL that the candy bar THREE MUSKETEERS was so named because the package originally contained THREE bars: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. WW2 sugar restrictions led to consolidation into a single chocolate bar.
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3 Musketeers (chocolate bar) - Wikipedia
chocolate bar
TIL that despite bringing in just $462 million at the box office, the 2006 movie "Cars" earned $10 billion in merchandise sales over the next 5 years
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Cars (film) - Wikipedia
2006 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar
TIL Hershey's once developed a chocolate bar for the US Army that would remain solid up to 49C (120F) and was poison gas proof but was also very bitter to prevent soldiers from eating it unless in an emergency. Troops called it "Hitler's Secret Weapon" because of what it would do to their bowels.
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Military chocolate (United States) - Wikipedia
part of standard U.S. military ration
TIL that Rameses II, the most prolific tomb builder and longest reigning pharaoh of ancient Egypt, was a redhead.
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Ramesses II - Wikipedia
Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
TIL The highest survivable dose of caffeine on record is a full 100 g, set by a 39-year-old female that attempted suicide by ingesting ~500 200mg caffeine tablets dissolved in water.
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TIL Harry Fusao O’Hara a Japanese expat, volunteered to fight for Britain in World War One, wounded nearly 70 times he remains the only known Japanese national to serve in the RAF.
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The Japan Times
Japanese expat overcame 'color bar' to become decorated war hero for Britain in WWI | The Japan Times
During the early days of World War I, a young Japanese man who had left his country behind seeking a new life enlisted in the British Army to fight the Ger
TIL that researchers at the universities in Durham and Lisbon believe that the essential story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ dates back over 5,000 years. This prototype of Jack’s beanstalk antics is classified by folklorists as ATU 328 - The Boy Who Stole Ogre’s Treasure.
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Interesting Literature
A Summary and Analysis of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
What is the meaning of this classic fairy tale? What is the story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ all about? And what is the moral of this story? It’s one of the best-known and best-loved fairy tales i…
TIL in World War II, American soldier John R. Fox died when he deliberately called an artillery strike on himself. Realizing that German troops were overrunning his position, the strike delayed the enemy long enough for other American units to organize a counter attack
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John R. Fox
John Robert Fox (May 18, 1915 – December 26, 1944) was a United States Army first lieutenant who was killed in action after calling in artillery fire on the enemy during World War II. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military…
TIL John Belushi's drug dealer was charged with first degree murder for administering the injection that killed him, and later served 15 months in prison after pleading to involuntary manslaughter.
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John Belushi - Wikipedia
American comedian, actor, and musician
TIL of Joe Maggard. He lied for years through the media that he portrayed Ronald McDonald in the 90's (he was actually only a lighting stand-in for 2 commercials). He was convicted in 1999 of making harassing phone calls - he would always pose as Ronald and call people, scaring and threatening them.
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McDonald's Wiki
Joe Maggard | McDonald's Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
Joe Maggard (born December 8, 1955) is an American actor who for many years and unknown reasons claimed to portray the Ronald McDonald character from 1995–2007. The actual actors who portrayed the...
TIL about Cyrus the Great (c. 600–530 BC), who built the Persian empire (c. 550–330 BC) by respecting the people he conquered, putting an end to slavery in all his territory, and allowing all people (including Jews) to worship their own gods.
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Cyrus the Great - Wikipedia
King and founder of the Achaemenid Empire
TIL The “XXX” signifies how many times the moonshine batch had been run through the still. Three X’s indicated that it had been run through three times and that the shine was pure alcohol.
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Submitted May 06, 2019 at 06:27PM by crashdaddy
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Moonshineheritage
What Does the XXX on Moonshine Jugs Mean? |
Moonshine Heritage | Exploring the History of Moonshine in the Appalachians
Moonshine Heritage | Exploring the History of Moonshine in the Appalachians
TIL that the United States Postal Service has about 1,700 employees in Utah who read anything that the automated systems can't read like illegible addresses. About 5 million pieces of mail are read at this location daily. Seasoned employees generally average about 1,600 addresses read per hour.
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Smithsonian
Have Bad Handwriting? The U.S. Postal Service Has Your Back
Don’t worry, your Christmas gifts and cards will make it to their destination, even if your writing looks like chicken scratch