TIL The Amish are allowed to use computers and cell phones.
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Submitted May 06, 2019 at 04:34PM by deanoplex
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r/todayilearned - TIL The Amish are allowed to use computers and cell phones.
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TIL that Russian has a similar proverb to "Necessity is the Mother of Invention" that literally translates to "poor people are crafty"
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Submitted May 06, 2019 at 07:11PM by InGordWeTrust
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Necessity is the mother of invention - Wikipedia
"Necessity is the mother of invention" is an English-language proverb. It means, roughly, that the primary driving force for most new inventions is a need.
TIL that the @ symbol was chosen for the first electronic mail because the developer "was mostly looking for a symbol that wasn’t used much."
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Submitted May 06, 2019 at 07:35PM by notusuallyhostile
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Smithsonian
The Accidental History of the @ Symbol
Once a rarely used key on the typewriter, the graceful character has become the very symbol of modern electronic communication
TIL It is only called an acronym when you pronounce the abbreviation as a real word (ex. NASA), otherwise it's known as an initialism (ex. FBI)
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Submitted May 06, 2019 at 10:00PM by zeamp
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Acronym
An acronym is a word or name formed as an abbreviation from the initial components of a phrase or a word, usually individual letters (as in "NATO" or "laser") and sometimes syllables (as in "Benelux").
TIL that a New York University study found that people with easier-to-pronounce names have higher-status positions at work
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Submitted May 07, 2019 at 12:05AM by emilylikesredditalot
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Business Insider
13 surprising ways your name affects your success
What's in a name? Potentially your future.
TIL that Iron Man (2008) had no noscript. “They had no noscript, man. They had an outline.” Jeff Bridges described the improvised production of the first MCU film as being “saved by the improv prowess of the film’s director (Jon Favreau) and star. (Robert Downey Jr.)”
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Submitted May 07, 2019 at 01:22AM by Skinipinis
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io9
Jeff Bridges Admits Iron Man Movie Had No Script
Iron Man may have seemed as polished as fresh power-armor, but the movie actually had no screenplay at all, says Jeff Bridges. The chaos freaked him out, until he decided to think of it as a $200 million student film.
TIL in 1984, a episode of Thomas The Tank Engine featured an engine, Henry, who refused to go out in the rain. To solve the problem, the workers boarded Henry up in a cave and abandoned him.
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Thomas the Tank Engine Wikia
The Sad Story of Henry | Thomas the Tank Engine Wikia | FANDOM...
The Sad Story of Henry, renoscriptd Come Out, Henry! in American releases, is the third episode of the first series. It is a very rainy day on Sodor and a big green engine named Henry is pulling some...
TIL In 1968 the Ford Motor Co. set the value of a life at $200,000. When performing a risk/benefit analysis deciding if fixing a major fuel tank issue was worth paying $11 per car ($137M), or instead paying 200k per death (Est $50M). They didn't fix it, Which nearly ended up costing $145M in court.
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TIL: A "hobo" is someone who travels and finds work. A "tramp" travels, but mostly does not work. A "bum" neither travels nor works.
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Smithsonian
The Last of the Great American Hobos
Hop a train to Iowa, where proud vagabonds gather every summer to crown the new king and queen of the rails
TIL that we only know of Socrates second hand from his contemporaries like Plato and Xenophon, no original writings exist.
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Submitted May 06, 2019 at 11:40PM by JefftheBaptist
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Socrates - Wikipedia
classical Greek Athenian philosopher
TIL that Jeopardy was canceled twice before the current incarnation of the show. It ran for 11 years before it was canceled & the reboot only lasted 3 months. Alex Trebek was a producer who made the show "his own" leading to it's current & longtime success.
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Good Housekeeping
A Fascinating Look Back at How Alex Trebek Got Started on 'Jeopardy!'
The famous host has seen the show through so many changes.
TIL an Assistant US Attorney focusing on sex predators was found in his car hundreds of miles away with 36 stab wounds including on his back and scrotum. In the blood there was an unidentified fingerprint. FBI ruled it suicide.
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Submitted May 07, 2019 at 09:32AM by jayjeroo
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Morbidology
The Bizarre Death of Jonathan Luna • Morbidology
Jonathan Luna's body was discovered dotted with numerous stab wounds. His throat had been slit. He had defensive wounds. Nevertheless, the FBI concluded he committed suicide.
TIL The USA paid more for the construction of Central Park (1876, $7.4 million), than it did for the purchase of the entire state of Alaska (1867, $7.2 million).
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Submitted May 07, 2019 at 01:40PM by Swagalious4000
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Smithsonian
12 Secrets of New York’s Central Park
Learn some little-known facts about this NYC landmark
TIL that the Church of Scientology gained it's tax exempt status by having its members sue thousands of individual IRS employees, forcing them to all have to take time off to consult with lawyers and go to court, effectively shutting down the IRS and forcing them to give in to scientology's demands.
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NY Times
Scientology's Puzzling Journey From Tax Rebel to Tax Exempt
Internal Revenue Service's surprise decision in Oct 1993 to grant Church of Scientology tax-exempt status reversed a 25-year-old policy and followed church's all-out war on IRS and people who work there; Scientology hired private investigators to probe IRS…
TIL: Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and collard greens are all vegetables that were created from the same plant (wild mustard plant) by selectively breeding for certain modified traits like stem size and flower bud location
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Business Insider
These 6 common vegetables are actually all the same plant
Meet Brassica Oleracea. You've been eating it for years.
TIL: Researchers examined more than 1,000 decisions by eight Israeli judges who ruled on convicts’ parole requests. Judges granted 65 percent of requests they heard at the beginning of the day’s session and almost none at the end. Right after a snack break, approvals jumped back to 65 percent again.
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Submitted May 07, 2019 at 01:19PM by jondavidbrooks
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TIL about Boatswain (1803-1808), Lord Byron's beloved Newfoundland dog. When he contracted rabies Byron personally nursed him despite the risk. After he died Byron wrote the poem "Epitaph to a Dog" in his honour. His wish to be buried with Boatswain was denied. The dog's tomb is larger than Byron's.
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Wikipedia
Epitaph to a Dog - Wikipedia
poem written by Lord Byron
TIL that a British survey concluded that, in an emergency aircraft evacuation, up to 35% of people admit they would try to take some or all of their belongings with them, despite being instructed not to.
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Submitted May 07, 2019 at 03:06PM by QWOP_Expert
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TIL that so prevalent is the empty cardboard box's reputation as a plaything that in 2005 a cardboard box was added to the National Toy Hall of Fame.
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Submitted May 07, 2019 at 04:27PM by diamondsealtd
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Wikipedia
Cardboard box - Wikipedia
box fabricated from cardboard
TIL that Paul McCartney started the recording of "Hey Jude" unaware that Ringo wasn't there and sitting on the toilet. Ringo tiptoed his way back into the studio just in time for the drums to start.
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Submitted May 07, 2019 at 04:19PM by Pupikal
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Hey Jude
"Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The single was the Beatles' first release on their Apple record…
TIL that animals re-evaluate what they experienced during the day in their sleep and thereby secure knowledge, meaning they have dreams as complex as a human's.
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MIT News
Animals have complex dreams, MIT researcher proves
Study may advance understanding of human learning and memory.