TIL of the Hadza people, whose ancestors have occupied the area surrounding the "Cradle of Mankind" for tens of thousands of years. Their oral histories are so ancient that it is possible they reference living alongside earlier extinct hominids such as Homo erectus
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Hadza people - Wikipedia
ethnic group
TIL that the 'B' in the word 'doubt' is included to keep its original latin form 'doubitare' which is also the root for the word 'double' thus to imply the state of being double minded.
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Submitted May 10, 2019 at 07:42PM by Ali_Asgar
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TED-Ed
Why is there a "b" in doubt? - Gina Cooke
Say the word "doubt" aloud. What is that "b" doing there? Does it have any purpose? Gina Cooke explains the long and winding history of "doubt" and why the spelling, though it seems random, is a wink to its storied past.
TIL The blue whale is not only the largest animal currently on the planet, but the largest animal to have ever existed
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Submitted May 10, 2019 at 10:22PM by JomadoSumabi
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Blue whale - Wikipedia
species of marine mammal, the largest animal in the world
TIL of Dax Cowart, a Vietnam vet who suffered devastating burns after a gas explosion in the 1970s, and who endured 14 months of agonizing treatment that he did not want. He survived, married, went to law school and continued to argue that his doctors should have allowed him to die.
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Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association
Getting Past Dax
TIL The 1918 worldwide epidemic was called the Spanish Flu not because it originated there, but because Spain was one of the few countries not censoring and suppressing news media during WWI.
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HISTORY
Why was it called the “Spanish Flu?”
In the spring of 1918, just as the man-made horrors of World War I were finally starting to wind down, Mother Nature unleashed the deadliest strain of influenza
TIL that Because of their naturally friendly dispositions Samoyeds usually make for terrible guard dogs. They don't attack threats; just kind of smile and bark at them.
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Submitted May 10, 2019 at 11:57PM by arpan171
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Samoyed dog
The Samoyed (/ˈsæməjɛd/ SAM-ə-yed or /səˈmɔɪ.ɛd/ sə-MOY-ed;Russian: Самое́дская соба́ка or Самое́д) is a breed of large herding dog that descended from the Nenets herding laika, a spitz-type dog, with a thick, white, double-layer coat. It takes its name from…
TIL: The State Department's advice for people who want to visit N. Korea is 'Draft a will'
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Submitted May 10, 2019 at 09:32PM by SteamDelta
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North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Travel Advisory
TIL that blue eyes don’t have blue pigment and are instead blue for the same reason that water and the sky are blue: they scatter light so that only blue light reflects out
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
Your Blue Eyes Aren’t Really Blue
Brown eyes get their color from melanin, the same pigment that colors your skin. But blue eyes don’t have any blue pigment in them. Blue eyes get their color the same way water and the sky get their b
TIL that if you're seated in the rear of a modern jumbo jet, the walk to your seat is longer than the Wright Brothers' 120 ft first flight.
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Wright brothers
The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the…
TIL Prodigy's video for "Smack My Bitch Up" depicts a night out in London, graphically portraying snorting cocaine, using heroin, drinking and driving, violence, vomiting, vandalism, nudity and a sex scene, all filmed from a first-person perspective . It was banned everywhere.
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TIL there is a city in Washington named 'George'. Every year, George, Washington celebrates the 4th of July by baking the world's largest cherry pie.
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TIL there is a city in Washington named 'George'. Every year,...
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TIL that in the 1930s, dust storms were so severe that the static electricity generated would arc from your body to the nearest metal object and knock you head-over-heels. Two men shaking hands could literally knock each other out.
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io9
The Dangers Of The Dust Bowl Included Electrocution By Hug
During the Dust Bowl, people living in northern Texas and Oklahoma had to contend with storms of flour-fine dust that could last for days. The dust blasted through the cracks in window frames and under doors, blinded people, and smothered cattle to death.…
TIL there are companies with fake first class plane, yacht, sports car interiors etc so you can fake an upscale lifestyle for your social media.
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Submitted May 11, 2019 at 02:02AM by vocalfreesia
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INSIDER
People in LA are taking Instagram photos inside a 'private jet' which is actually just a fake interior inside a store
Good news if you've ever wanted a photo of yourself flying on a private jet to wow your Instagram followers or woo potential matches on a dating app.
TIL The tenant of a Paris flat was evicted and ordered to pay her landlord the entirety of her €47,000 short-term rental earnings for illegally subletting the property on Airbnb
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Europeanceo
Tenant fined €47,000 for illegally subletting Parisian flat on Airbnb
The tenant was ordered to hand over all short-term rental earnings to her landlord as the French capital attempts to tackle its growing housing crisis
TIL Teeth blackening, a custom of dyeing one's teeth black, is usually done during puberty. It was primarily done to preserve the teeth into old age, as it prevents tooth decay similar to the mechanism of modern dental sealants. It was seen as a sign of maturity, beauty, and of civilization.
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Wikipedia
Teeth blackening - Wikipedia
a custom of dyeing one's teeth black, most predominantly practiced in Southeast Asian and Oceanic cultures
TIL: Honey Bees make decisions collectively--and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building, literally
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Reports From the Hive, Where the Swarm Concurs
Gaining insight by watching honeybees “waggle dance” their way to a democratic decision.
TIL Hennig Brand, a German alchemist in the 1660s, was convinced he could distill gold from human urine. After amassing 1,500 gallons of urine and boiling it, he discovered the element phosphorus.
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Phosphorus Starts With Pee In This Tale Of Scientific Serendipity
German alchemist Hennig Brand started with about 1,500 gallons of urine in his 17th century hunt for gold. Discovering phosphorus was just a nice surprise. Know a modern tale of scientific luck?
TIL that medieval dentists knew how to fill cavities, treat facial fractures, could spot oral cancer, and even knew the basics of whitening teeth. Evidence also suggests they knew how to create dentures out of cow bone and human teeth.
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BBC NEWS | Health | Medieval teeth 'better than Baldrick's'
Medieval dentists knew how to fill cavities, spot oral cancer and even how to whiten teeth
TIL about an unnamed Viking warrior who was tasked with guarding a narrow (4 person wide) bridge against the Saxons in 1066. He survived constant attack for 1 hour until a clever Saxon floated down the river in a barrel and piked him in the groin from under the bridge.
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TIL: The small hopping insect Issus Coleoptratus uses toothed gears on its joints to precisely synchronize the kicks of its hind legs as it jumps forward. This insect has the only mechanical gears ever found in nature
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Smithsonian
This Insect Has The Only Mechanical Gears Ever Found in Nature
The small hopping insect Issus coleoptratus uses toothed gears on its joints to precisely synchronize the kicks of its hind legs as it jumps forward
TIL that Disney is an anglicized version of the French name “D’Isigny”, meaning “From Isigny”. Descendants from the same ancestors as Walt formed a cheese company in France. They sometimes collaborate and make Mickey-themed cheese packages.
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Isigny Sainte-Mère
D'Isigny à Disney l'étonnante épopée ! · Isigny Sainte-Mère
Isigny Sainte-Mère et The Walt Disney Company France ont décidé de célébrer ensemble les origines normandes de la famille Disney ! Découvrez les produits en édition limitée en magasins.