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TIL Brazilian scrap thieves unknowingly stole highly radioactive caesium-137 from a shuttered hospital. The glowing powder was handled, shown to neighbors as a curiosity and even dabbed on faces like makeup. This event resulted in 4 deaths, including a toddler who ingested the powder. [NSFW]
http://bit.ly/2YpC23Y

Submitted May 12, 2019 at 05:35PM by eNonsense
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TIL peekaboo is universal to all cultures, and developmental psychologists believe it is important to infant development.
https://bbc.in/1jsfNQ7

Submitted May 12, 2019 at 07:02PM by newtreeguy
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TIL Kit Harrington showed up to his "Game of Thrones" audition with a black eye after getting into a fight at McDonald's the night before. His performance was so good the casting director didn't even notice.
http://bit.ly/2VtZIXT

Submitted May 12, 2019 at 09:02PM by gmcl86
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TIL when Sega of America was localizing the first Sonic the Hedgehog game, they had to create a canonical backstory for him compiled in "The Sonic Bible". He was a poor hedgehog from Nebraska named Sonny. His dad died because of toxic waste and his friend Dr Robotnik turned evil after eating an egg.
http://bit.ly/2YkwNlW

Submitted May 12, 2019 at 07:45PM by AkashicRecorder
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TIL people from slavic countries such as Poland, Bulgaria, and Ukraine have genetically shallower hip sockets. Colloquially known as "Dalmatian hip" among hip surgeons, this hip structure helps facilitate a deeper squat. The "slav squat" may have a biomechanical basis.
http://bit.ly/2Hh41vI

Submitted May 12, 2019 at 10:08PM by Thoryan
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TIL the world record for the loudest thing ever shouted belongs to an Irish female teacher who shouted the word “quiet” at 121 decibels, the equivalent of a jet engine.
https://bbc.in/2Yk1980

Submitted May 12, 2019 at 11:59PM by jaiga99
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TIL Contrary to everything Jurassic park taught me. Velociraptor was about the size of a modern domesticated Turkey, had feathers and would have had trouble taking down a poodle.
http://bit.ly/1Igwt8a

Submitted May 12, 2019 at 09:31PM by TommyHawking
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TIL that the webcam was invented just because 3 people wanted to keep a check on coffee level without walking to their breakroom.
http://bit.ly/30gXnhu

Submitted May 13, 2019 at 01:25AM by zpacc
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TIL a Texas plumber's truck traded to a dealership, then auctioned and shipped to Turkey with his business' decals still on it. The truck eventually ended up in Syria, where it was outfitted with an anti-aircraft gun and used in the country’s civil war.
http://bit.ly/2JAN3uW

Submitted May 13, 2019 at 02:55AM by WildAnimus
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TIL Human Evolution solves the same problem in different ways. Native Early peoples adapted to high altitudes differently: In the Andes, their hearts got stronger, in Tibet their blood carries oxygen more efficiently.
https://on.natgeo.com/2Q03Pou

Submitted May 13, 2019 at 05:20AM by melindarieck
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TIL Donkeys are used to fend off coyotes and other predators, are very smart, and typically become the alpha in a team of horses. They have a great sense of fight or flight and other horses will gauge their reaction by watching the donkey’s behavior.
http://bit.ly/2VviePA

Submitted May 13, 2019 at 05:10AM by shortbus79
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TIL that Stanley Kubrick recorded a typist hammering out “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” because he believed each typewriter key made a slightly different sound and he wanted the audio track of “The Shining” to be perfectly accurate.
http://bit.ly/2GS2MD0

Submitted May 13, 2019 at 04:49AM by Aaronvan
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TIL that every November in South Korea, there's a day where everyone makes silence to help students concentrate for their most important exam of their lives. Planes are grounded, constructions are paused, banks close and even military training ceases. This day is called Suneung.
https://bbc.in/2W02mUz

Submitted May 13, 2019 at 10:04AM by tomi1
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TIL that your body odors changes when you've been successfully infected by plasmodium (Malaria). Thereby making you a better target for mosquitos and spreading the disease.
http://bit.ly/2Hj1Ho2

Submitted May 13, 2019 at 01:16PM by ashoklein
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TIL Jon Bon Jovi's parents were attending a wedding in 1987 when they recommended the wedding singer try out for their son's friend's band. The singer was Sebastian Bach, and the band became Skid Row
http://bit.ly/2iIZG9t

Submitted May 13, 2019 at 07:16PM by Thecardinal74
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