TIL that the cheese Parmigiano-Reggiano is a large target of organised crime in Italy. From 2013 to 2015 an organised crime gang stole 2039 wheels of it from warehouses in northern and central Italy.
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Parmigiano-Reggiano
Parmigiano-Reggiano (/ˌpɑːrmɪˈdʒɑːnoʊ rɛˈdʒɑːnoʊ/, Italian: [parmiˈdʒaːno redˈdʒaːno]) is an Italian hard, granular cheese.
The name "Parmesan" is often used generically for the same cheese made outside the traditional areas of production in Italy, although…
The name "Parmesan" is often used generically for the same cheese made outside the traditional areas of production in Italy, although…
TIL There are over 40 dangerous radioactive satellites in orbit of Earth. One - Kosmos 954 - already crashed in Canada in 1978 spreading radiation over 600km, eventually leaking into the US
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Nuclear power supplies in orbit
There are four dozen potentially dangerous radioactive satellites orbiting the Earth today. Currently planned launches will vastly increase their numb…
TIL one of the earliest "bust a cap" references is from the Texas Ranger who killed Bonnie and Clyde in 1934. "I hate to bust the cap on a woman, especially when she was sitting down, however if it wouldn't have been her, it would have been us."
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Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were American criminals who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, known for their bank robberies—although…
TIL planned obsolescence is illegal in France; it is a crime to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. In early 2018, French authorities used this law to investigate reports that Apple deliberately slowed down older iPhones via software updates.
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Apple investigated by France for 'planned obsolescence'
Prosecutors will look into claims of "planned obsolescence" in iPhones, which is illegal in France.
TIL that Samuel L. Jackson’s famous role in Pulp Fiction was written specifically for him, as Quentin Tarantino wanted to work with him after he auditioned for Reservoir Dogs but didn’t get the part.
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TIL Once hailed as the future of television, 3D TV's have not been produced by any manufacturer since 2016. 3D TV is dead.
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3D tech, but zero interest: TV manufacturers stop making set once hailed as future
It wasn't long ago that 3D television was being talked up as the next big revolution in home entertainment.
TIL about the Delaware Aqueduct. It is a 70 year old, 80 mile long man made aqueduct that connects NYC to clean water. It has been leaking since the '90s and they are having a hard time fixing it because the only thing keeping it from collapsing is positive pressure from the water.
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TIL that during the Great Depression, the state of Arkansas was in such bad financial shape that the treasurer at one point reported a balance of $4.62 for the entire general revenue fund of the state.
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The State That Went Bust
In 1933, Arkansas went “plain, flat broke.” The fallout — on roads, spending and image — lasted for decades.
TIL when Gary Larson's comic The Far Side featured a joke about Jane Goodall, Goodall's lawyers drafted a letter to Larson calling it an "atrocity". Goodall herself later saw the cartoon and found it hilarious. When the cartoon was sold on a T-shirt, all profits went to the Jane Goodall Institute.
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The Far Side
The Far Side was a single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Chronicle Features and then Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from January 1, 1980, to January 1, 1995 (when Larson retired as a cartoonist). Its surrealistic humor is often…
TIL That Giant Tarantulas will keep frogs as pets, keeping them safe from potential predators. In return these frogs will eat tiny insects that could otherwise harm Tarantula eggs before they hatch.
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Roaring Earth
Giant Tarantulas and Tiny Frogs Are Friends with Benefits
Some tarantulas and frogs seem to have an interesting relationship – the unlikely pair sometimes co-exist in shared living arrangements. Measuring hardly more than half an inch in length, microhylids might seem like a pretty insignificant family of frogs.…
TIL NASA's Juno spacecraft travelled 1.8 billion miles over almost five years and arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016 at 8:53 PM US Pacific time, only ONE SECOND off-schedule.
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Juno arrives at Jupiter: 'It’s the end of the voyage, but it’s the beginning of the science'
NASA officials discuss Juno's arrival at Jupiter
TIL JayZ and Beyonce's security denied a dad from his seeing two premature girls in the NICU, after they had paid the hospital $1.3 million to seal off the wing of the hospital
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TIL during Roman spectacles it was popular to reenact historic battles or myths. Sometimes the myth of Icarus would be done by strapping wings on a slave and throwing them from the roof of the stadium. One time the man landed so close to Emporer Nero that he was splattered with his blood.
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The Great Courses Plus
History of Rome | The Rise and Origins of Ancient Rome | | The Great Courses Plus
Study the rise of Rome in our online course discussing the origins, geography, and history of Rome. You will learn about Julius Caesar, Rome's conflicts with Gr
TIL world famous mime Marcel Marceau appears in the 1976 Mel Books film "Silent Movie". He has the only speaking role.
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Silent Movie
Silent Movie is a 1976 American satirical comedy film co-written, directed by, and starring Mel Brooks, and released by 20th Century Fox on June 17, 1976. The ensemble cast includes Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Bernadette Peters, and Sid Caesar, with appearances…
TIL the phrase ‘Fed Up’ comes from falconry, as when the bird has been ‘fed’ for the day, it will no longer hunt or do any work
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How falconry changed language
The language of 16th-century falconry entered the colloquial thanks in part to one amateur falconer: William Shakespeare.
TIL: Cats can drink seawater without becoming dehydrated where most animals (including humans) would die of dehydration
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CatTime
Surprising Facts About Cats And Their Weird Relationship With Water - CatTime
Cats have a weird love-hate relationship with water. Most cats can’t stand water, but there are a few exceptions.
TIL Greenland sharks have an estimated lifespan of up to six hundred years.
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The New Yorker
The Strange and Gruesome Story of the Greenland Shark, the Longest-Living Vertebrate on Earth
How a triple infanticide in Germany shed light on an elusive cold-water predator.
TIL that a cat in Canada.Saved it's family from a fire in the house by biting the arm of the mother who was sleeping and gathered her family and they escaped the burning house without any injuries.
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This hero cat bit its sleeping owner to alert family to house fire
Cat reportedly pawed its way into parents' bedroom and woke them up, saving them from burning home
TIL Pringles had to use supercomputers to engineer their chips with optimal aerodynamic properties so that they wouldn't fly off the conveyor belts when moving at very high speeds.
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HPCwire
High Performance (Potato) Chips
In this article, we focus on how Procter & Gamble is using high performance computing to create some common, everyday supermarket products. Tom Lange, a 27-year veteran of the company, tells us how P&G models products, processes and production systems for…
TIL that on 4 June 2012, the Shanghai Stock Exchange fell exactly 64.89--Almost certainly a coincidence, but was viewed as threat by authorities due to the association with the Tienanmen Square Massacre (6/4/89); Today, China censors all information related to the index that day.
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Reuters
June 4 crackdown remembered in China stock index, or chance?
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Is it a coincidence that China’s most-watched stock index fell 64.89 points on the anniversary of the June 4, 1989, crackdown on student-led democracy protests centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square?
TIL of the Swedish Lion that was taxidermized by order of King Fredrik I in the 1700. The taxidermist had never seen a live lion and the result was less than ideal. This resulted in a lion with crossed eyes and flat teeth (like a herbivore). The lion can still be viewed at the Gripsholm Castle.
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