TIL: Woolly Mammoths were still alive by the time the pyramids at Giza were completed. The last woolly mammoths died out on Wrangel Island, north of Russia, only 4000 years ago, leaving several centuries where the pyramids and mammoths existed at the same time.
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BBC
BBC Radio 4 - Natural Histories, Mammoths - 13 mammoth facts about mammoths
From flutes to fossils - 13 facts about mammoths.
TIL that the top 10% of drinkers account for more than half of all alcohol consumed in the U.S. Which equates to them consuming an average 73.85 drinks per week.
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Inc.com
How Much Do the Top 10 Percent Drink? More Than You Ever Imagined
Wait till you see just how much ... and how much you'll need to drink to be an alcohol power user.
TIL comedian Conan O’Brien, host of the US talk show Conan, is a Harvard graduate and is on the board of directors for the John F. Kennedy presidential library and museum.
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Board of Directors | JFK Library
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation is governed by Officers and a Board of Directors comprised of business, education and cultural leaders. The Officers and Board of Directors are responsible for managing the affairs of the Foundation and hold scheduled…
TIL that the US military used to keep planes loaded with nuclear bombs in the air at all times; in 1961, the plane failed, dropping the bombs in North Carolina, though they did not detonate. This was only made public in 2013.
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Atlas Obscura
The U.S. Once Dropped Two Nuclear Bombs on North Carolina by Accident
By sheer luck, neither detonated.
TIL in Finland, fines are based on income. In 2002, a Nokia executive was fined with a US$103,000 speeding ticket.
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The Atlantic
Finland, Home of the $103,000 Speeding Ticket
Most of Scandinavia determines fines based on income. Could such a system work in the U.S.?
TIL even before the surgeon general issued his report on the dangers of tobacco, Mad Magazine went on an anti-smoking crusade ridiculing big tobacco, as agencies, and even smokers. Also before it became law, Mad Magazine's offices were smoke free and none of their content featured smoking.
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The New Yorker
Mad Magazine’s Glorious Anti-Smoking Campaign
When Al Feldstein, the long-time editor of Mad magazine, died, in April, no one mentioned one of his major accomplishments: warning millions of impressionable boys and girls of the perils of smoking. Had the tobacco industry paid more attention, he might…
TIL that during World War II King George VI was at war with Germany as the King of the UK, but as King of Ireland he was also at peace with Germany and validated the credentials of German ambassadors. After WWII he was at war with himself as King of India and separately King of Pakistan.
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Commonwealth realm
A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state in which Queen Elizabeth II is the reigning constitutional monarch and head of state. Each realm is independent from the other realms. As of 2019, there are 16 Commonwealth realms: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia,…
TIL 44 year old Leonardo DiCaprio has known his current girlfriend, 21 year old Camila Morrone, since she was 11 years old.
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W Magazine
Who Is Camila Morrone, the 20-Year-Old Leo DiCaprio Can't Get Enough Of?
She's part of Kendall Jenner's feral pigs squad, and Al Pacino's stepdaughter, for starters.
TIL - The inventor of the USB had originally intended for it to be flippable, however that idea was scrapped due to the extra cost. Despite USB becoming the standard, he still regrets that decision. "In hindsight, we blew it," he said.
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PCWorld
Happy birthday USB: The standard turns 20, and proud inventor Ajay Bhatt tells all
PCWorld asks Intel Fellow Ajay Bhatt why he was inspired to create USB, why Apple didn't play along at first, and why, oh why it didn't have a reversible connector.
TIL that Thích Quảng Đức's heart not only endured his self-immolating protest against South Vietnamese government's persecution of Buddhists, but also resisted the re-cremation at his funeral. His actual charred heart became a Buddhist relic, symbol of compassion, and was stolen by government later.
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Thích Quảng Đức
Thích Quảng Đức (Vietnamese: [tʰǐk̟ kʷâːŋ ɗɨ̌k] (listen); 1897 – 11 June 1963; born Lâm Văn Túc) was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963. Quảng Đức was protesting the persecution…
TIL Finland has 178,947 islands.
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List of islands of Finland
Within Finland's borders there are 789 islands of over 1 km2 area. Most of these are inhabited, and with a road connection to the mainland. There are all together 75 818 islands over 0,5 km2 area in Finland and with all the smaller isles, the total number…
TIL: Pigeons are a invasive non-native feral animals. They are the world's oldest domestic bird and were domesticated between 5,000 and 10,000 years ago from the Rock Dove. The birds adapted well to life in the city because building ledges mimic sea cliffs where they originally lived and nested.
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r/todayilearned - TIL: Pigeons are a invasive non-native feral animals. They are the world's oldest domestic bird and were domesticated…
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TIL that the US has a law permitting the invasion of the (Hague) Netherlands if an American is dragged before the International Criminal Court.
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American Service-Members' Protection Act
The American Service-Members' Protection Act (ASPA, Title 2 of Pub.L. 107–206, H.R. 4775, 116 Stat. 820, enacted August 2, 2002) is a United States federal law that aims "to protect United States military personnel and other elected and appointed officials…
TIL that in 1970, the state commission in Mississippi voted to not air Sesame Street because of its “highly [racially] integrated cast of children” which “the commission members felt ... Mississippi was not yet ready for”.
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Sesame Street
Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series that combines live action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) until June 2000) and was created by…
TIL that a Marine called customer service when his M107 .50 caliber sniper rifle failed during a gunfight with the Taliban. After several minutes the weapon was back in service.
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TIL Charles Darwin ate every animal he ever discovered. Seeking out “birds and beasts which were unknown to human palate.”
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Dining Like Darwin: When Scientists Swallow Their Subjects
Some scientists carry on the tradition of eating the animals or plants they study: leeches, tadpoles, 30,000-year-old bison. Darwin did it first, but why do it at all? Call it all-consuming curiosity.
TIL President Jimmy Carter left nuclear codes in the pocket of his suit jacket, and sent it to the dry cleaners. They threw it in the bin.
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TIL: James Earl Jones had a terrible stutter as a child and was functionally mute for 8 years because of it. A high school teacher helped him end his silence through Jones' love of poetry.
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James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. His career has spanned more than six decades, and he has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors and "one of the greatest actors in American history". Since…
TIL that scientists in Tel Aviv have found that soon after a bee flies past an Evening Primrose, the flower increases the sugar content of its nectar by 30%. Playing bee sounds has a similar effect, but there is no effect on the flower when other vibrations are emitted.
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Science & Innovation
Flowers can hear buzzing bees—and it makes their nectar sweeter
“I’d like people to understand that hearing is not only for ears.”
TIL - The scene in Fight Club where Tyler is explaining the cost of a recall when "A car built by my company crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside" is based on ACTUAL leaked memos from GM and Ford.
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The Legal Examiner
GM Recall: Defective Ignition Switch Saved Company $1 - The Legal Examiner
There’s just something about a dollar. A buck. Greenback. Ace. Single. One-Spot. It’s both a symbol of frugality and a symbol of power. On…