TIL Hero of Alexandria, in the 1st century AD, built a computer that ran a ~10 min long program. Built of ropes and cogwheel, he programmed it in binary via knots into the ropes. It even had a sound system to produce effects.
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Hero of Alexandria
Hero of Alexandria (/ˈhɪəroʊ/; Greek: Ἥρων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, Heron ho Alexandreus; also known as Heron of Alexandria /ˈhɛrən/; c. 10 AD – c. 70 AD) was a mathematician and engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria, Roman Egypt. He is considered…
TIL - Researchers have discovered that the most humane way to anesthetize octopuses is by dunking them in ethanol — a procedure with no lasting side effects.
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Science
How to put an octopus to sleep—and make cephalopod research more humane
Findings could improve compliance with animal welfare regulations
TIL Many “Vampire killing kits”, allegedly from the 19th century, are sold in auction houses such as Sotheby’s, for upwards of $12,000. However, their authenticity is debatable as they contain materials that place them as being made in the 1930s or later. There is also no historical basis for them.
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History at Stake! The Story Behind Vampire Slaying Kits
One particular item in the British Library's Terror and Wonder exhibition has inspired more cries of amazement, shivers of fear and gasps of delight than any other. I refer, of course, to the vampire slaying kit which is on loan to the British Library from…
[TIL] There are enough words in the English dictionary that every 3m square on Earth can get its own unique three word address and Mongolia is now using this for their postal addresses
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[TIL] There are enough words in the English dictionary that every...
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TIL Japan has a National Wolf Association fighting to reintroduce wolves to the country to deal with a massive roaming deer population
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Japan Has a Deer Overpopulation Problem and Japan Wolf Association Think They Have a Solution
Japan’s native sika deer have become a massive tourist draw in Nara and Miyajima where they are revered as messengers for deities, free to roam…
TIL Great white sharks do not mistake humans for seals, and often attack humans simply due to low visibility. Most importantly, they don't like the taste of humans as they are bony and low in fat and protein, unlike they're preferred food: seals
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Great white shark
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the great white, white shark or white pointer, is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. The great white shark is notable for…
TIL that after President Kennedy was shot Jackie Kennedy wore her blood-soaked, pink dress to both the hospital and the swearing in of President Johnson. The unlaundered suit was donated to the National Archives and Records Administration and will not be placed on public display until 2103.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis (née Bouvier /ˈbuːvieɪ/; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was First Lady of the United States during the presidency of John F. Kennedy and was regarded then and afterward as an international icon of style and culture.
TIL about Juneteenth: an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederate States of America.
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Juneteenth
Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African…
TIL That in 1938, at the age of the 19, the eventual founder of Red Lobster Bill Darden opened a diner named the Green Frog and defied the laws of the southern state Georgia by refusing to segregate customers based on race.
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The Balance Small Business
Learn About the Life and Times of Red Lobster Founder Bill Darden
Learn about Bill Darden, founder of the company that runs Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and other restaurant chains.
TIL of August Willich, a communist Union Army general who once challenged Karl Marx to a duel because he thought Marx was too conservative
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August Willich
August Willich (November 19, 1810 – January 22, 1878), born Johann August Ernst von Willich, was a military officer in the Prussian Army and a leading early proponent of communism in Germany. In 1847 he discarded his noscript of nobility. He later immigrated…
TIL that a group of amateur astronomers track down goverment spy satellites and publish the information, which is supposed to be classified.
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Meet the Amateur Astronomers Hunting for Spy Satellites - Supercluster
Meet the Amateur Astronomers Hunting for Spy Satellites
Inside the global network of astronomers searching the skies for classified government satellites.
TIL -Alexa commercials are intentionally muted in the 3,000Hz to 6,000Hz range of the audio spectrum, which tips off the system that the “Alexa” phrase being spoken isn’t in fact a real command and should be ignored
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The Verge
Amazon has a clever trick to make sure your Echo doesn’t activate during its Alexa Super Bowl ad
Amazon is using a clever trick to make sure your Echo doesn’t accidentally turn on during the company’s Alexa Super Bowl ad on Sunday night
TIL In 2016 the oldest living leap year baby celebrated her 25th birthday on her 100th year of life
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At 100 Years Old, America's Oldest Leap Day Baby Celebrates Her Landmark 25th Birthday
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TIL Kano Jigoro, the father of Judo, asked to be buried in his white belt to be remembered as a learner and not the black belt master that he was.
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r/todayilearned - TIL Kano Jigoro, the father of Judo, asked to be buried in his white belt to be remembered as a learner and not…
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TIL: of Wilmer McLean. After the battle of bull run happened on his farm in Manassas, he moved his family to Appomattox courthouse. 3 years later, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant there. He purportedly said ""The war began in my front yard and ended in my front parlor."
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Wilmer McLean
Wilmer McLean (May 3, 1814 – June 5, 1882) was an American wholesale grocer from Virginia. His house near Manassas, Virginia, was involved in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861. After the battle he moved to Appomattox, Virginia, to escape the war thinking…
TIL that a calendar system for Mars has already bean devised for potential future settlement. The calendar contains 24 months of 27 or 28 days each, named after Latin and Sanskrit constellation names.
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Darian calendar
The Darian calendar is a proposed system of time-keeping designed to serve the needs of any possible future human settlers on the planet Mars. It was created by aerospace engineer, political scientist, and space jurist Thomas Gangale in 1985 and named by…
TIL that there is a law in Philippines that you can actually 'legally' kill or physically injure your spouse or the person he or she is having a sexual intercourse with when you caught them in the act while making love.
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15 Weird Laws Filipinos Still Have To Live With
Philippines has its very own set of laws that are strange, outdated or just sound outright wrong to modern ears. Here are 15 of them.
TIL Coco Chanel was a confirmed Nazi agent who went under the code name 'Westminster'. She spent most of WW2 in Paris in the Ritz, sleeping with Nazi officers and had direct contact to Himmler and Goebbels.
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Was Coco Chanel a Nazi Spy?
Newly released documents make a strong case that the fashion icon may have been leading a double life.
TIL about Isaac Woodard, an African-American World War II veteran who was beaten and blinded by police officers in South Carolina hours after being honorably discharged from the United States Army, the sheriff in charge of the attack was acquitted by an all-white jury
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Isaac Woodard
Isaac Woodard Jr. (March 18, 1919 – September 23, 1992) was a decorated African-American World War II veteran. On February 12, 1946, hours after being honorably discharged from the United States Army, he was attacked while still in uniform by South Carolina…
TIL Professionals who walk over hot coals and broken glass have confirmed that walking over Lego bricks is more painful
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Smithsonian
Why Walking on Legos Hurts More Than Walking on Fire or Ice
Everything you wanted to know about the science and history of stomping on the toy blocks
TIL There was a man so dedicated to April Fools, he flew hundreds of tires into a dormant volcano in Alaska and set them on fire, fooling the locals and coast guard into thinking the volcano was active
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r/todayilearned - TIL There was a man so dedicated to April Fools, he flew hundreds of tires into a dormant volcano in Alaska and…
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