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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Submitted June 19, 2019 at 07:34PM by ThatGuy11115555
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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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Submitted June 19, 2019 at 11:46PM by ThePathWasACircle
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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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Submitted June 20, 2019 at 01:00AM by Bluezim
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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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Submitted June 20, 2019 at 04:41AM by WBFY
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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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Snopes.com
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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Submitted June 20, 2019 at 07:51AM by felinfine8
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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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TIL that a baby prince from Khawarizam (Persia) was sold as a slave after the Mongols invaded their land and killed his family. He arrived in Egypt and rose among the ranks until he became king. He then lead the army and served the Mongols their biggest defeat in history.
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Qutuz
Saif ad-Din Qutuz (Arabic: سيف الدين قطز; d. 24 October 1260), also romanized as Kutuz, Kotuz, and fully al-Malik al-Muzaffar Saif ad-Din Qutuz (الملك المظفر سيف الدين قطز), was the third or fourth of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt in the Turkic line. He reigned…
TIL in 2009 Nine women were rescued from what they thought was a Big Brother reality show house but turned out to be a criminal organization.
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Submitted June 20, 2019 at 03:24PM by Primo2000
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the Guardian
Nine women rescued from fake Big Brother house in Turkey
Captives tricked into believing they were reality TV show contestants and filmed naked, say reports
TIL The Bikini Atoll’s flag is similar to the USA flag, but with black stars representing islands destroyed by nuclear testing, to serve as a reminder of the debt the US still owes them for nuclear fallout and radiation poisoning.
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TIL that Pythagoras, of Pythagorean Theorem fame was also a cult leader and that his followers were not only vegan but also didn't eat beans because they believed that a part of their soul escaped every time they passed gas.
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r/todayilearned - TIL that Pythagoras, of Pythagorean Theorem fame was also a cult leader and that his followers were not only…
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TIL : A Chinese mining company and the Afghan government is going to destroy Mes Anyak, a 5,000 year-old Bronze age site and 2,000 year-old Buddhist Silk Road city.
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Saving Mes Aynak
SAVING MES AYNAK A race against time to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site in Afghanistan threatened by a Chinese state-owned copper mine Buy the Special Edition DVD Watch On VOD In Afghanistan? Watch for Free!
TIL - In Germany there exists the only tree in the world with its own mailing address. The "matchmaking" tree receives about 1,000 letters per year from singles looking for love. Anyone can take letters from the tree and respond. It is estimated the tree is responsible for over 100 marriages.
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Bbc
In Germany, the world’s most romantic postbox
A 500-year-old oak tree outside the town of Eutin, Germany, has been matching singles for more than a century and is reportedly responsible for 100-plus marriages.
TIL The first settler to successfully grow commercial Tobacco was John Rolfe in Jamestown, in Virginia in 1609. In 1614, the first shipment was sent to England. In 1638, 3,000,000 pounds was being sent annually. By the 1680s, Jamestown was producing over 25,000,000 pounds for export to Europe.
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Historic UK
Introduction of Tobacco to England
The usual date given for the arrival of tobacco in England is 27th July 1586, when it is said Sir Walter Raleigh brought it to England from Virginia...