TIL bubble gum is traditionally pink because its inventor wanted to mask the gray color of the original formula with the dye he had on hand: red.
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Bubble gum
type of chewing gum
TIL a French beekeeper trained bees to produce honey out of resin from marijuana plants
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MERRY JANE
Bees Trained to Make Honey With Weed
French man trains his bees to make “Cannahoney” from marijuana resin.
TIL that coconuts transported themselves around the world by foating through the sea. This one reason (along with human interferance) that coconuts are so widespread worldwide. So, yes, coconuts do migrate.
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Long-distance dispersal of the coconut palm by migration within the coral atoll ecosystem
Background. The location of the original home of the coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, and the extent of its natural dispersal are not known. Proponents of a South
TIL Poland once gave USA a birthday card signed by 5,5 million Polish people
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Good News Network
Poland Once Gave America a Birthday Card That Was Signed By 5.5 Million Polish People
The Library of Congress published a 111 volume birthday card that was given to America in 1926 – and all of the pages are breathtaking.
TIL that in 2012, a computer error caused all the fireworks in the San Diego's Fourth of July Celebration to go off at once, instead of over 18 minutes
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San Diego Accidentally Set Off All Its Fourth Of July Fireworks at Once
Folks in San Diego witnessed either the worst Fourth of July fireworks celebration — or the absolute best — when a technical malfunction caused all of their pyrotechnics to go off at the same time.
TIL Azerbaijan, in spite of 97% of its population being of Islamic faith, is a secular state under their constitution, and ensures full religious freedom to its citizens.
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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (UK: /ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn, -ˈʒɑːn/ (listen), US: /ˌɑːzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn, ˌæz-/;Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan [ɑːzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn]), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası [ɑːzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn ɾespublikɑˈsɯ]), is a country in the South…
TIL That for 200 years tomatoes were considered poisonous in Europe. In reality, their acidity was dissolving poisonous metals like lead from plates.
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Smithsonian
Why the Tomato Was Feared in Europe for More Than 200 Years
How the fruit got a bad rap from the beginning
TIL that when George Washington died in 1799, the British Royal Navy was ordered to lower their flags to half mast. The London Morning Chronicle opined that ‘The whole range of history does not present to our view a character upon which we can dwell with such entire and unmixed admiration’.
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Historytoday
The Death of George Washington
The first president of the United States died on December 14th, 1799.
TIL crows and ravens can mimic human languages
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Ravens can talk!
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This is Mischief the White-Necked Raven. These ravens are found throughout eastern and southern Africa, and are common near human habitation.
Like all members of the Corvidae family, ravens are extremely intelligent. They use…
This is Mischief the White-Necked Raven. These ravens are found throughout eastern and southern Africa, and are common near human habitation.
Like all members of the Corvidae family, ravens are extremely intelligent. They use…
TIL Hunter S. Thompson killed himself while being on the phone with his wife. She mistook the cocking of the gun for the sound of his typewriter keys and hung up as he fired.
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Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author, and the founder of the gonzo journalism movement. He first rose to prominence with the publication of Hell's Angels (1967), a book for which he spent a year…
TIL of the Stubby Squid. In 2016, Researchers from the Nautilus exploration vessel were cruising along the deep sea floor off California's coast when they came upon the bright purple creature with giant, googly eyes. The Scientists Couldn't contain their laughter.
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r/todayilearned - TIL of the Stubby Squid. In 2016, Researchers from the Nautilus exploration vessel were cruising along the deep…
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TIL the original lyrics to "This Land Is Your Land" contained the words "There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me. The sign was painted, said 'Private Property.' But on the backside, it didn't say nothing. This Land was made for you and me" were not released due to McCarthyism.
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TIL: The block Michelangelo carved David out of posed several problems. Called “the Giant,” it had been quarried 40 years earlier and had started to weather from the elements. Worse, other sculptors had tried roughing out a basic shape but given up midway. The final sculpture thus befits its name.
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David (Michelangelo)
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo. David is a 5.17-metre (17.0 ft)marble statue of the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence.
TIL During the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, McDonalds ran a nationwide promotion offering free products every time a US athlete won a medal. It turned into their most costly promotion ever when the Soviet Union, the powerhouse team of the time, boycotted the event, letting the USA win big.
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Remember when McDonald's lost big at 1984 Los Angeles Games?
News that McDonald’s pulled out of its long-time Olympic sponsorship deal on Friday brings to mind another not-so-golden moment for the golden arches.
TIL The French government bombed and sunk a Greenpeace ship while it was harboured at Auckland, New Zealand. A photographer was killed, and two French agents were apprehended.
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Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, codenamed Opération Satanique, was a bombing operation by the "action" branch of the French foreign intelligence services, the Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure (DGSE), carried out on 10 July 1985. During the…
TIL designer Coco Chanel was a Nazi spy and was directly involved in a plan for the Third Reich to take control of Madrid
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Coco Chanel
French fashion designer
TIL George Lucas approved of Mel Brooks’ Star Wars parody Spaceballs and signed off on a fair use agreement. The only condition was that no Spaceballs merchandise would be made to compete with Star Wars merchandise. This is why there’s never been any Spaceballs figures, cereal, or flamethrower.
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Entertainment Legends Revealed!
Why Were There No Spaceballs Action Figures?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE UR…
TIL that only one girls’ name in America has never gone out of the top 100 most popular: Elizabeth. According to the SSA, the name ranked a high of #3 in 1887, a low of #26 in 1945, and was #13 in 2018.
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Behind the Name
Meaning, origin and history of the name Elizabeth
The meaning, origin and history of the given name Elizabeth
TIL the word "robot" was coined for a 1920 Czech play about a robot rebellion (which ends poorly for the human race). The word comes from the Czech "robota" meaning "forced labor".
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R.U.R.
R.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. R.U.R. stands for Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti (Rossum's Universal Robots). The English phrase "Rossum's Universal Robots" has been used as a subnoscript. It premiered on 25 January 1921…
TIL so many Irish Women were enslaved by Vikings that by the time they colonized Iceland, the settler's genetics were roughly 50% Irish.
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The Irish Times
DNA study reveals fate of Irish women taken by Vikings as slaves to Iceland
Ancient Iceland settlers had even split of Norse and Gaelic ancestry
TIL that wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake since the wood is flexible and will have large survival voids. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks and cause more injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs.
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FACT CHECK: Triangle of Life - Earthquake Survival Tips
Does a 'Triangle of Life' article provide good advice about earthquake safety?