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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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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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?
TIL of Hessy Levinsons Taft who had her picture submitted into a contest to find the "most beautiful Aryan baby." She won. What the Judge, Joseph Goebbels, didnt know was that Hessy was a Jew and the photographer had entered the picture because he "wanted to make the Nazis (look) ridiculous."
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Hessy Levinsons Taft
Hessy Levinsons Taft (born May 17, 1934) is a woman born to Jewish parents in Berlin. She was featured as an infant in Nazi propaganda, after her photo won a contest to find "the most beautiful Aryan baby" in 1935. Taft's image became one of the most subversive…
TIL the same voice actor, Frank Welker, has consistently been the voice of Fred from Scooby Doo for the past 50 years
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Frank Welker
Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor and occasional actor, best known as the voice of both Fred Jones and Scooby-Doo from the Scooby-Doo franchise (the former since the franchise's inception in 1969 and the latter since…
TIL that nearly half of all Vietnamese people have the same last name, making it almost impossible to trace an individual's heritage further than one or two generations
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Atlas Obscura
Why 40% of Vietnamese People Have the Same Last Name
Everyone knows a Nguyen, but how did that come to be?
TIL of the Man in the Iron Mask. An unidentified prisoner held for 34 years, until his death in 1703, who was forced to wear a mask to ensure no one knew his true identity. His cell had multiple doors so no one could listen; if he spoke of anything other than his immediate needs he would be killed.
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Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (French: L'Homme au Masque de Fer; c. 1640 – 19 November 1703) is the name given to an unidentified prisoner who was arrested in 1669 or 1670 and subsequently held in a number of French prisons, including the Bastille and the Fortress…
TIL when the "Red Baron" was shot down and killed in combat, his enemies buried him with full military honors and a wreath that said: "To Our Gallant and Worthy Foe"
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Manfred von Richthofen
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), also known as the "Red Baron", was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat…
TIL about Euler's disk, which can spin for an absurdly long time, and seemingly defy gravity by increasing its axial precession as it decreases it's azimuthal rotation.
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Eulers Disc
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TIL Dubai is not actually dependent on oil revenue. They used their relatively limited reserves, found in 1966, to build infrastructure throughout the 70's and then transitioned their economy to real estate and construction (22.6%), trade (16%), ports (15%) and financial services (11%).
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Dubai
Dubai (/duːˈbaɪ/ doo-BY; Arabic: دبي Dubay, Gulf Arabic: Arabic pronunciation: [dʊˈbɑj]) is the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). On the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf, it is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, one of…