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TIL About Frank Foley- the “British Schindler”. An intelligence officer in Berlin before WWII, he worked as a passport officer and is credited with saving “tens of thousands” of Jews by stamping as many of their passports as he could. He also went into internment camps and hid Jews in his home.
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Submitted July 06, 2019 at 12:41PM by Tokyono
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TIL Mercedes has a system that in the event of a collision will play "pink noise" at a certain frequency that will tense up muscles in your ear to prevent hearing damage.
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Submitted July 06, 2019 at 06:13PM by KindDiscipline
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TIL a man named KurtJMac has been walking to the edge of the world in Minecraft since 2011 to raise money for charity. Since he began over 8 years ago, he's helped raise over $400,000. He is about 25% of the way there.
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Submitted July 06, 2019 at 06:51PM by NotSocialEngineer
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TIL at age 11 Hugh Jackman decided against dance lessons because his older brother told him "dancing is for sissy's." Years later his brother apologized and encouraged him to follow his passion. Hugh signed up for lessons the following day and went on to win a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
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Submitted July 06, 2019 at 08:22PM by gmcl86
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TIL there was a vending machine in Seattle, WA, that vended random sodas, but no one knew who owned it, stocked it, or took the money, and now, it has randomly disappeared with a note indicating "Went for a walk."
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Submitted July 06, 2019 at 09:35PM by TeddyWolfes
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TIL 60% of bankruptcies are caused by health problems in the US.
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Submitted July 06, 2019 at 10:15PM by school-yeeter
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TIL That California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Disneyworld have a chronic issue of people spreading the ashes of their loved ones on rides. It happens at least once a month, and rides have to be shut so they can be cleaned.
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Submitted July 06, 2019 at 05:40PM by Tokyono
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TIL that in 1485, a disease named English sweating sickness broke out causing people to sweat to death in a matter of hours. The disease claimed the lives of tens of thousands before mysteriously vanishing.
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Submitted July 06, 2019 at 07:07PM by Explosive_Apples
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TIL The term 'Introvert and "Extrovert" was defined by Carl Jung in the 1920's in his completely scientifically untested personality theories. It is the grandfather of most personality tests including the most popular Myers Briggs which is wholly considered pseudoscience by modern psychologists.
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Submitted July 06, 2019 at 08:16PM by DeadParacosms
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TIL In 2013, Britney Spear’s music was used by British Naval Officers to ward off Somali Pirates in the east coast of Africa. According to one officer: “As soon as the pirates get a blast of Britney, they move on as quickly as they can."
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Submitted July 07, 2019 at 12:28AM by Tokyono
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TIL Jake Gyllenhaal tried out for the part of Frodo in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and heard back that it was one of the worst auditions they had. Gyllenhaal was not even aware he had to have a British accent for the role
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Submitted July 06, 2019 at 11:49PM by szekeres81
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TIL Rose plants are placed at the end of a row of grape vines on vineyards to act as early warning signs of mold or mildew.
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Submitted July 07, 2019 at 02:14AM by flyerflew
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TIL That James Bond has slept with 46 women and at least “kissed” a further 52 in the first 20 films. According to one doctor: "The likelihood of James Bond having chlamydia is extremely high,".
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Submitted July 07, 2019 at 01:43PM by Tokyono
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TIL about cotton candy grapes; a type of grape that tastes like cotton candy. Created by David Cain, the cotton candy grape was made by breeding plants. He grew 100,000 test tube plants before getting the perfect cotton candy grape.
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Submitted July 07, 2019 at 03:36PM by squid50s
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TIL The Soviet Union had an internationally televised song contest. As few viewers had phones, they would turn their lights on if they liked a song and off if they didn’t. The power spikes were recorded by the state energy company and the reports sent to the station to pick the winner.
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Submitted July 07, 2019 at 05:07PM by Albertbailey
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TIL That Napoleon demanded a method of communication that would not require light or sound. Therefore ‘Night Writing’ was developed as a tactile military code, but proved too difficult for Napoleon’s troops to learn and was rejected. Night writing became the basis for braille.
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Submitted July 07, 2019 at 05:56PM by Super_Clark
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