TIL when France was occupied by the Germans in 1940, Citroen was forced to produce vehicles for the Nazis. They chose to move the fill line on their oil dipsticks lower, causing the trucks to seize under stress from low oil.
https://ift.tt/2Y4Ydk3
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 01:36AM by MortWellian
via reddit https://ift.tt/2Md8x2v
https://ift.tt/2Y4Ydk3
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 01:36AM by MortWellian
via reddit https://ift.tt/2Md8x2v
Core77
A Brief History of Citröen, Part 1: Ignoring War and Sabotaging Nazis on Their Way to Producing Funky, Iconic Cars - Core77
The key characteristic of a Military-Industrial Complex is that armaments manufacturers want wars to keep going, so that they can keep making profits. Thankfully for the human race, not all industrialists are willing to propagate this system. France's Andre…
TIL about Toxorhynchites, a type of large mosquito that doesn't drink blood and kills the larvae of the kinds that do.
https://ift.tt/1IEpdG0
Submitted July 24, 2019 at 11:59PM by Rowsdower11
via reddit https://ift.tt/2M7HmpL
https://ift.tt/1IEpdG0
Submitted July 24, 2019 at 11:59PM by Rowsdower11
via reddit https://ift.tt/2M7HmpL
Wikipedia
Toxorhynchites
genus of insects
TIL that in Fahrenheit 451 the government didn't burn books because they were an oppressive dictatorship. The people voted to ban the books because they had short attention spans didn't want to be offended
https://ift.tt/2aSz14z
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 01:56AM by tamionou
via reddit https://ift.tt/2SFmMOH
https://ift.tt/2aSz14z
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 01:56AM by tamionou
via reddit https://ift.tt/2SFmMOH
Wikipedia
Fahrenheit 451
novel by Ray Bradbury
TIL that Mister Rogers was bullied as a child. "I used to cry to myself when I was alone," he said. "And I would cry through my fingers and make up songs on the piano." As he grew up, he decided to always look past the surface of people to the "essential invisible" within them.
https://ift.tt/Y8dexa
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 01:31AM by design-responsibly
via reddit https://ift.tt/2Mdi0Xo
https://ift.tt/Y8dexa
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 01:31AM by design-responsibly
via reddit https://ift.tt/2Mdi0Xo
Mentalfloss
46 Things I Learned Making Mister Rogers & Me
Mister Rogers and Benjamin Wagner really were neighbors. Here are 46 things Wagner learned about this great man and his essential pioneering work.
TIL that weeks before the end of World War II a group of Russian school children presented a wood replica of the Great Seal of the U.S. to the American ambassador. Hanged up in a study in the ambassador’s residence, it contained a listening device that went undiscovered for 7 years.
https://ift.tt/1F2KYLZ
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 02:44AM by ujorge
via reddit https://ift.tt/2YjRle9
https://ift.tt/1F2KYLZ
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 02:44AM by ujorge
via reddit https://ift.tt/2YjRle9
Wikipedia
The Thing (listening device)
covert listening device
TIL Henry Ford bought an area of Brazilian rainforest the size of Connecticut to build 'Fordlandia', the greatest rubber plantation known to man, where alcohol, women and football were banned. It produced almost no rubber, immediately descended into rioting and disease, and was abandoned
https://ift.tt/1nlWDys
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 04:16AM by rstgncc
via reddit https://ift.tt/2YmUjTc
https://ift.tt/1nlWDys
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 04:16AM by rstgncc
via reddit https://ift.tt/2YmUjTc
Wikipedia
Fordlândia
district in Brazil, established by Henry Ford
TIL that George Washington was against the idea of political parties in general. In his farewell address, he warned that political parties would let "unprincipled men" to "usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion."
https://ift.tt/2Dk90vf
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 07:56AM by Zer0X02
via reddit https://ift.tt/2MbJ7lN
https://ift.tt/2Dk90vf
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 07:56AM by Zer0X02
via reddit https://ift.tt/2MbJ7lN
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Farewell Address - Saturday, September 17, 1796
"However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp…
TIL that Anonymous sent thousands of all-black faxes to the Church of Scientology to deplete all their ink cartridges.
https://ift.tt/2gZ3GjU
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 09:25AM by yukiyeah
via reddit https://ift.tt/30V34kM
https://ift.tt/2gZ3GjU
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 09:25AM by yukiyeah
via reddit https://ift.tt/30V34kM
The New Yorker
The Masked Avengers
Anonymous has targeted Middle Eastern dictators, the Church of Scientology, PayPal, and the Ferguson police. Does it do more harm than good? David Kushner reports.
TIL that the two of the US pilots who were able to take off during the attack on Pearl Harbor and down 7 enemy aircraft in the process were denied the Medal of Honor because their commanding officer said they had "taken off without orders".
https://ift.tt/2Yn3Eue
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 06:23AM by 17496634303659
via reddit https://ift.tt/2OgxpsI
https://ift.tt/2Yn3Eue
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 06:23AM by 17496634303659
via reddit https://ift.tt/2OgxpsI
HistoryNet
American Aviators Aloft at Pearl Harbor
Two heroic American aviators led a spirited defense against the Japanese at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
TIL the low frequency of a cat's purr causes vibrations inside their body that eases breathing, heal injuries, builds muscle, while acting as a form of pain relief. Cat owners are at 40 percent lower risk of a heart attack after interacting with cats and hearing their soft purrs.
https://ift.tt/2qoVJu1
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 05:53AM by ryandmc609
via reddit https://ift.tt/2OhA5X6
https://ift.tt/2qoVJu1
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 05:53AM by ryandmc609
via reddit https://ift.tt/2OhA5X6
The Independent
Why do cats purr?
When a cat purrs, you might think it is as simple as a human smiling or a dog wagging its tail joyfully, but it’s more complicated than that. Cats don’t just purr when they’re happy but also when
TIL that in 1999 George Harrison was repeatedly stabbed and beaten with a lamp in his own home by a fan who believed he was on a mission from God, nearly becoming the second Beatle to be murdered for religious reasons by a crazed fan.
https://ift.tt/2Meuqyc
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 12:08PM by Kahing
via reddit https://ift.tt/2yc5i32
https://ift.tt/2Meuqyc
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 12:08PM by Kahing
via reddit https://ift.tt/2yc5i32
The Independent
Covered in blood, George Harrison thought to himself: 'I truly believe that I am dying'
George Harrison and his wife came close to being killed by a frenzied knifeman who thought he was on a mission from God when he broke into their home, repeatedly stabbed the former Beatle and beat
TIL that in 1994, the Surgeon General of the U S, was fired for saying masturbation is "part of human sexuality, and perhaps should be taught."
https://ift.tt/1IkrTFu
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 04:05PM by Bariopyt
via reddit https://ift.tt/2Zef1lo
https://ift.tt/1IkrTFu
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 04:05PM by Bariopyt
via reddit https://ift.tt/2Zef1lo
Wikipedia
Joycelyn Elders
American pediatrician, public health administrator, and former Surgeon General of the United States
TIL that the heist in Die Hard with a Vengance was so plausible that the FBI questioned the screenwriter leading to the Federal Reserve changing their security protocal.
https://ift.tt/2K5DR07
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 09:28AM by desfiles
via reddit https://ift.tt/32Op6aO
https://ift.tt/2K5DR07
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 09:28AM by desfiles
via reddit https://ift.tt/32Op6aO
UPROXX
How ‘Die Hard With A Vengeance’ Caused The FBI To Re-Think The Federal Reserve’s Security
Authorities panicked when they realized the bank heist in Jonathan Hensleigh’s noscript was so realistic, someone could actually pull it off.
TIL: the Pre-Code Era of Hollywood when movies were not systematically censored by an oversight group. Along with featuring stronger female characters, these films examined female subject matters that would not be revisited until decades later in US films.
https://ift.tt/2JRQb5B
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 02:52PM by mjg580
via reddit https://ift.tt/2Yf1GYI
https://ift.tt/2JRQb5B
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 02:52PM by mjg580
via reddit https://ift.tt/2Yf1GYI
Wikipedia
Pre-Code Hollywood
US cinema before the Motion Picture Production Code introduction
TIL that rapper Danny Boy (from House of Pain) loved the book and movie adaptation "The Outsiders" so much that he bought the house from the movie in Tulsa, Oklahoma and turned it into a museum for his personal collection of Outsiders memorabilia
https://ift.tt/2Gti69L
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 04:15PM by balansboy
via reddit https://ift.tt/2Zd5v1C
https://ift.tt/2Gti69L
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 04:15PM by balansboy
via reddit https://ift.tt/2Zd5v1C
Wikipedia
Danny Boy (rapper)
American rapper
TIL that many of the most popular essential oils used in homes today are toxic to dogs and cats even if they are simply used in a diffuser. Symptoms of oil toxicity include muscle tremors, lethargy, vomitting, and more.
https://ift.tt/2DeYK7x
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 01:31PM by fixitwolfe7
via reddit https://ift.tt/2Yh7XD2
https://ift.tt/2DeYK7x
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 01:31PM by fixitwolfe7
via reddit https://ift.tt/2Yh7XD2
Michelson Found Animals Foundation | Pet Adoption, Microchipping, Spay & Neuter
Essential Oils and Animals | Essential Oils for Pets | Found Animals
Learn more about essential oils and animals. Which essential oils are toxic? Which essential oils for pets are safe? Michelson Found Animals has the answers.
TIL Bobby Leach, the 2nd person to go over Niagara falls in a barrel and survive, spent six months in the hospital recovering from his injuries. He traveled the world recounting his ordeal in vaudeville shows. Years later he slipped on an orange peel, injured his leg, and died from complications
https://ift.tt/2SDyQA0
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 06:19PM by palmerry
via reddit https://ift.tt/2ZbinWf
https://ift.tt/2SDyQA0
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 06:19PM by palmerry
via reddit https://ift.tt/2ZbinWf
Wikipedia
Bobby Leach
American entertainer
TIL In 1992, Singer Sinéad O'Connor tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II during a performance on Saturday Night Live to protest the abuse of children within the Catholic Church. It was extremely controversial at the time and she was heavily criticised in the media.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinéad_O%27Connor#Saturday_Night_Live_performance
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 06:59PM by Tokyono
via reddit https://ift.tt/30WAtvC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinéad_O%27Connor#Saturday_Night_Live_performance
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 06:59PM by Tokyono
via reddit https://ift.tt/30WAtvC
TIL that there were "Human Zoo's" across Europe displaying Africans. The last one, in Belgium, was closed in 1958. To stop visitors from throwing too much candy to the captives, they put up a sign that said, 'the blacks are fed by the organizing committee.'
https://ift.tt/2xDI3yK
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 08:40PM by petitveritas
via reddit https://ift.tt/2yneCkR
https://ift.tt/2xDI3yK
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 08:40PM by petitveritas
via reddit https://ift.tt/2yneCkR
reddit
r/todayilearned - TIL that there were "Human Zoo's" across Europe displaying Africans. The last one, in Belgium, was closed in…
211 votes and 49 comments so far on Reddit
TIL Indigenous Australians are the most ancient continuous civilisation on Earth, a fact backed by the first extensive study of their DNA, which dates their origins to more than 50,000 years ago. Scientists traced their linage to the DNA of modern populations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
https://ift.tt/2cueC8n
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 07:48PM by chercheur17
via reddit https://ift.tt/2MdI3xK
https://ift.tt/2cueC8n
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 07:48PM by chercheur17
via reddit https://ift.tt/2MdI3xK
the Guardian
Indigenous Australians most ancient civilisation on Earth, DNA study confirms
Clues left in genes of modern populations in Australian and Papua New Guinea enable scientists to trace remarkable journey made by first human explorers
TIL: Max Planck's life was filled with tragedy. His wife died early, his oldest son died in WWI, his two twin daughters both died while giving birth, and lastly, his second son was executed by Nazi Germany because of his participation in the failed attempt to assassinate Hitler.
https://ift.tt/1iw0zYc
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 10:42PM by KarmaBillionaire
via reddit https://ift.tt/2yasUVR
https://ift.tt/1iw0zYc
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 10:42PM by KarmaBillionaire
via reddit https://ift.tt/2yasUVR
Wikipedia
Max Planck
German theoretical physicist