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Please copy/paste the relevant text from your source in the comments (+ a note on verifiable titles)TIL Approved! (self.todayilearned)

submitted by TILMods - stickied post

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TIL Sean Connery wore a hairpiece for every James Bond movie, as he began balding at age 21 (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by PavementOnWheels

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TIL a philosophy riddle from 1688 was recently solved. If a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability, distinguish those objects by sight alone? In 2003 five people had their sight restored though surgery, and, no they could not. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Aus_in_Ita

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TIL the more likely a man can grow a beard, the greater the risk he will go bald. (beardcoach.com)

submitted by Gothsim9

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TIL that manhole covers are round so that they don't fall into the opening (livescience.com)

submitted by SpareKash

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TIL the US warned Japanese citizens at least 5 days in advance of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They dropped millions of leaflets and issued radio broadcasts urging citizens to flee. (damninteresting.com)

submitted by mr_eviscerator

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TIL of the Brabham BT46B. An F1 car that vacuum sucked itself to the track. It raced only a single time before getting banned, and won by over 30 seconds. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Raykahn

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TIL During WWII, the NFL lost a lot of players because they left for military service. As a result, by the 1943 NFL season, the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers were forced to merge into one team called the Pennsylvania Steagles. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by lovesuprayme

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TIL Scientists at UCLA noticed that "time and time again" people suffered their first experience with anxiety or depression right after stomach illnesses. They did brain scans after patients ate probiotics, and found that stomach bacteria actually directly affected connectivity of the brain. (newsroom.ucla.edu)

submitted by PM_me_Venn_diagrams

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TIL Five Men Agreed To Stand Directly Under An Exploding Nuclear Bomb (npr.org)

submitted by eTukk

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TIL there's a genetic disease that causes people to stop sleeping and eventually die (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that a US passport effectively expires 6 months before its actual expiration date, banning travelers from entering many countries (state.gov)

submitted by ericsPOV

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TIL that the terms "right wing" and "left wing" originated during the French Revolution, when in the National Assembly, supporters of the king sat to the president's right and supporters of the revolution to his left. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Jimmy the Greek Snyder bet $10,000 at 17–1 odds on Harry Truman to defeat Thomas Dewey in the 1948 election, because Dewey had a mustache and "American women didn't trust men with a mustache". In today's dollars, that bet netted him over $1.7 Million. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Battle4Seattle

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TIL that in 20-70 million years, Mars' moon Phobos will get close enough to the surface of the planet that it will be ripped apart by the tidal forces. The resulting debris will most likely give Mars a planetary ring. (theguardian.com)

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TIL in 1987 Jamie Lee Curtis invented a diaper with a moisture proof pocket for wipes, but would not let her invention be marketed until companies sold biodegradable diapers. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Spillz123

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TIL of Robert Johnson, a blues musician who played on street corners and died at 27 with little success. 23 years later, in 1961, his LP was reissued and became a huge influence on rock 'n roll, including Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton, who called him "the most important blues singer that ever lived." (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by BornInTheRSA

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TIL Rick Astley has made only $12 from Rickrolling (mentalfloss.com)

submitted by LeonardHenrick[🍰]

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TIL of a condition called 'dactylolysis spontanea', where a person's toe just randomly falls off, and doctors have no idea why it happens (gizmodo.com)

submitted by PatMustard3000

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TIL of Li-Fi, a potential replacement for Wi-Fi that has reached transmission speeds of up to 200 gigabits per second. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by QuitYoJibbaJabba

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TIL Mark David Chapman planned to kill David Bowie and had a front row seat (along with John & Yoko) for Bowie's Broadway show the day after killing John (inthestudio.net)

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TIL that the pilot episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog was nominated for "Best Animated Short Film" at the 1995 Academy Awards. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by DIP_MY_BALLS_IN_IT

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TIL there is a blind dog assisted by a seeing-eye goose. (metro.co.uk)

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TIL the Russians had a flying aircraft carrier that actually worked and deployed aircraft from the "mother-ship" that successfully engaged their targets (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by moeburn

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TIL when Kermit debuted with other Muppets in the 1955 show "Sam and Friends" he wasn't a frog, but had a lizard-like appearance (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by MonkeyGlance

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TIL Selling oregano as marijuana can get someone into as much trouble as selling marijuana (nola.com)

submitted by hysnbrg4

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