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TIL there is a geocache on the International Space Station (geocaching.com)

submitted by Tactical_Wolf

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TIL in a study on the appeal of chocolate, it took researchers 1 year to find 11 men who don't like chocolate (tastetv.com)

submitted by LICK_MY_NUBS

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TIL that one-third of humanity (including 60% of Europeans and 80% of North Americans) live in such light polluted areas that the Milky Way is not visible at night. (news.nationalgeographic.com)

submitted by defekate

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TIL that the deadliest earthquake in recorded history struck Shensi province in China in 1556, killing about 830,000 people. (earthquake.usgs.gov)

submitted by Cryptolution

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TIL that Muhammad Ali painted his friend Joe Frazier as an uncle tom, turning many against Frazier. Frazier's children were bullied and he received threats. Ali promised that he would crawl across the ring and call Frazier the greatest if he beat him, which he refused to do after losing to Frazier. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Alaskan_bull_worm94

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TIL that there are only 29 games with an Adults Only rating. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft refuse to ever hold them on their platforms, no major retailers ever sell them, and only 3/29 of them have no sexual content. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by shinxanta

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TIL photojournalist Kevin Carter killed himself 3 mos. after winning the Pulitzer Prize because of the toll taken by the atrocities he had witnessed (theguardian.com)

submitted by TammyGnosis

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TIL: In 1963, an East German soldier named Wolfgang Engels stole a tank and drove it through the Berlin Wall at top speed to try and escape. (thelocal.de)

submitted by DillyDylan

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TIL of Roman Emperor Pertinax who was murdered by his imperial bodyguard so that they could auction off the empire to the highest bidder (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by 727Super27

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TIL the world population growth rate is decreasing and total world population could start declining around the year 2100, according to the UN. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by MooseBag

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TIL David Ortiz once finished 3rd in the Boston mayoral race solely through write in votes (politico.com)

submitted by jaysleafsraps12

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TIL that the last words of President James K. Polk, to his wife, were: "I love you Sarah. For all eternity, I love you." (en.wikiquote.org)

submitted by RexSueciae

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TIL- Typically, three drugs are used in lethal injection. Sodium thiopental is used to induce unconsciousness, pancuronium bromide (Pavulon) to cause muscle paralysis and respiratory arrest, and potassium chloride to stop the heart. (wikipedia.org)

submitted by AllynSea

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TIL the National Cancer Institute documented Cannabis killing cancer cells in numerous case studies. (cancer.gov)

submitted by utilio456

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TIL that 'Gangnam style' was intended to poke fun at people who put on airs and pretended to be fashionable or classy, like people from the Gangnam district of Seoul (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by IndiaNgineer

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TIL that the eternal flame at Bullhead City, Arizona, only lasted until city officials received a US$961 gas bill. It has been relighted after complaints by veterans groups (nytimes.com)

submitted by Medically

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TIL of an area in Ohio called Helltown. It became abandoned in the 1970's when the US government drove citizens from their homes through eminent domain to form national parks. One poor soul scrawled, "This is how the Indians must have felt" on the wall of his former home. (weirdus.com)

submitted by YouKnwNthgJonSnow

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TIL...that in 2015 an NFL player was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend's Yorkshire terrier. His plea? Self-Defense. (sportingnews.com)

submitted by Sariel559

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TIL On Japanese island Yakushima, macaque monkeys are known to ride deer for transportation, and in return they groom deer and share food with them (researchgate.net)

submitted by marijan2

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TIL there is a Vietnamese religion that worships Joan of Arc, Shakespeare, and Muhammad. At least 4 million followers exist in Vietnam alone. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by 19djafoij021

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TIL that the word ambisinistrous is the opposite of ambidextrous; it means ‘no good with either hand' (dictionary.com)

submitted by Medically

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TIL that in addition to upper and lowercase, there’s also camel case. It’sWhenYouWriteLikeThis. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by dvergaserthir

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TIL that in-sink garbage disposals were illegal in New York City until 1997, and are still banned in restaurant kitchens. (nyc.gov)

submitted by microgiant

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TIL that Robert Rodriguez left the directors guild because he wanted to list frank miller as a co-director for sin city as his style influenced the film so much but the directors guild wouldn't allow it. (slate.com)

submitted by adamdrewmerry

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TIL That during WW2 more people died manufacturing the German V2 rocket than were killed by the actual use of the weapon. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by thefuzzyfox

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TIL there was a pilot filmed for a show called Idiot Quest, where you won points by giving the wrong answer to general-knowledge questions - but the contestants were hooked up to lie detectors to make sure they really didn't know the answer. It never aired. (gameshows.wikia.com)

submitted by Erkumbulant

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TIL that Mr. Rodgers was color blind, he went swimming every morning, and never smoked or drank. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Endless_Vanity1

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TIL during the Falklands War, the crews of Coventry and Sheffield sang "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" while abandoning ship. Link to Coventry in the article (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by McCrazyJ

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TIL the last person in the United States to be executed by hanging was convicted murderer Billy Bailey, who faced his death 20 years ago in 1996. When given the choice of lethal injection, he declined in favor of a noose, declaring it the more "barbaric" choice. (murderpedia.org)

submitted by gonnabuysomewindows

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TIL that goldfish are a completely manmade species and have no natural habitat. Originally domesticated as food, they began being selectively bred for their color—the result of a genetic mutation. Today, their color, size, shape, and fins are the result of thousands of years of selective breeding. (reference.com)

submitted by -hedonism-bot

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TIL Dr Pepper is older than Coca Cola (traveladdicts.net)

submitted by e101

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TIL that a number of high-profile actors (Johnny Depp, Joaquin Phoenix, Meryl Streep, etc.) rarely, if ever, watch their own movies (cheatsheet.com)

submitted by valaea2

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TIL the music video for Smashing Pumpkin's "Tonight Tonight" starred Tom Kenny (Spongebob Squarepants) & Jill Talley (Karen, Plankton's Computer Wife) (youtube.com)

submitted by TheDirtyDrunk

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TIL there's a drug called Actos, which side-effects include an increase risk of bladder cancer by 83 percent, heart failure, liver failure and bone fractures. It's been banned in France and Germany, but still legal in the United States. (drugwatch.com)

submitted by EZ_does_it

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TIL YouTube operates at a loss (abcnews.go.com)

submitted by hippity_dippity123

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TIL that Tarrare, a French soldier with polyphagia, consumed vast amounts of food and objects, including live animals, without every feeling full or gaining weight. His case is still considered a medical mystery. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by TheLadyEve

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TIL Ian Fleming's fictional car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was again built in 2002 at a cost of £750,000, making it the most expensive stage prop ever according to the Guinness World Records. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by freddyjohnson

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TIL that in 1616 Miguel Cervantes died on 22nd April and William Shakespeare died on 23rd April but due to Spain and England being on different calenders they actually died 12 days apart. (todayinliterature.com)

submitted by Tom_Stall1

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TIL Seattle and Portland are actually climate-classified as Mediterranean. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by jokingrotten

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TIL Roger Babson, the first economic forecaster to predict the 1929 crash and Great Depression, thought of gravity as his sworn enemy and tried to get rid of it. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Erkumbulant

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TIL in 2010 the owner of Segway Inc. died after accidentally driving his Segway off a cliff. (bbc.com)

submitted by LaunchOurRocket

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TIL the Roman Emperor Valerian was captured by the Persians under Shapur I. Some accounts claim that he was forced to swallow molten gold, after which he was skinned, with his skin being displayed as a trophy in the Persian main temple. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by haldad

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TIL The superhuman strength that people experience during emergency situations is called 'hysterical strength'. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by dreterran

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TIL the official name of Rhode Island is State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, which is derived from the merger of two colonies: Rhode Island colony, named after the Isle of Rhodes (Greece), and Providence Plantations, named to signify religious tolerance. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by deputy_diarrhea

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TIL that the brightest object in the universe is a blazar nearly 8 billion light years away. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Jonanonathan

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TIL your Body Odor can smell like weed (vice.com)

submitted by STRANGLED_HOOKER

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TIL the common bottlenose dolphin and a false killer whale can mate to make a wholphin (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by tokenblackguy90

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TIL that the average sip is about 16 mL (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

submitted by 0alphadelta

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TIL that the author of the poem "Do not go gently into that good night" died at the mere age of 39. His poem is used frequently in modern pop culture, including the films "Independence Day" and "Interstellar," and inspired a book George R.R. Martin penned in the 70s. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by julia0143

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TIL that after the SF earthquake, residents intentionally set fire to their property to claim insurance. (sfmuseum.org)

submitted by yolo2themoon4ever

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TIL that the secretions from beavers' scent glands are used to flavor cigarettes and FDA approved for use as flavoring in food. You won't learn what products contain beaver secretions by reading the nutritional facts because it is labeled simply as "natural flavoring." (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by kentoryakai

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TIL that a week prior to his suicide by gunshot, stand up comedian Richard Jeni was heard by his girlfriend talking to himself, saying "Just squeeze the trigger." (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by VarneyKing

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TIL that it is not atypical for only one child in a family to be abused and used as a 'scapegoat' while the other children aren't targeted and can even be made to participate. (kansascity.com)

submitted by DataTheDroid

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TIL that in 2001 Pizza Hut delivered a pizza to the International Space Station (youtube.com)

submitted by Chriscftb97

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TIL a Seattle man won a $500K lawsuit against his neighbor, whose dog he accused of "raucously, wildly bellowing, howling and explosively barking." The defendant thought it was a joke and didn't show up. (abc13.com)

submitted by KermitTheSnail

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TIL - There is only 1 person alive today who was born in the 1800s. Her name is Emma Morano and she is 116 years old. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Gotitaila

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TIL scientist and contemporary of Newton got an ant drunk to keep it still long enough to sketch. The ant fell down "dead drunk" after ingesting 4 ounces of Brandy. But later revived and ran off. (io9.gizmodo.com)

submitted by exitpursuedbybear

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TIL of the Get Out and Push Railroad, a passenger railway in California where patrons were requested to push trains over steep sections of the route. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by SounderBruce

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TIL that thieves used a helicopter, explosives, fake bombs, road spikes, and a motorboat to rob a cash depot in Sweden (freakonomics.com)

submitted by lol_80005

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TIL there was a 1990s Yogi Bear revival called "Yo Yogi!" where the characters solved mysteries and hung out at Jellystone Mall. Magilla Gorilla once appeared as a parody of Vanilla Ice. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by SureIsHandOutside

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TIL Vin Scully was voted by fans as the "most memorable personality" in the history of the Dodger franchise...40 years ago, in 1976. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by TheNewOrleansJazz

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TIL the word "Fap" means drunk and was invented by William Shakespeare. (shakespeareswords.com)

submitted by sidneyl

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TIL Some dogs can detect blood sugar levels in humans. (companionanimals.org)

submitted by TableWarriors11

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TIL - Ireland was one of the earliest countries to adopt a system of hereditary surnames (11th century) (irelandroots.com)

submitted by jrf_1973

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TIL 1982 was the year a computer scientistfrom Carnegie Mellon University first suggested the use of Smiley or emoticon as a way of expressing emotion in an email (thepeoplehistory.com)

submitted by epps82

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TIL John Lennon hated many of Paul McCartney's later compositions for the Beatles, calling it 'Paul's granny music shit' (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by JackyPotato

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TIL there is a lizard-like reptile called "Mexican mole lizard" that is basically an earthworm with legs. (animalbliss.com)

submitted by Gonzo0_0

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TIL Taiwan used to be known by the Portuguese name "Formosa" and there was a short lived Republic of Formosa on the island in 1895 (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by veryawesomeguy1

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TIL that Alois Brunner, commander of the Darcy camp and responsible of train logistics during the Holocaust, was given asylum in Syria in exchange of consultancy for effective torture methods, and llived there until his death in 2010. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by MarsNirgal

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TIL: A US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier can carry twice as many planes (72) as the next largest foreign carrier. (nationalinterest.org)

submitted by temporarycreature

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TIL of an annual prank that upperclassmen would play on freshman at Lebanon Valley College. It involved faking a love triangle and having one of the men "murder" the other in front of others. It was discontinued when a returned GI from WWII threatened to take care of the villain causing troubles. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by San_Antonio_Shuffle

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TIL the founder of Little Caesar's Pizza is from Detroit and owns both the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by thisguyfarts

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TIL that the richest man in China once applied to work with KFC along with 23 other candidates. He was the only one not hired. (businessinsider.com)

submitted by Captainl53

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TIL the reason Richard Nixon's head in Futurama says "Aroo!" is because Nixon reminds Billy West of a werewolf. (theinfosphere.org)

submitted by Nate72

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TIL Three U.S. States still allow hanging for execution (deathpenaltyinfo.org)

submitted by lcards2019

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TIL that the first fish in outer space was the mummichog. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by grapesandmilk

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TIL that there are populations of wild wallabies in England and France, the descendants of Australian wallabies which escaped from Zoos since the mid-20th century. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by pandaemon666

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TIL that in 1908, nearly 800 square miles of forest in Siberia were flattened by a meteorite exploding after entering the earth's atmosphere. (wikipedia.org)

submitted by WtfWhereAreMyClothes

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TIL There is a German version of The Office named Stromberg. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Vanryker

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TIL that Samarco, the company responsible for the ruptured dam that pumped roughly 60 million cubic meters of iron waste into the Atlantic Ocean, maintains until today that iron ore waste is "non-toxic" and definitely not a health hazard. (samarco.com)

submitted by ShamanontheMoon

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TIL that Germany has an exclave, surrounded portion of land, within the borders of Switzerland called Büsingen. It's four times the size of Monaco and has 1,450 inhabitants. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by SaitoInu

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TIL that the fire/smoke/water simulation system created for The Last Airbender (2010) has been used in over 20 other films including Iron Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pacific Rim, Mission Impossible, Captain America, and Star Trek. (youtube.com)

submitted by doctorocclusion

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TIL Reindeer get high off Magic Mushrooms (youtube.com)

submitted by Chef_von_todes

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TIL that after being deposed by the Soviet Union in 1940, the President of Estonia was sent to a psychiatric hospital in Russia for "persistent claiming of being the President of Estonia". (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Byzantine555

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TIL that the Rosetta spacecraft, while studying comet 67P, discovered electrons cause the rapid breakup of water and carbon dioxide molecules erupting from the surface, not photons (light) as previously thought. (space.com)

submitted by beangay

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TIL that in 1982 The Misfits got arrested in a New Orleans cemetery on charges of graverobbing while looking for the grave of Marie Laveau. They got bailed out, skipped their court date and drove to Florida to play their next gig. (youtu.be)

submitted by renskerbof

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TIL Ants can get high on LSD. Doses of 20ng will make an ant trip for up to 48 hrs, impairing locomotion, group formation, foraging skills, and social activity. (erowid.org)

submitted by boredguy12

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TIL of the term "Steatopygia" which refers to the genetic trait most notably found in African women that causes them to have large posteriors. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by alexmikli

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TIL "Tião Monkey" holds the Guinness record for the most voted Chimpanzee in the world. In 1988, he received over 400 thousands votes for Rio de Janeiro Mayor as a protest for null voting. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by MarcoshLA

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TIL in 1960 Hans Freudenthal designed a language to be understandable by extraterrestrials and in 1999 a Texan businessmen and Canadian astrophysicists used it to send messages to a few stars using Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope in Ukraine (smithsonianmag.com)

submitted by stoleninspiration

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TIL: That a banana is both a fruit and an herb. (en.oxforddictionaries.com)

submitted by CardioSurgeonWannabe

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TIL that the word "cat" is so old that it can be traced all the way to the Late Egyptian "čaute". (wikipedia.org)

submitted by Erkumbulant

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TIL The New York Times sold its old building to a real estate company for $175 million who then sold it only 3 years later for $525 million or 3x as much (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by mreastvillage

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Til Yugoslavia had the fourth highest death toll in Europe during WW2. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Twin_Turbo

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TIL that Trinidad white-fronted capuchins use leaves as water cups (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by FreakofPurple

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TIL Roman soldiers were required to drink a minimum 1 liter of wine per day (romeacrosseurope.com)

submitted by JNisher

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TIL that In an attempt to regain his wholesome image, Corey Haim set up a pre-recorded drug advice line for teens: 1–800 C-O-R-E-Y and He later admitted on The Arsenio Hall Show that he was high while giving the advice. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Axl Rose, comparing his band to hip-hip group NWA, said "We thought we were so badass [...]. It was just so clear what stupid little white-boy poseurs we were." (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by UristMasterRace

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TIL King Harold II of England had a tattoo on his heart reading "Edith" and "England" (fimho.com)

submitted by Authwarth

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TIL The high-pitched sounds housecats make to solicit food may mimic the cries of a hungry human infant, making them particularly hard for humans to ignore (en.wikipedia.org)

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