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TIL the hottest place in the universe is on Earth. In a lab, scientists created plasma with temperatures of 5 trillion degrees Celsius, hotter than the center of the sun.

https://ww2.aip.org/inside-science/hottest-temperature-in-the-universe-measured
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jrdaqx/til_the_hottest_place_in_the_universe_is_on_earth/

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TIL in only two seasons in Oakland, the American Basketball Association Oakland Oaks won 28% of their games the first year and 77% in their second, including the 1969 ABA Championship. The main difference was Rick Barry, who joined for one year after a salary dispute with the NBA’s Warriors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Oaks_(ABA)
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TIL beaver dams saved a wetland in the Czech Republic. The government was planning to do the same thing, but the bureaucracy took too long. The dams saved $1.2 million.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-engineered_dam_in_the_Czech_Republic
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jrd3id/til_beaver_dams_saved_a_wetland_in_the_czech/

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TIL in 1945 a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building between the 78th & 80th floors, which killed 14 people and injured 26 others. Although on a normal workday, as many as 15,000 people worked in the skyscraper, but the crash happened to occur on a Saturday with only 1,500 present.

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-b-25-empire-state-building-cras…
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TIL to help finance the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, producers secured funding from Led Zeppelin, Elton John, and Pink Floyd. The British comedy was first released 50 years ago this week, in April 1975.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail
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TIL that to help finance the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, BBC producers secured funding from Led Zeppelin, Elton John, and Pink Floyd. The British comedy was first released 50 years ago this week, in April 1975.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail
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1975 film directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones

Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)
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TIL about the Smooth-Hawley tariff act of 1930 which increased US tariffs (by an average of 20%) on over 20,000 imported goods, while it seemed succesful at first by 1933 US exports had declined by 61% and its GNP by almost 50%

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E2%80%93Hawley_Tariff_Act
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jrbbnp/til_about_the_smoothhawley_tariff_act_of_1930/

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TIL that in 18th century England, people would pay to attend Bedlam, a private lunatic asylum, to watch the mentally ill as entertainment

https://retrospectjournal.com/2024/03/24/bedlam-the-mental-asylum-that-became-londons-top-tourist-attraction/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jradzd/til_that_in_18th_century_england_people_would_pay/

Bedlam: The Mental Asylum That Became London’s Top Tourist Attraction

Lila Winstanley traces the history of London’s Bedlam asylum, and how it became a site of morbid fascination in the city’s history.
Retrospect Journal
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TIL in 1961, astronomer Frank Drake created the Drake Equation, a formula to estimate the number of communicative alien civilizations in our galaxy, sparking the modern search for extraterrestrial life.

https://www.seti.org/drake-equation-index
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TIL about Giuseppe Garibaldi II, the Australian-born grandson of the Italian unifier who also fought in the Mexican Revolution and served under Pancho Villa.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppino_Garibaldi?wprov=sfti1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jr9lkm/til_about_giuseppe_garibaldi_ii_the/

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TIL In an effort to boost the declining birth rate, some Chinese provinces are offering 30 days of paid "marriage leave" to young newlyweds.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-22/chinese-paid-marriage-leave-boost-birth-rate/102007340
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jr8wf9/til_in_an_effort_to_boost_the_declining_birth/

Chinese provinces give 30 days' paid 'marriage leave' to boost birth rate

The minimum paid marriage leave in China is three days but with new rules that let provinces set their own allowances, some are boosting that to try to turn around the country's population decline.
ABC News
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TIL about Clinical lycanthropy a rare psychiatric syndrome that involves a delusion that the affected person can transform into, has transformed into, or is a non-human animal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_lycanthropy
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jr8q30/til_about_clinical_lycanthropy_a_rare_psychiatric/

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TIL The cost of raising a child in China is 3.3 times more expensive than raising a child in Australia, making it the second highest in the world, which helps to explain why DINK couples are growing in the country.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-20/couples-in-china-share-views-on-not-having-children/102367934
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jr8ptp/til_the_cost_of_raising_a_child_in_china_is_33/

Why many 'double income, no kids' couples in China don't want children

As Beijing ramps up efforts to tackle China's low birth rate, "double income, no kids" couples explain why they are choosing a child-free life.
ABC News
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TIL The 1828 Tariff of Abominations, meant to be so “abominable” it would fail, was meant as a political trap by Southern Democrats to hurt John Quincy Adams. But enough New Englanders unexpectedly supported that it passed, raising tariffs on various goods to unprecedented highs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_of_Abominations
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TIL that on 10th February 1890 an estimated 180,000 mummified cats, weighing 19.5 tons, were shipped from Egypt to Liverpool, auctioned, and sold for fertilizer

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/mummified-cat-22
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Mummified Cat

Leg and paw of a mummified cat that has been unwrapped of its bandages and broken apart. This is from the auction held in Liverpool on 10th February 1890 when an estimated 180,000 mummified cats, weighing 19.
National Museums Liverpool
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TIL: Jacques Cousteau's Calypso had a 1000 litre stainless steel wine tank.

https://youtu.be/bKL1HTM0ij0?si=M9ZgJLY-qV63fBEV
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- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
youtu.be
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TIL that Sam Houston is the only person to have served as the governor of 2 U.S. states, with him serving as the 6th governor of Tennessee from 1827-1829, and as the 7th governor of Texas from 1859-1861.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston#:~:text=he%20also%20served%20as%20the%20sixth%20governor%20of%20tennessee%20and%20the%20seventh%20governor%20of%20texas%2C%20th…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jr7rc4/til_that_sam_houston_is_the_only_person_to_have/

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TIL that US tried to get Karl Dönitz, the man that succeeded Hilter, sentenced for War Crimes for ordering the German Navy not to rescue Allied survivors, only for it to be found out that order was created because the US Airforce attacked German Naval vessels trying to rescue Allied survivors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconia_incident
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TIL that in 2004, a 16 year old Iranian girl named Atefeh Sahaaleh was hanged for "adultery" after being assaulted multiple times

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5217424.stm
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BBC NEWS | Programmes | Execution of a teenage girl

A television documentary team establishes the facts about a 16-year-old Iranian girl executed in 2004 for "crimes against chastity".
news.bbc.co.uk
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TIL woodpeckers wrap their tongues around their brains to cushion against the impact when they peck.

https://abcbirds.org/blog21/woodpecker-tongues/
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The Amazing Secrets of Woodpecker Tongues - ABC

Although seldom seen by casual birdwatchers, woodpecker tongues hold some big surprises and are a large part of what makes these birds unique.
Kathryn (American Bird Conservancy)
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TIL the dodo was not hunted to extinction. Its extinction was most likely the result of hurricanes, local floods, deforestation, and their eggs and young being eaten by pigs and monkeys.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo#Extinction
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TIL Qatar Airways permits one falcon per passenger in the economy cabin, with a maximum of six falcons allowed on any one flight

https://www.qatarairways.com/tradeportal/en/specialservices/Carriage-of-live-animals.html
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#TIL Es gibt gefesselte Flugroboter unter 1cm.
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TIL in 2011 Harper Collins published new editions of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with new art. After mass controversy from fans, the original Stephen Gammell illustrations were used in subsequent printings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scary_Stories_to_Tell_in_the_Dark
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TIL that Agatha Christie—1st recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award & "Best Writer of the Century" (Bouchercon World Mystery Conv.)—was criticized by Raymond Chandler, Julian Symons, and Edmund Wilson for being too artificial, banal, and superficial in her writings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie#Critical_reception
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TIL Eternal Recurrence is the idea that everything you experience will repeat in exactly the same way, forever. Expanded on by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, it encourages living fully, as your life will be eternally relived in the same moments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_return
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TIL ruminant red meat and dairy have naturally occurring trans fats, most (70-80%) of which are 18:1 isomers that are harmful to human health.

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/animal-science/articles/10.3389/fanim.2023.1278966/full
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Frontiers | Health effects of ruminant trans fatty acids with emphasis on type 2 diabetes

Recent government bans on industrial trans fatty acids (TFA) in developed countries has left naturally occurring TFA from ruminant products (e.g., dairy, bee...
Frontiers
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TIL about dyscalculia, a learning disorder similar to dyslexia that affects one's ability to do math.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23949-dyscalculia
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jlupvp/til_about_dyscalculia_a_learning_disorder_similar/

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TIL Bruce Lee's great-uncle was Robert Ho Tung, the founder of one of the "four big families of Hong Kong" - so called because of their wealth and impact on HK's economy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_big_families_of_Hong_Kong
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jlty1i/til_bruce_lees_greatuncle_was_robert_ho_tung_the/
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TIL about dyscalculia, a learning disorder similar to dyslexia that affects one's ability to do math. As is math wasn't difficult enough.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23949-dyscalculia
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jltos6/til_about_dyscalculia_a_learning_disorder_similar/

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TIL the Call of Duty video game franchise has had the #1 best-selling game in the US by dollar sales every year from 2008-2024 except for Grand Theft Auto V in 2013, Red Dead Redemption II in 2018, and Hogwarts Legacy in 2023.

https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-is-the-best-selling-game-of-2024-in-the-us
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jltc8v/til_the_call_of_duty_video_game_franchise_has_had/

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Is the Best-Selling Game of 2024 in the U.S. - IGN

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the best selling game of both December 2024 and the full year 2024 in the U.S., returning to the No.1 spot after Hogwarts Legacy took the crown in 2023.
Rebekah Valentine (IGN)
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TIL that a P-61 Blackwidow was used during the raid on the Carbantuan POW camp. The plane would fly several passes at 500 feet, shutting one of its engines off, then turning it back on to cause a loud bang. This distracted the prison guards to allow the Alamo Scouts to get into position.

https://arsof-history.org/articles/v14n2_cabanatuan_page_1.html
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Rescue at Cabanatuan

The fate of the Americans left behind in the Philippines weighed heavily on the senior leaders who escaped.
arsof-history.org
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TIL how to tile tabs in the Vivaldi browser. Thank you, @Vivaldi !! This was the one thing that had me missing Arc daily.

Now not only do I not need it, Vivaldi does it better.

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TIL Girl Scout cookies can have different names depending on which bakery the scout purchases their stock from

https://www.girlscouts.org/en/cookies/cookie-flavors.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jeyznj/til_girl_scout_cookies_can_have_different_names/
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TIL of the Hitler Teapot - a teapot that sold out at JC Penny stores once people noticed it resembled Hitler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_teapot
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TIL the term Heimweh (homesickness) was coined in the 17th century for Swiss mercenaries. It was seen as a medical condition that supposedly only affected the Swiss—until the 19th century, when it was recognized as universal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homesickness
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