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TIL of Philip Spivak, a Republican Chicago-area attorney who lost running for County Judge, then changed his name to Shannon O'Malley, switched to the Democratic party, and won the same election 8 years later

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/11/9/18469170/he-ran-for-judge-lost-changed-parties-took-irish-name-won-cook-county-race
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gm3a3h/til_of_philip_spivak_a_republican_chicagoarea/

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TIL 18 yr old Dick Van Dyke enlisted in the Air Force during WWII singing and dancing on base in Sherman TX with the hopes of avoiding being sent to fight the Japanese. An impromptu audition at the latrine earned him a permanent announcer gig on base.

https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2023/06/21/dick-van-dykes-entertainment-career-started-world-war-ii-latrine.…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gm38h6/til_18_yr_old_dick_van_dyke_enlisted_in_the_air/

Entertainment such as movies, games and videos for off-duty military

The latest off duty military news. The latest in off duty entertainment, movies, game reviews and travel deals.
Military.com
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TIL that between 1970 and 1997 so many post office workers snapped and killed their coworkers that a new slang term "going postal" became a new slang term for becoming exceptionally angry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_postal
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gm2yq4/til_that_between_1970_and_1997_so_many_post/

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TIL the humans were not the first species to start practicing active agriculture, as some ants have been doing it for at least 50 million years

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_ants
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gm2xkp/til_the_humans_were_not_the_first_species_to/
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TIL chemist Sherwood Rowland won the Nobel Prize for discovering that CFCs damage the ozone, which shields Earth from UV radiation. His work led to the Montreal Protocol, a global treaty to phase out CFCs, helping heal the ozone.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/mar/12/ozone-layer-scientist-dies
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gm237p/til_chemist_sherwood_rowland_won_the_nobel_prize/

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TIL that Jason Padgett, once a furniture salesman, became a mathematical savant after a brain injury in 2002. Following an assault, he began perceiving complex geometric patterns and fractals, a rare condition called acquired savant syndrome, which led him to create intricate math-based art.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/04/10/gbs-the-acquired-savant-pkg.great-big-…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gm16bu/til_that_jason_padgett_once_a_furniture_salesman/

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TIL that while preparing for the American citizenship test in 1947, famous mathematician Kurt Gödel found an until today unresolved loophole in the constitution to legally turn the US into a dictatorship. It has been dubbed "Gödel's Loophole"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del%27s_Loophole
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gm0z9l/til_that_while_preparing_for_the_american/

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TIL Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve Corporation, has an armada of luxury yachts worth around $1 billion.

https://luxurylaunches.com/transport/gabe-newell-luxury-yachts.php
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gm0pfl/til_gabe_newell_cofounder_of_valve_corporation/

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TIL that after Prince's death in 2016 without a will, his $156 million estate, including his music catalog, was divided equally between his half-siblings and the music publishing company Primary Wave.

https://people.com/music/6-year-fight-over-princes-estate-comes-to-an-end-after-money-split-down-the-middle/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glzfqx/til_that_after_princes_death_in_2016_without_a/

6-Year Fight Over Prince's Estate Comes to an End After Money Split Down the Middle

More than six years after legendary musician Prince died at age 57, a court battle regarding the future of his estate has finally been settled between two parties, one comprised of three of his siblings and their advisors and another owned by music p…
Tommy McArdle (PEOPLE)
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TIL Chiang Kai-shek's adopted son, Chiang Wei-kuo, was an officer candidate in the Wehrmacht from 1936 to 1939 and participated in the Anschluss before being recalled back to China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiang_Wei-kuo#In_the_Wehrmacht
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glyuoq/til_chiang_kaisheks_adopted_son_chiang_weikuo_was/

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TIL of the 1967 Mt McKinley Disaster. 7 climbers descended from the summit and experienced the worst conditions of any mountaineers on record. NPS models showed wind speeds of 300mph near the summit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Mount_McKinley_disaster
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gly848/til_of_the_1967_mt_mckinley_disaster_7_climbers/

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TIL there’s an app that can turn a regular MacBook keyboard into one that sounds like a mechanical keyboard.

https://www.producthunt.com/products/funkey-mechanical-keyboard-app
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gly6wz/til_theres_an_app_that_can_turn_a_regular_macbook/

FunKey - Mechanical Keyboard App - Product Information, Latest Updates, and Reviews 2024 | Product Hunt

Funkey is a Mac menu bar app that enhances your typing with enjoyable sounds of mechanical keyboards and mouse clicks, making your work more productive, whether it's coding, designing, or anything else.
Product Hunt
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TIL that the name "Wu-Tang" for the Wu-Tang Clan was inspired by the 1983 martial arts film Shaolin and Wu Tang, directed by Gordon Liu. The movie depicts two rival martial arts schools, the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang, with themes of strength, loyalty, and unity that resonated with the group.

https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-09-03/founding-wu-tang-classical-music-and-how-r…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glx17g/til_that_the_name_wutang_for_the_wutang_clan_was/

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TIL China made a magnet that produces a magnetic field 800k times stronger than Earth's magnetic field.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03382-6
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glw2s5/til_china_made_a_magnet_that_produces_a_magnetic/

China builds record-breaking magnet — but it comes with a cost

The resistive magnet required a significant amount of energy to produce a field of 42.02 tesla.
Conroy, Gemma
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TIL Adriano Celentano (singer of "Prisencolinensinainciusol") is the father of Rosalinda Celentano (Satan in "The Passion of the Christ").

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriano_Celentano?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glvwkk/til_adriano_celentano_singer_of/

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TIL in 1874, the Freedman’s Savings Bank, created to help African Americans build wealth, collapsed due to mismanagement and fraud. Over 60,000 Black Americans lost about $3M in savings, devastating trust in financial institutions and crippling Black economic progress many decades.

https://www.occ.treas.gov/about/who-we-are/history/1863-1865/1863-1865-freedmans-savings…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glv8ck/til_in_1874_the_freedmans_savings_bank_created_to/
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TIL that Astronaut John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich aboard the Gemini III mission in 1965. He offered it to his crewmate mid-flight, but they had to stash it quickly as floating crumbs threatened to interfere with the spacecraft's instruments.

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/ames/contraband-corned-beef-and-the-early-days-of-space-biology-the-gemini-…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glv7k6/til_that_astronaut_john_young_smuggled_a_corned/

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TIL: "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" was banned in China in 2020 after players used its customization features to share political messages, including support for Hong Kong independence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Crossing:_New_Horizons
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gluzpr/til_animal_crossing_new_horizons_was_banned_in/

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TIL In 1930, despite a petition by 1,028 economists, president Hoover passed the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act in an effort to alleviete the Great Depression. It prompted retaliatory tariffs by other countries. U.S. imports and exports fell by 67%, worsening the effects of the Great Depression

https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Depression
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Great Depression | Definition, History, Dates, Causes, Effects, & Facts | Britannica

Great Depression, worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world, sparking fundamental changes in economic institutions, m…
Encyclopedia Britannica
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TIL that The Offspring used the same spoken word sample on their hit "Pretty Fly For A White Guy" (released in 1998) as Def Leppard's "Rock Of Ages" (released in 1983). The spoken word sample was just jibberish made up by Def Leppard's producer because he did not want to use the standard 1-2-3 count

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Ages_(Def_Leppard_song)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glsuyz/til_that_the_offspring_used_the_same_spoken_word/

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TIL George the Lobster is the oldest recorded lobster ever, estimated to be 140 years old (born ~1869) at the time of his capture in 2008 off the coast of Newfoundland. He was released back into the wild in 2009 and it is unknown if he remains alive today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(lobster)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glso1l/til_george_the_lobster_is_the_oldest_recorded/
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TIL Chinese eunuchs, who had both the penis and testicles cut off with a knife at once to qualify as high-ranking civil servants. Eunuchs were considered 'pure', while those under ten were termed 'thoroughly pure'. This system lasted from 146 AD until 1924, and the last Imperial eunuch died in 1996.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunuchs_in_China
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glr2go/til_chinese_eunuchs_who_had_both_the_penis_and/

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TIL the smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress signal. When grass is cut, it releases compounds called green leaf volatiles, which signal injury and can attract predators of plant-eating insects.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell_of_freshly_cut_grass
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glpi4w/til_the_smell_of_freshly_cut_grass_is_actually_a/

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TIL in 1916, Woodrow Wilson ran for re-election on the slogan "He kept us out of war," promising to maintain neutrality during World War I. But shortly after his surprise win, he led the US into the war in 1917, sparking significant backlash and dramatically shifting the nation's foreign policy.

https://www.history.com/news/14-point-plan-woodrow-wilson-world-war-i
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Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points: How a Vision for World Peace Failed

President Wilson's blueprint for ending World War I and avoiding all future global disputes was ambitious—but ultimately a failure.
Dave Roos (HISTORY)
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TIL the founder of FedEx saved the company by gambling. When FedEx was nearly bankrupt, founder Fred Smith took the last $5,000 and gambled it in Las Vegas, turning it into $27,000, enough to keep the company going for another week.

https://www.businessinsider.in/strategy/the-founder-of-fedex-saved-the-company-from-bankruptcy-with-his-blackjack-winnings/articleshow/3849436…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gloj7w/til_the_founder_of_fedex_saved_the_company_by/

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TIL the reason you can never make your homemade chips look restaurant quality is because they add dextrose (corn sugar)

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Lifestyle/mcdonalds-reveals-beloved-fries-made/story?id=28382592
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glnjvv/til_the_reason_you_can_never_make_your_homemade/

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TIL that “bookworms” aren’t just a term for readers—bookworms are actual bugs that used to burrow into ancient books, damaging them by eating the binding glue and paper fibers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookworm_(insect)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glngbj/til_that_bookworms_arent_just_a_term_for/

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TIL that the Association of German National Jews was a group of Jewish Germans who supported Hitler in the early 1930s hoping for assimilation, but its members were later persecuted and sent to concentration camps.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_German_National_Jews
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glmwnw/til_that_the_association_of_german_national_jews/
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TIL The Prohibition Party, who advocated for the banning of alcohol in the 1920s, is still active, making them the oldest active third party in American history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_Party
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glmuw2/til_the_prohibition_party_who_advocated_for_the/

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TIL during the negotiations to end the Spanish-American War, Spain originally rejected the US demand for the whole of the Philippines and wanted to cede only Mindanao or the Sulu Islands. US negotiators responded by proposing to pay $20 million for the whole of the Philippines, which Spain accepted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1898)#Negotiations
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glmr1m/til_during_the_negotiations_to_end_the/

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TIL that Gadgetbahn is a neologism that refers to a public transport concept that is touted as futuristic or innovative, but in practice is less feasible, reliable, and more expensive than traditional modes such as buses, trams and trains.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadgetbahn
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glmgpn/til_that_gadgetbahn_is_a_neologism_that_refers_to/

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TIL Katrina Leung was an FBI informant and double agent for US and China. Codenamed “Parlor Maid” she was recruited to spy on China but eventually passed sensitive intel to China. She had sexual relationships with two FBI agents, James Smith and William Cleveland Jr., both of whom were her handlers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_Leung
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gllfub/til_katrina_leung_was_an_fbi_informant_and_double/

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TIL the voice actress for the character Eva in the 2004 video game 'Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater' was credited under the pseudonym Suzetta Miñet and it was only revealed yesterday, 2 decades after the game's release, that the VA was actually Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel in The Little Mermaid

https://www.ign.com/articles/konami-reveals-voice-actress-behind-eva-in-metal…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gllbpw/til_the_voice_actress_for_the_character_eva_in/

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TIL of the 2022 Caribbean diving disaster where a group of five divers working for the Paria Fuel Trading Company were sucked into a pipeline from a hyperbaric chamber. One diver managed to crawl to safety, but the other four were left to die, with no attempt being made to rescue them

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Caribbean_diving_disaster
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glkieh/til_of_the_2022_caribbean_diving_disaster_where_a/
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