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TIL: there was once an offical salute for the Olympics that is no longer used because of its rebalanced to the nazi salute. It caused lots of confusion at the 1936 Olympics because people couldn't tell if teams were trying to salute the Olympics or the nazis.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-olympic-salute-we-dont-use-anymore-because-it-looked-too-much-like-hei…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr8s66/til_there_was_once_an_offical_salute_for_the/

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TIL that Thalidomide, the drug responsible for thousands of birth defects across Europe in the 1950s/60s, was developed by a doctor who had previously worked for the Nazis, experimenting on concentration camp victims

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_M%C3%BCckter
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr8r12/til_that_thalidomide_the_drug_responsible_for/
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TIL that the only time when more than half of the American public believed that the Apollo space program was worth the expense came at the time of the Apollo 11 lunar landing in 1969. Even then it only received 53% approval.

https://www.space.com/10601-apollo-moon-program-public-support-myth.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr7wl9/til_that_the_only_time_when_more_than_half_of_the/

The Myth of America's Love Affair with the Moon

Contrary to the myth of the U.S. space program enjoying popular support during the Apollo moon program, polls show that public support for U.S. spaceflight was anything but overwhelming.
Jeremy Hsu (Space)
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TIL backyard ultra, a type of ultramarathon where competitors must run 6.706 km within one hour, repeatedly. The last runner to complete a lap is declared the winner and the only finisher, with all others receiving a "DNF". The longest distance record is 110 laps, covering 737 km over five day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backyard_ultra
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr74xe/til_backyard_ultra_a_type_of_ultramarathon_where/

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TIL about the fast food chain "Rax Roast Beef" which at one time operated a peak of 504 locations in the US in the 1980's, but due to continuous changes in its business model and shifting focus away from its core clientele eventually declined to just 8 locations today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rax_Roast_Beef
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr6c1g/til_about_the_fast_food_chain_rax_roast_beef/

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TIL Batman’s fascination for and attraction to bats is due to a unique psychological response to fear and anxiety called a“counterphobic attitude” which involves a person actively seeking out the sources of the things that frighten them in the hope of overcoming their fears and becoming stronger.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterphobic_attitude
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr6a05/til_batmans_fascination_for_and_attraction_to/
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TIL the state of Rhode Island had no constitution until 1843, instead relying upon the original Royal Charter from King Charles II. Because of a second constitutional convention in 1984, the charter remains the longest serving government of the state at 180 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Rhode_Island
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr5t2p/til_the_state_of_rhode_island_had_no_constitution/

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TIL it’s routine practice in the US and many other countries for turkeys to have their beaks trimmed without anesthesia, which can cause something similar to “phantom limb pain” that humans experience after amputations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beak_trimming
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr4q6p/til_its_routine_practice_in_the_us_and_many_other/

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TIL: In India, the Gulabi Gang is a female vigilante group whose purpose is to protect women of all castes using violent and nonviolent means where the law doesn't. They wield sticks and gang up to beat abusive husbands with a "100%" success rate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulabi_Gang
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr4nbg/til_in_india_the_gulabi_gang_is_a_female/

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TIL: Resturants in the United States of America can let you choose how your burger is cooked (Coming from an Asian,never seen this in my life)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Cpx_5ml4Iyc
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr4e2u/til_resturants_in_the_united_states_of_america/

- 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.
www.youtube.com
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TIL that Obsidian receives no royalties from Fallout: New Vegas because they signed a contract with Bethesda stipulating that they would only do so if the game matched or exceeded an 85 rating on Metacritic. Fallout: New Vegas received an 84 rating.

https://www.engadget.com/2012-03-15-obsidian-missed-fallout-new-vegas-metacritic-bonus-by-one-point.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr48le/til_that_obsidian_receives_no_royalties_from/

Obsidian missed Fallout: New Vegas Metacritic bonus by one point

Business sucks, alright? It's cold and rigid and occasionally unfair. Such is the case with Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas contract with Bethesda, wherein the...
Ben Gilbert (Engadget)
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TIL that the 2nd most popular destination for Chinese tourists in the UK, after Buckingham Palace, is Bicester Village, a 0.028km² designer outlet shopping centre.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicester_Village
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr413d/til_that_the_2nd_most_popular_destination_for/

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TIL negative differentiation, suggesting that negativity is conceptualized in a more elaborate and complex way than positivity. Studies show that negative vocabulary is more richly descriptive of the affective experience and there appear to be more terms to express negative feelings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negativity_bias
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr405z/til_negative_differentiation_suggesting_that/
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TIL that a high school in western Japan refused to let a half-Black student formally attend his graduation ceremony because he wore his hair in cornrows. The school made him sit alone in a balcony at the back of the venue and instructed him not to respond even if his name was called.

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/03/43800df4085f-japan-high-schooler-excluded-fro…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr2wt5/til_that_a_high_school_in_western_japan_refused/

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TIL of Bonin English, an English-based creole of the Bonin Islandssouth of Japan with strong Japanese influence, to the extent that it has been called a mixture of English and Japanese.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonin_English
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr1r7h/til_of_bonin_english_an_englishbased_creole_of/

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TIL In Canada, pepper spray is illegal. If used on someone and causing serious bodily harm or environmental damage, it can lead to penalties of up to a $500,000 fine and up to 3 years in prison.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_spray
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr2brl/til_in_canada_pepper_spray_is_illegal_if_used_on/

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TIL: That Larry Love, writer of the theme music to The Sopranos, has never actually watched The Sopranos.

http://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68731637
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr289l/til_that_larry_love_writer_of_the_theme_music_to/

Sopranos songwriter Larry Love says he's never seen show

Merthyr Tydfil-born Larry Love is behind the theme to one of TV's most revered series.
Nathan Bevan (BBC News)
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TIL the record for the fastest vehicle on water was set in 1978 by Australian Ken Warby. His boat, the Spirit of Australia, reached a speed of 511.11 km/h (317.59 mph). Two official attempts to beat his record have resulted in the death of the pilot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_speed_record
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr0pnh/til_the_record_for_the_fastest_vehicle_on_water/

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TIL: Canyons are the OG 'desire paths' for water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8DVJwA_n0E
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr0c1l/til_canyons_are_the_og_desire_paths_for_water/

- 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.
www.youtube.com
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TIL If you come across a smartphone review video mere hours after its announcement, there's a 90% chance it's fake!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af1mW9Ry5ws
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr08s0/til_if_you_come_across_a_smartphone_review_video/

- 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.
www.youtube.com
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TIL about a study analyzing chess games played in professional tournaments from 1890 to 2014, examining how age affects cognitive ability. It found that individual performance increases sharply until the early 20s, levels off, peaks around 35, and then gradually declines with age.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/10/chess-study-suggests-human-brain-peaks-at-35-year…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr0467/til_about_a_study_analyzing_chess_games_played_in/

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TIL about the biggest shared universe, the "Tommy Westphall Universe", with over 400 shows and it also includes e. g. the MCU.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Westphall
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqza80/til_about_the_biggest_shared_universe_the_tommy/

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TIL there was a British sitcom centering on Hitler and Eva living next door to a Jewish couple. The show was canceled after one episode.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_series_canceled_after_one_episode
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqyeam/til_there_was_a_british_sitcom_centering_on/

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TIL about the Ship of People Incident in which Norman Macleod of the Isle of Skye kidnapped young men and girls to ship them to America and sell them as indentured servants. When the people were discovered, Norman Macleod claimed that he was shipping off convicts, a practice which was legal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_the_People
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqxtwn/til_about_the_ship_of_people_incident_in_which/

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TIL about Ewa Wisnierska, a paraglider who fell unconscious after being sucked into a cumulonimbus cloud (totaling 33.000ft) during a thunderstorm. She survived and was virtually unharmed.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/ewa-sucked-into-storm-and-lives-to-tell-20070217-gdphms.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqxcd0/til_about_ewa_wisnierska_a_paraglider_who_fell/

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TIL that the man holding the American flag standing behind George Washington in the painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" is 18 year old future president James Monroe

https://emergingrevolutionarywar.org/2016/01/12/james-monroe-at-the-battle-of-trenton/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqxb9b/til_that_the_man_holding_the_american_flag/

James Monroe at the Battle of Trenton

One of the iconic images of the Revolutionary War is Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze’s 1851 painting, Washington Crossing the Delaware.  It is the night of December 25, 1776.  The Continental Army is…
Emerging Revolutionary War Era
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TIL That 40000 hats and 20000 sunglasses are lost at Disneyland every year.

https://www.ocregister.com/2007/04/10/lost-stuff-often-found-at-disneyland-2/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqwztc/til_that_40000_hats_and_20000_sunglasses_are_lost/

Lost stuff, often found, at Disneyland

ANAHEIM – A glass eyeball, a cane, a diamond ring – even a toilet seat. Disneyland Resort’s lost-and-found department has come across some doozies over the years. The most frequen…
Orange County Register
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TIL about Passage du Gois in France, a road that connects the mainland to Noirmoutier Island and gets submerged by water twice a day, during high tide, for around 4 hours!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passage_du_Gois
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqw8o6/til_about_passage_du_gois_in_france_a_road_that/

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TIL Tampa Bay Lightning was owned by the Yakuza in its early years, constanly short on cash, and the NHL even doubted that owner Takashi Okubo, was a real person

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqvon7/til_tampa_bay_lightning_was_owned_by_the_yakuza/

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TIL radiosondes are launched by balloon twice each day around the world, at the exact same time, to track the jet stream. When they come down, if you find one, you can keep it.

https://www.weather.gov/upperair/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqvj7s/til_radiosondes_are_launched_by_balloon_twice/

National Weather Service

NOAA National Weather Service
US Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Weather Service
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TIL that a man went to an auction to buy chairs and ended up buying Stonehenge

https://www.history.com/news/the-man-who-bought-stonehenge
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqvbl3/til_that_a_man_went_to_an_auction_to_buy_chairs/

The Man Who Bought Stonehenge

In 1915, Cecil Chubb went to an auction to buy some dining chairs but returned home with the ultimate impulse buy—Stonehenge.
Christopher Klein (HISTORY)
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TIL a film in 1997 with a budget of $15 million only made $309 because it only played in 2 movie theaters before being pulled.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War_%28film%29?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqu4pj/til_a_film_in_1997_with_a_budget_of_15_million/

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TIL the popularity of the Brazilian wax has exposed the female anatomy to such an extent that at least 20% of women believe they need cosmetic genital surgery.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-10/labiaplasty-growing-in-popularity-say-doctors/5804316
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqtje8/til_the_popularity_of_the_brazilian_wax_has/

Designer vaginas: Pubic hair removal leading to increased requests for labiaplasties, doctors warn

The Brazilian wax - or total pubic hair waxing - has laid bare the female anatomy to such an extent that at least one in five women believe they need cosmetic genital surgery.
ABC News
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TIL the leader of the Crips, Stanley “Tookie” Williams wrote a children’s book in prison about anti gang violence. He was nominated for 4 Nobel Prizes for what he did to stop gang violence and was nominated for the Nobel prize For Literature once for this book.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/LegalCenter/story?id=1377890
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqt8y1/til_the_leader_of_the_crips_stanley_tookie/
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TIL: during the conquest of the Aztecs, Hernán Cortés was a wanted criminal, having foregone orders by the colonial governor of Cuba to cease operations. Expeditionary forces were even sent to attempt and arrest him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqstub/til_during_the_conquest_of_the_aztecs_hernán/

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