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TIL that the beehive hairstyle was also called the B-52 for its resemblance to the Boeing B-52 bomber’s nose. And the band the B-52’s chose that name because two of its members wore that hairstyle (Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive_(hairstyle)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gh2pfa/til_that_the_beehive_hairstyle_was_also_called/

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TIL about the Chinese Tiangong space station, which has been permanently crewed since 2022.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiangong_space_station
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gh2n3o/til_about_the_chinese_tiangong_space_station/

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TIL there is still no scientific consensus for why "the dress" appears as either white-and-gold or black-and-blue

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress#Scientific_explanations
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gh2ev7/til_there_is_still_no_scientific_consensus_for/

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TIL about Margaret Moth, born in New Zealand in 1951, transformed herself into the woman she wanted to be. She cast off the blond cherubic sweetness of her childhood, adopted an all-black look …

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/01/lucy-lawless-director-film-never-look-away-margaret-moth
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gh1fnz/til_about_margaret_moth_born_in_new_zealand_in/

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TIL that an image claiming to be of Diwali lights seen from space makes the rounds on social networks every year. The image is in fact many images created by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to show how population has grown in India from 1992 to 2003.

https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/its-time-india-got-over-the-fake-diwali-picture/article…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gh155c/til_that_an_image_claiming_to_be_of_diwali_lights/

News Stories, News, Articles, Videos, Slideshows and Web Stories

News stories, news, articles, videos, slideshows, images, and web stories. Business Insider India is providing latest and consolidated news related to the News category.
Business Insider India
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TIL Baldur's Gate 3 is the first video game ever to win all five major Game of the Year awards (Golden Joystick, The Game, D.I.C.E., Game Developers Choice, & British Academy Games).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggzgj3/til_baldurs_gate_3_is_the_first_video_game_ever/

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TIL Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Potts) was initially hesitant to perform the title song in Beauty and the Beast (1991) because of its unfamiliar rock style & was especially concerned that her "aging singing voice" wasn't strong enough to sustain its longer notes. Ultimately, she recorded it in one take.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(Disney_song)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggyu2w/til_angela_lansbury_mrs_potts_was_initially/

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TIL the man responsible for bringing us seasonal joy as Dancing Pumpkin Man is actor and comedian Matt Geiler

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4371284
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggxraw/til_the_man_responsible_for_bringing_us_seasonal/
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TIL Viruses called Pandoraviruses and some bacteria, were found frozen in 30,000-year-old permafrost (ground that is continually frozen) in Siberia. In 2016 there was an anthrax outbreak in Siberia that killed one person and many animals. It’s thought that permafrost melting exposed the bacteria.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/ancient-virus-found-in-suspended-animation
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggxlly/til_viruses_called_pandoraviruses_and_some/

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TIL in 1991 a warehouse in Wisconsin holding over 4,000 tonnes of butter caught on fire. After five hours the melted butter flooded and formed a "butter river" that was 2-3 feet deep and as much as 5 feet deep in some places. The fire lasted for 8 days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Butter_Fire
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggx9l1/til_in_1991_a_warehouse_in_wisconsin_holding_over/
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TIL "The human-engineered tunnel that drains Spirit Lake on Mount St. Helens is buckling because of geological activity. If ignored, it could burst, sending millions of gallons of water cascading into towns below."

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/26/spirit-lake-mount-st-helens-skamina-county-kelso-flood-water-tunnel/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggx5ud/til_the_humanengineered_tunnel_that_drains_spirit/

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TIL the fun fact of “Your body has around 100,000 km of capillaries alone, the tiniest of your blood vessels, with a surface area of around 1000 square meters." Is not correct. The real value is closer to 9000 and 19,000 km.

https://youtu.be/bgo7rm5Maqg
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggwq6c/til_the_fun_fact_of_your_body_has_around_100000/

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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 The service recovery paradox is a situation in which a customer thinks more highly of a company after the company has corrected a problem with their service, compared to how they would regard the company if non-faulty service had been provided.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_recovery_paradox
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggwaax/til_the_service_recovery_paradox_is_a_situation/
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TIL that the army built a tunnel to drain Spirit Lake, to relieve water pressure against a natural dam created by the eruption of Mount St. Helens. If the tunnel fails - and it will - the dam will fail and a 40-foot wave will race down the valley, all the way to Kelso, WA, on the Columbia river.

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/26/spirit-lake-mount-st-helens-skamina-…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggvque/til_that_the_army_built_a_tunnel_to_drain_spirit/

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TIL prairie dogs have their own language to communicate incredibly specific information like what color shirt a guys wearing or how fast an animal is approaching. They even have a cute jump-yip that looks like they’re throwing their hands in the air, celebrating when they’re safe from danger

https://conslobodchikoff.com
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggvfb9/til_prairie_dogs_have_their_own_language_to/
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TIL that sleighs driven on Ontario Canada highways must by law have a minimum of two bells, the fine for breaking this law is $5.

https://www.otdlegal.ca/dear-santa-sleigh-bell-tickets-in-ontario/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggv2vd/til_that_sleighs_driven_on_ontario_canada/

Dear Santa: Sleigh Bell Tickets In Ontario | OTD Legal

Can’t wait to show off your Christmas spirit this holiday season? Be sure to read about the laws surrounding sleigh bell tickets to stay off the naughty list.
Ron Harper (Ontario Ticket Defence Legal Services | There Is Hope! There Is Help!)
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TIL that Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Schrieffer (of superconducting BCS theory fame) was sentenced to two years in prison for vehicular manslaughter, when he fell asleep behind the wheel of his sports car going over 100 mph

https://www.foxnews.com/story/nobel-prize-winning-physicist-gets-two-years-in-prison-for-deadly-crash
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggui7k/til_that_nobel_prizewinning_physicist_robert/

Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Gets Two Years in Prison for Deadly Crash

A Nobel Prize-winning physicist was sentenced to two years in prison for killing a man and injuring seven other people while going more than 100 mph in his sports car.
Associated Press (Fox News)
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TIL of Shinkolobwe, a mine located in the Haut-Katanga of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It produced the most economical Uranium that was used for the Manhattan Project and subsequent nuclear weapons produced by the United States in the 1940s and 50s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkolobwe
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TIL "Rebound" has been used to describe the period after a break-up since at least the 1830s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebound_(dating)
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TIL Taiwan has one of the highest oral cancer rates in the world. The cause is mainly a culturally consumed nut called Betel. Betel nuts are carcinogenic and cause a stimulating high when chewed. Mainly consumed by blue-collar and indigenous Taiwanese, the practice remains legal but discouraged.

https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/05/asia/taiwan-asia-betel-nuts/index.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggs3vs/til_taiwan_has_one_of_the_highest_oral_cancer/

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Today I learned about Mike Rowe, who in 2003 bought MikeRoweSoft.com, which caused a legal kerfuffle at first but the case was later settled in exchange for an XBOX & an all-expense paid trip for him to Microsoft HQ.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_v._MikeRoweSoft
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggqo3z/today_i_learned_about_mike_rowe_who_in_2003/
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TIL medieval polymath St Hildegard of Bingen constructed her own language from scratch, with a whole new alphabet and vocabulary, mainly based on Latin and middle german. It's one of the earliest constructed languages ever, and the purpose of it, remains largely unknown

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_ignota
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggqgka/til_medieval_polymath_st_hildegard_of_bingen/

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TIL that saying "no" can improve mental health and productivity by reducing stress and helping people set boundaries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assertiveness
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggqadc/til_that_saying_no_can_improve_mental_health_and/

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TIL that the 428 Cobra Jet, one of Ford's most legendary high performance engines, was created by accident. It all started with a careless mechanic, a blown engine, and a resourceful shop owner. The resulting mishmash of components created such a beast that Ford itself decided to build it.

https://www.automotivehalloffame.org/accidental-performance/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggq7wx/til_that_the_428_cobra_jet_one_of_fords_most/
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TIL that China began developing nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines before they even had the infrastructure to mine uranium

https://www.jstor.org/stable/656082
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggpxiy/til_that_china_began_developing_nuclear_weapons/
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TIL "once in a blue moon" is around every 2.7172 years and is coincidentally close to the number e.

https://www.britannica.com/science/blue-moon-astronomy#:~:text=of%20their%20length.-,On%20average%2C%20a%20blue%20moon%20occurs%20once%20every%2033%20months,about%20four%20times%20per%20century.
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Blue moon | Astronomy, Lunar Phases & Folklore | Britannica

Blue moon, the second full moon in a calendar month. The period from one full moon to another is about 29 12 days, so when two occur in the same month, the first of these full moons is always on the first or second day of the month.
Encyclopedia Britannica
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TIL the most expensive medieval English coin ever sold at auction is a 'Henry III gold penny' minted around 1257 that fetched £648K ($835K) in 2022. It's only the eighth known example out of the roughly 52,000 coins that were originally minted. It was found by an amateur metal detectorist in Hemyock

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/24/devon-detectorist-13th…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggpkuk/til_the_most_expensive_medieval_english_coin_ever/

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TIL that the actor who played the “master” and the actress who played his wife in ‘Hocus Pocus’ were siblings in real life

https://people.com/movies/garry-and-penny-marshall-hilarious-cameo-bickering-couple-hocus-pocus/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggpfjh/til_that_the_actor_who_played_the_master_and_the/

Look Back on 'Hocus Pocus' Scene Starring Siblings Penny and Garry Marshall as Bickering Couple

Penny and Garry Marshall weren't cursed with idiot siblings! On the contrary, they showed off their talents together when they cameoed in 'Hocus Pocus'
Maura Hohman (PEOPLE)
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TIL that the CIA tried to bribe Egypt’s president Abdelnasser to join a proposed ME defence org but he took the bribe ($3 Million) then refused to join.

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00965R000402650036-9.pdf
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggodva/til_that_the_cia_tried_to_bribe_egypts_president/
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TIL that in 2008, Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker survived a plane crash in which four of the six passengers were killed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_South_Carolina_Learjet_60_crash
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggo0tp/til_that_in_2008_blink_182_drummer_travis_barker/

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TIL that the official inventor of the fire hydrant remains unknown because the patent was lost in a fire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_hydrant?patent
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggnw83/til_that_the_official_inventor_of_the_fire/

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TIL that while creating "Blue Monday", New Order's Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris learned to use their Emulator 1 sampler by recording their own flatulence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monday_(New_Order_song)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggn2oa/til_that_while_creating_blue_monday_new_orders/

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TIL that during World War II, Japan launched “Kikusui” or “Floating Chrysanthemum,” a campaign using balloon bombs to target the U.S. These bombs aimed to cause damage and instill fear. While most failed, one incident in 1945 resulted in the deaths of six people in Oregon.

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_balloon
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggmxdl/til_that_during_world_war_ii_japan_launched/

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TIL about the Great British Dog and Cat Massacre of 1939. In which Londoners, to prepare for war with Nazi Germany, voluntarily killed over 400,000 of their home pets in a one month period so as to ease the strain on resources.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Cat_and_Dog_Massacre
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggmv9d/til_about_the_great_british_dog_and_cat_massacre/

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TIL that the names given to hurricanes are pretty much already set. There are six alphabetical lists of names for Atlantic hurricanes, maintained by the World Meteorological Organization, and they are rotated through every six years.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-do-hurricanes-get-their-names-who-chooses-and-why-list/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggm502/til_that_the_names_given_to_hurricanes_are_pretty/

How do hurricanes get their names? A look at the naming process and 2024's full list of storms

The first hurricane of 2024 was named Beryl. Here's how that name, and the ones that followed, were determined.
Caitlin O'Kane (CBS News)
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