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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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TIL In New Jersey and Rhode Island, incest between consenting adults (16 or over for Rhode Island, 18 or over for New Jersey) is not a criminal offense

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_incest_in_the_United_States
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gglqrz/til_in_new_jersey_and_rhode_island_incest_between/
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TIL that in 1995, scientist Alan S. Waggoner first used fluorescence microscopy to observe DNA behavior in living cells. This technique revolutionized cellular biology by allowing real-time visualization of genetic processes, greatly advancing our understanding of molecular biology.

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescence_microscopy
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gglax1/til_that_in_1995_scientist_alan_s_waggoner_first/

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TIL Mary Surratt was the first woman to be executed by the U.S Federal Government after being convicted for her alleged involvement in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Surratt
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggl9ur/til_mary_surratt_was_the_first_woman_to_be/

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Today I learned that, while A. A. Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh, named the character after his son's teddy bear, Pooh's design was actually based on another teddy bear named Growler, who was owned by the son of Milne's illustrator, E. H. Shepard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggl7vt/today_i_learned_that_while_a_a_milne_the_creator/

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TIL about the Red Mirage vs. the Blue Shift on election day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XEQ_7zZ-bw
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggl7jk/til_about_the_red_mirage_vs_the_blue_shift_on/

- 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 the origin of Halloween lies in in Celtic culture. It can be traced back 1000s of years to a cross-quarter day in the Celtic calendar that is halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. So when Irish people emigrated to North America, they took their tradition with them.

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20241030-meath-county-the-birthplace-of-hallo…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggksqv/til_that_the_origin_of_halloween_lies_in_in/

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TIL that Elizabeth Johnson, one of the women accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch trials, was only officially exonorated in 2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggkg3z/til_that_elizabeth_johnson_one_of_the_women/

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TIL: Churches Can Get Insurance for Abuse and Molestation Lawsuits

https://www.ministryinsured.com/church-insurance/liability/abuse-molestation/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggjqja/til_churches_can_get_insurance_for_abuse_and/

Abuse and Molestation Liability Coverage - Emery & Webb Insurance for Churches

Abuse and Molestation insurance, a.k.a. Sexual Misconduct coverage, is the only type of insurance that will protect the church against allegations of inappropriate behavior.
Emery & Webb Insurance for Churches
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TIL scientists have discovered a species of extremophilic nematode in Mono Lake in California called Auanema sp. It lives in a lake with 500x the arsenic concentration we can handle, 3 times as salty as the ocean, and has an alkaline pH of 10. It has 3 sexes, and carries its young like marsupial.

https://www.sci.news/biology/auanema-nematode-07640.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggj7pk/til_scientists_have_discovered_a_species_of/

New Species of Microscopic Worm Has Three Sexes, Lives in Arsenic-Rich Lake | Sci.News

An international team of biologists has isolated eight species of nematodes from the arsenic-rich sediments of Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierras of California.
News Staff (Sci.News)
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TIL Anyone in the US can sign up to get a free horse through the Wild Horse and Burro program, provided they have the means to store and care for it.

https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/adoptions-and-sales/adoption-program
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggj7ou/til_anyone_in_the_us_can_sign_up_to_get_a_free/

Programs: Wild Horse and Burro: Adoptions and Sales: Adoption Program | Bureau of Land Management

The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 entrusts the BLM with the responsibility to manage and protect wild horses and burros on the nation’s public lands.
www.blm.gov
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TIL about Operation Paul Bunyan, where the US cut down a tree in the Korean DMZ as a response to the murder of two officers, deploying over 800 soldiers and air support without any shots fired. The operation left a 19-foot stump as a reminder of the incident.

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_axe_murder_incident
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gggwwg/til_about_operation_paul_bunyan_where_the_us_cut/

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TIL that there was once a breed of dog called a "turnspit dog" that was bred to run on a wheel, to turn meat cooking over a fire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnspit_dog
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gggj5g/til_that_there_was_once_a_breed_of_dog_called_a/

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TIL that Avril Lavigne twice won MVP in a boys' pee-wee hockey league.

https://www.espn.com/blog/high-school/girl/post/_/id/1054/avril-lavigne-recalls-life-as-a-hockey-star
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggg6qv/til_that_avril_lavigne_twice_won_mvp_in_a_boys/

Avril Lavigne recalls life as a hockey star - ESPN - ESPNHS Girl- ESPN

This story originally appeared in the winter issue of ESPNHS Girl magazine. Click here to subscribe.Long before she sang about “Sk8r Boi,” Avril Lavrigne was a skater girl.
Jared Zwerling (ESPN)
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TIL Chicago's last Republican mayor, Big Bill, was elected 97 years ago and held an open alliance with Al Capone. Following his 1927 victory, Big Bill's supporters flooded onto his floating Speakeasy and it sank under their weight.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hale_Thompson
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggfv4i/til_chicagos_last_republican_mayor_big_bill_was/

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TIL about the Gullah subgroup of African Americans. Their language and culture have preserved a significant influence of Africanisms as a result of their historical geographic isolation and the community's relation to their shared history and identity

https://youtu.be/ijl7Sg3ZAd0?si=pU0TJ29gT6bd31sX
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggfr10/til_about_the_gullah_subgroup_of_african/

- 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 future hurricane names are already known and chosen well in advance by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Each region has its own list of names that are rotated every six years, and if a hurricane is particularly deadly or costly, its name can be retired to prevent confusion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_naming#North_Atlantic_Ocean
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggfqp9/til_that_future_hurricane_names_are_already_known/

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TIL that Martin Luther was an assiduous anti-Semite and that According to the prevailing opinion among historians, his anti-Jewish rhetoric contributed significantly to the development of antisemitism in Germany

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggfhc2/til_that_martin_luther_was_an_assiduous/

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TIL The Beatles' 1965 film Help! was dedicated to Elias Howe who invented the sewing machine in 1846.

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/elias-howe-sewing-machine-inventor-gets-little-help-beatles/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggeb1j/til_the_beatles_1965_film_help_was_dedicated_to/

Elias Howe, Sewing Machine Inventor, Gets a Little Help From the Beatles

Why the Beatles dedicated a film to Elias Howe is a bit of a mystery, but some of the more preposterous explanations actually tell us something about the life of the…
Leslie Landrigan (New England Historical Society)
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TIL that Otis Redding’s iconic song 'Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay' was recorded just days before he died in a plane crash, and it became the first posthumous number-one single in the U.S.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(Sittin%27_On)_The_Dock_of_the_Bay
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gge17u/til_that_otis_reddings_iconic_song_sittin_on_the/

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TIL that in the 18th century English sailors aboard the HMS Dolphin stopped in Tahiti and discovered the women there would take iron in exchange for sex, resulting in the sailors removing nails from the ship and trading them in for their personal gratification.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dolphin_(1751)#Second_circumnavigation
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggdyqe/til_that_in_the_18th_century_english_sailors/

1751 sixth-rate frigate

Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)
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TIL There are Jesus-themed sex parties in Vancouver, with a 'Divine Dungeon'

https://www.vice.com/en/article/jesus-sex-party-vice/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggdc2w/til_there_are_jesusthemed_sex_parties_in/

I Just Went to My First Ever Jesus-Themed Sex Party

They likened Jesus and his disciples to an ancient polycule—and then our Lord and Savior climaxed on the cross.
Mattha Busby (VICE)
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TIL "Tigers of Money", the OG Japanese version of "Shark Tank/Dragons Den" was named after a war criminal and featured a jobbing pornstar in the opening titles

https://www.platinummediagroup.co.uk/platinum-business-magazine/2024/02/the-story-of-the-den/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggczg5/til_tigers_of_money_the_og_japanese_version_of/

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TIL it is illegal to dress up as a priest or a nun (including on Halloween) in the state of Alabama

https://www.al.com/news/2023/10/there-are-halloween-costumes-that-are-actually-illegal-in-alabama.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggcaqg/til_it_is_illegal_to_dress_up_as_a_priest_or_a/

There are Halloween costumes that are actually illegal in Alabama

You’ll see tons of Barbies and Kens tonight. Perhaps some Taylor Swifts and Travis Kelces. And, of course, you will have all your normal witches, vampires, ghosts and goblins.
Leada Gore | lgore@al.com (al)
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TIL Among other ships used in the production of the film “The Battle of the River Plate”, the warships HMS Cumberland and HMNZS Achilles played themselves since they had both survived the war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_the_River_Plate_(film)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggaz8f/til_among_other_ships_used_in_the_production_of/

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TIL an autistic single dad of an autistic son quit his job to run a Minecraft server only autistic people could join, so they have a community to socially interact with others without being bullied.

https://www.pcgamer.com/meet-the-dad-who-quit-his-job-to-run-a-minecraft-server-for-autistic-kids/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg8jld/til_an_autistic_single_dad_of_an_autistic_son/

Meet the dad who quit his job to run a Minecraft server for autistic kids

Autcraft is a haven like few others on the internet—free from bullying, with a strong and supportive community.
Luke Winkie (PC Gamer)
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TIL that Mecca was laid siege in 1979 by a man who thought he was the prophesied Mahdi (the eschatological basis of Frank Herbert's Muad'Dib) and this attack triggered the conservative transformation away from liberal reforms, for Saudi culture, for decades.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWYHJLh94Zk
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg81k5/til_that_mecca_was_laid_siege_in_1979_by_a_man/

- 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.
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TIL Poison translates to Gift in German

https://theawesomegermanlanguage.com/a-poisoned-gift/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg7haa/til_poison_translates_to_gift_in_german/

A Poisoned Gift

Let's take a look at how Gift went from meaning present to poison. Welcome to the deadly side of etymology.
theawesomegermanlanguage.com
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TIL about the Cadaver Synod: In 897, Pope Stephen VI held a bizarre trial against the corpse of Pope Formosus, accusing him of crimes like perjury and violating church laws. Formosus' decayed body was dressed in papal robes, propped up, and symbolically 'defended' in court.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver_Synod
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg7e9f/til_about_the_cadaver_synod_in_897_pope_stephen/

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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. The deaths were found to be mostly unnecessary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Cat_and_Dog_Massacre
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg6wj4/til_about_the_great_british_dog_and_cat_massacre/

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TIL while filming Game of Thrones, Charlie Dance (Tywin Lannister) apologized to Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) after every scene where he had to treat Dinklage "like shit."

https://www.nme.com/news/game-of-thrones-star-promises-forthcoming-third-s-866835
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg5u6k/til_while_filming_game_of_thrones_charlie_dance/

'Game Of Thrones' star promises forthcoming third season is 'phenomenal'

Charles Dance lavishes praise on backroom staff on hit TV show
David Renshaw (NME)
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TIL 'previous translations (of Mein Kamf) had corrected the language, giving the false impression that Hitler was a "cultured man" with "coherent and grammatically correct reasoning"'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Kampf#Criticism_by_translators
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg5sx1/til_previous_translations_of_mein_kamf_had/

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TIL that the longest scientific name of any living or fossil organism is Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis, a bacterium isolated from soil collected at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, one of the longest place names in the world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_long_species_names
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg5nsa/til_that_the_longest_scientific_name_of_any/
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