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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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TIL Andrew Garfield had never sung professionally before playing Jonathan Larson in the musical Tick, Tick…Boom! (2021). But after taking a year to vocally prepare before filming the role, he ended up earning an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/andrew-garfield-thr-presents-interview-tick-tick-boom-1235098376/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg5ln9/til_andrew_garfield_had_never_sung_professionally/

Andrew Garfield Talks Jonathan Larson and 'Tick, Tick ... Boom!'

The actor just received his second Oscar nomination for playing the 'Rent' composer in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut.
Beatrice Verhoeven (The Hollywood Reporter)
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TIL: Our government forced all major media to ban all speech they don't like opinions and enhanced their own speech.

https://youtu.be/EYg0BOmT08M
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg544q/til_our_government_forced_all_major_media_to_ban/

- 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 You can have a heart attack without having any blocked arteries, it’s called a MINOCA(myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries)

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/can-you-have-a-heart-attack-without-having-any-blocked-arteries
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg3une/til_you_can_have_a_heart_attack_without_having/

Can You Have a Heart Attack Without Having Any Blocked Arteries?

Yes, heart attacks are possible without having a blocked artery. Find out more about this type of heart attack, called a myocardial infarction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (or MINOCA).
Cleveland Clinic
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TIL Target did not find out a girl was pregnant before her father did

https://www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/machinelearningtimes/target-really-predict-teens-pregnancy-inside-story/3566/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg351j/til_target_did_not_find_out_a_girl_was_pregnant/

Did Target Really Predict a Teen’s Pregnancy? The Inside Story

We examine the origin and the facts behind this explosive story, the importance of headlines, and how unsubstantiated assumptions gain traction and mainstream attention and help create myths around Predictive Analytics.
Machine Learning Times
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TIL that during the Battle of Mons in WWI, soldiers reported seeing Angels that allegedly saved the British Army from destruction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQuFu9YNAMk
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg2ub3/til_that_during_the_battle_of_mons_in_wwi/

- 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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Today I learned about this terrifying Halloween urban legend

https://youtu.be/yAcMtXbnGGA?si=joXWmgLphjNH1eXj
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg2prm/today_i_learned_about_this_terrifying_halloween/

- 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 Chocolate can be deadly for dogs because it contains theobromine, which they cannot effectively metabolize.

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/chocolate-poisoning-in-dogs
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg236w/til_chocolate_can_be_deadly_for_dogs_because_it/
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TIL Boston Dynamics was acquired by Hyundai Motor Group in 2020. In 2022 the company signed a pledge saying it would not weaponise any of its robots.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Dynamics
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg115w/til_boston_dynamics_was_acquired_by_hyundai_motor/

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TIL that in 2013 scientists were able to genetically modify rabbits to glow in the dark using jellyfish DNA

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/13/glow-in-dark-rabbits-scientists
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg10kj/til_that_in_2013_scientists_were_able_to/

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TIL that there are large (>200 m length) tanker ships that are built and operated solely to transport orange juice.

https://www.theshipyardblog.com/orange-juice-tankers-how-your-breakfast-sails-the-seas/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg0grt/til_that_there_are_large_200_m_length_tanker/

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TIL Freddy Kruger was originally going to be played by veteran British actor David Warner.

https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/03/heres-david-warner-as-the-original-freddy-krueger
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfzv0q/til_freddy_kruger_was_originally_going_to_be/

Here's David Warner as the Original Freddy Krueger - IGN

We now know what the original Freddy Krueger looked like in A Nightmare on Elm Street -- and not Robert Englund, but Star Trek's David Warner.
Anthony Couto (IGN)
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TIL Disneyland uses hidden ‘smellitizers’ to fill the air with vanilla scents

https://phdprincess.com/blog/disney-smells?format=amp
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfzflh/til_disneyland_uses_hidden_smellitizers_to_fill/

Science of Disney: Smellitizers

How do Disney's smell machines (aka smellitizers) work? With science of course!
The PhD Princess
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TIL there are 'e-books' for the blind/visually impaired. The braille terminal is an electro-mechanical device that displays braille characters, usually by means of round-tipped pins raised through holes in a flat surface

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refreshable_braille_display
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfyf1v/til_there_are_ebooks_for_the_blindvisually/

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TIL of the death of Rudolf Rupp. His wife, two daughters, and one of their boyfriends falsely confessed to and were sentenced to jail for killing, dismembering, and feeding Rupp to dogs on the family farm. They were all later acquitted when his body was found intact in his car in the Danube.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/20/rudolf-rupp-farmer-family-trial
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfybe7/til_of_the_death_of_rudolf_rupp_his_wife_two/

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TIL The Mendoza Line is baseball jargon for a .200 batting average, the supposed threshold for offensive futility at the Major League level. It is named after shortstop Mario Mendoza, who failed to reach .200 five times in his nine big league seasons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendoza_Line
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfy2ym/til_the_mendoza_line_is_baseball_jargon_for_a_200/

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TIL a quine is a computer program that takes no input and produces a copy of its own source code as its only output.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quine_(computing)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfxj5t/til_a_quine_is_a_computer_program_that_takes_no/

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TIL the "affect heuristic" is a heuristic, a mental shortcut that allows people to make decisions and solve problems quickly and efficiently, in which current emotion—fear, pleasure, surprise, etc.—influences decisions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affect_heuristic
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfxi2y/til_the_affect_heuristic_is_a_heuristic_a_mental/

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TIL In the song "Misunderstood", John Petrucci wrote the guitar solo, reversed it, learned and recorded the reversed version, then reversed the recording. The result is a solo that sounds like the original but with a unique sound.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Inner_Turbulence#Track_listing
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfw37r/til_in_the_song_misunderstood_john_petrucci_wrote/

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TIL babies are actually at an increased risk of SIDS if they get overheated while sleeping. They actually need fewer layers of clothing than adults to sleep comfortably. For reference, I never had a baby or took care of one overnight. Didn't know just thin PJs and a modest sack was enough

https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/safe-sleep/?srsltid=AfmBOooLhZwLdVNimtdOZDZ-P26…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfvufg/til_babies_are_actually_at_an_increased_risk_of/

Safe Sleep

The AAP provides detailed information to support healthcare providers in helping families prevent infant sleep-related death.
www.aap.org
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TIL that Bermuda despite being a British Overseas Territory has TV channels affiliated with US companies like CBS and ABC due to agreements between the US and UK since 1946.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZBM-TV
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfvswq/til_that_bermuda_despite_being_a_british_overseas/

CBS affiliate in Bermuda

Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)
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TIL about Herman Davis, a World War I soldier renowned for his extraordinary marksmanship. With just his Springfield rifle and open sights, he took out five enemy soldiers from 1,000 yards away. He humbly described it as “just a good shootin' distance.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Davis
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfvmu5/til_about_herman_davis_a_world_war_i_soldier/

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TIL that the original Dumbledore Richard Harris is also the singer of the most famous version of MacArthur Park which was a worldwide hit in 1968

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Harris
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfvi39/til_that_the_original_dumbledore_richard_harris/

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TIL that 20%-40% of the population do not carry the gene that would allow them to smell cyanide.

https://www.nature.com/articles/171698b0
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfup9z/til_that_2040_of_the_population_do_not_carry_the/

Ability to smell Solutions of Potassium Cyanide - Nature

Nature - Ability to smell Solutions of Potassium Cyanide
Nature
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TIL Anti-Video Game Activist Jack Thompson wrote a letter to Wendy’s CEO in 2007, demanding to halt the Kids’ Meal promotion of the Nintendo Wii, because Nintendo announced the launch of Manhunt 2 for the Wii, as it would promote violence to America’s youth.

https://spilled.gg/jack-thompson-lawyer/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfuivo/til_antivideo_game_activist_jack_thompson_wrote_a/

Jack Thompson: The Lawyer Who Battled Wendy’s Over Manhunt 2

The story of Jack Thompson, the disbarred lawyer who famously took on video game violence—challenging Wendy’s over a Nintendo promotion tied to Manhunt 2.
Dominik Bošnjak (Spilled)
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TIL That during the filming of 'Dazed and Confused' Milla Jovovich, then 16, married her onscreen boyfriend Shawn Andrews who was 21. Jovovich's mother had the marriage annulled two months later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milla_Jovovich?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfsvx3/til_that_during_the_filming_of_dazed_and_confused/

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TIL that Glow Sticks were found to break multiple consumer protection laws in 2014. "The use of dibutyl phthalate in glow sticks, considered to be toys, is a violation of the law" and in seven out of nine cases, the chemical ingredients did not match what was reported.

https://www2.mst.dk/Udgiv/publications/2013/08/978-87-93026-41-4.pdf
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfsgg3/til_that_glow_sticks_were_found_to_break_multiple/
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TIL that, during 1994 World Cup, the BBC issued a public apology after its football pundit commented during the match between Argentina and Romania that "The Argentine defender warrants shooting for a mistake like that", a day after Colombian defender Andres Escobar was shot six times and killed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Escobar
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfs59e/til_that_during_1994_world_cup_the_bbc_issued_a/

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TIL that even though the Vatican says a bishop or archbishop should be referred to as "His/Your Excellency", the Canadian government does not recognize it, and instead refers to bishops by their title only

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/protocol-guidelines-special-event/styles-address.html#a6
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfrujr/til_that_even_though_the_vatican_says_a_bishop_or/
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TIL that the largest coprolite (fossilized poop) ever discovered is from a T-Rex. It's 67.5 cm long, weighs over 9 kg, and has been nicknamed "Barnum." It's on display at the Poozeum, which is an entire museum dedicated to dino droppings.

https://poozeum.com/t-rex-poop
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfrjhj/til_that_the_largest_coprolite_fossilized_poop/

Poozeum

Learn about the world's largest coprolite - from a T. rex dinosaur! Discover the insights it provides into the diet and behavior of these mighty creatures.
Poozeum
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TIL The word 'bug' to describe a defect predates electronic computers. In 1931, Baffle Ball, the first mechanical pinball game, was advertised as having "No Bugs in this Game!"

https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?gid=129
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfr79o/til_the_word_bug_to_describe_a_defect_predates/

Internet Pinball Machine Database: Gottlieb 'Baffle Ball'

Pictures, documents, manufacturing data, ratings, comments, features, and history for Gottlieb 'Baffle Ball' pinball machine.
www.ipdb.org
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