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TIL Tony wasn't talking about the people, Puerto Rico actually does have a really bad garbage problem

https://globalpressjournal.com/americas/puerto-rico/trash-crisis-leaves-puerto-rico-brink/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfcotx/til_tony_wasnt_talking_about_the_people_puerto/

Trash Crisis Leaves Puerto Rico Near ‘the Brink’

Most of Puerto Rico’s landfills fail to meet federal standards and are almost full. Residents and experts worry that trash will soon overwhelm the region.
Global Press Journal
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TIL that “Who Goes There?”, the short story that was adapted into “The Thing”, was also adapted into a 1972 Spanish Horror Film named “Horror Express” starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_Express
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfcd0o/til_that_who_goes_there_the_short_story_that_was/

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TIL that the birds we call Penguins today are not actually penguins at all but another species of bird that was named after them because of their looks and their are no true penguins alive today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin#Pinguinus
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfc92u/til_that_the_birds_we_call_penguins_today_are_not/

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TIL that the English announcements on Japanese bullet trains are actually in a posh Australian accent (not British!)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-drive/the-australian-voice-of-japans-bullet-train-and-metal-gear-solid/6758248
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfc2nz/til_that_the_english_announcements_on_japanese/

The Australian voice of Japan's bullet train and Metal Gear Solid

She's no pop star, but Donna Burke's voice is one of the most recognised in Japan. She's the voice of the bullet train network and appears in the Metal Gear Solid videogame franchise.
ABC listen
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TIL: The Środa Treasure hoard was discovered in 1985 while building the foundation of a phone booth. The government seized 3000 coins. Years later, a bigger find was uncovered, however this time most of the find was taken before the authorities arrived. A criminal investigation was launched.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Aroda_Treasure
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfbihv/til_the_środa_treasure_hoard_was_discovered_in/

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TIL that Keanu Reeves has been secretly funding children's hospitals for years. He reportedly created a private foundation that aids children’s hospitals and cancer research without associating his name with it. "I don't like to attach my name to it, I just let the foundation do what it does."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/keanu-reeves-tragic-story
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfb05a/til_that_keanu_reeves_has_been_secretly_funding/

The Tragic Life of Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves overcame a series of tragic events in his life, before and after becoming a wealthy movie star.
David Emery (Snopes.com)
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TIL that peak employment at Boeing was during the Vietnam War in 1968 where the aviation manufacturer employed 148,672 people, or roughly two-hundredths of a percent of the U.S. workforce.

https://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Classroom%20Materials/Curriculum%20Packets/Cold%20War%20&%20Red%20Scare/Documents/48.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfawh0/til_that_peak_employment_at_boeing_was_during_the/

Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest

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TIL about the Dyatlov Pass Incident where 9 experience hikers passed away after their tent had been ripped open FROM THE INSIDE. The bodies were scattered around the campsite in various conditions, some missing eyes or their tongues. The case is still unsolved.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gfab5i/til_about_the_dyatlov_pass_incident_where_9/

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TIL that, technically, bananas and pumpkins are berries, but raspberries and strawberries aren't

https://www.hellofresh.com/eat/ingredient-info/are-bananas-considered-berries-or-fruits
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf9g3t/til_that_technically_bananas_and_pumpkins_are/

Are Bananas Considered Berries or Fruits? + Other Fruity Questions | HelloFresh

Not everything is as it seems, even produce. What makes a fruit a fruit and what makes a berry a berry? Learn the answer to these questions & more.
HelloFresh
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TIL the idea that if you connect all of your blood vessels up end to end that it would stretch (100,000km/60,000mi) or 2 and a half times around the world is wrong, it's actually only 9,000km to 19,000km or 5,600mi to 11,800mi. So not even 1 time around the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgo7rm5Maqg
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf9dpj/til_the_idea_that_if_you_connect_all_of_your/

- 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 why Roman concrete was and is so strong!

https://news.mit.edu/2023/roman-concrete-durability-lime-casts-0106
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf97ia/til_why_roman_concrete_was_and_is_so_strong/

Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?

Researchers have discovered ancient Roman concrete-manufacturing strategies that incorporated self-healing. Applying this knowledge toward modern cement production, they hope to improve the material’s environmental impact.
MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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TIL that Ray Bradbury wrote "The Halloween Tree" (1972) as a result of being disappointed after watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" - due to what he believed was the television special's lackluster depiction of Halloween

https://geekd-out.com/ray-bradburys-the-halloween-tree/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf8mbs/til_that_ray_bradbury_wrote_the_halloween_tree/

Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree ⋆

The Halloween Tree is about a group of trick-or-treaters who're spirited away on a journey through the history of Halloween by the sinister Mr. Moundshroud.
Stephanie Pouliotte (Rogues Portal)
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TIL there is a whale known as the 52-hertz whale (also known as 52 Blue) of an unidentified species that has never been sighted, but has been heard and known to exist since the late 1980s. There was also a feature length documentary about it that Leonardo DiCaprio was an executive producer for.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52-hertz_whale
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf76iq/til_there_is_a_whale_known_as_the_52hertz_whale/

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TIL I learned that in 2012 a man sued Mountain Dew for finding a mouse in a can. They defended themselves by arguing that if it was in the can for 15 months, the mouse would have dissolved. The case was settled.

https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2012/08/08/Mountain-Dew-mouse-case-dissolves-as-PepsiCo-settles
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf63ka/til_i_learned_that_in_2012_a_man_sued_mountain/

Mountain Dew mouse case dissolves as PepsiCo settles

PepsiCo has reportedly reached an out of court settlement in a lawsuit filed in 2009 by a US man who alleged he found a mouse in a can of Mountain Dew.
beveragedaily.com
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TIL of "Ardi" the fossilized skeletal remains of a human-like female anthropoid discovered in 1994. It is more than a million years older and more complete than "Lucy." It's discovery stunned scientists and refuted many core theories of human evolution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardi
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf55pv/til_of_ardi_the_fossilized_skeletal_remains_of_a/

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TIL - John Morales, who played McGruff the Crime Dog, was sentenced to 16 years in prison after police seized 1,000 marijuana plants, 27 weapons including a grenade launcher and 9,000 rounds of ammunition from his home.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mcgruff-the-crime-dog-actor-gets-16-years-in-prison/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf4ydp/til_john_morales_who_played_mcgruff_the_crime_dog/

"McGruff the Crime Dog" actor gets 16 years in prison

John Morales, who played the crime-fighting cartoon figure McGruff, was sentenced for a 2011 arrest in which police seized 1,000 marijuana plants, 27 weapons and 9,000 rounds of ammunition from his Texas home
Crimesider Staff (CBS News)
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TIL that the voice actor for MGS's Solid Snake & Big Boss, David Hayter, also wrote [or co-wrote] the screenplays for the first two X-Men movies, 2009's Watchmen, the first Scorpion King movie, and is working on an upcoming Voltron movie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hayter#Live_action
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf56vw/til_that_the_voice_actor_for_mgss_solid_snake_big/

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TIL that in 2020 the Smithsonian published an article claiming that things like individualism, planning for the future, avoiding conflict, and being polite were all aspects of "white culture"

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article244309587.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf4ff3/til_that_in_2020_the_smithsonian_published_an/

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TIL Teri Garr, who died today (10-29-2024), began her career as a teenager with small roles in television and film in the early 1960s, including appearances as a dancer in six Elvis Presley musicals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf2msa/til_teri_garr_who_died_today_10292024_began_her/

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TIL that the Six Flags theme parks are named after the six flags that flew over Texas including the confederate flag, the American flag, the Spanish flag, the Mexican flag, the French flag, and the Republic of Texas flag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_flags_over_Texas
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf2mkj/til_that_the_six_flags_theme_parks_are_named/

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TIL About The Axeman of New Orlean's, a serial killer who attacked 12 people with an axe and was never caught.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axeman_of_New_Orleans#In_popular_culture
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf1olm/til_about_the_axeman_of_new_orleans_a_serial/

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TIL humans do not have 100,000 kilometers of blood vessels, it's more like 9,000-19,000 kilometers

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33242636/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf1m4b/til_humans_do_not_have_100000_kilometers_of_blood/

August Krogh: Muscle capillary function and oxygen delivery - PubMed

The capillary bed constitutes the obligatory pathway for almost all oxygen (O2) and substrate molecules as they pass from blood to individual cells.
PubMed
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TIL that Alice Cooper, who was famously friendly with Glenn Campbell while living in Arizona, was also friendly with Groucho Marx during the 1970s and dedicated the restored letter "O" in the restored Hollywoo(d) sign to his memory.

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/hollywood-sign-2023-04-03/alice-cooper-groucho-marx
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf0qso/til_that_alice_cooper_who_was_famously_friendly/

Hollywood Sign’s unexpected savior: Rock legend Alice Cooper

In 1978, the Hollywood Sign was in a sad state, so rock legend Alice Cooper spent $27,000 to buy an “O” to honor his friend Groucho Marx. Other celebs followed.
KCRW
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TIL Dr Phil once invited the creator of the BumFights video series on his show to confront him about exploiting vulnerable people for financial gain. Ty Beeson showed up dressed up as Dr Phil and hurled accusations at Dr Phil, claiming he exploited people in similarly difficult situations.

https://screenrant.com/bumfights-dr-phil-interview-kicked-off-show/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gezmg7/til_dr_phil_once_invited_the_creator_of_the/

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TIL the popular fact "your blood vessels put together is long enough to go around the Earth 2.5 times (100,000 kms)" is false, as the numbers used by the first scientist to study this were way off. The actual length is only around 9000-19000 kms based on an updated study.

https://youtu.be/bgo7rm5Maqg?si=iBm38AwM6zAHOl7X
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gezbs8/til_the_popular_fact_your_blood_vessels_put/

- 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 Duck Billed Platypus has no nipples to feed their offspring. Milk oozes from the skin of mother Platypus as a means to feed her offspring.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/do-platypuses-really-sweat-milk
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1geyzni/til_that_duck_billed_platypus_has_no_nipples_to/
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TIL AI generated news slop is so prevalent there are tools to help you recognize them

https://bullshitometer.news/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1geyvut/til_ai_generated_news_slop_is_so_prevalent_there/

Bullshit O`Meter - Welcome to your own AI powered bullshit factory

Slide the bullshitometer to see in real time how easily AI can mutate a story from a straight report, to slop, to sensationalism.
Bullshit O`Meter - Welcome to your own AI powered bullshit factory
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TIL of Mariya Oktyabrskaya. When her soldier husband was killed in 1941, she sold her possessions, bought a T34 tank nicknamed The Fighting Girlfriend and relentlessly fought Nazis. When the vehicle took a hit, and despite orders, Maria jumped out of the tank to fix it under enemy fire.

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/mariya-vasilyevna-oktyabrskaya-and-the-t-34-med…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1geyuuf/til_of_mariya_oktyabrskaya_when_her_soldier/

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TIL that grunion fish have unusual mating habits. The females will burrow tail-first into the sand up to their necks so that only their heads stick out. Then a bunch of males will squirt their sperm onto their heads. The sperm trickles down their bodies to reach the eggs below them.

https://wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Ocean/Grunion/Amazing
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The Amazing Grunion

Marine Resources Leaflet No. 3 by Jerome Spratt. Originally printed 1971; online version updated February 2022. California Department of Fish and Game/Wildlife.
wildlife.ca.gov
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TIL cheetahs can have support dogs

https://zoologicalsocietyofnj.org/2022/04/18/protecting-cheetahs-with-dogs/
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Protecting Cheetahs with Dogs - Zoological Society of New Jersey

In 2019, Turtle Back Zoo became the home for an unusual pair – Nandi the cheetah and Bowie the Labrador retriever. Having been raised together, the two are ...
Brianna DeRose (Zoological Society of New Jersey)
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TIL Unless losing their ground, reindeer give birth in the same place as they were born, usually for generations.

https://reindeerherding.org/sami-norway
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Sámi - Norway - International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry - ICR

Reindeer and People have a connection that go back millennia. The Reindeer Portal is a trusted source for information about reindeer herders and herding.
reindeerherding.org
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TIL the National Covid Memorial Wall is a 500 meter wall created in 2020 along the Thames in London to mark the lives lost to Covid in the U.K. It has more than 240,000 individually hand-painted red hearts, each representing a victim. Many hearts have messages left by the bereaved or by volunteers.

https://www.nationalcovidmemorialwall.org/
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National Covid Memorial Wall

The National Covid Memorial Wall in London is a visual representation of the UK's catastrophic loss to Covid-19. The Wall stretches for 500 metres alongside the River Thames, directly opposite the Houses of Parliament.
National Covid Memorial Wall
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TIL the "Redwood of the East" - a 100ft-tall tree that once covered 25% of Eastern US forests, produced tons of food, and built America's industrial backbone - lost 99.9% of its population to a catastrophic blight.

https://tacf.org/history-american-chestnut/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gewrj0/til_the_redwood_of_the_east_a_100fttall_tree_that/
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TIL that flat-faced dog breeds like pugs and bulldogs suffer from a condition called "brachycephalic syndrome", which causes significant respiratory issues due to their compressed skull structure. This trait is bred purely for appearance but can result in chronic breathing problems and even death.

https://www.acvs.org/small-animal/brachycephalic-syndrome
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gewa69/til_that_flatfaced_dog_breeds_like_pugs_and/
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TIL plants convert glucose into starch because starch takes up less space and because glucose is osmotically active (similar to salt), while starch is not

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starch
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gew54l/til_plants_convert_glucose_into_starch_because/

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