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TIL while filming the 1997 movie "Gummo", Harmony Korine insisted on using regular people and places. Some of the houses were so disgusting that most of the film crew insisted on wearing hazmat suits during filming.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummo
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbyq80/til_while_filming_the_1997_movie_gummo_harmony/

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TIL When Tsarevich Nicholas(later Nicholas II) visited Japan in 1891, an attermpt on his life was made by a man wielding a katana. His cousin, Prince George of Greece, saved his life by parrying the sword with his cane

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctsu_incident#Details_of_the_attack
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbyj6r/til_when_tsarevich_nicholaslater_nicholas_ii/

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TIL that when Ford released the Model T in 1908, it cost $825 (adjusted to about $28,000 in 2023). Despite the popularity (about 15 million would eventually be sold) Ford kept dropping the price over the years, and by 1925 the basic model cost $260, the equivalent of about $4,500 today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T#Price_and_production
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbx89c/til_that_when_ford_released_the_model_t_in_1908/

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TIL Oliver Stone was working on a movie called 'Company Man' about the Iran-Contra scandal, starring Paul Newman and timed to be released right before the 1988 presidential election. When producers wouldn't guarantee the release date, Stone halted the project to make 'Talk Radio' instead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Stone%27s_unrealized_projects
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbwmta/til_oliver_stone_was_working_on_a_movie_called/
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TIL that the world's largest video game studio is headquartered in a former textile factory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peck_Building
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbur1s/til_that_the_worlds_largest_video_game_studio_is/

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TIL that FOX’s In Living Color aired a live episode during the 1992 Super Bowl halftime, pulling over 20 million viewers and forcing the NFL to rethink halftime shows, leading to Michael Jackson’s iconic 1993 performance.

https://www.nfl.com/100/originals/100-greatest/game-changers-73
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbu5bh/til_that_foxs_in_living_color_aired_a_live/

NFL 100

The National Football League's 100th season launched at Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta. And a century of NFL football is good reason to celebrate.
NFL.com
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TIL that some helicopters have various parts that are intentionally designed asymmetrically, to compensate for the tail rotor pushing the helicopter sideways when it’s hovering. They also have asymmetrical landing gear for the rotor to remain level when landed

https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/WEG/Asset/450917c08512fe367579bbf8ffb18bf8
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbte9a/til_that_some_helicopters_have_various_parts_that/
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TIL that bone china is made from bone ash, feldspathic material and kaolin, and it originated in the UK, not in China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_china
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbt74n/til_that_bone_china_is_made_from_bone_ash/

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TIL In Chinese folklore, there is a fabled matchmaker called the Old Man Under the Moon who unites predestined couples with a silken cord and whose legends serve as basis for the famous red string of fate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yue_Lao
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbrf0b/til_in_chinese_folklore_there_is_a_fabled/

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TIL legendary advertising executive Rick Sittig created and voiced the "Jack Box" character for Jack in the Box after the fallout from their 1993 E. coli outbreak. The campaign has since become the longest ongoing campaign in the fast food industry

https://www.hatch-mag.com/2017/05/31/jack-box-became-fast-food-pioneer/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbreny/til_legendary_advertising_executive_rick_sittig/

How Jack in the Box Became a Fast Food Pioneer | Hatch

You might not know Jack in the Box–the fast-food giant–has humble beginnings in San Diego, and has been based here for almost 70 years.
Hatch
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TIL about baby cages. The first commercial patent for a baby cage was filed in 1922 by Emma Read of Spokane, Washington.

https://mashable.com/archive/baby-cages
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbr2e0/til_about_baby_cages_the_first_commercial_patent/

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TIL the Turkish word for 'Turkey' (the bird) is 'Hindi' which means Indian.

https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/11/turkey-in-turkish-and-other-geographically-implausible-names-for-this-bird.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbptgv/til_the_turkish_word_for_turkey_the_bird_is_hindi/

What’s the Word for Turkey in Turkish?

You've probably noticed that a certain seasonally appropriate bird and a country on the Mediterranean have strikingly similar names. Is this a...
Gretchen McCulloch (Slate)
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TIL that’s illegal to not smile in Milan, Italy. The exceptions are for people who attend funerals or those at the bedside of a family member suffering from a serious disease.

https://www.legallabbanter.com/post/smile-or-fine-milan-s-mysterious-frown-law
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbpfyh/til_thats_illegal_to_not_smile_in_milan_italy_the/

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TIL that 'Sticky Vicky' featured in the TV show 'Benidorm' was a real person who actually had that act.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_Vicky
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbomvc/til_that_sticky_vicky_featured_in_the_tv_show/

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TIL that in Texas it is legal to shoot and kill the legendary giant ape Bigfoot.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna47339629
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gboj86/til_that_in_texas_it_is_legal_to_shoot_and_kill/

Want to Shoot Bigfoot? It's Legal in Texas

Anyone seeking ultimate proof of the existence of Bigfoot should head south. In Texas, it is legal to shoot and kill this legendary giant ape, known in other parts of the world as Sasquatch or Yeti, which has never been discovered.
Life's Little Mysteries Staff (NBC News)
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TIL Cats have evolved to meow almost exclusively to humans, and rarely use it as part of cat-to-cat communication.

https://www.purina.com/articles/cat/behavior/understanding-cats/why-do-cats-meow
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gboerh/til_cats_have_evolved_to_meow_almost_exclusively/

Why Do Cats Meow?

Did you know cats primarily meow at humans, and not other cats? The explanation may surprise you. Learn why and how cats use vocalization to communicate with people.
Pet Expert Team (www.purina.com)
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TIL about Frank’s sign, a crease that may form on your earlobe that can be a sign of poor cardiovascular health

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8134579/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbo9ku/til_about_franks_sign_a_crease_that_may_form_on/

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TIL one of Nazi physician Johanna Haarer's child-rearing strategies was that newborns should be placed in a separate room from their mother for the first three months of the baby's life, with only strictly regulated breastfeeding visits from her of no longer than 20 minutes during that period.

https://theconversation.com/parenting-practices-around-the-world-are-diverse-and-not…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbnx6w/til_one_of_nazi_physician_johanna_haarers/

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TIL that inventor of an early version of the lie detector machine, William Marston, is also the creator of the comic book character Wonder Woman. He gave her a lie detector of her own in the form of the magical Lasso of Truth.

https://www.marintheatre.org/press-release-details/220/a-biography-of-william-marston-creator-of-wonder-woman-web-exclusive-extended-version
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbmgd7/til_that_inventor_of_an_early_version_of_the_lie/

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TIL that more people have been in space than have sailed non-stop around the world.

https://capehorners.org/solo-non-stop/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gblzt4/til_that_more_people_have_been_in_space_than_have/

Solo Non Stop - International Association of Cape Horners

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston President IACH – First solo circumnavigation winning the 1968/69 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race
International Association of Cape Horners
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TIL Wisconsin produces over half of all cranberries in the world. 5% is sold fresh: majority is for sauce, juice, dried fruit, etc. Settlers called the fruit “crane berry” cause the blossoms resemble the head of a Sandhill crane. It takes about 4,400 cranberries to make 1 gallon of juice.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/food/2021/09/14/fun-facts-cranberries-wisconsin-worlds-…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbkjhe/til_wisconsin_produces_over_half_of_all/

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TIL: There was an activist group in the UK named Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army, or CIRCA in 2003-2005. In 2005, a clown gathering prompted the deployment of 10,000 officers. The group declined after operation HA.HA.HAA (Helping Authorities House Arrest Half-witted Authoritarian Androids).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clandestine_Insurgent_Rebel_Clown_Army
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbkd89/til_there_was_an_activist_group_in_the_uk_named/

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TIL Michael Jackson frequently used to prank call Russell Crowe even though the two had never met

https://youtu.be/SA1AQ0m1lkU?si=nfrNK-NtzhPO5zVA
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbk6ue/til_michael_jackson_frequently_used_to_prank_call/

- 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 Disney's Animal Kingdom was the brainchild of Imagineer Joe Rohde, who had previously designed the Adventurers Club at Pleasure Island. When presenting the idea of the new animal-themed park, Rohde brought a 400-pound Bengal tiger into the meeting with Disney CEO Michael Eisner.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Animal_Kingdom
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbjiry/til_disneys_animal_kingdom_was_the_brainchild_of/

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TIL that the least densely populated county in the US east of the Mississippi River is Hamilton County, NY with 3 people/sq mi (1.2/km2).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_County%2C_New_York
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbj84w/til_that_the_least_densely_populated_county_in/

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TIL the last two American Democratic presidents to die were Lyndon B Johnson, who became president when Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, and Harry S Truman, who was president in 1945 during WWII.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbj67l/til_the_last_two_american_democratic_presidents/

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TIL that the anticoagulant coumadin (aka warfarin) was derived from a substance found in moldy clover that was killing cattle. The name "warfarin" comes from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), which sponsored the research.

https://pmlive.com/pharma_news/how_dead_cattle_led_to_the_discovery_of_warfarin_485464
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbiuqq/til_that_the_anticoagulant_coumadin_aka_warfarin/

This month in 1939: How dead cattle led to the discovery of warfarin - PMLiVE

This month in 1939: A mystery that devastated farms in the US midwest but heralded a major medical breakthrough
Tom Meek (PMLiVE)
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TIL that prolific Hollywood prosthetic makeup artist Tom Savini served as a combat photographer in Vietnam, and this later influenced his style of gory effects. Savini said: "I hated that when I watched a war movie and someone dies. Some people die with one eye open and one eye half-closed.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Savini
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbi9q4/til_that_prolific_hollywood_prosthetic_makeup/

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TIL of A Book from the Sky. This 1987 book was designed in the style of a medieval Chinese manuscript, but all 4000 Chinese characters in it are invented by the author and have no meaning

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Book_from_the_Sky
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbhqh6/til_of_a_book_from_the_sky_this_1987_book_was/

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TIL that Jimmy Carter promised to release all government UFO information if he became president. However, after being elected, he chose not to, citing "national security concerns."

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carter-files-report-on-ufo-sighting
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbhits/til_that_jimmy_carter_promised_to_release_all/

Jimmy Carter files report on UFO sighting

Future President Jimmy Carter files a report with the International UFO Bureau on September 18, 1973, claiming he had seen an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) in October 1969.
Matt Mullen (HISTORY)
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TIL: In 1994, the DEA seized a supercomputer from a drug cartel. The cartel acquired an IBM AS/400 and used it to record bribes, vehicle and telephone data of enemies, and the entire Colombian DMV record. The cartel had computer analysts using it to locate individuals to wiretap. The DEA was stunned

https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-cartel-supercomputer-of-1994/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbdc40/til_in_1994_the_dea_seized_a_supercomputer_from_a/

The Cartel Supercomputer of 1994

Organized crime syndicates throughout Mexico and Central America have always loved their gadgets.
Brian Anderson (VICE)
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TIL about Saparmurat Niyazov, ex-dictator of Turkmenistan. He exiled dogs from the capital, banned wearing makeup on TV or founded holiday for melons. Lipsyncing? Also banned.

https://www.oddee.com/10-mindboggling-laws-enacted-by-turkmenistans-bizarre-ex-dictator-67175/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbci9b/til_about_saparmurat_niyazov_exdictator_of/
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TIL a community of escaped slaves in colonial Brazil founded their own confederated kingdom that lasted for almost 90 years, with a population of around 11,000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmares_(quilombo)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbcfby/til_a_community_of_escaped_slaves_in_colonial/

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TIL that during WWII, pilots frequently blacked out during turns as strong G-forces caused blood pooling in their legs. Douglas Bader, a British Ace, did not have this problem because his legs had been amputated after an accident.

https://aviationhumor.net/the-wwii-flying-ace-with-no-legs/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbaw2i/til_that_during_wwii_pilots_frequently_blacked/

Douglas Bader - The WWII Flying Ace with No Legs - Aviation Humor

Douglas Bader was a pilot in the Royal Air Force who would go on to pilot fighter planes in the Second World War without his legs and claimed 22 aerial victories becoming a flying ace.
Marko R. (Aviation Humor)
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TIL about Mike Millard, a legendary concert bootlegger. He would pretend to be handicapped in order to sneak in his recording equipment on his wheelchair.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/mike-millard-bootlegger-story/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbb3wo/til_about_mike_millard_a_legendary_concert/

The story of Mike ‘The Mic’ Millard, the infamous live music bootlegger

Unsung hero
Joe Taysom (Far Out Magazine)
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TIL - The famous B-17 crash landing scene in "Tora Tora Tora" wasn't old stock footage. The aircraft used during the filming experienced an actual landing gear failure and the emergency landing was recorded by the film crew. Since no one was injured they decided to use the footage in the movie.

https://aerovintage.com/tora.htm
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gbawm4/til_the_famous_b17_crash_landing_scene_in_tora/
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TIL that Little Mole (Krteček), a series of Czech cartoons from the 1950s, has been the first animated character sent into space (in 2011)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mole?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gb9833/til_that_little_mole_krteček_a_series_of_czech/

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TIL snails and slugs shoot arrow-like "love darts" during mating, often impaling each other.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_dart
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gb93gy/til_snails_and_slugs_shoot_arrowlike_love_darts/

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