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TIL Naltrexone is an effective treatment for Compulsive Pornography Use

https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15060843
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9m8mc/til_naltrexone_is_an_effective_treatment_for/

Psychiatry Online

PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.
Psychiatry Online
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TIL that many countries do not grant full freedom of panorama: photographs of publicly-visible buildings may infringe copyright and may not be shared (especially commercially) without permission

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9lm9w/til_that_many_countries_do_not_grant_full_freedom/

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TIL that Samuel "Sam" Houston, the 1st and 3rd President of the Republic of Texas who served as Governor of both Tennessee and Texas, and for whom the city of Houston in Texas is named, was descended from the Houston baronets and Clan Houston in Scotland. He was also a member of the Cherokee Tribe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9l9t1/til_that_samuel_sam_houston_the_1st_and_3rd/

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TIL Miracle-Gro, a water-soluble fertilizer, was developed after Horace Hagedorn met nurseryman Otto Stern and learned of Stern's troubles shipping plants in 1944. They hired O. Wesley Davidson, a Rutgers University professor, to develop the fertilizer.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle-Gro
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9l69q/til_miraclegro_a_watersoluble_fertilizer_was/
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TIL about the invariant right theory. This is the theory that most people will turn to their right when entering a store. It is theorized that people unconsciously favor turning right because most people are right handed.

https://retailminded.com/the-invariant-right-how-people-move-around-stores/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9l0a7/til_about_the_invariant_right_theory_this_is_the/

The Invariant Right – How People Move Around Stores

It is a fact that the majority of people will walk to their right when they …
Retail Minded
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TIL that it is illegal for certain Canadians and all Canadian companies to comply with US sanctions against Cuba

https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/knowledge/publications/60af4e56/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-canadian-companies-face-increased-risks-following
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9ktaz/til_that_it_is_illegal_for_certain_canadians_and/

Between a rock and a hard place: Canadian companies face increased risks following US decision to implement Title III right of action

On April 17, the Trump administration announced the Title III provisions of the Helms-Burton Act, which permit US nationals to bring a damages claim against any person that “traffics” in property nationalized by the Cuban government, will take effect…
www.nortonrosefulbright.com
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TIL that typical cloud weighs around a million tonnes, has a volume of around 1km3 and a density of around 1.003kg per m3.

https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/2020/07/24/how-much-do-clouds-weigh/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9kjbk/til_that_typical_cloud_weighs_around_a_million/

How much do clouds weigh? - Connecting Research

Torben, aged 10, from London wrote to The Conversation to ask ‘How much do clouds weigh? Dr Rob Thompson from the Meteorology Department responded, explaining how maths coupled with information...Read More >
Caroline Cross (University of Reading)
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TIL about guayule (pronounced why-OO-lee). An alternative to rubber trees, it has a rubber content of 3% - 7%. It can be grown in hot, desert climates requiring a fraction of the water/fertilizer that rubber trees do. It's also weed, insect and disease resistant. It was used by the US in WW2.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenium_argentatum
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9ik2r/til_about_guayule_pronounced_whyoolee_an/

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TIL During the WW2 Battle Of The Atlantic, the British Merchant Navy had a higher casualty rate in proportion to the armed forces, and their wages were halted as soon as their vessel was hit by a torpedo.

https://www.gatheringvoices.org.uk/post/ship-sinks-pay-stops-why-we-were-inspired...
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9hywt/til_during_the_ww2_battle_of_the_atlantic_the/

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TIL that the actor Michael J Pollard wrote an inscription that was the inspiration for the classic Traffic song "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Low_Spark_of_High_Heeled_Boys_(song)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9hp63/til_that_the_actor_michael_j_pollard_wrote_an/
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TIL That in 1984 Motorhead played so loud that the ceiling of the venue they were playing cracked and the plaster started to come off leading the show to being cancelled

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Remorse_Tour?oldformat=true
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9hnfz/til_that_in_1984_motorhead_played_so_loud_that/
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TIL that Stephen Lee was one of three anti-Apartheid activists who escaped from Pretoria Prison in 1979. In 1980, the warden in charge that night was put on trial for aiding their escape. Lee wrote a letter to a South African newspaper proclaiming his innocence. The warden was eventually acquitted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Lee_(South_African_activist)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9hiu0/til_that_stephen_lee_was_one_of_three/
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TIL Top Gear's international popularity was due largely to early episodes being shared illegally on the FinalGear forum when the show was only available in the UK. When the forum's founder passed away, Jeremy Clarkson posted a tweet acknowledging how important he had been to the show's success.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/26723/alex-mills-founder-of-the-infamous-fan-sit…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9gzmw/til_top_gears_international_popularity_was_due/

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TIL This glass object can survive a hammer blow but shatters into dust with a tiny snap

https://youtu.be/tRUngxK2yXY?si=LLVGpq0gCqukW2AU
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9grtd/til_this_glass_object_can_survive_a_hammer_blow/

- 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: While Japan is famously known for their low fertility rates. In reality, they have the highest fertility rate in East Asia.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?most_recent_value_desc=false
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9gat9/til_while_japan_is_famously_known_for_their_low/
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TIL that there was a counter protest of thousands during the Madison Square Garden rally

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/02/20/695941323/when-nazis-took-manhattan
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9g2da/til_that_there_was_a_counter_protest_of_thousands/

When Nazis Took Manhattan

In 1939, an event at Madison Square Garden was billed as a "Pro American Rally." It was, in fact, a rally in support of Hitler and fascism.
NPR
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TIL when mathematician Évariste Galois was still in his teens, he was able to solve a problem that had been open for 350 years. Then at the age of 20, for reasons that remain obscure, he fought in a duel and died from the wounds he suffered.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89variste_Galois
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9efha/til_when_mathematician_évariste_galois_was_still/

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TIL the Irish sport of Hurling once had large following in Argentina and South Africa that dropped due the World Wars and the inability to ship out the proper ash wood for the hurls.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling#International
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9ed1w/til_the_irish_sport_of_hurling_once_had_large/

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TIL Fritz Lang’s film “Woman in the Moon” is often cited as the first occurrence in media of the "countdown to zero" before a rocket launch. It was so influential that the first successfully launched V-2 rocket at the rocket facility in Peenemünde had the Frau im Mond logo painted on its base.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_in_the_Moon
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9eay5/til_fritz_langs_film_woman_in_the_moon_is_often/

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TIL Byzantine emperors hired Vikings as guards. One of whom, Halfdan, left runic graffiti on the Hagia Sophia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runic_inscriptions_in_Hagia_Sophia
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9e03r/til_byzantine_emperors_hired_vikings_as_guards/

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TIL: Tom Selleck was accused of stealing ove One Million gallons of water for 63-acre California avocado farm in 2015. Selleck and his wife eventually agreed to pay a settlement to the sum of more than $21,000.

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/california-drought/tom-selleck-settlement-accepted-california-water-dispute-n392896
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9djgl/til_tom_selleck_was_accused_of_stealing_ove_one/

Tom Selleck Settlement Accepted in California Water Fight

The star of "Blue Bloods" paid $21,685 to settle a lawsuit over the improper transportation of water to his home.
Andrew Blankstein (NBC News)
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TIL in 2024, scientists developed a biodegradable electronic device that can be implanted in the body to deliver therapies directly to affected areas.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/biodegradable-electronics
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9cygd/til_in_2024_scientists_developed_a_biodegradable/

Stretchy Wearables Can Now Heal Themselves

Korean breakthrough material opens up new path to biosensors and stimulators
Alfred Poor (IEEE Spectrum)
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TIL around 1920, a man found 3 saplings growing in a row & grafted the central tree onto the 2 adjacent ones in a diagonal fashion to form the shape of the letter "N" in order to impress his girlfriend, Nellie. It was apparently successful as the couple later married. It's known as Nellie's Tree.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie%27s_Tree
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9dded/til_around_1920_a_man_found_3_saplings_growing_in/

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TIL the last public execution by guillotine in France was in 1939. Christopher Lee was in France at the time and went along to watch.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Weidmann
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9daqa/til_the_last_public_execution_by_guillotine_in/

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TIL "Spaghettification" is a real word for what happens when things gets too close to a black hole.

https://science.nasa.gov/universe/what-happens-when-something-gets-too-close-to-a-black-hole/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9d9gh/til_spaghettification_is_a_real_word_for_what/

What Happens When Something Gets ‘Too Close' to a Black Hole? - NASA Science

Can a star be squeezed like a tube of toothpaste, flattened like a pancake, or stretched out like a piece of spaghetti? If there’s a black hole nearby, maybe.
science.nasa.gov
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TIL: According to a study from UW and reported by NPR, bad diets are responsible for more deaths than smoking. The study covered 195 countries and ranked their diet. Japan, France, Spain had heathier diets whereas US is ranked 43rd. 800 million eat too little, whereas 1.9billion eat too much.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/04/03/709507504/bad-diets-are-respon…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9col9/til_according_to_a_study_from_uw_and_reported_by/

Bad Diets Are Responsible For More Deaths Than Smoking, Global Study Finds

Some 11 million deaths annually are linked to diet-related diseases like diabetes and heart disease, a study finds. Researchers say that makes diet the leading risk factor for deaths around the world.
NPR
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TIL that reindeer eyeballs turn blue in winter to help them see at lower light levels. (They're golden-colored in summer.) No other mammals are known to have this ability.

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2022.1002
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9ces0/til_that_reindeer_eyeballs_turn_blue_in_winter_to/
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TIL Catholic and Protestant Bibles both include 27 books in the New Testament but Protestant Bibles have only 39 books in the Old Testament while Catholic Bibles have 46. The seven books included in Catholic Bibles are Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, and Baruch.

https://www.usccb.org/faq#:~:text=Catholic%20and%20Protestant%20Bibles%20both,Wisdom%2C%20Si…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9c0gu/til_catholic_and_protestant_bibles_both_include/

Questions about the Bible

View Frequently Asked Questions about the Bible and daily readings.
USCCB
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TIL that there's a star called 'Methuselah' (HD 140283) which is older than the universe itself.Scientists estimate it to be about 14.5 billion years old, while the universe is believed to be only 13.8 billion years old. Talk about an existential crisis for astrophysicists

https://www.space.com/how-can-a-star-be-older-than-the-universe.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9b6vs/til_that_theres_a_star_called_methuselah_hd/

Methuselah: The oldest star in the universe

How can a star be older than the universe?
David Crookes (Space)
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TIL that LIFE Magazine once printed a guide on "how to tell Japs from the Chinese"

https://vintagenewsdaily.com/life-magazine-pearl-harbor-issue-how-to-tell-japs-from-the-chinese/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9aifg/til_that_life_magazine_once_printed_a_guide_on/

LIFE Magazine Pearl Harbor Issue: How To Tell Japs From The Chinese | Vintage News Daily

Below are excerpt of several pages from a LIFE magazine's article (December, 1941):How To Tell Japs From The Chinese Angry Citizens Victimize Allies With Emotional Outburst At EnemyIn the first discharge of emotions touched off by
Vintage Everyday (Vintage News Daily)
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TIL that Big Kahuna Burger is not a real place, it's a made up chain that has appeared in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's films, most notably Pulp Fiction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnb_3ibUp38
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g99ayk/til_that_big_kahuna_burger_is_not_a_real_place/

- 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 during its 12-season run, Curb Your Enthusiasm won two Emmy Awards (Directing, 2003 and Editing, 2012) out of 55 total nominations, including 11 nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series without a win.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm#:~:text=%5B45%5D-,Awards%20and%20nominations,-%5Bedit%5D
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g97npi/til_during_its_12season_run_curb_your_enthusiasm/

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TIL Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) sued Jay-Z over the diamond hand gesture that had been trademarked by DDP and won

https://www.thesportster.com/news/remember-when-jay-z-paid-ddp-royalties/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g96eqx/til_diamond_dallas_page_ddp_sued_jayz_over_the/

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TIL, some frogs can hiss

https://youtu.be/V6fvKoIHCoA?si=dxKpvUl8A5CoLhfF
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g964og/til_some_frogs_can_hiss/

- 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 the foreshadowing of the movie Coco is a double meaning in Spanish.

https://nibblesandfeasts.com/2020/10/tacos-envenenados-poisoned-tacos/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g95fwj/til_the_foreshadowing_of_the_movie_coco_is_a/

Tacos Envenenados – Poisoned Tacos - Nibbles and Feasts

Sponsored by Olé Mexican Foods Poisoned tacos. Yes, you read that right. The story of these tacos originates in the 1940’s in a small taco stand in Zacatecas.
Ericka Sanchez (Nibbles and Feasts)
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TIL cells contain a protein machine, called the proteasome, which takes misfolded proteins that can't be refolded and breaks them into smaller subunits. It is part of a system called the ubiquitin–proteasome, where ubiquitins detects the misfolded proteins and sends them to the proteasome.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteasome
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g94bpm/til_cells_contain_a_protein_machine_called_the/

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TIL about Parry Romberg Syndrome, a disease in which the left half of your face spontaneously starts shrinking and melts off. The cause is unknown and there is no way to prevent it or slow it down once it starts happening.

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/parry-romberg-syndrome
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g931wv/til_about_parry_romberg_syndrome_a_disease_in/
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