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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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TIL that in Japan, there are companies you can hire to quit your job for you, due to cultural stigma and bosses often refusing to accept resignations.

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/28/642597968/for-450-this-japanese-company-will-quit-your-job-for-you
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g92z6r/til_that_in_japan_there_are_companies_you_can/

For $450, This Japanese Company Will Quit Your Job For You

Workers in Japan who want to leave their jobs — but don't want to face the stress of quitting in person — are turning to a company called Exit.
NPR
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TIL Charles Manson was also a musician and songwriter, and even had one of his songs covered by The Beach Boys. The song was titled "Cease to Exist" and The Beach Boys performed an altered version titled "Never Learn Not To Love." Manson later released an album of his recorded music from in prison.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCBPlpPnVpk
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9220e/til_charles_manson_was_also_a_musician_and/

- 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: There is a 2019 sequel to Braveheart, entitled Robert The Bruce, which features Angus Macfadyen reprising his role as the renowned king of the same name. Robert the Bruce is directed by Richard Gray and continues directly on from Braveheart.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce_(film)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g91twe/til_there_is_a_2019_sequel_to_ibravehearti/

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TIL that when mating, the female Serromyia biting midge (no-see-um) drives her tongue like a drill into the male's head, pumping him full of acid. His insides melt, and she sucks him dry. The male's genitals break off, blocking the female from future mating.

https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2006/Eating-Among-Friends
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g906sd/til_that_when_mating_the_female_serromyia_biting/

Eating Among Friends

Cannibalism is surprisingly common in the animal world, and biologists are discovering that it often makes good evolutionary sense to eat what you are.
National Wildlife Federation
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TIL On May 17, 1996, Chris Hoiles hit an "Ultimate Grand Slam" (Walk-off grand slam) at the bottom of the 9th, full count, two outs, and three runs down. This is the second time in MLB history that this has happened under these conditions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hoiles?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8z2dw/til_on_may_17_1996_chris_hoiles_hit_an_ultimate/

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TIL On May 17, 1996, Chris Hoiles hit an "Ultimate Grand Slam" (Walk-off grand slam) at the bottom of the 9th, full count, two outs, and three runs down. This is the second time in MLB history that this has happened under these conditions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hoiles?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8z2dw/til_on_may_17_1996_chris_hoiles_hit_an_ultimate/

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TIL that one of the early TV remote controls was mechanical and used ultrasound to change the channel and volume.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_control
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8yp9e/til_that_one_of_the_early_tv_remote_controls_was/

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TIL the United States Geological Survey (USGS) uses the term "Gage" instead of "Gauge" because one employee in 1892 reasoned that the term "Gage" was the "proper Saxon spelling," instead of the Norman "Gauge"

https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-does-usgs-use-spelling-gage-instead-gauge
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8yj1y/til_the_united_states_geological_survey_usgs_uses/

Why does the USGS use the spelling "gage" instead of "gauge"? | U.S. Geological Survey

The spelling of “gage” is part of our very rich USGS history. We have used that spelling for over a hundred years. In 1888, USGS Director John Wesley Powell met a very forward-thinking graduate student named Frederick Haynes Newell.
www.usgs.gov
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TIL in Sep. 2022, a satellite was launched into an asteroid and changed its shape and orbit.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-study-asteroids-orbit-shape-changed-after-dart-impact/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8xhwo/til_in_sep_2022_a_satellite_was_launched_into_an/

NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact

After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed and its orbit has shrunk.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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TIL Simon Wells, great-grandson of science fiction author H.G. Wells (who, among other works, wrote “The Time Machine”) was hired as a “Future consultant” for Back to the Future Part II.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Wells
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8x8go/til_simon_wells_greatgrandson_of_science_fiction/

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TIL Abraham Lincoln once said "I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races"

https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/learn/educators/educator-resources/teaching-guides/lincolns-views-african-american-slavery/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8ww9t/til_abraham_lincoln_once_said_i_am_not_nor_ever/
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TIL that Welsh boxer Tommy Farr, challenged Joe Louis for the heavyweight championship and gave Louis such hell, that the American home crowd booed when Louis was given the win.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Farr#Notable_bouts
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8ucoa/til_that_welsh_boxer_tommy_farr_challenged_joe/

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TIL that Arno Breker, Hitler's favorite sculptor, who was known for his bombastic style of representing the ideals of the Nazis, was offered a commission after the war by Stalin, but refused, saying "One dictatorship is sufficient for me." He continued to thrive until his death in 1991.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arno_Breker
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8ttwd/til_that_arno_breker_hitlers_favorite_sculptor/

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TIL that the US Government once experimented with seeding clouds to weaken hurricanes (Project Stormfury), ultimately learning that their method was just duplicating a process which already occurs naturally (eyewall replacement).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Stormfury?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8tozu/til_that_the_us_government_once_experimented_with/

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TIL from reading a manga: Candala, a low caste in the Indonesia, handled death-related jobs like executioners and undertakers. They could only wear clothes from the dead, use iron jewelry, eat from earthenware, and were banned from cities due to their connection with death.

https://toontube.co/project/66b389df181733cb67b93d7e
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8tg3x/til_from_reading_a_manga_candala_a_low_caste_in/

CANDALA

"This is the dark age sets in medieval Indonesian where all the legends, the tall tale and the myth were true.
ToonTube
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TIL there is a news maxim called, "Betteridge's Law of Headlines" that basically states any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered, "no".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8svar/til_there_is_a_news_maxim_called_betteridges_law/
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TIL during the Pacific War, American soldiers comitted war crimes by killing surrendering Japanese soldiers and massacring POWs. in 1943, a secret [U.S.] intelligence report noted that only the promise of ice cream and three days leave would induce American troops not to kill surrendering Japanese.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_war_crimes
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8sfbh/til_during_the_pacific_war_american_soldiers/

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TIL in 2012, a computer history museum in California sent a team to Sparkler Filters, a company in Texas, to try to coax them into selling their IBM 402 with Model 129 key punch that was being used for accounting work and inventory. In 2013, the company was still using the machine.

https://www.chron.com/news/article/Conroe-company-still-using-computers-museums-want-4459714.php
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8sf24/til_in_2012_a_computer_history_museum_in/
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TIL Thermonuclear bombs are mostly styrofoam. The radiation channel is filled with polystyrene foam, a crucial component for the device's function, making up the bulk of its volume

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermonuclear_weapon
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8qz3k/til_thermonuclear_bombs_are_mostly_styrofoam_the/

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TIL that The Doors, in the space of just three-and-a-half years, managed to release 6 studio albums and one live recording. Jim Morrison’s sudden death in 1971 brought their brief but explosive run to an end, making their achievements in such a short period even more impressive.

https://www.loudersound.com/features/jim-morrison-doors-man-behind-the-myth
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8qtxg/til_that_the_doors_in_the_space_of_just/

“Jim’s whole shaman thing only became apparent later, after people wrote books about us. To us, he was just the frontman”: Jim Morrison – the man behind the myth, by the people who knew him

Shaman? Lizard King? Visionary? This was the real Jim Morrison, according to his Doors bandmates
Geoff Barton (Louder)
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TIL the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) considers the kg, and not the gram, as the base SI unit of mass.

https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/si-units
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8q1y1/til_the_us_national_institute_of_standards_and/

SI Units

As of August 16, 2023 the physics.nist.gov historic SI Units site has permane
NIST
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TIL The first food and drink to be consumed on the Moon was when Bull Aldrin held a religious ceremony and privately took communion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Aldrin
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8nqjv/til_the_first_food_and_drink_to_be_consumed_on/

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TIL the O2 arena in Greenwich has 12 giant pillars jutting out of the roof to represent the 12 hours on a clock face, and the 12 months of the year. It also has a 365-meter diameter to represent the days in the year, and a 52-meter height to represent the weeks in a year.

https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/the-o2-yellow-poles-roof-18250645
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8nio9/til_the_o2_arena_in_greenwich_has_12_giant/

What yellow poles sticking out of The O2 are actually there for

We've seen them so many times, but never actually knew why they are there until now
My London
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TIL There was a widespread belief that Alexander the Great built a series of fortifications in the Caucuses called “The Gates of Alexander” to keep steppe tribes like the Scythians from raiding across them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gates_of_Alexander
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8mq5a/til_there_was_a_widespread_belief_that_alexander/

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TIL a 2013 study found that Vietnamese mothers potty train their children by using a whistling sound at certain times to remind them to eliminate & frequently checking for signs of need. With this process, all children used the potty by 9 months old and at 24 months old, the training was complete.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1477513112002628
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8lmyy/til_a_2013_study_found_that_vietnamese_mothers/
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TIL that even if King Charles III had an older sister, he still would have been first in line to the throne; male-preference primogeniture wasn't changed to absolute primogeniture until the 2011 Perth Agreement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_Agreement
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8kpy6/til_that_even_if_king_charles_iii_had_an_older/
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TIL that if you tilt your head forward instead of backward, it’s easier to swallow a pill.

https://www.annfammed.org/content/12/6/550
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8kk16/til_that_if_you_tilt_your_head_forward_instead_of/

Two Techniques to Make Swallowing Pills Easier

To evaluate whether 2 techniques (the pop-bottle method for tablets and the lean-forward technique for capsules) ease swallowing of tablets and capsules, we conducted a cross-sectional study including 151 adults of the general German population.
Annals of Family Medicine
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TIL that the current year in Ethiopia is 2017. The Ethiopian year starts on 11th of September or on the 12th September in a Gregorian leap year. It is seven to eight years behind the Gregorian year owing to alternate calculations in determining the date of the annunciation of the birth of Jesus.

https://ethiopianembassy.org/ethiopian-time/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8jbvs/til_that_the_current_year_in_ethiopia_is_2017_the/
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TIL Franklin Pierce, the 14th US president, believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity, so much that he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Pierce
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8ixab/til_franklin_pierce_the_14th_us_president/

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TIL of "Hara hachi bun me" the Japanese belief of only eating until 80% full. There is evidence that following this practice leads to a lower body mass index and increased longevity. The world's oldest man followed this diet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hara_hachi_bun_me
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8is52/til_of_hara_hachi_bun_me_the_japanese_belief_of/

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