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TIL West Caribbean Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashed in Machiques, Venezuela after entering a Deep stall, a occurrence in some aircraft that causes them to enter a near-unrecoverable stall, killing all 160 on board.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Caribbean_Airways_Flight_708
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g80o57/til_west_caribbean_flight_708_a_mcdonnell_douglas/

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TIL Mongolia has a traditional type of air dried meat called borts. The meat is usually beef, camel, or goat and is cut into thin strips that are then hung up to dry from November to December when the temperature falls below -16’C over 6 to 7 days.

https://correctmongolia.com/borts-is-air-dried-meat/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g803r5/til_mongolia_has_a_traditional_type_of_air_dried/

The perfect food Borts: Mongolian air-dried meat

Traditional Mongolian air-dried meat, or borts, is a delicious and healthy staple food that can be stored for long periods of time.
Bayanbat.A (all about Mongolia)
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TIL that in the original Grease musical, Sandy was not Australian. When she was cast, Olivia Newton-John agreed to be paid at a lower rate in exchange for rewriting the script to make Sandy Australian so she wouldn't need to do an American accent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_(film)#Casting
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7xuhv/til_that_in_the_original_grease_musical_sandy_was/

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TIL That the 16th century Swiss alchemist Paracelsus claimed to have created a homunculus (a tiny human) by placing a vial of semen in horse dung, burying the mixture for 40 days, then digging it up and feeding it his blood for another 40 days.

https://pelicanmagazine.com.au/2020/04/18/how-to-build-a-guy-in-40-days-paracelsus-homunculus-recipe/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7xwjd/til_that_the_16th_century_swiss_alchemist/

How to Build a Guy in 40 days: Paracelsus’ ‘homunculus’ recipe

A little sperm never hurt nobody.
Pelican
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TIL Hotels in the US always have ice, because the burgeoning Holiday Inn wanted to set themselves apart

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/618837/surprising-reason-hotels-have-ice-machines
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7xrp1/til_hotels_in_the_us_always_have_ice_because_the/

The Surprising Reason Hotels Have Ice Machines

Ice machines have become as pervasive in hotels as ironing boards. While they've always been there, the ice hasn't always been free.
Jake Rossen (Mental Floss)
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TIL that in the 1800s, dentures were often made using teeth from dead soldiers, especially after major battles like Waterloo. So, some people were literally smiling with battlefield souvenirs.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33085031
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7wbyx/til_that_in_the_1800s_dentures_were_often_made/

The dentures made from the teeth of dead soldiers at Waterloo

How teeth from dead soldiers at the Battle of Waterloo found their way into the mouths of the wealthy 200 years ago.
Paul Kerley (BBC News)
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TIL The first use of commercial refrigeration was in Australia to keep beer cold.

https://coolphase.com.au/a-brief-history-of-cold-beer-commercial-refrigeration/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7w2q9/til_the_first_use_of_commercial_refrigeration_was/

A Brief History of Cold Beer (Commercial Refrigeration) - Coolphase

Beer and commercial refrigeration. Hand in hand. Enjoy a brief history of beer disguised as an article on commercial refrigeration.
coolphase (Coolphase)
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TIL: In the 18th century, a British sailor named Thomas Doughty was shipwrecked on a remote South Pacific Island. After years of solitude, he was rescued by a Spanish galleon. The captain, believing Doughty to be a ghost, chained him to the mast and paraded through the streets of Lima upon return.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Doughty_(explorer)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7vydm/til_in_the_18th_century_a_british_sailor_named/
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TIL that Spock from Star Trek was almost cut from the show. NBC feared that the Vulcan "looked like the devil and might offend religionists in the audience."

https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-nbc-spock-satanic/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7vy08/til_that_spock_from_star_trek_was_almost_cut_from/

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TIL Zerão stadium’s center line is aligned with the equator according to Brazil’s geodetic system, splitting teams into different hemispheres. However, under the WGS84 system, the equator runs through the stands, placing the entire field in the northern hemisphere.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zer%C3%A3o
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7v9uf/til_zerão_stadiums_center_line_is_aligned_with/

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TIL the scene in This is Spinal Tap (1984) where the band becomes lost backstage was inspired by a video of Tom Petty walking through a series of doors trying to find the stage at a venue in Germany, but ending up on an indoor tennis court.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Spinal_Tap#:~:text=The%20scene%20where%20Spinal%20Tap%20becomes%20lost%20backstage%20was%20insp…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7t0mr/til_the_scene_in_this_is_spinal_tap_1984_where/

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TIL that there exists test footage of “Shrek” from the 90s. Our beloved ogre was designed after wrestler named The French Angel.

https://youtu.be/w5qvMdoxGnc
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7syan/til_that_there_exists_test_footage_of_shrek_from/

- 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 in 2006, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of North Korean web portal Naenara, around 300 users gathered to organize a flash mob. The gathering was dispersed immediately, and all online chatrooms in North Korea were banned as a result.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwangmyong_(network)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7sw4l/til_that_in_2006_to_celebrate_the_10th/

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TIL: In 1987, two Chicago TV stations were hijacked by an unknown person in a Max Headroom mask, interrupting broadcasts with bizarre and still-unsolved pirate transmissions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_signal_hijacking
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7svw1/til_in_1987_two_chicago_tv_stations_were_hijacked/

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TIL the scene in Spinal Tap (1984) where the band becomes lost backstage was inspired by a video of Tom Petty walking through a series of doors trying to find the stage at a venue in Germany, but ending up on an indoor tennis court.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Spinal_Tap#:~:text=The%20scene%20where%20Spinal%20Tap%20becomes%20lost%20backstage%20was%20inspired%20…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7slu0/til_the_scene_in_spinal_tap_1984_where_the_band/

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TIL former Disney head Jeffrey Katzenberg attempted to dissuade Robin Williams from playing Batty Koda in the film FernGully: The Last Rainforest, as Katzenberg only wanted Williams to voice the Genie in the movie Aladdin

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1651751/why-disney-was-annoyed-about-ferngully-the-last-rainforest
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7pu14/til_former_disney_head_jeffrey_katzenberg/

Why Disney Was Annoyed About Ferngully: The Last Rainforest

Twenty-five years ago, a group of Australian animators finally got to make an environmentally focused kids flick that had been in gestation for a long time. That movie was Ferngully: The Last Rainfore
Jessica Rawden (Cinemablend)
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TIL: Ted Danson's second wife, producer Cassandra "Casey" Coates, suffered a stroke while giving birth to their first daughter, Kate. Ted spent several years caring for her and helping her recuperate. They later adopted a second daughter, Alexis.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Danson
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7pioi/til_ted_dansons_second_wife_producer_cassandra/

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TIL Prince's Hot Chicken Shack in Nashville is known for its hot chicken, and is credited with popularizing the dish. According to legend, James Prince's girlfriend was angry at him for cheating and cooked him XXX hot chicken as revenge. But he loved it and adapted the recipe for his restaurant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince%27s_Hot_Chicken_Shack
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7o1d0/til_princes_hot_chicken_shack_in_nashville_is/

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TIL that after hurricane Katrina, due to miscalculation, FEMA had 85M pounds of ice at storage facilites around the U.S and melted it two years later after 12.5 million dollars in storage fees.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/WN/story?id=3379974&page=1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7nqp6/til_that_after_hurricane_katrina_due_to/
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TIL: American rapper and singer Lizzo, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, was classically trained as a flutist for 8 years, from the age of 10 until she graduated from high school in 2006. At age 14, she formed a musical group called Cornrow Clique with her friends.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzo
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7nfk9/til_american_rapper_and_singer_lizzo_born_melissa/

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TIL Despite the belief that we owe red hair and freckles to the Neanderthals, their DNA actually has little to no effect on these and some other traits. The study was conducted on archaic DNA in Icelanders and also found that part of it was from Denisovans, likely through indirect contact.

https://www.science.org/content/article/neanderthal-dna-you-carry-may-have-surpris…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7n9i2/til_despite_the_belief_that_we_owe_red_hair_and/
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TIL fungi (i.e mushrooms, yeast, mould) are more closely related to us humans than to plants

https://asm.org/articles/2021/january/three-reasons-fungi-are-not-plants#:~:text=Computational%20phylogenetics%20comparing%20eukaryotes%20revealed,in%20their%20last%20common%20ancestor.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7mtep/til_fungi_ie_mushrooms_yeast_mould_are_more/

Three Reasons Fungi Are Not Plants | ASM.org

Fungi are more closely related to us than they are to plants. Yet, fungi have been grouped with plants historically, with an impact felt even today.
ASM.org
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TIL (NSFW) that there is a BIG difference between searching for jav id and javid. I was not looking for information on Sir Sajid Javid, a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from June 2021 to July 2022.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sajid_Javid
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7m78v/til_nsfw_that_there_is_a_big_difference_between/

British politician (born 1969)

Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)
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TIL The first air raid in WWII on the German capital was carried out on the night of June 7, 1940, by a lone French Farman F.223.4 long-range bomber nicknamed "Jules Verne". The crew manually dropped bombs, primarily targeting the Siemens factory, and successfully returned to their base in France.

https://www.historynet.com/target-berlin-the-first-air-raid-on-the-german-cap…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7l6hi/til_the_first_air_raid_in_wwii_on_the_german/

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TIL that the #1 indicator of a mass casualty offender (planned or executed event) is having a U.S. military background

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/extremism-disinformation/2023/06/07/what-ties-violent-extremists-together-military-service-study-says/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7kz2l/til_that_the_1_indicator_of_a_mass_casualty/

Military service key factor in 3 decades of extremist attacks

One-quarter of all extremism-driven mass casualty attacks and plots from 1990 through 2022 were devised by perpetrators with military backgrounds.
Nikki Wentling (Military Times)
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TIL that only 1 song used in the film Singin' in the Rain was entirely new. All of the other songs, including Singin' in the Rain, had already been used in previous films in one form or another.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singin%27_in_the_Rain
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7k6ug/til_that_only_1_song_used_in_the_film_singin_in/

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TIL: Leonard Nimoy, known for playing Spock in Star Trek, refused to participate in the animated series until Nichelle Nichols and George Takei were included. He believed their presence was essential to the show's commitment to diversity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7jb1j/til_leonard_nimoy_known_for_playing_spock_in_star/

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TIL the 300 Club at the South Pole involves a tradition where participants go from a +200°F sauna to the -100°F outside, often running a lap around the South Pole marker while wearing only boots

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_Club
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7j3g6/til_the_300_club_at_the_south_pole_involves_a/

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TIL: In Mexico City, some bird species, like house sparrows and finches, use discarded cigarette butts to line their nests. Researchers believe the nicotine in the filters acts as a natural insect repellent, helping the birds fend off parasites such as mites and lice.

https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/31/birds-use-cigarettes-snuff-out-parasites
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7j1pu/til_in_mexico_city_some_bird_species_like_house/

Birds use cigarettes to snuff out parasites - The World from PRX

The birds in Mexico City use the cigarette butts in their nests to keep away parasites, study finds.
The World from PRX
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TIL: In 1932, Brazil couldn’t afford to send its athletes to the Los Angeles Olympics, so they put them on a ship filled with coffee. The athletes sold the coffee along the way to fund their trip.

https://www.tastingtable.com/1031862/the-important-role-coffee-played-in-the-1932-olympics/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7iwhd/til_in_1932_brazil_couldnt_afford_to_send_its/

The Important Role Coffee Played In The 1932 Olympics

It looked like one of the world's largest countries wouldn't make it to the 1932 Olympics. That is until the coffee industry stepped in.
Elias Nash (Tasting Table)
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TIL only one genuine 1983 model year Corvette exists in the world. Every other Corvette from that year was crushed.

https://www.history.com/news/missing-1983-corvette-model-year
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7hq1w/til_only_one_genuine_1983_model_year_corvette/

Why There’s No Such Thing as a 1983 Corvette

Behind the mysterious gap year of America's quintessential sports car.
Jim Koscs (HISTORY)
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TIL that the world's oldest company was a Japanese construction firm called Kongō Gumi, which operated continuously from 578 AD until 2006—over 1,400 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong%C5%8D_Gumi
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7hrpn/til_that_the_worlds_oldest_company_was_a_japanese/

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TIL: The inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, Dr. Henry Heimlich, didn’t actually use it to save someone’s life until he was 96 years old—four decades after inventing it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36400365.amp
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7h9kz/til_the_inventor_of_the_heimlich_maneuver_dr/

Dr Heimlich saves choking woman with manoeuvre he invented

The 96-year-old man behind the Heimlich manoeuvre has used the technique to save a woman choking at his retirement home.
BBC News
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TIL That Adam Jasinski, winner of Big Brother (US) 9, was later convicted of setting up an oxycodone dealing ring which he financed using his winnings from the show

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Jasinski?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7gc3w/til_that_adam_jasinski_winner_of_big_brother_us_9/
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TIL the world's longest noodle is 3.084 km (1.916 miles) long

https://youtu.be/IyZgc7GYosk
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7g90i/til_the_worlds_longest_noodle_is_3084_km_1916/

- 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 0.8% of the population is unable to form visual mental images, per a 2022 study.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia#Research
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7faoc/til_that_08_of_the_population_is_unable_to_form/

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