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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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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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TIL about the Pit of Despair, an apparatus used in widely-condemned experiments that isolated young monkeys in a dark, smooth tank with sloped sides and a curved base. The monkeys were left isolated and hopeless in the dark for months, supposedly to induce and study depression.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_of_despair
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7ej74/til_about_the_pit_of_despair_an_apparatus_used_in/

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TIL that the United States government once filed a lawsuit against a Fourteen Pound Solid Gold Rooster, because they did not believe that it had the right to be a Fourteen Pound Solid Gold Rooster. The Fourteen Pound Solid Gold Rooster won the case!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._One_Solid_Gold_Object_in_Form_of_a_Rooster
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7dq3s/til_that_the_united_states_government_once_filed/

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TIL that the background check for positions in the White House asks if you have ever been "suspected" of breaking the law

https://omb.report/icr/202107-0704-012/doc/113466001.pdf
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7dkpc/til_that_the_background_check_for_positions_in/
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TIL during height of Dotcom bubble, Cisco was the most valuable company in the world. Then stock price fell by 88% in 2 years, and never reached record price again.

https://www.hardingloevner.com/out-of-our-minds/nvidia-and-the-cautionary-tale-of-cisco-systems/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7dif1/til_during_height_of_dotcom_bubble_cisco_was_the/

NVIDIA and the Cautionary Tale of Cisco Systems - Harding Loevner

NVIDIA, the giant semiconductor company founded by Taiwanese American Jensen Huang, seems invincible these days. Annual revenue has more than doubled since 2020.
Harding Loevner
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TIL Monasteries used to distill a compound called "uisge beatha" (pronounced uska beg) which means "water of life" in Gaelic. After it got popularized, people started calling it solely "uska", which led to its final form in present, whiskey.

https://www.theoxfordartisandistillery.com/blogs/blog/a-complete-history-of-whisky
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A Complete History of Whisky

The history of whisky production in Scotland, Ireland and England is steeped in tradition. Uisge Beatha – the water of life has a folklore that is both religious and rebellious.
Philippa Turner (The Oxford Artisan Distillery)
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TIL Nerds candy aren't considered vegan because they are made with Carmine red coloring which comes from ground up insects.

https://www.veganfriendly.org.uk/is-it-vegan/nerds/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7csqu/til_nerds_candy_arent_considered_vegan_because/
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TIL about the 6th basic taste that's been discovered, adding to salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and umami. The 6th is ammonium chloride. This is a taste that can signal toxicity, but it's also part of a popular Scandinavian treat: salty licorice.

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/new-sixth-basic-taste-ammonium#:~:text=Researchers%20Say%20Ammonium%20Is%20the%20Sixth%20Basic,tas…
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Researchers Say Ammonium Is the Sixth Basic Taste: Here's What to Know

A new taste response has been identified in humans, adding one to the classic five tastes. The study found that ammonium chloride activates a strong sensation — “bitter, salty, and a little sour” — in our receptors that detect sour tastes, which may …
Julia Ries (Healthline Media)
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TIL Called "the benevolent" due to his well intentioned nature, Ferdinand I of Austria, son of the last holy roman emperor, had to step down due to suffering as many as 20 epileptic seizures per day. When he tried to have sex, he had 5 seizures

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_I_of_Austria
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7bnbe/til_called_the_benevolent_due_to_his_well/

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TIL Since Adolf Hitler renounced his Austrian citizenship in 1925, he was stateless for about seven years until he got his German citizenship in 1932. The delay was due to several attempts to get him a government job that would have granted him citizenship falling through.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalization_of_Adolf_Hitler
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7bh1g/til_since_adolf_hitler_renounced_his_austrian/

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TIL of "Morphic wing design" - wings that twist to control the plane (as opposed to hinged control surfaces like deflecting ailerons) in a quest to reduce fuel consumption

https://news.mit.edu/2016/morphing-airplane-wing-design-1103
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7akq0/til_of_morphic_wing_design_wings_that_twist_to/

A new twist on airplane wing design

MIT and NASA have developed a whole new twist on the design of airplane wings: “morphable” shapes made of modular parts.
MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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TIL per a report released by the federation of American scientists, the United States government produces more classified information then unclassified.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classified_information_in_the_United_States&wprov=rarw1#cite_note-Wayback_Machine-13
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g79dsh/til_per_a_report_released_by_the_federation_of/
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TIL that O’Neill cylinders are space habitats proposed by physicist Gerard K. O’Neill. They consist of two rotating cylinders that generate artificial gravity and contain cities, farmland, and landscapes, with sunlight directed by mirrors, creating a livable environment for long-term habitation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Neill_cylinder
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g793mr/til_that_oneill_cylinders_are_space_habitats/

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TIL that Honey Nut Cheerios haven’t contained nuts since 2006. The nut flavor comes from a blend of peach and apricot pit

https://you-well.co.uk/american-cereal-is-weird/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g78277/til_that_honey_nut_cheerios_havent_contained_nuts/

American cereal is weird | You Well

American cereal is weird, I take a look at it
Finn H (You Well)
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TIL that 'Rizz' was Oxford University's word of the year for 2023

https://corp.oup.com/news/rizz-crowned-oxford-word-of-the-year-2023/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7810y/til_that_rizz_was_oxford_universitys_word_of_the/

Rizz crowned Oxford Word of the Year 2023 - Oxford University Press

Following a gripping head-to-head contest which saw the public vote on eight contenders, our experts have crowned rizz as Oxford Word of the Year 2023.
Benedict Heaton (Oxford University Press)
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I did not know that. Makes a lot of sense, though.

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TIL TB used to be associated with vampires. When one member of a family died from the disease, the other infected members would lose their health slowly. People believed this was caused by the original person with TB draining the life from the other family members

http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g77ktw/til_tb_used_to_be_associated_with_vampires_when/

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TIL about a pope Innocent III, who organized the Fourth Crusade of 1202–1204 which ended in the sack of Constantinople.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Innocent_III
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g76oqu/til_about_a_pope_innocent_iii_who_organized_the/

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TIL that when Kissinger publicly threatened "countermeasures" in a press conference, during the Oil Crisis, if the OAPEC embargo was not lifted, the Saudis responded with threatening further oil cuts and to burn their oil fields if the US military invaded.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis#effectiveness_of_embargo
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g76aog/til_that_when_kissinger_publicly_threatened/

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TIL in the middle of October, 1994, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, and Jurassic Park were all in US cinemas at the same time (respectively 1st, 8th, 11th and 141st in IMDB all time top 250)

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1994W41/?ref_=bo_we_nav
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g763t8/til_in_the_middle_of_october_1994_the_shawshank/

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TIL the word Utopia comes from piece of political satire by English author Thomas More, describing a paradise with ideals that seem illogical to outsiders. Also, the word is a Greek-to-English language pun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(book)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g762xy/til_the_word_utopia_comes_from_piece_of_political/

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TIL The price of Libyan gasoline is cheaper than bottled water. A liter of fuel will set you back just $0.030.

https://libyareview.com/23651/statista-libyas-gasoline-second-cheapest-fuel-in-the-world/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g75dsj/til_the_price_of_libyan_gasoline_is_cheaper_than/

Statista: Libya’s Gasoline Second Cheapest Fuel in the World

The price of Libyan gasoline is cheaper than bottled water, and is one of the cheapest fuels in the world, according to the German website Statista. The oil-rich country ranked second, after Venezuela when it comes to petrol prices.
Hasanain Mohamed (LibyaReview)
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TIL of the Naksa, the expulsion of 300,000 Palestinians during and immediately after the 1967 war, which a UN committee called "the most serious violation of human rights that has come to its attention"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naksa
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g75f30/til_of_the_naksa_the_expulsion_of_300000/

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TIL Tom Cruise became the first actor to perform a HALO (high altitude, low open) jump when he did so from 25,000 feet in Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018). After preparing, training, & executing the stunt, he performed 106 skydives altogether. It saw him reach speeds as high as 200mph.

https://collider.com/tom-cruise-mission-impossible-fallout-halo-jump/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g735n7/til_tom_cruise_became_the_first_actor_to_perform/

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TIL, in 1987, Roop Kanwar - an 18yo newly married girl was allegedly forced to burn herself in a religious self-sacrifice act of 'Sati (Hinduism)' after her husbands unexpected death in Rajasthan, India.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roop_Kanwar
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Indian victim of Sati

Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)
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TIL Hoarding Disorder was not recognized as a disorder until the DSM 5 came out in 2013. Many believe the show Hoarders which came out in 2006 influenced considerable scientific research leading to it's official inclusion in the DSM.

https://childrenofhoarders.com/wordpress/?page_id=1269
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DSM V Revisions

HOARDING DISORDER ABOUT REVISIONS FOR THE DSM V DSM V Website (fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) These are initial drafts of the recommendations that have been made to date by the DSM-5 Work Groups.
COH-Inc. (Children of Hoarders)
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TIL aircraft carriers have "barricades" set up - giant tennis nets essentially - to catch landing fighters that failed to hook onto the arresting cables.

https://aviationhumor.net/aircraft-carrier-crash-barricades/
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Troubled Navy Jet's Last Hope - Carrier's Crash Barricades - Aviation Humor

If a carrier-based airplane has a major issue and there are no airfields available, aviators are faced with two options. Ejecting or taking their chances with the carrier’s crash barricades.
Marko R. (Aviation Humor)
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TIL the "Petticoat Duel" between Lady Almeria Braddock & Mrs. Elphinstone occurred in 1792. Braddock reportedly claimed to be under 30 years old & took offense when Elphinstone said she was over 60. Both missed with their pistols, but Braddock won after wounding Elphinstone when they moved to swords

https://www.britannica.com/list/8-famous-duels-and-1-almost-duel#:~:text=fat…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g6zo43/til_the_petticoat_duel_between_lady_almeria/

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TIL That "RadiThor, an energy drink originally contained radium. A 1oz bottle would sell for about $1 (US) in the 1920's. It was also claimed that it would cure all sorts of ailments.

https://theconversation.com/when-energy-drinks-actually-contained-radioactive-energy-67976
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When ‘energy’ drinks actually contained radioactive energy

Back in the early 1900s, if you felt a bit sluggish you could reach for a beverage enhanced with radioactive elements to really add some pep to your step. It wouldn’t be a healthy choice, though.
The Conversation
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TIL that the longest continually updated video game is UnReal World, at 32 years. It was released in 1992 and the latest update was in 2024.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnReal_World
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g6yu4n/til_that_the_longest_continually_updated_video/

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TIL: Once when a journalist asked her if she was pregnant, then Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto responded "No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the prime minister, its my right to be fat if I want to."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7163697.stm
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g6xty9/til_once_when_a_journalist_asked_her_if_she_was/

BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Benazir, the steely and vulnerable

BBC's Lyse Doucet remembers Benazir Bhutto, the formidable politician she first met nearly 20 years ago.
news.bbc.co.uk
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TIL Port Hedland, a tiny little town in North Western Australia, is home to the 2nd largest bulk export port in the world and the #1 highest tonnage port in Australia with annual throughput of over 500 million tonnes of mostly iron ore headed to China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hedland,_Western_Australia
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g6xbxe/til_port_hedland_a_tiny_little_town_in_north/

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TIL about Walter Tetley, the voice actor who portrayed Leroy on The Great Gildersleeve in the 1940s-50s and Sherman on Rocky & Bullwinkle in the 1960s. It was rumored that his mother had had him 'fixed' before his voice changed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Tetley
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g6x964/til_about_walter_tetley_the_voice_actor_who/

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TIL that at the height of her career, a rumor circulated that Shirley Temple was not a child, but a 30 year-old dwarf (due to her stocky body type). The rumor became so prevalent, that the Vatican sent a priest to investigate whether she was indeed a child

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Temple
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g6wble/til_that_at_the_height_of_her_career_a_rumor/

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TIL that under the Invention Secrecy Act, the U.S. government can prevent certain patent applications from being disclosed if they deem the invention a threat to national security. Inventors can be prohibited from sharing or profiting from their own creations without even knowing why.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_Secrecy_Act
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TIL In order to repay $30,000 dollars in legal costs due to a lawsuit brought by Wendy Carlos, Momus commissioned 30 songs on his following album for $1,000 each. Every song was dedicated to whomever paid for it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_Forever
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