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TIL before joining the Ramones, Joey Ramone went by the stage name "Jeff Starship." He used the name from 1972 until 1974, the same year Jefferson Airplane changed its name to Jefferson Starship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper_(American_band)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpyo4z/til_before_joining_the_ramones_joey_ramone_went/


TIL that wood pipes were used in Europe and the US to transport water underground.

https://www.hiddenhydrology.org/the-water-in-the-wood/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpyb98/til_that_wood_pipes_were_used_in_europe_and_the/


TIL that the Accessible Pedestrian Signal sound that gets pedestrians' attention the most efficiently is a "rapid tick," which sounds like a machine gun.

https://www.kqed.org/news/11795009/why-do-some-crosswalks-make-a-machine-gun-sound
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpy9bk/til_that_the_accessible_pedestrian_signal_sound/


TIL Amanita phalloides (also known as death cap) is the most poisonous of all known mushrooms. It is estimated that as little as half a mushroom contains enough toxin to kill an adult human. It is also the deadliest mushroom worldwide, responsible for 90% of mushroom-related fatalities every year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_phalloides
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpw9o3/til_amanita_phalloides_also_known_as_death_cap_is/


TIL that a study shows wearing a mask decreased the quality of chess players’ decisions—a measure of their cognitive performance. However, the disruptive effect of masks is relatively short-lived, gradually weakening so that there is no measurable disadvantage after roughly 4 hours of play.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2206528119
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpu3s3/til_that_a_study_shows_wearing_a_mask_decreased/


TIL the 'Robin Hood of the Cookson Hills' or Pretty Boy Floyd was a thief in the 1930's who was touted as a hero for destroying mortgage documents whenever he robbed a bank. His funeral had over 20,000 people attend to pay their respects.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Boy_Floyd
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gptos1/til_the_robin_hood_of_the_cookson_hills_or_pretty/


TIL researchers studying nominative determinism found that orthopedic surgeons are more likely to have the surname "Limb" than is expected by chance (Limb, Limb, Limb, & Limb, 2015)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism?wprov=sfti1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gptb5b/til_researchers_studying_nominative_determinism/


TIL that President Zachary Taylor died from a cherry overdose! Zachary Taylor passed away after eating way too many cherries. He died on July 9th from gastroenteritis. The acid in cherries is believed to have caused this.

https://millercenter.org/president/taylor/death-of-the-president
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpsl8i/til_that_president_zachary_taylor_died_from_a/


TIL that your toenails grow at about the same speed as the average continental plates drift. Tectonic plates drift about 1.5 cm a year. Some regions, such as coastal California, move quite fast in geological terms — almost 5 cm a year.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/tectonics.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpsgqk/til_that_your_toenails_grow_at_about_the_same/


TIL that North Korea has actually opened its borders to tourists. I thought it was always under special circumstances that people could go.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3wzkx8k8o.amp
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gppy0k/til_that_north_korea_has_actually_opened_its/


TIL that after Lord Palmerston's death, Queen Victoria wrote that she had never liked or respected him: "Strange, and solemn to think of that strong, determined man, with so much worldly ambition – gone! He had often worried and distressed us, though as Pr. Minister he had behaved very well."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_John_Temple,_3rd_Viscount_Palmerston
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpoigd/til_that_after_lord_palmerstons_death_queen/


TIL that 1 out of every 8 Americans has worked at a McDonalds at some point in their life.

https://www.today.com/today/amp/rcna120187
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpn7dw/til_that_1_out_of_every_8_americans_has_worked_at/


TIL rats can grind chicken bones into a powder to consume them.

https://rodentinquirer.com/can-rats-eat-chicken-bones/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpmr82/til_rats_can_grind_chicken_bones_into_a_powder_to/


TIL that in 1962, NASA launched the Mariner 1 spacecraft to Venus, but it missed its target by over 100,000 miles. The failure was traced back to a single misplaced hyphen in the spacecraft’s software code, showing how even the smallest errors can have enormous consequences in space missions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpmacf/til_that_in_1962_nasa_launched_the_mariner_1/


TIL Wallace Shawn(Princess Bride, Toy Story, etc) began his acting career starring in an adaption of The Mandrake, a comedy written by Niccolo Machiavelli, the author of The Prince. Shawn translated the script to english himself

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandrake#Modern_revivals_and_adaptations
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpla3f/til_wallace_shawnprincess_bride_toy_story_etc/


TIL economists estimate that only 8 percent of the world's currency exists as physical cash

https://money.howstuffworks.com/currency.htm#:~:text=Purchases%20can%20be%20made%20through,currency%20exists%20as%20physical%20cash.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpkni2/til_economists_estimate_that_only_8_percent_of/


TIL Pablo Escobar, the notorious kingpin, was considered a local hero to some in Medellín for his acts of generosity. He built entire neighborhoods for the poor, hospitals, and stadiums. For many, Escobar's charity earned him the title of "Robin Hood," as he provided what the government wouldn't.

https://www.britannica.com/list/pablo-escobar-8-interesting-facts-about-the-kin…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpjuyo/til_pablo_escobar_the_notorious_kingpin_was/


TIL that in 1835, Richard Lawrence attempted to assassinate President Andrew Jackson, marking the first such attempt on a sitting U.S. president. Lawrence's two pistols both misfired, allowing Jackson who was 67 at the time to respond by beating him with his cane until he was restrained.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson#Assassination_attempt
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpip1q/til_that_in_1835_richard_lawrence_attempted_to/


TIL that the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, Alessandra Mussolini, was a J-Pop singer for a while and has an album which was sold for £4,500 GBP (£10,000,000 ITL) in 2000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amore_(Alessandra_Mussolini_album)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gphnjh/til_that_the_granddaughter_of_benito_mussolini/


TIL rats in New York City are so big that cats don't bother hunting/eating them. Instead, they just choose to coexist peacefully

https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2018/10/01/urban-ecology-cats-new-york-city-rats/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpgysd/til_rats_in_new_york_city_are_so_big_that_cats/


TIL there's 110 million landmines still buried, across nearly 70 countries

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135252
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpgtiu/til_theres_110_million_landmines_still_buried/


TIL In China, drivers will rather run over and kill the pedestrians they hit, as death compensation fees is like lower than medical for survivors

https://scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1856923/do-some-chinese-drivers-prefer-kill-just-injure-pedestrians-us
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpgsku/til_in_china_drivers_will_rather_run_over_and/


TIL: House cats are extremely effective hunters; domestic and feral cats kill billions of birds every year in the US alone. Putting a loud/extremely visible collar on cats can help warn birds from cat attacks.

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/18/820953617/the-killer-at-home-house-cats-have-more-impact-on-local-wildlife-than-wild-preda
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpfmyl/til_house_cats_are_extremely_effective_hunters/


TIL "Bezoar stones", undigested matter in porcupines, proboscis monkeys, and other animal's intestines, were once prized in Europe and Asia as magical cure-all stones and worn by royalty on rings.

https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/biology-fields/magical-medicine-of-bezoars.htm
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpf8ir/til_bezoar_stones_undigested_matter_in_porcupines/


TIL Performance outdoor clothing leach PFAS forever chemicals 😔

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ht7nOaIkpI
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpec8w/til_performance_outdoor_clothing_leach_pfas/


TIL the oldest recording of a human voice wasn't ever meant to be played back. From 1860.

https://youtu.be/ICVtdcIIsrc?si=Bp6W1pnT8Tr09Ple
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpd6ku/til_the_oldest_recording_of_a_human_voice_wasnt/


TIL in 1982, 7 people in the Chicago area died after ingesting Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide. James William Lewis sent an extortion letter to Johnson & Johnson, demanding $1 million to "stop the killings." While he was convicted of extortion, he was never charged with the murders.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpbzzy/til_in_1982_7_people_in_the_chicago_area_died/