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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/

Why Do Some Crosswalks Make a Machine Gun Sound?

That sound has an official name: the rapid tick. And it's the new standard for crosswalks in the United States.
Olivia Allen-Price (KQED)
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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/

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TIL the word for weight gain from emotional eating is Kummerspreck - which roughly translates to "grief bacon."

https://www.griefbacon.com/what-is-grief-bacon/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpuor3/til_the_word_for_weight_gain_from_emotional/
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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/
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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/

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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/

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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/
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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/

What is Tectonic Shift?

Tectonic shift is the movement of the plates that make up Earth’s crust.
US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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TIL that in Korea, there have been multiple claims of tooth loss due to stress. A Korean study even confirmed a link between the two.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4845820/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gprabf/til_that_in_korea_there_have_been_multiple_claims/

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TIL the Walker Brothers weren't brothers and their surnames weren't Walker (real names being John Maus, Scott Engel and Gary Leeds).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walker_Brothers
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpr8fn/til_the_walker_brothers_werent_brothers_and_their/

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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/

North Korea to partially reopen for tourism after five years

Two China-based tour operators say tourists will soon be allowed to visit Samjiyon city in the north.
Gavin Butler & Kelly Ng (BBC News)
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TIL: unmarried and childless women are the happiest subgroup in the population. And they are more likely to live longer than their married and child-rearing peers

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/may/25/women-happier-without-children-or-a-spouse-happiness-expert
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gppnxm/til_unmarried_and_childless_women_are_the/

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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/

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TIL: Despite losing the videotape format war in 1988, the last Betamax tape was made in 2016.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34776424
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpngja/til_despite_losing_the_videotape_format_war_in/

Sony says goodbye to Betamax tapes

Sony has announced that it will stop selling Betamax video cassettes in March 2016.
Zoe Kleinman (BBC News)
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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/

1 Out Of 8 Americans Have Worked At McDonald’s, Company Says

1 out of 8 people have worked at McDonald’s, and the Golden Arches is launching a new initiative based on the enlightening statistic, including a kickoff featuring New York Times Best Selling Author, Peloton Instructor and recent TODAY guest Cody Rig…
Joseph Lamour (TODAY)
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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/

Can Rats Eat Chicken Bones?

Unsure if Can Rats Eat Chicken Bones? Get answers to this intriguing question with our in-depth look into a rat's diet and health guidelines.
admin (Rodent Inquirer)
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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/

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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/

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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/

How Currency Works

What is currency, exactly? We all know currency is a piece of paper or metal you can trade for stuff you need or want, but who decides what your money is worth? And why does its value fluctuate?
Ed Grabianowski (HowStuffWorks)
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TIL that single men in 1900s Argentina paid "professional lady rejectors" to avoid bachelor tax

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_tax
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpk9xy/til_that_single_men_in_1900s_argentina_paid/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

In the battle of cats vs. rats, the rats are winning

Any benefit of using cats to control city rats is outweighed by the threat they pose to birds and other urban wildlife, finds a study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Emma Duncan (Frontiers | Science news)
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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/

The deadly legacy of landmines

More than two decades since the adoption of the landmark Mine Ban Treaty and the creation of the UN Mine Action Service, millions of landmines have been destroyed, but land in nearly 70 countries globally is still contaminated and innocent people con…
UN News
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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/

Do some Chinese drivers prefer to kill than just injure pedestrians? US lawyer explains a twisted road logic

It seemed too shocking and warped to be true: that there exists an "unspoken rule" among Chinese drivers that it is better to leave a pedestrian dead than alive if they are accidentally run over by one's vehicle.
KRISTINE SERVANDO (South China Morning Post)
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Today I learned that Nevada is the most centralized American state, with 73% of all Nevadans living in Clark County

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_County,_Nevada
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpfw1p/today_i_learned_that_nevada_is_the_most/

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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/

The Killer At Home: House Cats Have More Impact On Local Wildlife Than Wild Predators

They may look cute and fluffy, and they don't go far, but cats are deadly stalkers who rule concentrated areas of their neighborhoods.
NPR
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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/

The Magical Medicine of Bezoars

Bezoars are concretions found in the stomachs of animals that were once believed to cure poisoning and plague.
Loraine Fick (HowStuffWorks)
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TIL: Natural rubber comes from trees, specifically the latex tapped from rubber trees which is coagulated and rolled to remove excess water

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hevea_brasiliensis
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpf794/til_natural_rubber_comes_from_trees_specifically/

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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/

- 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 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/

- 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 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/
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TIL that at the end of the movie A League of Their Own, Dottie is not being played by Geena Davis in age makeup. She's played by actress Lynn Cartwright, who looks strikingly similar to Geena Davis, with Davis's voice dubbed over for the scenes.

https://screenrant.com/a-league-of-their-own-ending-dottie-geena-davis-aged-truth/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpbc86/til_that_at_the_end_of_the_movie_a_league_of/

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TIL on November 12, 1970, officials with the Oregon Highway Patrol decided to remove an eight-ton beached sperm whale with fifty times more dynamite than a veteran suggested. The resulting explosion blew chunks of whale everywhere, one of which flattened the veteran's brand-new car.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale#Florence_whale
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpazrg/til_on_november_12_1970_officials_with_the_oregon/

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