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TIL about the biogenic carbon cycle. A natural cycle of carbon and methane being converted between plants, ruminants, soil, and the atmosphere.

https://clear.sf.ucdavis.edu/explainers/biogenic-carbon-cycle-and-cattle
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g4bm82/til_about_the_biogenic_carbon_cycle_a_natural/

The Biogenic Carbon Cycle and Cattle

Mitloehner lab Ph.D. student Samantha Werth, M.S. explains that cattle are often thought to contribute to climate change because they belch methane (CH4), a greenhouse gas.
CLEAR Center
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TIL during World War II, US comedian Redd Foxx dodged the draft by eating half a bar of soap before his physical, a trick that resulted in heart palpitations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redd_Foxx#Early_life
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g496io/til_during_world_war_ii_us_comedian_redd_foxx/

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TIL that Real Estate Agents are licensed by the government, and Realtor is a trademarked term held by the National Association of Realtors and adds no additional rights other than the title

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/101314/what-are-differences-among-real-estate-agent-broker-and-realtor.asp
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g48eq0/til_that_real_estate_agents_are_licensed_by_the/

The Differences Between a Real Estate Agent, a Broker, and a Realtor

Real estate agents, brokers, and realtors are often considered the same. In reality, these positions have somewhat different responsibilities.
Troy Segal (Investopedia)
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TIL that bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't.

https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/bananas-are-berries.htm
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g4815e/til_that_bananas_are_berries_but_strawberries/

Brace Yourself: Bananas Are Berries, Strawberries Aren't

If bananas are berries and strawberries and raspberries are not, what in the world is a berry anyway?
Michelle Konstantinovsky (HowStuffWorks)
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TIL that in 1999, PETA, as part of its McCruelty campaign, attempted to distribute bloody Unhappy Meals to young audiences. They also released a comic book in which Ronald McDonald, Grimace, and the Hamburglar unite to kill Birdie's parents, feed them to her unknowingly, then eat her as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals#Child_…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g47clx/til_that_in_1999_peta_as_part_of_its_mccruelty/

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TIL that Neil Patrick Harris and John Cena auditioned to be the voice of Ron Stoppable in Disney's hit show Kim Possible. Both were rejected with Cena's voice being noted as 'not standing out'.

https://screenrant.com/kim-possible-trivia-facts-ron-stoppable/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g46xx1/til_that_neil_patrick_harris_and_john_cena/

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TIL that up until the 1980s, all major UK banks had to have their head offices within a 10 minute walk of the Bank of England. This was so that in the event of a financial crisis, the heads of each bank could easily be assembled.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37751599
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g45c1c/til_that_up_until_the_1980s_all_major_uk_banks/

How the Big Bang changed the City of London for ever

Thirty years ago in a single day Big Bang deregulated the City of London, creating a financial sector many believe can withstand anything Brexit can throw at it.
Jamie Robertson (BBC News)
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TIL NASA semiconductor research led to the creation of a toothpaste based on nanoparticles of the calcium mineral that makes up 97 percent of your enamel

https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Semiconductor_Research_Leads_to_a_Revolution_in_Dental_Care
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g459vm/til_nasa_semiconductor_research_led_to_the/
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TIL the reason Miller High Life is called "The Champagne of Beers" is because of the shape of the bottle ("Champagne-shaped bottle with sloping shoulders"), not the quality of the beer itself.

https://www.molsoncoorsblog.com/features/why-high-life-called-champagne-beers
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g454h2/til_the_reason_miller_high_life_is_called_the/

Why High Life is called "The Champagne of Beers"

It’s hard to imagine that bottled beer used to be kind of a rarity. *looks in recycling bin* But at the turn of the 20th century, most folks drank beer in a saloon or took it home from the bar in a bucket.
Molson Coors Beer & Beyond
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TIL that testosterone does not correlate with skin color (more testosterone = darker skin color)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10024555/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g44pkh/til_that_testosterone_does_not_correlate_with/

Association of testosterone level with melasma in men: a case-control study in Indonesia

melasma is a common acquired hypermelanosis which occurs mostly in face that caused by many factors. One of the pathogenesis of melasma in men is affected by testosterone.
PubMed Central (PMC)
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TIL that in 1993, the World Wrestling Federation released "WrestleMania: The Album". Simon Cowell (the exec producer) conceived the project after learning that the WWF wrestlers had sold out Wembley Stadium in 27 minutes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania:_The_Album
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g44onc/til_that_in_1993_the_world_wrestling_federation/

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TIL that the inventor of Pringles, Fred Baur, was so proud of his creation that he requested to be buried in a Pringles can. His family honored his wish, and part of his ashes are in an Original flavor can.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Baur
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g44crf/til_that_the_inventor_of_pringles_fred_baur_was/

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TIL While noodles were popularized by Thailand’s government in the 1940s as part of an effort to save rice after a major flood, the first mention of Pad Thai in a cookbook only occurred in the 1960s.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-surprising-history-of-pad-thai-180984625/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g4462v/til_while_noodles_were_popularized_by_thailands/
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Today i learned how ships are getting launched

https://youtube.com/shorts/i5u-aTXdl0o?feature=share
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g43gum/today_i_learned_how_ships_are_getting_launched/

- 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.
youtube.com
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TIL that veterinarians used 3D printing to replace part of a cat’s skull in 2019 (the cat made a full recovery)

https://todaysveterinarypractice.com/news/veterinarians-use-3d-printing-to-replace-cats-skull
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g439ee/til_that_veterinarians_used_3d_printing_to/

Veterinarians Use 3D Printing to Replace Cat’s Skull | Today's Veterinary Practice

Veterinarians at WSU successfully treated a cat with three brain tumors with an intense, innovative surgery. They 3D printed a new skull for him.
Trey Cutler, JD (Today's Veterinary Practice)
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TIL that Shunsuke Takasugi, actor of Kazuya Oki in Kamen Rider Super-1, was reported to have stolen ¥50 million from fans between 2003 and 2012. After refusing to either return the money or appear in court to answer a lawsuit, Takasugi became a fugitive from justice, disappearing in 2017.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunsuke_Takasugi
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g43116/til_that_shunsuke_takasugi_actor_of_kazuya_oki_in/
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TIL the last Communist leader of East Germany, Egon Krenz, is still alive. He spent 4 years in prison for crimes committed as a high-ranking politician in East Germany. He also still defends the former East Germany, is a Russophile, and believes that the Cold War never ended.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egon_Krenz#Later_life
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g42u2c/til_the_last_communist_leader_of_east_germany/

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TIL George Lucas is married to Mellody Hobson. Of her many accolades she was chairman of Starbucks from 2021-2024, chairman of DreamWorks animation from 2004-2016, and one of the current owners of the Denver Broncos. She is African American, 25 years his junior, and they have been married since 2013

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellody_Hobson
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g42l80/til_george_lucas_is_married_to_mellody_hobson_of/

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TIL Spongebob Squarepants is credited for creating wider awareness of Leif Erikson Day outside the Norwegian-American community

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson_Day?wprov=sfti1#In_popular_culture
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g42ix8/til_spongebob_squarepants_is_credited_for/

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TIL that a Japanese pilot - Nobuo Fujita bombed the US mainland during WWII (the only foreign pilot to bomb the US Mainland) and was later invited back to where he gave his family's 400-year-old katana to the city in friendship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuo_Fujita
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g41ln1/til_that_a_japanese_pilot_nobuo_fujita_bombed_the/

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TIL that Edgar Allen Poe advocated for the land of the United States of America to be named Appalachia instead.

https://www.eapoe.org/works/pollin/brp20409.htm#m184
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g403w2/til_that_edgar_allen_poe_advocated_for_the_land/

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Works - Editions - The Collected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe - Vol. II: The Brevities (Marginalia - part 09)

The Collected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe - Vol. II: The Brevities (Marginalia - part 09)
www.eapoe.org
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TIL that during the salem witch trials, none of the people who actually confessed of being a witch were executed. All 19 who WERE executed of being a witch refused to confess.

https://historyofmassachusetts.org/what-options-did-an-accused-witch-have-in-salem/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g40110/til_that_during_the_salem_witch_trials_none_of/
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TIL that in the Movie "Scream" (1996) there is a section in the credits saying "No Thanks whatsoever to the Santa Rosa city school district governing board" Santa Rosa revoked permissions to film there last minute and cost the production 350,000$

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_%281996_film%29?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3z4kp/til_that_in_the_movie_scream_1996_there_is_a/

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TIL that Tom Sawyer author Mark Twain invented the clasps commonly used on women’s bras

https://lithub.com/mark-twain-disliked-suspenders-so-much-that-he-invented-the-bra-clasp-thats-right/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3yyp0/til_that_tom_sawyer_author_mark_twain_invented/

Mark Twain disliked suspenders so much that he invented the bra clasp. (That’s right.)

Here’s your fun fact for the day: Not only was Mark Twain (née Samuel Langhorne Clemens on this day in 1835) an inventor of good stories and witty rejoinders, he was a literal inventor—of bot…
Literary Hub
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TIL that the winner-take-all method that states use in the electoral college wasn't always the default method. In fact, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton both disapproved of this system when it was implemented.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College#Evolution_to_the_general_ticket
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3yey8/til_that_the_winnertakeall_method_that_states_use/

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TIL that worldwide, more than 10 percent of marriages are between first or second cousins.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3wwg1/til_that_worldwide_more_than_10_percent_of/

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TIL that Gorgonzola is one of the oldest known blue cheeses, having been created around AD 879, though it is said that it did not contain blue veins until around the 11th century.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_cheese
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3vvu6/til_that_gorgonzola_is_one_of_the_oldest_known/

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TIL that Ivan VI of Russia, who ascended the throne at the age of two months, was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna a year into his reign. He spent the next 20 of his life secretly imprisoned without the guards knowing his true identity, before being killed in an attempted rescue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_VI_of_Russia
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3rs62/til_that_ivan_vi_of_russia_who_ascended_the/

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TIL that Unicode uses elephants as a baseline comparison for cultural frequency when considering whether to add a new emoji

https://www.unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3swuy/til_that_unicode_uses_elephants_as_a_baseline/
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TIL that In order to avoid being recognized by a previous master, Harriet Tubman once pretended to read a newspaper while traveling by train. The man disregarded the black woman reading on the train since he was aware that Harriet was illiterate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3r8bo/til_that_in_order_to_avoid_being_recognized_by_a/

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TIL One of the first recorded rocket launchers is the "wasp nest" fire arrow launcher produced by the Ming dynasty in 1380. In Europe, rockets were also used in the same year at the Battle of Chioggia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rockets
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3qpmc/til_one_of_the_first_recorded_rocket_launchers_is/

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TIL about Anatoly Moskvin, a Russian historian who was discovered to have dug up the bodies of 26 girls and mummified them in his home, dressing them up as dolls and keeping them for years without anyone knowing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Moskvin
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3p4re/til_about_anatoly_moskvin_a_russian_historian_who/
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TIL that the world’s largest corn maze is in Spring Grove, IL, at Richardson Farm, and they host The World's Largest Corn Maze Run. The 5 K Run has over 250 turns.

https://allcommunityevents.com/cornmaze5k
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3pe6u/til_that_the_worlds_largest_corn_maze_is_in/

Long Grove Turkey Trot

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AllCommunityEvents
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TIL a computer programme called ePuzzler was developed in Germany to automatically piece together the documents the Stasi tried to shred after the fall of the Berlin wall based on torn edge characteristics, font and colour

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi-Schnipselmaschine
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3ohla/til_a_computer_programme_called_epuzzler_was/
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TIL Catholic and Coptic Orthodox people claim to have seen the Virgin Mary (the so-called “Marian apparitions”), the first in 40 AD in Zaragoza (Spain) and the most recent in 2009 in Warraq, Egypt. These apparitions have even taken place in countries where Christianity is not the dominant religion,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marian_apparitions
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3o5nm/til_catholic_and_coptic_orthodox_people_claim_to/

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TIL that the CIA's Directorate of Science & Technology created the lithium-ion battery in the mid 1960s and declassified it for public sector use

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency_Directorate_of_Science_%26_Technology
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3nghm/til_that_the_cias_directorate_of_science/

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TIL that the founder of “Famous Amos cookies”, Wally Amos, was also the first African American talent agent at the William Morris Agency. He would send prospective clients a batch of cookies and an invitation to talk. This would lead to his clients giving him a loan to create Famous Amos cookies.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Amos
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3neyt/til_that_the_founder_of_famous_amos_cookies_wally/

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