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TIL of the novel "The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century". Written in 1827, it is the first English story to feature a reanimated mummy. Notably, it is science fiction, not horror, taking place in the year 2126 with the Pharaoh Cheops returning and giving political and life advice to people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mummy!
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TIL original Scary Movie (2000) referenced high schoolers going to Diddy's parties

https://youtu.be/AGY2bMhxxCI?si=pEeDeIo9o5pi7tm-
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- 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 “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)” (1994) singer Scatman John had a lifelong stutter that eventually aided him in achieving fame

https://youtu.be/K1joxLyd-HA?si=5wARE9S6U3FlI1ge
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g2c1g3/til_scatman_skibabopbadopbop_1994_singer_scatman/

- 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 about the 'Loudness War' - beginning in the 1980s and peaking in the early 2000s, music producers and broadcasters increased the audio levels of albums and radio stations. As a result of consumer complaints, US legislators passed the CALM act which mandated maximum broadcast sound levels.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war#Radio_broadcasting
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g2bb85/til_about_the_loudness_war_beginning_in_the_1980s/

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TIL Paleolithic peoples suffered less famine and malnutrition than the early farming communities that came after them, because Paleolithic hunter-gatherers accessed a wider variety of natural foods, which allowed them a more nutritious diet and a decreased risk of famine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic#Diet_and_nutrition
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TIL That the only 18" gun the US Navy developed, was used as ballast on a hospital ship (USS Repose), but never deployed on a battleship.

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA183947.pdf
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g2awn7/til_that_the_only_18_gun_the_us_navy_developed/
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TIL - Mount Carmel Cemetery is a popular final resting place for Chicago mobsters (Capone, Nitti, Giancana) as well as Chicago catholic cardinals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Carmel_Cemetery_(Hillside%2C_Illinois)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g2atg3/til_mount_carmel_cemetery_is_a_popular_final/

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TIL the Brazilian voice actors for Scooby-Doo and Shaggy worked together voicing the characters for over 30 years and passed away just 3 days apart.

https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2021/07/30/dublador-mario-monjardim-a-voz-do-salsicha-e-do-pernalonga-morre-no-rio.ghtml
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g28oao/til_the_brazilian_voice_actors_for_scoobydoo_and/

Dublador Mário Monjardim, a voz do Salsicha e do Pernalonga, morre no Rio aos 86 anos

Óbito ocorre dias após seu amigo e dublador do Scooby-Doo, Orlando Drummond, também morrer. Mário começou a carreira na rádio e também foi ator e diretor de dublagem.
G1
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TIL that they were giant mega-penguins. They were the size and the weight of a full-grown man.

https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/giant-penguin
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The largest penguin that ever lived

Fossil bones from two newly-described penguin species, one of them thought to be the largest penguin to ever live – weighing more than 150 kilograms, more than three times the size of the largest living penguins – have been unearthed in New Zealand.
University of Cambridge
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TIL that Philip Noel-Baker is the only person ever to have won a Nobel Prize as well as an Olympic medal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Noel-Baker
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g2834e/til_that_philip_noelbaker_is_the_only_person_ever/

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TIL South Asians are genetically predisposed to higher rates of central body obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease

https://diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/article/63/1/53/17707/Diabetes-in-South-Asians-Is-the-Phenotype
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g281xg/til_south_asians_are_genetically_predisposed_to/
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TIL that in 1958, author Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel prize in literature, but was forced by the communist party to abstain form accepting the award

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Pasternak#Nobel_Prize
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g27zhr/til_that_in_1958_author_boris_pasternak_was/

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TIL that the prairy dog's scientific name is "Cynomys" (Greek for "dog mouse") and I think that's adorably accurate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_dog
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g27pu7/til_that_the_prairy_dogs_scientific_name_is/

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TIL About the Tsavo Man Eaters. A pair of male lions who systematically hunted and killed Railway Workers in 1898.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/man-eaters-of-tsavo-11614317/
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Man-Eaters of Tsavo

They are perhaps the world’s most notorious wild lions. Their ancestors were vilified more than 100 years ago as the man-eaters of Tsavo
Paul Raffaele (Smithsonian Magazine)
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TIL that there exists a “Chili Appreciation Society” that hosts cookoffs about the best chili

https://www.casichili.net/
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CASI Home

Learn more about CASI - Chili Appreciation Society International
CASI - Chili Appreciation Society International - Chili, Charity, & Fun
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TIL that the GRAMMY award winning song “A Boy Named Sue” performed by Johnny Cash, was written by “The Giving Tree” and “Where the Sidewalk Ends” author, Shel Silverstein.

https://www.johnnycash.com/track/a-boy-named-sue-live/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g267ah/til_that_the_grammy_award_winning_song_a_boy/

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TIL the constant mash and tug of starts and finishes is strong enough to detach the retina from drag racers' eyeballs. In the 1970s and 1980s some drag racers were knocked unconscious inside the cockpit by a horsepower-caused recoil dubbed “tire shake”

https://www.denverpost.com/2005/07/16/excessive-force/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g26122/til_the_constant_mash_and_tug_of_starts_and/

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TIL that in 2012, a group of British students edited the Wikpedia article about electric toasters and inserted the false claim that a man named Alan MacMasters invented the toaster in 1893. The fake article was cited by newspapers and other organizations until the hoax was exposed in July 2022.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_MacMasters_hoax
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TIL Aphantasia is a condition affecting 1 to 3% of people. Its mind or imagination blindness. People with Aphantasia cannot visualize anything in the minds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia
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TIL while bat sleeps head down, they still flip around, head up to pee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9ZK_NjBoJI
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- 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 Todd Field, director and writer of Tár, helped create the first batch of Big League Chew bubble gum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Field
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g236a5/til_todd_field_director_and_writer_of_tár_helped/

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TIL That in the original cut of Nas "Hate Me Now" music video that aired only once, showed Nas and Diddy being crucified. Diddy, a devout Catholic, barged into the offices of Nas' former manager, Steve Stoute, with several bodyguards, and struck Stoute over the head with a champagne bottle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_Me_Now
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TIL NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su are not only leaders of major tech companies but also cousins.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Su
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TIL The Little White schoolhouse built in 1853 in Ripon, Wisconsin, is the birthplace of the Republican Party. The first meeting was held on March 20, 1854 to fight against the spread of slavery. This meeting and another in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6 led to the formation of the Republican Party.

https://lwsh.org/
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Home - Birthplace of the Republican Party

Welcome to Ripon, the birthplace of the Republican Party.
Birthplace of the Republican Party
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TIL a U.S. Air Force officer, John Stapp, survived a deceleration of 46.2 Gs during a rocket sled experiment in 1954, experiencing a rapid stop from 632 mph to 0 in just 1.4 seconds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stapp?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g20pmo/til_a_us_air_force_officer_john_stapp_survived_a/

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TIL about Robert Liston, a British surgeon noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anesthetics. His most famous case involved a leg amputation that took 2 1/2 minutes, and resulted in the amputation of his assistant's fingers and the coat tails of a surgical spectator.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g20mzy/til_about_robert_liston_a_british_surgeon_noted/

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TIL that in 1853, linguist and explorer Richard Francis Burton disguised himself as a Muslim and made the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca which is required of all Muslims. He later wrote a book about his experiences.

https://www.baumanrarebooks.com/blog/the-story-behind-richard-f-burtons-pilgrimage-to-medina-and-mecca/
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The Story Behind Richard F. Burton's Pilgrimage to Medina and Mecca - Bauman Rare Books

In the spring of 1853, noted linguist and explorer Richard Francis Burton started his most famous and important journey. Burton undertook the Muslim
Rebecca Romney (Bauman Rare Books)
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TIL Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis, tried to convince his colleagues to wash their hands before delivering babies because he noticed lower levels of infections. His colleagues were offended that he would dare suggest they would be “unclean!” Ultimately Dr. Semmelweis was committed to an insane asylum.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/ignaz-semmelweis-doctor-prescribed-hand-washing
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In 1850, Ignaz Semmelweis saved lives with three words: wash your hands

On this date in 1850, a prickly Hungarian obstetrician named Ignaz Semmelweis stepped up to the podium of the Vienna Medical Society’s lecture hall to give his fellow doctors advice, which could be summed up in three little words: wash your hands!
PBS News
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TIL the so called “Blue Zones” of longevity are likely just regions rife with clerical errors and pension fraud

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/704080v3
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g200sc/til_the_so_called_blue_zones_of_longevity_are/

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TIL that during the siege of Leningrad during World War II, 28 scientists chose to die of hunger while protecting the seed vault at the Vavilov Institute rather than eating the seeds

https://www.grunge.com/954712/the-battle-of-leningrads-unexpected-heroes-were-scientists-who-starved-themselves-to-death/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1zjr4/til_that_during_the_siege_of_leningrad_during/

The Battle Of Leningrad's Unexpected Heroes Were Scientists Who Starved Themselves To Death

In the midst of misery, there was a small group of Russians who, in one of the most incredible stories of World War II, actually chose to starve to death.
Garrett S. Griffin (Grunge)
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TIL Levi Hutchins created America's first mechanical alarm clock in 1787 because he wanted to get up at 4am every day. So his device was only set to that desired time and it was another 60 years before Antoine Redier made one that was able to be adjusted to a time other than 4am.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/g38300892/who-invented-these-everyday-items/?slide=2#:~:te…
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Who Invented These Everyday Items

You may be grateful for your gadgets, but do you know who created them? 
Popular Mechanics
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TIL we have no idea what the p in pH stands for because the inventor never explained the meaning to anyone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH#History
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TIL the smallest hoofed animals are called Java mouse-deer, not much bigger than ordinary rats

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_mouse-deer
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TIL in 2005, a parrot, Willie, became a hero when he saved a toddler’s life in Colorado. When the toddler began to choke, Willie screamed “Mama, baby!” Alerting the babysitter to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre, saving the toddler's life

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29858577
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Parrot gets award for warning about choking tot

A parrot whose cries of alarm alerted his owner when a little girl choked on her breakfast has been honored as a hero.
NBC Universal (NBC News)
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TIL that a group of Jews came to China around 10th century and lived in the heart area of China, Henan province where Yellow River flows and Chinese originated, till middle 19th century when finally broken by wars, all while maintaining their Jewish identity and traditions and even Hebrew language

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaifeng_Jews
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TIL of Rene Lima-Marin, a Colorado inmate who was mistakenly released in 2008, 90 years early from a 98-year sentence. After six years of rebuilding his life with a family and steady job, he was returned to prison in 2014, raising issues of fairness and rehabilitation.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colo-inmate-rene-lima-marin-released-90-years-early-sent-back-to-prison-af…
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TIL that in 1981, the magazine Locus butchered the title of Gene Wolfe's next novel "The Citadel of the Autarch" and announced that it would be titled "The Castle of the Otter". Wolfe found the mistake so funny he actually published a book titled "The Castle of the Otter" the following year.

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