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TIL about Ectopia Cordis, a rare condition where a baby’s heart forms outside the chest. One notable case is Audrina Cardenas, born in 2012, who survived after surgery to place her heart back inside her body.

https://www.texaschildrens.org/content/wellness/baby-born-with-heart-outside-body-ectopia-cordis-makes-history
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TIL the "S" in "Harry S. Truman" wasn't an abbreviation. The dude's middle name was literally just the letter S.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1j8nv/til_the_s_in_harry_s_truman_wasnt_an_abbreviation/

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TIL that what we refer to as “The Star-Spangled Banner” is actually only one of four stanzas of the poem it was derived from.

https://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/pdf/ssb_lyrics.pdf
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1inhb/til_that_what_we_refer_to_as_the_starspangled/
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TIL near the end of her life, Ada Lovelace had a religious transformation and began to repent the conduct of her life. After confessing something to her husband 3 months before her death, he abandoned her bedside. It is not known what she told him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace
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TIL that rockets are launched from near the equator because it gives them a large initial speed, helping reach space with less fuel. Over a 24-hour period, such places travel longer distances than places at higher latitudes, which means that they move faster and have more angular momentum.

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/coriolis-effect-1/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1i4uw/til_that_rockets_are_launched_from_near_the/

Coriolis Effect

The Coriolis Effect—the deflection of an object moving on or near the surface caused by the planet’s spin—is important to fields, such as meteorology and oceanography.
education.nationalgeographic.org
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TIL Turkish garbage collectors have created a library from discarded books.

https://lithub.com/turkish-garbage-collectors-have-created-a-library-from-discarded-books/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1i0ts/til_turkish_garbage_collectors_have_created_a/

Turkish garbage collectors have created a library from discarded books.

Yes, there is a library in Ankara composed entirely of books thrown out (presumably) by people who hate reading (or who work in publishing). After Turkish garbage collectors began finding more and …
Literary Hub
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TIL that "floss" is actually an acronym standing for "Frictional Ligation Of Subgingival Spaces"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_floss
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TIL that the torpedoed rms lusitania sank in broad daylight within sight of the coast in just 18 minutes, killing 1197 people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_RMS_Lusitania
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1haqg/til_that_the_torpedoed_rms_lusitania_sank_in/

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TIL a clown saved 300 children during the deadliest avalanche in history. Only 400 people survived out of around 18,000 in the town of Yungay, Peru. The children were attending a circus and a clown led them to higher ground moments before the avalanche destroyed the entire town.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Huascar%C3%A1n_debris_avalanche
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1fm8y/til_a_clown_saved_300_children_during_the/

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TIL of Bongthingism, an ancient polytheistic religion of the Lepcha people, of Nepal, Bhutan and India

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mun_(religion)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1g6b6/til_of_bongthingism_an_ancient_polytheistic/
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TIL about the Liber Paradisus (Paradise Book), a law text promulgated in 1256 by the city of Bologna (Italy) which proclaimed the abolition of slavery and the release of serfs. On 25 August 1256, the head of city government announced the liberation of about 6,000 serfs, owned by 400 lords

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liber_Paradisus?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1eroc/til_about_the_liber_paradisus_paradise_book_a_law/

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TIL In 2000, three Scottish sisters took out a 1 million pound insurance policy in the event one of them immaculately conceived the second coming of Christ. They paid £100 a year until 2006 when the insurance company canceled the policy.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5105946.stm
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1ek4w/til_in_2000_three_scottish_sisters_took_out_a_1/

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Sisters lose second coming cover

Insurers withdraw the cover taken out by three sisters in case one immaculately conceived through the second coming of Christ.
news.bbc.co.uk
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TIL over 100 million Americans don't have internet or have unreliable internet!

https://www.human-i-t.org/the-economic-impact-of-digital-navigation/
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The Economic Impact of Digital Navigation - Human-I-T

The data is in: the economic impact of digital navigation is profound, substantial, and undeniably beneficial to our entire country.
Lo Terry (Human-I-T)
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TIL of one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities with buildings around 1000 years old in the United States which predates European settlement

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taos_Pueblo
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TIL Four of the last 7 Illinois Govenors have been jailed

https://www.futurehindsight.com/blog/4-of-illinoiss-last-7-governors-were-jailed-why?format=amp
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1e5a1/til_four_of_the_last_7_illinois_govenors_have/

4 of Illinois's Last 7 Governors Were Jailed. Why?

Our newest episode with David Greising of The Better Government Association really opened our eyes to the impact of investigating, and the role …
Future Hindsight
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TIL that the oldest shipyard that's still operating is the Haliç(Golden Horn) Shipyard of Turkey, Istanbul. Established in 1455 under the name of Imperial Arsenal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipbuilders_and_shipyards
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TIL: Former Red Ranger, from Power Rangers : Wild Force, is in jail over murdering his roommate with a sword. The argument involved his girlfriend.

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-39452035
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1czeu/til_former_red_ranger_from_power_rangers_wild/

Ex-Power Ranger Ricardo Medina is sentenced to six years for killing his roommate

Actor Ricardo Medina stabbed his roommate Joshua Sutter to death with a sword two years ago.
BBC News
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TIL that pirates and buccaneers sometimes engaged in "matelotage", a practice in which male couples would agree to share their incomes and inherit their partner's property in the case of their death.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matelotage
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TIL on May 7th Dana Plato appeared on The Howard Stern Show where many callers to the show insulted Plato and questioned her sobriety. The next day she died of an overdose.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Plato?wprov=sfla1
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TIL that "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" got its English title from a transcriptionist nearly 200 years after it was written, and is not a translation of the hymn it originally used

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesu,_Joy_of_Man%27s_Desiring
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TIL: The 3x platinum hit "Man in the Mirror" is one of two songs not written by Michael Jackson from Jackson's seventh solo album "Bad".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Mirror
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1b2xk/til_the_3x_platinum_hit_man_in_the_mirror_is_one/

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TIL that in world war 2, English soldiers would use passwords that had sounds that the language of the people they where fighting against did not have, so that they could tell if an unidentified person was an enemy soldier tying to infiltrate them by if they said these sounds correctly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth#:~:text=%5B12%5D-,Some,-American%20soldiers%2…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1a2r6/til_that_in_world_war_2_english_soldiers_would/

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TIL no film has ever won all four acting awards at the Oscars (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, & Best Supporting Actress) and only three films have ever won three out of the four: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Network (1976), and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).

https://www.slashfilm.com/1438856/can-film-win-four-acting-oscars/
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Can A Film Ever Win All Four Acting Oscars? An Investigation

Three times the Academy has come close to awarding a film in all four acting categories, but something stopped them short. Here, we investigate why.
Mike Shutt (SlashFilm)
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TIL the air force has a program in place that will keep B-52 bombers flying for over a hundred years since they were manufactured

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/02/12/the-new-b-52-how-the-air-force-is-prepping-to-fly-century-old-bombers/
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The new B-52: How the Air Force is prepping to fly century-old bombers

A $48.6 billion overhaul of the B-52 is intended to keep it flying until about 2060, and part of a two-bomber fleet with the B-21.
Stephen Losey (Defense News)
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TIL Gordon Ramsay robbed the restaurant that he was working in and framed his mentor Marco Pierre White so that they wouldn’t hire him to replace Ramsay.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/mar/26/foodanddrink.travelnews
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TIL that in 1989, a sudden invasion of medflies hit California. This invasion cost between 60 and 120 million USD in eradication efforts. A group called “The Breeders” claimed it was a deliberate attack by themselves in response to the governments decades long Malathion aerial sprays.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_California_medfly_attack
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TIL that despite being the recipient of the revealed Beauty by Sarah Goodridge (a self-portrait from 1828 depicting her bare breasts), Senator Daniel Webster chose to marry a wealthier woman while keeping the painting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_Revealed?wprov=sfla1
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painting by Sarah Goodridge

Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)
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TIL that changes in hormonal concentration due to endocrinological diseases could cause changes in the heart rate and blood pressure

https://www.medstarhealth.org/services/hormonal-causes-of-hypertension
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Types & Hormonal Causes of Endocrine Hypertension | MedStar Health

Endocrine hypertension is caused by a hormone imbalance, typically originating in the pituitary or adrenal gland. Learn more about the different types. Call for an appointment with a specialist.
www.medstarhealth.org
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TIL that a German company that sells merch managed to trademark ‘blegh’ - that visceral vocal sound that generally precedes a breakdown or some really heavy part in metal music.

https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/10/07/a-greedy-german-company-was-able-to-trademark-blegh/
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A Greedy German Company Was Able to Trademark 'Blegh' | MetalSucks

BLEGH
Hesher Keenan (MetalSucks)
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TIL the world's first hard drive, the IBM 350, was introduced in 1956. It was leased to companies for $37,600/month (adjusted to 2024), weighed one ton, and held 3.75 MB, about the size of a small PDF file.

https://www.dataclinic.co.uk/history-snapshot-1956-the-worlds-first-moving-head-hard-disk-drive/
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Computing History 1956 The First Moving Head Hard Disk Drive

A brief history and description of IBM's RAMAC 305 and 350 Disk File - the world's first hard disk drive, along with a YouTube video showing them in operation.
Chris Seeley (Data Clinic - Data Recovery Services)
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TIL that former President of Liberia Charles King has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the most fraudulent election in history. In the 1927 election, he secured victory with 234,000 votes in a country with a population of only 15,000.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._B._King
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TIL That hand warmers work by making iron rust ,and we just Use the excess heat coming from that reaction!

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