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TIL A Sloth's claws are finger bones

https://slothconservation.org/8-facts-about-sloths-skeleton-anatomy/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g0m6mm/til_a_sloths_claws_are_finger_bones/

What is the skeleton of a Sloth like? What are their claws made of? | SloCo

What is the skeleton of a Sloth like? Here we bring you 8 surprising facts that you (probably) didn't know about sloths' anatomy! Read more.
Editor (The Sloth Conservation Foundation)
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TIL The cancelation of the US-Mexico Bracero Program indirectly lead to tasteless supermarket tomatoes

https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/contradictory-impacts-mechanizing-california-s-tomato-harvest
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g0lmvf/til_the_cancelation_of_the_usmexico_bracero/

Contradictory Impacts: Mechanizing California’s Tomato Harvest -- The Henry Ford Blog - Blog - The Henry Ford

While mechanical tomato harvesters represent large-scale scientific and industrial advances, they also offer insight into this country’s complex labor history.
www.thehenryford.org
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TIL that, as of today, the FCC requires all internet service providers to provide “broadband facts” labels at points of sale. These labels clearly break down monthly price, fees, and terms in a format similar to nutrition labels.

https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandlabels
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Broadband Consumer Labels

Most broadband providers must display easy-to-understand labels to allow consumers to comparison shop for broadband services beginning April 10, 2024.
www.fcc.gov
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TIL that a herbert box is a region of the tropical Atlantic Ocean that can be used as an indicator for powerful hurricanes that may strike south Florida. Storms that have passed through a herbert box have collectively killed over 5,000 people

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebert_Box
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TIL, Fermented elephant coffee, also known as Black Ivory Coffee, is a rare and expensive coffee that is made by feeding Arabica coffee cherries to elephants to ferment in their digestive systems... and collecting the Poo...

https://blackivorycoffee.com/
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The World's Rarest Coffee. Naturally Refined By Elephants.

Naturally refined by elephants, Black Ivory Coffee (aka elephant dung coffee) is the world's rarest and most expensive coffee.
Black Ivory Coffee
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TIL that the national anthem of the Netherlands, "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", known simply as "Wilhelmus"; is the oldest national anthem in the world dating back to the late 1560s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmus
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g0jt59/til_that_the_national_anthem_of_the_netherlands/

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TIL Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October. Their first Thanksgiving was in 1578, whereas the US's was 43 years later in 1621

https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/canadian-thanksgiving/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g0jrwh/til_canada_celebrates_thanksgiving_on_the_second/

7 ways Canadian Thanksgiving differs from the US

From the history and the date to the food and traditions, here's how the Canadian Thanksgiving is different from the US.
Katie Birtles (Real Word)
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TIL That Beyoncé once performed in person for Muammar Gaddafi, the infamous Libyan dictator.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=RvwI1uiyyXw
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g0iayg/til_that_beyoncé_once_performed_in_person_for/

- 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 of “the Bill chill”, the hesitation to speak out against Bill Gates or the Gates Foundation in research and journalism, for fear of repercussion.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/44860965
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g0gxbq/til_of_the_bill_chill_the_hesitation_to_speak_out/
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TIL DVD started out as two competing standards by Sony/Phillips and Toshiba/Time Warner. The two ended up unifying into a single project after IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Compaq and Hewlett Packard said they would boycott booth unless they did so.

https://variety.com/1995/scene/markets-festivals/computer-exex-say-two-s-a-crowd-in-dvd-war-99127429/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g0gug7/til_dvd_started_out_as_two_competing_standards_by/

COMPUTER EXEX SAY TWO'S A CROWD IN DVD WAR

Will the computer industry become the peacemaker in the digital videodisc wars? That seemed like the possible next chapter in the ongoing technosaga involving the rival formats – that is, unless a new lawsuit filed by a disc manufacturer succeeds in …
Variety Staff (Variety)
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TIL of Bess Myerson who was the first Miss America, to be Jewish, in 1945. Reactions to her win were mixed, while Jews hailed her a hero and compared her to Queen Esther, 3 out of the 5 sponsors of Miss America refused to have her represent them. She later became a politician

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bess_Myerson
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g0gi7c/til_of_bess_myerson_who_was_the_first_miss/

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TIL that Nazi used to be a common abbreviation for the German name Ignaz, before Hitler was a thing. The linked historical song (1928) translates to "She has a big Nazi and a small Nazi and loves both of them" meaning a woman loving her husband and her son both named Ignaz

https://youtu.be/kc_-LU44n1o
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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 that drinking too much coffee (more than six cups per day) can reduce brain size and cause dementia

https://www.gilmorehealth.com/drinking-too-much-coffee-can-reduce-brain-size-and-cause-dementia/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g0ezas/til_that_drinking_too_much_coffee_more_than_six/

Drinking Too Much Coffee Can Reduce Brain Size, and Cause Dementia - Gilmore Health News

Coffee protects the liver and significantly reduces the risk of diabetes. However, excessive consumption can lead to a paradox, as six or more cups a day can damage brain health.
Dr. Tampiwa Chebani (Gilmore Health News)
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TIL that 600 Ottoman defectors under the command of rival to the throne Orhan Çelebi joined the defense of the Byzantine Empire during the siege and ultimate fall of Constantinople in 1453

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orhan_%C3%87elebi
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g0ewny/til_that_600_ottoman_defectors_under_the_command/
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TIL between 2003 to 2004, UK‘s official Playstation 2 magazine decided to attract more readers by including pictures of nude women and offering to review readers‘ girlfriends

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Official_Magazine_%E2%80%93_UK?wprov=sfti1#Target_demographic
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g0ew9q/til_between_2003_to_2004_uks_official_playstation/

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TIL that Tuvalu announced plans as the first country in the world to build a digital replica in the metaverse to preserve its cultural heritage.

https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/tuvalua-metaverse-climat-change/101658730
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Tuvalu to create a digital replica of country as it faces impacts of climate change

Tuvalu plans to build a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the Pacific nation.
Prianka Srinivasan (ABC Pacific)
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TIL Dictator Muammar Gaddafi had a strange obsession with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He had Libya's most famous composer write her a song called "Black Flower in the White House." A photo album full of pictures of her was also found next to his bed by opposition fighters

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/08/25/139940615/in-gadhafis-compound-a-condoleez…
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In Gadhafi's Compound: A Condoleezza Rice Photo Album

The Libyan leader once said "I love her very much." In his compound, opposition fighters found something of a tribute to the former secretary of state.
NPR
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TIL "La Parada de Tettas" by Vengaboys literally means "the parade of boobs". As a kid ,we used to run around shouting these words in conservative Indian community.

https://www.songtell.com/vengaboys/parada-de-tettas
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Meaning of "Parada De Tettas" by Vengaboys

"Parada De Tettas" by Vengaboys is a dance track that encourages people to let go of their inhibitions and take part in a parade of “tettas”, or breasts. T...
www.songtell.com
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TIL that in Japan you can visit Soineya, a co-sleeping specialty shop. It’s a cafe where you pay for sleeping (literally) or cuddling with a girl you like.

https://novasiagsis.com/a-penny-for-your-feelings-the-rise-of-unique-cafes-in-japan-to-cry-cuddle-more/
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A penny for your feelings?: The rise of unique cafes in Japan to cry, cuddle & more - NOVAsia

We shape our reality by either changing our perspective or the dynamics of our immediate surroundings. Often, life experiences...
Shweta Ravi (NOVAsia)
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TIL humans can have a form of echolocation.Just by clicking their tongue or simply snapping their fingers they can know where they are, or where to go.About 30 percent of blind people use this with their stick that most use. Even people who aren't blind can do this with lots of patience and training

https://www.physoc.org/magazine-articles/echolocation-in-people/
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Echolocation in people - The Physiological Society

Keep up to date with news and views on current physiological issues with our quarterly Members’ magazine Physiology News.
The Physiological Society
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TIL In 2007, Scotland spent £125,000 devising a new national slogan. The winning entry was: “Welcome to Scotland.”

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scotlands-new-125k-sloganwelcome-to-scotland-963528
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Scotland's New £125k Slogan...Welcome To Scotland

A £125,000 campaign to replace Scotland's Best Small Country In The World tag has been unveiled.
Daily Record
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Til there's a written form of American Sign language is being developed. Giving deaf people literacy in their own language will be a massive breakthrough!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASLwrite
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g09zif/til_theres_a_written_form_of_american_sign/

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TIL when bowler Peter Weber famously exclaimed "Who do you think you are I am?" after he won the 2012 US Open on ESPN, what he meant to say was "Who do you think you are rooting against me? I am the man in this tournament!" He directed it at a young heckler who would jeer him during his approach

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Weber_(bowler)#:~:text=In%20the%202012,%5B…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g09svf/til_when_bowler_peter_weber_famously_exclaimed/
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TIL The world’s largest grand piano was built by a 15-year-old in New Zealand.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/countrylife/audio/20146765/the-alexander-piano
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The Alexander Piano

Adrian Mann finished building what he believes is the world's largest piano when he was 19-years-old.
RNZ
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TIL that Colorado has an active volcano that last erupted around the same time the pyramids in Egypt were being constructed.

https://coloradosun.com/2020/11/09/dotsero-volcano-colorado-active/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g09pa0/til_that_colorado_has_an_active_volcano_that_last/

Colorado has an active volcano, and it's a big reminder of Mother Nature's explosive might

By Seth Boster, The Gazette DOTSERO — At the base of Colorado’s lone active volcano is a small mobile home park, where on this day a resident offers a fair […]
Jesse Paul (The Colorado Sun)
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TIL although Sweden has the lowest level of people who smoke in Europe (9.3%), it's the only country where noticeably more women smoke than men

https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/08/14/smoking-in-europe-which-countries-are-the-most-and-least-addicted-to-tobacco-and-vaping
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g092ah/til_although_sweden_has_the_lowest_level_of/

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TIL that the contributions in machine learning can indeed receive the Nobel Prize in Physics

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2024/press-release/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g090e3/til_that_the_contributions_in_machine_learning/

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 was awarded jointly to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks"
NobelPrize.org
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TIL That in the United States people weigh the least shortly before Thanksgiving

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/09/now-lightest-you-will-weigh-all-year
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Now is the lightest you will weigh all year | Cornell Chronicle

For the average person, the time before the start of the holiday season is the low point in an annual weight gain pattern that peaks during the holidays and takes nearly half a year to fully shed.
Cornell Chronicle
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TIL that a group of American sugar plantation owners with support of the US Government overthrew the last Queen of Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani to make Hawaii a US Protectorate. Hawaii would later be annexed.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-overthrow-hawaiian-monarchy
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Americans overthrow Hawaiian monarchy

On the Hawaiian Islands, a group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and establish a new provincial government with Dole as president.
Missy Sullivan (HISTORY)
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TIL in 1874, Mary Rafferty came to Dr. Roberts Bartholow at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati for a lesion. The lesion was diagnosed as cancerous and surgery was attempted. Bartholow saw her lesion as terminal so decided to experiment on her exposed brain. He was condemned by his peers for this.

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unethical_human_experimentation_in_the_Unite…
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