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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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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g06aqt/til_in_1874_mary_rafferty_came_to_dr_roberts/

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TIL that in 2010, a crocodile that was being smuggled aboard an airplane got loose. When passengers scrambled to the front of the plane, it shifted the plane's center of gravity, causing them to crash. There was only one survivor.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Filair_Let_L-410_crash
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g068of/til_that_in_2010_a_crocodile_that_was_being/

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TIL about The Million Dollar Highway in Colorado. It was built in 1883 as a toll way and operated as such until the 1920s when it was rebuilt. Legend has it that an early traveler was so overcome by vertigo on the steep, winding road that he said he would never travel it again even for a million $.

https://www.durango.com/million-dollar-highway/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g05tf6/til_about_the_million_dollar_highway_in_colorado/

The Million Dollar Highway - Durango.com

The winding US highway 550 is also known as The Million Dollar Highway, running all the way from New Mexico to Colorado. Part of the San Juan Skyway, this
Caroline Sullivan (Durango.com)
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TIL that not all avocado oil products on store shelves are created equal - 70% of Private Label Avocado Oil in the US is Rancid or Mixed With Other Oils

https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/70%25-private-label-avocado-oil-rancid-or-mixed-other-oils
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g05fsz/til_that_not_all_avocado_oil_products_on_store/

Nearly 70% of Private Label Avocado Oil Rancid or Mixed With Other Oils

UC Davis researchers find that most private label avocado oils are rancid or mixed with other oils or additives.
UC Davis
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TIL about Sigfox, a global network operator founded in 2010 that built wireless networks to connect low-power devices over large areas and to reach underground objects. As of November 2020, the network covered a total of 5.8 million square kilometers in 72 countries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigfox
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g056og/til_about_sigfox_a_global_network_operator/

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TIL US president Benjamin Harrison was widowed while in office in 1892. Four years later, Harrison married his dead wife's niece and had a daughter with her. His adult children who were around 40 years old, were horrified that their father married their cousin and didn't attend the wedding.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison#Post-presidency_(1893%E2%80%931901)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g04r9r/til_us_president_benjamin_harrison_was_widowed/

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TIL that 'Meh!', the interjection used to express indifference or boredom, only became a commonly used expression after it was used in a 1994 episode of The Simpsons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meh
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g04i96/til_that_meh_the_interjection_used_to_express/
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TIL in 2010 during Netherlands' Remembrance Day ceremony a man screamed so loud into crowd of 20,000 people it caused a panic stampede injuring 87.

https://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/2236-man-who-caused-panic-stampede-in-amsterdam-gets-higher-sentence-on-appeal
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g045fe/til_in_2010_during_netherlands_remembrance_day/

Man who caused panic stampede in Amsterdam gets higher sentence

During the Remembrance Day in May, 2010, the man caused a panic stampede when he suddenly gave a 5-seconds-long scream.
Anton Hein (DutchAmsterdam)
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TIL: A large study led Dr. Danielle Dick and 26 researchers analyzed the genes of 1.5 million people, and found 579 locations in the genome linked to anti social behavior, drug use, and addiction. It is known as a high risk profile. However, fighter pilots, CEOs, and entrepreneurs also have it.

https://news.vcu.edu/article/2021/08/study-identifies-579-genetic-locations-lin…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g02lfc/til_a_large_study_led_dr_danielle_dick_and_26/

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TIL Rodin, the famed sculptor, didn’t actually sculpt in marble. He made sand models and his assistants, namely Camille Claudel, made the art we love.

https://blog.artsper.com/en/a-closer-look/8-things-know-auguste-rodin/#:~:text=Although%20he%20often%20photographed%20with,be%20considered%20works%20by%20Rodin?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g029ko/til_rodin_the_famed_sculptor_didnt_actually/

8 things you should know about Auguste Rodin - Artsper Magazine

Auguste Rodin, gave a new lease of life to the medium of sculpture with his innovative techniques and approach to bronze and marble sculptures.
Dominic Witek (Artsper)
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TIL that Kaffeklubben Island, the northernmost piece of land in the world at 83°39′N latitude, has flowers growing on it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaffeklubben_Island
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g01ro0/til_that_kaffeklubben_island_the_northernmost/

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TIL of Buttergate - a 2021 controversy caused by Canadian dairy farmers adding palm oil to cows' diets, resulting in butter that didn't spread at room temperature.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttergate
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g01liq/til_of_buttergate_a_2021_controversy_caused_by/

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TIL that Ratan Tata has passed away at the age of 86

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd5835mp4ko.amp
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g01f1w/til_that_ratan_tata_has_passed_away_at_the_age_of/

Indian tycoon Ratan Tata dies aged 86

His death was announced by the Tata Group, the multi-billion-dollar conglomerate he led for more than two decades.
Alex Boyd (BBC News)
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TIL background music help with concentration - it increases task-focus and decreases mind-wandering

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8357712/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzyubw/til_background_music_help_with_concentration_it/

The effect of preferred background music on task-focus in sustained attention

Although many people listen to music while performing tasks that require sustained attention, the literature is inconclusive about its effects.
PubMed Central (PMC)
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TIL The likelihood of conceiving twins is higher in African individuals than in any other group.

https://hal.science/hal-02527479/document
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzyr20/til_the_likelihood_of_conceiving_twins_is_higher/
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TIL that in 2007, hunters found in a bowhead whale a 90 mm head of an explosive bomb lance of a model manufactured between 1879 and 1885, allowing to estimate the animal's age at between 115 and 130 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowhead_whale?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzxwo4/til_that_in_2007_hunters_found_in_a_bowhead_whale/

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TIL in 2023 a man collected several discarded urine bottles from overworked Amazon employees, released them back onto Amazon rebranded as "Release Energy" and become a #1 Bestseller

https://www.vice.com/en/article/selling-bottles-of-amazon-drivers-pee/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzxeah/til_in_2023_a_man_collected_several_discarded/

I Turned Bottles of Amazon Drivers’ Pee into a #1 Bestseller

Amazon don’t care about their workers’ bladders, but do you know what they do care about? Selling stuff.
Oobah Butler (VICE)
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TIL that Heath Ledger refused to present the Oscars in 2007 after he and Jake Gyllenhaal were asked to make fun of their "Brokeback Mountain" characters' romance

https://news.sky.com/story/heath-ledger-refused-to-present-at-oscars-over-brokeback-mountain-joke-says-jake-gyllenhaal-11970386
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzx2x3/til_that_heath_ledger_refused_to_present_the/

Heath Ledger 'refused to present at Oscars over Brokeback Mountain joke', says Jake Gyllenhaal

"Heath said, 'It's not a joke to me - I don't want to make jokes'," Jake Gyllenhaal has said about their characters' gay romance.
Sky News
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TIL about the Bussard Ramjet, a theoretical method of spacecraft propulsion for interstellar travel. A spacecraft scoops up hydrogen from the interstellar medium, the hydrogen is compressed until thermonuclear fusion occurs, and the fusion provides thrust for the spacecraft.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bussard_ramjet
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzwn0e/til_about_the_bussard_ramjet_a_theoretical_method/

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TIL Napoléon shipped more than 800,000 pints of wine during his Egyptian Campaign.

https://erenow.org/biographies/napoleon-a-life/9.php
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzwh2d/til_napoléon_shipped_more_than_800000_pints_of/

Egypt - Napoleon: A Life

Egypt - Rise - Napoleon: A Life - by Andrew Roberts
erenow.org
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TIL that "Your brain isn’t fully formed until you’re 25" is a myth that is not based in science, only misunderstandings. Our brains continue to mature with time, and our brains never stop changing. Individual differences mean some of are more mature than others, at an earlier age.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/comment/brain-myth-25-development
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzwct7/til_that_your_brain_isnt_fully_formed_until_youre/

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TIL that elephants sleep lying down on their sides and often huddle closely together while they do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhFeyuwxq50&themeRefresh=1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzwbzh/til_that_elephants_sleep_lying_down_on_their/

- 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 last "Civil War Widow," Helen Viola Jackson, lived until 2020. Jackson was married to James Bolin, a 93-year-old Civil War veteran, at the age of seventeen and died just four years ago at the age of 101.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War_widows_who_survived_into_the_21st_century
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzw9km/til_the_last_civil_war_widow_helen_viola_jackson/

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TIL that different jurisdictions have different rules on drunk-driving a Zamboni. Driving a Zamboni while drunk in North Dakota may lead to jail time, but in New Jersey a judge has ruled that this would not be a DUI.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_resurfacer#Driving_under_the_influence
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzv5x6/til_that_different_jurisdictions_have_different/

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TIL about Mortimer Taube, a pioneer in information and library sciences, whose "Computers and Common Sense: The Myth of Thinking Machines" (1961) and its analysis/critique of "thinking machines" is still relevant to today's discussions involving artificial intelligence

https://www.academia.edu/44060449/The_General_Problem_Solver_Does_Not_Exist_Mortimer_Taube_and_the_Ar…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzv5gj/til_about_mortimer_taube_a_pioneer_in_information/

The "General Problem Solver" Does Not Exist: Mortimer Taube and the Art of AI Criticism

This article reconfigures the history of artificial intelligence (AI) and its accompanying tradition of criticism by excavating the work of Mortimer Taube, a pioneer in information and library sciences, whose magnum opus, Computers and Common Sense:
Shunryu Garvey (www.academia.edu)
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TIL there’s a secret material called FOGBANK that is used in nuclear warheads. "The material is classified. Its composition is classified. Its use in the weapon is classified, and the process itself is classified.”

https://www.twz.com/32867/fogbank-is-mysterious-material-used-in-nukes-thats-so-secret-nobody-can-say-what-it-is
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzv29w/til_theres_a_secret_material_called_fogbank_that/

Fogbank Is Mysterious Material Used In Nukes That's So Secret Nobody Can Say What It Is

What we do know is that it's immensely complicated to make and has to be purified using a dangerously volatile chemical.
Joseph Trevithick (The War Zone)
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TIL of An open air school in 1957, Netherlands. ⁣In the beginning of the 20th century a movement towards open air schools took place in Europe. Classes were taught in forests so that students would benefit physically and mentally from clean air and sunlight.

https://www.messynessychic.com/2016/03/15/classrooms-without-walls-a-forgotten-age-of-open-air-schools/?fb_commen…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzu2kd/til_of_an_open_air_school_in_1957_netherlands_in/

Classrooms without Walls: A Forgotten Age of Open-air Schools

Classrooms without Walls: A Forgotten Age of Open-air Schools - Inspiration Vault - Messy Nessy Chic
MessyNessy (MESSY NESSY CHIC)
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TIL a country called Republic of Indian Stream existed between USA and Canada, for less than three years between 1832 and 1835. It is now part of New Hampshire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Indian_Stream#:~:text=The%20Republic%20of%20Indian%20Stream,%2C%20to%20August%205%2C%201835.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fztvat/til_a_country_called_republic_of_indian_stream/

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TIL that the loudest shout ever recorded was by a primary school teacher who yelled ‘quiet!’ It was clocked at 121.7 decibels and the record has stood for 30 years.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-37947691.amp
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fztbbf/til_that_the_loudest_shout_ever_recorded_was_by_a/

Belfast teacher still in class of her own for shouting

Record-breaking Belfast teacher still in class of her own for shouting.
Ciaran McCauley (BBC News)
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TIL That grocery store margins are only 1 percent to 3 percent of the sales price of an item

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/profit-margin-supermarket-22467.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzsrim/til_that_grocery_store_margins_are_only_1_percent/

What Is the Profit Margin for a Supermarket?

What Is the Profit Margin for a Supermarket?. Although Americans spend about 10 percent of their income on food, supermarkets and grocery stores don't make much off of each customer's bill. However, some items in a supermarket can have a huge margin.
Barbara Bean-Mellinger (Chron - Small Business)
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TIL Iowa State's football stadium is the only one in Division I FBS football to be named after a Black person

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Trice_Stadium
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzslts/til_iowa_states_football_stadium_is_the_only_one/

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TIL that a star 3000 light years away is about to reignite in an explosion so massive that it'll shine as bright as the North Star. This nova event won't happen again for another 80 years!

https://www.space.com/astronomers-new-star-nova-explosion-t-coronae-borealis
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzry06/til_that_a_star_3000_light_years_away_is_about_to/

Astronomers prepare for once-in-a-lifetime event: A 'new star' in the night sky

"There are a lot of firsts here."
Sharmila Kuthunur (Space)
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TIL While leather is edible, largely containing 60–70% water and 30–35% protein, only leathers that are either untanned or vegetable-tanned can be eaten. Leathers tanned by chemicals like in shoes, wallets, and luggage will not be edible.

https://www.mashed.com/478694/is-leather-actually-edible/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzr1j1/til_while_leather_is_edible_largely_containing/

Is Leather Actually Edible?

We've heard stories, read books, or seen movies where someone is forced to eat leather to survive, and while it seems pretty hardcore, is it actually doable?
Rachel Pasche (Mashed)
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