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TIL in 1982, 7 people in the Chicago area died after ingesting Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide. James William Lewis sent an extortion letter to Johnson & Johnson, demanding $1 million to "stop the killings." While he was convicted of extortion, he was never charged with the murders.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
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TIL that at the end of the movie A League of Their Own, Dottie is not being played by Geena Davis in age makeup. She's played by actress Lynn Cartwright, who looks strikingly similar to Geena Davis, with Davis's voice dubbed over for the scenes.

https://screenrant.com/a-league-of-their-own-ending-dottie-geena-davis-aged-truth/
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TIL on November 12, 1970, officials with the Oregon Highway Patrol decided to remove an eight-ton beached sperm whale with fifty times more dynamite than a veteran suggested. The resulting explosion blew chunks of whale everywhere, one of which flattened the veteran's brand-new car.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale#Florence_whale
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TIL Psychologist B.F. Skinner tried to train pigeons to serve as guides for bombing runs in WWII. After canceling the project, he successfully taught the pigeons to play ping pong instead.

https://www.biography.com/scientists/bf-skinner
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B.F. Skinner

American psychologist B.F. Skinner is best known for developing the theory of behaviorism, and for his utopian novel 'Walden Two.'
Biography
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TIL that fighting off bad spirits is serious business in Romania, and they do it in the coolest way possible—with a bear dance! You guys... every December, people in Comănești wear intricate bear costumes and perform traditional dances to banish evil spirits and welcome in the new year!

https://evestival.com/event/ursilor-festival/
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Beard Dance Festiva

Ursilor Festival Get ready for a roaring adventure in the lively town of Comanesti, Romania, where the bears come out to play! Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the legendary “Ursilor” Festival of Ancestral Traditions in Comanesti, Bacau Coun…
Evestival
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TIL certain East Asian physical traits, like thicker hair, more sweat glands, distinct teeth, and smaller breasts, stem from a gene mutation about 35,000 years ago. Africans and Europeans usually carry the ancestral version of the gene, but in most East Asians, one of the DNA units has mutated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectodysplasin_A_receptor
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TIL Pablo Escobar, the infamous Colombian drug lord, invested millions in developing Medellín's impoverished neighborhoods. He funded the construction of housing complexes, parks, football stadiums, hospitals, schools, and churches, earning him a reputation among some as "Robin Hood."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Escobar
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TIL there haven't been wolves in Connecticut since before the American Revolution. Also that the person who shot the last Connecticut wolf also may have said "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." during the Battle of Bunker Hill.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Putnam_Wolf_Den
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TIL Puma and Adidas were started by two brothers. They had a successful shoe company, Geda, and worked together for 30 years before splitting in 1948.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassler_brothers_feud
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TIL that in 2018, an AI developed by MIT was intentionally trained using only dark, disturbing content to see if it would develop "psychopathic" tendencies. Named "Norman" after Norman Bates, the AI then interpreted neutral images as violent scenes, highlighting how data shapes AI behavior

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_(artificial_intelligence)
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TIL In 1921 conman Stanley Clifford Weyman posed as a U.S. naval officer and convinced an Afghan Princess to give him $10,000 to set up a meeting with the President. He spent it on travel and lodging for her, and got her a meeting with the President. The ensuing press coverage led to his arrest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Clifford_Weyman
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TIL the original Apollo 11 guidance computer (AGC) source code for Command Module (Comanche055) and Lunar Module (Luminary099) is available on Github.

https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11
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GitHub - chrislgarry/Apollo-11: Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code for the command and lunar modules.

Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code for the command and lunar modules. - chrislgarry/Apollo-11
GitHub
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TIL that in October 1972, Nick Begich, a member of the US Congress representing Alaska, died in a plane crash. Despite this, he still stood in the November 1972 general election and won, defeating 2nd place Don Young by over 7 percentage points.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Alaska
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TIL that in October 1972, Nick Begich, a member of the US Congress representing Alaska, died in a plane crash. Despite this, he still stood in the November 1972 general election and won, defeating 2nd place Don Young by over 7 percentage points.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Alaskas
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TIL Tibetan monks practice chöd, a ritual involving meditation in haunted places and visualizing offering their own bodies to spirits as a feast. They spend nights in graveyards, aiming to dissolve ego, confront mortality, and transcend fear, achieving compassion and detachment by embracing death.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%B6d
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TIL Childhood appendectomy, but not appendicitis without appendectomy, was associated with a significantly increased risk of mood and anxiety disorders in adulthood.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/da.23045#:~:text=Individuals%20exposed%20to%20appendectomy%20before,of%20an%20anxiety%20disorder%20(aHR%20%3D
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TIL 33% of American women met weekly recommendations for aerobic exercise, as opposed to 43% for men.

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/women-may-realize-health-benefits-regular-exercise-more-men
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Women may realize health benefits of regular exercise more than men

An NIH-supported observational study finds that even when women and men get the same amount of physical activity, the risk of premature death is lower for women.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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TIL of Sarah Baartman, the "Hottentot Venus", an African woman from the Khoikhoi tribe who was brought to Regency-era London to showcase her large buttocks. She was depicted in cartoons comparing behinds with Whig politician William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, who was nicknamed "broad bottom".

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35240987
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The significance of Sarah Baartman

It's 200 years since the death of Sarah Baartman. Her terrible treatment remains emblematic of 19th Century racism.
Justin Parkinson (BBC News)
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TIL of a device MIT created that can read ancient, fragile books and literature without touching them by shooting the pages with beams of radiation.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/mit-machine-read-books-without-opening
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This new machine can read book pages without cracking the cover

A new scanner, developed by engineers at MIT and Georgia Tech, can read a book without cracking the cover.
PBS News
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TIL that the hagfish is the only known vertebrate animal with a skull but no spine. Instead it has separate bone sections in its back that function as a spine. They're also capable of absorbing nutrients from the surrounding water directly through their skin.

https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms1355#:~:text=Abstract,in%20most%20of%20the%20trunk.
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Identification of vertebra-like elements and their possible differentiation from sclerotomes in the hagfish - Nature Communications

Hagfish, a group of extant jawless fish, lack true vertebrae, but it is not clear if hagfish lack all vertebrata-like structures.
Nature
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TIL that the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) led to the cancellation of Reading Rainbow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi8adI4e2Lk
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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 the United States had malaria until it was eradicated in 1951

https://asm.org/articles/2023/september/the-history-of-malaria-in-the-united-states
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The History of Malaria in the United States | ASM.org

Peering into history can help put recent malaria cases in context. Lessons learned can be applied to other areas battling endemic malaria and to surveillance and prevention efforts around the world.
ASM.org
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TIL G.I. Joe relaunched in 1982 because Hasbro and Marvel's CEOs met at adjoining urinals during a charity event.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe:_A_Real_American_Hero#Origin
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TIL Lincoln said “there is a physical difference between the white and black races which..will forever forbid the 2..from living together on terms of social and political equality..there must be a position of superior and inferior..I as much as any am in favor of having the superior..the white race”

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-lincoln-racism-equality-oppose/
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FACT CHECK: Did Abraham Lincoln Express Opposition to Racial Equality?

In 1858, Lincoln expressed his opposition to racial equality and asserted the superiority of white people.
Dan MacGuill (Snopes.com)
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TIL that James Cameron spent more time "on" the Titanic than the original passengers did. In 1995, he made 12 deep-sea dives, some lasting 15-17 hours, to film the wreckage. He said it felt like "going to Mecca," and inspired Cameron and his team to commit to the wreck's authenticity.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/blog/titanic-anniversary-20-fascinating-facts-about-the-epic-b…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gp1ahe/til_that_james_cameron_spent_more_time_on_the/

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TIL The 80 year old Archbishop of Canterbury refused to delegate Edward VII's coronation despite his ailing health. His speech was printed in gigantic letters so he could see it, he couldn't get back up after kneeling, he placed the crown backwards and yelled "go away!" when asked if he was ok

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_Edward_VII_and_Alexandra#The_service
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TIL Princess Zelda was named after Zelda Fitzgerald an American novelist, dancer, socialite, and wife of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald (Writer of The Great Gatsby).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Zelda
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TIL Tame Impala’s album cover ‘The Slow Rush’ is a photo taken from an abandoned mining town called Kolmanskop

https://www.creativereview.co.uk/tame-impala-slow-rush-artwork/
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TIL: There is a figure known as the "unluckiest man in Pompeii". In 2018, archaeologists uncovered his skeleton and a rock where his head should've been, he got struck by the rock and his skull was found in a tunnel a distance away.

https://www.pompeiitours.it/blog/the-story-of-the-unluckiest-man-in-pompeii/#:~:text=Named%20the%20world's%20unluckiest%20man,his%20head%2…
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The Story of the Unluckiest Man in Pompeii

Learn about how a man became the unluckiest after a major volcanic eruption. In 79 AD, Pompeii was hit and destroyed by the Vesuvius eruption.
emily (Pompeii Tours)
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TIL Al Capone, America’s most notorious gangster sponsored the charity that served up three hot meals a day to thousands of the unemployed—no questions asked.

https://www.history.com/news/al-capone-great-depression-soup-kitchen
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TIL there is no official "national identity card" in the United States. Most Americans use their driver’s license as a national identification.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_documents_in_the_United_States
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TIL about exploding ants (Colobopsis explodens) who sacrifice themselves to save their colony

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=22661
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Colobopsis explodens sp. n., model species for studies on “exploding ants” (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with biological notes and first illustrations of males of the Colobopsis cylindrica group

A taxonomic description of all castes of Colobopsis explodens Laciny & Zettel, sp. n. from Borneo, Thailand, and Malaysia is provided, which serves as a model species for biological studies on “exploding ants” in Southeast Asia.
Alice Laciny (Pensoft Publishers)
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TIL that over 50% of all suicides are associated with alcohol/other drug dependences

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1932152/
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Suicide risk associated with drug and alcohol dependence - PubMed

The association of alcohol and drugs with suicidal thinking and behavior is both causal and conductive. The subjective state of hopelessness is key to the disposition to actual suicides.
PubMed
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TIL the mechanical shark in Jaws (1975) broke down repeatedly, often sinking or falling apart. As a result, it was only shown 4 minutes on-screen, forcing Spielberg to rely on suspense tactics like POV shots and John Williams’ iconic score. This “failure” made the film scarier by hiding the shark.

https://thedailyjaws.com/blog/jaws-shark-not-working-made-it-a-scarier-fi…
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TIL that the architect of the Canadian War Museum designed it so that the sun would cast a beam on the tomb of the unknown soldier in Ottawa at 11:00 on November 11.

https://macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/what-it-feels-like-to-be-at-the-canadian-war-museum-on-remembrance-day/
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