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TIL about the “Boy in the Box” mystery, where a young boy’s body was found in 1957 in Philadelphia, and despite numerous leads, the identity of both the boy and his killer remained unknown for over 60 years. The child was discovered wrapped in a blanket inside a cardboard box, but no missing persons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Joseph_Augustus_Zarelli
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzaipt/til_about_the_boy_in_the_box_mystery_where_a/

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TIL Tombstone, the 1993 movie about Wyatt Earp, had an actor in the cast named Wyatt Earp. He played Billy Claiborne

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone_(film)#Cast
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzabtg/til_tombstone_the_1993_movie_about_wyatt_earp_had/

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TIL that long-term extended space travel can change your DNA.

https://youtu.be/xfwa1_1waIg?si=k47xRJzq92IiBG-S
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fza1yh/til_that_longterm_extended_space_travel_can/

- 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 the speed of light was first measured accurately in 1676 by Danish astronomer Ole Rømer using observations of Jupiter’s moons, without modern technology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B8mer%27s_determination_of_the_speed_of_light
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz9u2y/til_that_the_speed_of_light_was_first_measured/

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TIL in Texas community service hours required for probation can be completed by donating peanut butter to food banks.

https://northcountyfoodbank.org/volunteer/faqs/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz9j6z/til_in_texas_community_service_hours_required_for/
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TIL modern square dancing was popularized by Henry Ford, in reaction to the rise of jazz, which he saw as a Jewish plot to corrupt society. He used his wealth to promote square dancing, even getting it taught in 50% of American public schools, and designated as the state dance of 28 states.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Western_square_dance#History_of_modern_western_…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz8f38/til_modern_square_dancing_was_popularized_by/

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TIL mosquitos consume flower nectar, not blood, as a primary food source. The blood-sucking begins only after a female has mated and needs protein to feed her eggs. Each female will lay eggs a few times each summer.

https://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/mosquitoes
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz7drk/til_mosquitos_consume_flower_nectar_not_blood_as/

All About Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are more than just a bother - in many cases, they can be dangerous. Arm yourself against mosquitoes with knowledge of their life cycle, the diseases they carry, and how you can fight them.
askabiologist.asu.edu
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TIL that Sylvester Graham (of Graham Cracker fame), the original clean-eating guru and vegetarian pioneer who shunned alcohol, lust, meat, and even white bread, died at age 57 of complications from an opium enema

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Graham#Death
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz6qjm/til_that_sylvester_graham_of_graham_cracker_fame/

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TIL: Becoming foster parents of a girl for her to be their servant and later their son's wife was a common practice in China up until modern times

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongyangxi
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz5zn5/til_becoming_foster_parents_of_a_girl_for_her_to/

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TIL about Pascal Payet who escaped prison 3 times. On Oct 12, 2001 his friends collected him from a roof with a hijacked copter. In 2003 he returned via helicopter to help 3 more prisoners escape. After being captured again, he escaped two more times, both via helicopter.

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Payet
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz5xri/til_about_pascal_payet_who_escaped_prison_3_times/

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TIL the inventor of the Pringles can was so proud of the design that he requested to be buried in one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Baur
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz5aqn/til_the_inventor_of_the_pringles_can_was_so_proud/

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TIL The unit of measurement for buttons dates back to the 9th century. Its called a ligne, and is abbreviated as an L.

https://www.blog.wawak.com/post/button-size-chart
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz58ow/til_the_unit_of_measurement_for_buttons_dates/

Button Size Chart

Find the perfect button size for your sewing project with our handy Button Size Chart. Get accurate measurements in ligne and millimeters!
Angela Capria Mindemann (WAWAK Blog)
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TIL in 1861, Abraham Lincoln suspended “the writ of habeas corpus” which gave military authorities the power to arrest and hold Union dissenters without indictment or arraignment.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincolns-suspension-of-habeas-corpus-is-challenged
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz4e3a/til_in_1861_abraham_lincoln_suspended_the_writ_of/

President Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus is challenged

On May 28, 1861, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney of Maryland issues Ex parte Merryman, challenging the authority of President Abraham Lincoln and the U.S.
Matt Mullen (HISTORY)
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TIL The classic Budweiser Frogs commercials from the 90s were directed by Gore Verbinski (The Ring, Pirates of the Carribean, etc.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Verbinski
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz3son/til_the_classic_budweiser_frogs_commercials_from/

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TIL a man named Christopher Thomas Knight ran out of gas in rural Maine in 1986, entered the woods, and lived there for 27 years without human contact.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Thomas_Knight
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz3ddz/til_a_man_named_christopher_thomas_knight_ran_out/
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TIL some professional sports leagues have contingency plans for "disaster drafts" in case a large portion of a single team dies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_draft
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz29t2/til_some_professional_sports_leagues_have/
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TIL that in 1929, Charles Lawson took his family Christmas shopping and had a photo taken just days before he murdered his wife and six of his children on Christmas Day, then killed himself. Only his eldest son, Arthur, survived as he was sent on an errand before the tragedy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Lawson_family
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz25qm/til_that_in_1929_charles_lawson_took_his_family/

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TIL it is possible to have temperatures below absolute zero, but they are actually hotter than any positive temperature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_temperature
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz1m93/til_it_is_possible_to_have_temperatures_below/

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TIL that prior to the 25th Amendment, there was no mechanism in the United States Constitution for filling vice presidential vacancies. The US has been without a vice president on 16 occasions for a cumulative 37 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States#Vacancies
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz1cv4/til_that_prior_to_the_25th_amendment_there_was_no/

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TIL about the National Weather Service bulletin for the New Orleans region of 10:11 a.m., August 28, 2005, a particularly dire warning of the devastation that Hurricane Katrina could bring. It included the warning, "PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK."

https://youtu.be/tkruQZpQ2g8
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz19g3/til_about_the_national_weather_service_bulletin/

- 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 the first webcam, created in 1991 at the University of Cambridge, was used to monitor a coffee pot in real time so researchers could check if there was fresh coffee without leaving their desks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Room_coffee_pot
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz10fc/til_the_first_webcam_created_in_1991_at_the/

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Today I learned that cattle mutilations have been happening in North America since at least the 1960s, have happened all across Canada and the US, and are still happening today. Authorities have yet to discover who, or what, is the cause.

https://www.history.com/news/cattle-mutilation-1970s-skinwalker-ranch-ufos
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz0t6b/today_i_learned_that_cattle_mutilations_have_been/

The Mysterious History of Cattle Mutilation

Unexplained livestock mutilations have been reported for centuries. Explanations range from common predators to UFOs.
Adam Janos (HISTORY)
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TIL Greek poet K.Karyotakis spend 10 hours trying to commit suicide by drowning at sea before giving up and deciding to shoot himself. His suicide note ends with a humorous advice to never try and drown yourself if you're a swimmer, and a promise to write down the "impressions of a drowning man"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostas_Karyotakis#Suicide
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz0nsr/til_greek_poet_kkaryotakis_spend_10_hours_trying/

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TIL Shaquille O'Neal's fifth rap album was scheduled for release on 2001/09/11 but was mysteriously abandoned

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal_Presents_His_Superfriends,_Vol._1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz0av5/til_shaquille_oneals_fifth_rap_album_was/

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TIL that each of your fingers don’t contain any muscle. All the muscles that control finger motion are located in the hand and forearm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscles_of_the_hand
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fz05zk/til_that_each_of_your_fingers_dont_contain_any/

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TIL about Gungywamp, an archeological site in Connecticut consisting of ruins and artifacts that is theorized to have evidence of Pre-Columbian European settlement of the Americas, including 5th century Irish monks or Norsemen

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gungywamp
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fyzgnl/til_about_gungywamp_an_archeological_site_in/

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TIL that each of your fingers don’t contain any muscle. All the muscles that control finger motion are located in the hand and forearm. Surprise!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscles_of_the_hand
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fyzgfm/til_that_each_of_your_fingers_dont_contain_any/

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TIL American women's rights advocate Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820) argued in her landmark essay 'On the Equality of the Sexes' in part by highlighting women's "talent for slander" to show women's power of "creative faculty"

https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/livingrev/equality/text5/sargent.pdf
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fyyk99/til_american_womens_rights_advocate_judith/
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TIL that 1 million secods is about 11.5 days, 1 billion seconds is almost 32 years and 1 trillion seconds is over 31.5k years. Crazy difference.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,000,00
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fyy6w6/til_that_1_million_secods_is_about_115_days_1/

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TIL of Hurricane Bawbag. It was a storm that hit Scotland in 2011 and was named after the Scottish word for scrotum.

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Bawbag
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fyxfx8/til_of_hurricane_bawbag_it_was_a_storm_that_hit/

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TIL that the first self-propelled vehicule, built by Cugnot in 1769, was intended for transporting cannons. The vehicle was not suited to the load, and despite further trials, the project was abandoned. However, 241 years later, in 2010, a copy of the machine was built, which worked perfectly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas-Joseph_Cugnot?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fyxfpp/til_that_the_first_selfpropelled_vehicule_built/

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TIL That the screenplay for the James Bond film "You only live twice" was written by Roald Dahl

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Only_Live_Twice_(film)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fywyb4/til_that_the_screenplay_for_the_james_bond_film/

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TIL Self-Defense from a Tutorial Created in 1933

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLIE1GKfluk
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fyu55x/til_selfdefense_from_a_tutorial_created_in_1933/

- 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 That Peter Dinklage is only 3 inches shorter than Simone Biles

https://www.britannica.com/question/How-tall-is-Simone-Biles#:~:text=Simone%20Biles%20is%204%20feet,4%20inches%20(1.63%20meters).
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How tall is Simone Biles? | Britannica

How tall is Simone Biles? Simone Biles is 4 feet 8 inches (1.4 meters) tall, which is about 4 inches (10 cm) below the average height of a female gy
Encyclopedia Britannica
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TIL there is a species of jumping spider in Africa which specializes in feeding on blood-filled female mosquitoes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evarcha_culicivora
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fysytd/til_there_is_a_species_of_jumping_spider_in/

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