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TIL In London, there is a woman who takes the tube every day and sits on the platform just to hear the announcement recorded by her husband in 1950.

https://vibetopics.com/2024/09/27/margaret-mccollum/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy9juw/til_in_london_there_is_a_woman_who_takes_the_tube/
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TIL capybaras live in small family groups of about 10-20; pups are communally nursed by all the females.

https://animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/capybara/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy9dyv/til_capybaras_live_in_small_family_groups_of/

Capybara Facts for Kids | Animal Fact Guide

Capable of staying submerged for up to 5 minutes, capybaras can press their ears against their heads to keep water out. Learn more at Animal Fact Guide!
admin (Animal Fact Guide)
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TIL: There is a comprehensive scientific study on genital size and attractiveness which suggests that throughout history, female mating preferences resulted in the evolution of larger sizes. The study contradicts the claim that size doesn't matter. It was funded by the Australian Research Council.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637716/
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Penis size interacts with body shape and height to influence male attractiveness

Compelling evidence from many animal taxa indicates that male genitalia are often under postcopulatory sexual selection for characteristics that increase a male’s relative fertilization success. There could, however, also be direct precopulatory ...
PubMed Central (PMC)
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TIL that the intro to Gonna Fly Now (the Rocky theme) was taken from a 17th century piece of Italian music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonna_Fly_Now#17th_century_origin_of_Rocky_theme
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy8k4b/til_that_the_intro_to_gonna_fly_now_the_rocky/

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TIL there is a tradition in Canada called a "stag and doe party" where an engaged couple charges an admission fee to fundraise for their wedding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stag_and_doe
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy8iya/til_there_is_a_tradition_in_canada_called_a_stag/

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TIL that "journalism" is no more; incomplete information, pre-eminence of soft news, repetition and serialisation, use of hyperboles and clickbait content (41.6%+) is the standard

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330244525_Clickbait_as_a_strategy_of_viral_journalism_conceptualisation_and_methods
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy7sg1/til_that_journalism_is_no_more_incomplete/
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Today I learned that Charles Foussard spent 70 years and 303 days in custody in Ararat, Victoria (Australia) between 1903 and 1974 for killing an old man and stealing his boots, making him the prisoner with the longest effective incarceration. He died while still incarcerated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Foussard?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy7563/today_i_learned_that_charles_foussard_spent_70/

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TIL “Blame it on the Boogie” famously sung by Michael Jackson as part of the Jacksons in 1978 was originally written by Mick Jackson, a white soul singer in 1977. Also both versions were released in September 1978 which meant two different Jacksons charted with the same song at the same time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame_It_on_the_Boogie
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy67mc/til_blame_it_on_the_boogie_famously_sung_by/

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TIL of 1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident, where a failed attempt by North Korean forces to extract a recon team by submarine led to a 49 day manhunt across the city of Gangneung, with some of the 39 man crew believed to have succeeded in returning to North Korea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Gangneung_submarine_infiltration_incident
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy5f86/til_of_1996_gangneung_submarine_infiltration/

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TIL Michael Kearney (who spoke his first word at four-months-old) completed his Bachelor's degree in anthropology in two years to become the youngest ever university graduate at the age of 10.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50856999
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Child prodigies: How geniuses navigate the uncertain journey to adulthood

Child prodigies are lauded for their gifts, but the road to adulthood can be harder than it seems.
By Joshua Nevett (BBC News)
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TIL an autograph Beethoven manuscript was missing for 115 yrs until a librarian at a seminary in Philadelphia stumbled across it in 2005. It contains annotations by Beethoven which provide insight into his thought processes in the months before his death when he was deaf. It was sold for £1.1 milion

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/02/arts.artsnews1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy5284/til_an_autograph_beethoven_manuscript_was_missing/

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TIL that Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of Theodore Roosevelt, was shot down in Germany during WW1 and given full military honors by German troops

https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article/1564930/presidential-son-quentin-roosevelt-was-a-famous-wwi-casualty/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy29zm/til_that_quentin_roosevelt_youngest_son_of/

Presidential son Quentin Roosevelt was a famous WWI casualty

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The casualty list released by the American Expeditionary Force on July 21, 1918, listed 64 American Soldiers and Marines killed in action and 28 missing. But the name
National Guard
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TIL North Korea has repeatedly attempted to dig tunnels under the DMZ that would allow a surprise attack on South Korea. Four have been found, more are believed to exist, and three are operated as tourist attractions by the South Korean government.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Tunnel_of_Aggression
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What a resume!

"Without Ms. Berezin, there would be no Bill Gates, no Steve Jobs, no internet, no word processors, no spreadsheets; nothing that remotely connects business with the 21st century."

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/obituaries/evelyn-berezin-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QE4.oc5E.A_l1UH4EIg2X&smid=url-share

via https://mefi.social/@best_of_mltshp/113260972705254265

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Best of MLTSHP (@best_of_mltshp@mefi.social)

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mefi.social
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TIL that Spiderman 2: Enter Electro was supposed to release on September 18th, 2001, but several references to 9/11, such as the games final stage being on top of the World Trade Center, had to be completely redone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_2%3A_Enter%3A_Electro?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxxxow/til_that_spiderman_2_enter_electro_was_supposed/

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TIL that Nick Mason, the drummer for Pink Floyd, competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race five times and completed it twice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Mason#Cars_and_motor_racing
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxx930/til_that_nick_mason_the_drummer_for_pink_floyd/

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TIL when Nirvana's opening band, Calamity Jane, got booed off stage at a concert in Buenos Aires, Nirvana decided to teach the crowd a lesson. So before every song of their set, they'd play the intro to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" & then just stop before continuing on to play an obscure song of theirs

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/songs-bands-wont-play-live/#:~:text=Nir…
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20 Songs Rock's Biggest Stars Refused to Play Live

A list of songs that artists have either refused to play temporarily or retired permanently from their live sets.
Ultimate Classic Rock
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TIL that unlike dogs, wolves, jackals and coyotes, foxes cannot interbreed with other canids.

https://forfoxsakewildlife.com/2018/12/29/do-coyfoxes-exist/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxuphq/til_that_unlike_dogs_wolves_jackals_and_coyotes/

Do Coyfoxes Exist?

I’ve gotten a number of calls, comments, and texts from people who believed they had found a coyfox, a hybrid between a coyote and a red fox. It’s an understandable mistake to make. Man…
For Fox Sake Wildlife Rescue
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TIL There's a Federal Railroad Administration which allows you to report when and where trains have blocked a crossing for unreasonable amounts of time.

https://www.fra.dot.gov/blockedcrossings
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Blocked Crossings

Blocked Crossings Incident Reporter
www.fra.dot.gov
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TIL that an average hurricane releases a phenomenal amount of energy through the formation of clouds and rain: about 5.2 x 10^19 Joules per day. This is about 200 times more electricity than humans produce planetwide.

https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/energy-hurricane-volcano-earthquake1.htm
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How much energy in a hurricane, a volcano, and an earthquake?

Energy has been on everybody's minds lately, probably because our society is in a transition period, trying to move from polluting sources to cleaner ones.
HowStuffWorks.com Contributors (HowStuffWorks)
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TIL that actor Ross Hull (Are You Afraid Of The Dark?) has worked as a weather anchor since 2005.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Hull
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxu19t/til_that_actor_ross_hull_are_you_afraid_of_the/
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TIL that a rare psychiatric disorder called Stendhal syndrome causes fainting, crying and hallucinations when a person becomes overwhelmed by viewing great art. It’s most commonly reported among tourists visiting Florence, Paris, Tokyo, and Rome.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220110-stendhal-syndrome-the-travel-syndrome-that-causes-panic
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Stendhal syndrome: The travel syndrome that causes panic

Affecting travellers every year, this bizarre phenomenon sees visitors to Florence suffer psychological breakdowns after being overwhelmed by the city's abundance of great art.
Daniel Stables (BBC)
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TIL: A scientist was once lowered in a harness from a helicopter to explore an undiscovered island only to have a polar bear swat at him

https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/landsat-island
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Landsat Island | Landsat Science

Off the northeastern coast of Labrador, in the northern most reaches of the Newfoundland & Labrador province lies Landsat Island, an icy isle inhabited only by polar bears.
https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/author/mtaylor/#author (Landsat Science)
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TIL that Brady Feigl and Brady Feigl are two minor league baseball players that are unrelated, but share the same name and physical features. They are both 6’ 4” tall, have red hair, bushy red beards, thick glasses, and 53% Germanic ancestry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_Feigl#The_other_Brady_Feigl
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxq0h7/til_that_brady_feigl_and_brady_feigl_are_two/

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TIL that in the early days of cricket being broadcast on Australian radio, the commentators would simulate the sound of the batsman striking the ball by tapping their pencil on the desk near the microphone.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-31/synthetic-cricket-episode-of-everlasting-summer/101818910
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxlagt/til_that_in_the_early_days_of_cricket_being/

How ABC commentators fabricated broadcasts during the synthetic cricket era of radio coverage

Experts explain how ABC broadcasters would fill in knowledge gaps during coverage of international cricket in the 1930s. Listen to the Everlasting Summer podcast here.
ABC News
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TIL that Washington Irving the American creator of Sleepy Hollow was integral to popularizing our current understanding of not only Halloween, but also Christmas. His stories of a British manor at Christmas time would go on to inspire Charles Dickens.

https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2016/fall/feature/how-washington-irving-shaped-christmas-in-america
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxl88k/til_that_washington_irving_the_american_creator/

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TIL of Cindy James, a Canadian nurse who disappeared on May 25, 1989 and was discovered 2 weeks later. Despite the autopsy stating that she died of a combined drug overdose, she had been reporting harassment from an unknown stalker for 7 years. Her cause of death was changed to an "unknown event."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Cindy_James
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxkfsw/til_of_cindy_james_a_canadian_nurse_who/

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TIL The Gorillaz were the first artist to chart in the UK Top 40 with a majority of sales coming from digital downloads.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/apr/18/netmusic.music
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxjf3i/til_the_gorillaz_were_the_first_artist_to_chart/

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TIL Simeon II of Bulgaria, the last Tsar of Bulgaria, become Prime Minister of his country 55 years after his abdication

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxiu30/til_simeon_ii_of_bulgaria_the_last_tsar_of/

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TIL The invention of the Philly Cheesesteak is credited to brothers Pat & Harry Olivieri in the early 1930s. It was originally a snack made for themselves until they shared it with a cab driver that was a regular customer at their hot dog stand, who suggested they sell the sandwich instead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat%27s_King_of_Steaks
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TIL when JRR Tolkien attempted to change the entire tone of The Hobbit to fit the more serious Lord of the Rings trilogy, he gave up after the third chapter because it "just wasn't The Hobbit" any longer without its playful tone and quick pace.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-hobbit-you-grew-up-with-isnt-quite-the-same-as-the-original-published-75-years-ago-to…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxh17a/til_when_jrr_tolkien_attempted_to_change_the/

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TIL The earliest known reference to the Mile High Club is from a betting book in 1785, a mere 2 years after the first successful balloon ascent

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile_high_club#History
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxgtdc/til_the_earliest_known_reference_to_the_mile_high/

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TIL when JRR Tolkien began writing what would become the LOTR in response to his publishers' request for a sequel to The Hobbit, he also tried to change the entire tone of latter to fit the more serious trilogy but gave up after the 3rd chapter cause it "just wasn't The Hobbit" w/o its playful tone.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-hobbit-you-grew-up-with-isnt…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxfqm7/til_when_jrr_tolkien_began_writing_what_would/

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TIL that 3% to 15% of the human population have Arachnophobia (aka anywhere from 246 million to 1.2 billion out of the current 8.2 billion population)

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21852-arachnophobia-fear-of-spiders
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxezpq/til_that_3_to_15_of_the_human_population_have/

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TIL A study found that just like women, men who became fathers after the age of 40 were more likely to live longer than those who had their last child at a younger age.

https://www.medicaldaily.com/children-older-fathers-live-longer-and-have-stronger-dna-study-240779
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxei5i/til_a_study_found_that_just_like_women_men_who/

Children of Older Fathers Live Longer and Have Stronger DNA, Study

Children and even grandchildren of older fathers may live longer than children of younger men.
Medical Daily
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TIL about Ken McElroy an American criminal and convicted attempted murderer who resided in Skidmore, Missouri, United States. He was known as "the town bully", and his unsolved killing became the focus of international attention. Brad Wesley, in the 1989 action movie Road House, is based on him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fxdede/til_about_ken_mcelroy_an_american_criminal_and/

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TIL Jim Carrey was the first actor to have three films go straight to number one in the same year. The year was 1994, and the films were The Mask, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and Dumb and Dumber.

https://ew.com/movies/2019/07/29/jim-carrey-celebration-1994/
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A celebration of Jim Carrey's historic (and hilarious) 1994

Between 'Ace Ventura,' 'The Mask,' and 'Dumb and Dumber,' has any actor ever had a bigger year?
Derek Lawrence (Entertainment Weekly)
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