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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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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goxnfp/til_about_exploding_ants_colobopsis_explodens_who/

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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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goxgrn/til_that_over_50_of_all_suicides_are_associated/

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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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gox5qk/til_the_mechanical_shark_in_jaws_1975_broke_down/

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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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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gowzbj/til_that_the_architect_of_the_canadian_war_museum/
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TIL that in 2017, an AI developed by Facebook created its own language to negotiate and communicate more efficiently, using shorthand phrases humans couldn’t understand. Researchers had to shut it down because the AI diverged so far from English, it was no longer interpretable

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40790258
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gowvqr/til_that_in_2017_an_ai_developed_by_facebook/

The 'creepy Facebook AI' story that captivated the media

Did Facebook shut down two bots speaking to themselves because the company feared for humanity?
By Chris Baraniuk (BBC News)
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TIL with a radius between 640 and 764 times that of the Sun, the surface of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse (the tenth-brightest star in the night), if it were at the centre of our Solar System, would lie beyond the asteroid belt and it would engulf the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betelgeuse
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gowd0d/til_with_a_radius_between_640_and_764_times_that/

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TIL a Cutting Horse is a type of horse that is bred and trained to separate a single cow from a herd of cattle. Some cutting breeds have evolved a 'cow sense', an innate ability to read and predict a cow's movements

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_horse
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1govu56/til_a_cutting_horse_is_a_type_of_horse_that_is/

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TIL in 1998 ASEAN Championship, both Indonesia and Thailand wanted to deliberately lose their match so that they finish 2nd in their group and face "weaker" Singapore in the Semi-Final. Ironically, both of them got eliminated in the Semi-Finals and Singapore won the whole thing in the end.

https://youtu.be/zokUPp_nj_c?si=ND6QerKbx1Yl88wA
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1govajm/til_in_1998_asean_championship_both_indonesia_and/

- 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 during and after the Manhattan Project, the US government would inject unknowing subjects with radioactive materials to see how they reacted. Out of a likely 30 subjects, only 1 signed a consent form, which DID NOT fully explain the procedure and risks

https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/human-radiation-experiments
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gov0au/til_that_during_and_after_the_manhattan_project/

Human Radiation Experiments - Nuclear Museum

Between April 1945 and July 1947, eighteen subjects were injected with plutonium, six with uranium, five with polonium, and at least one with americium in order to better understand the effects of radioactive materials on the human body.
Nuclear Museum
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TIL that cricket used to be a very popular sport in America until the First World War

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-cricket-in-the-united-states-132185661/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gottl9/til_that_cricket_used_to_be_a_very_popular_sport/

The History of Cricket in the United States

The game is both very British and, to Americans, very confusing. But it was once our national pastime, and its gaining fans on these shores
Smithsonian Magazine
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TIL in Italy almost half of people have tattoos (48%). The US is third in the world with 46% having tattoos.

https://www.worldatlas.com/society/which-country-s-residents-have-the-most-tattoos.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gotitu/til_in_italy_almost_half_of_people_have_tattoos/

Which Country's Residents Have the Most Tattoos?

Italy, Sweden, and the US lead global tattoo trends. Learn how culture, regret, and health concerns shape tattoo popularity in these countries.
Brielle Read (WorldAtlas)
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TIL two of the top innovators in US military technology are called Palantir and Anduril

https://defensescoop.com/2024/04/03/anduril-palantir-diu-army-contract-robotic-combat-vehicle-software/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goskh9/til_two_of_the_top_innovators_in_us_military/

Anduril, Palantir awarded contracts for Army robotic combat vehicle software system integration

The Defense Innovation Unit awarded a deal to Anduril and Palantir to prototype a software integration architecture for the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle program.
Jon Harper (DefenseScoop)
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TIL despite being marketed as the main character, Drew Barrymore was killed off in the first scene of scream

https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/drew-barrymore-says-scream-character-could-have-survived-1234828398/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goskeq/til_despite_being_marketed_as_the_main_character/

Drew Barrymore Says Her 'Scream' Character Could Have Survived

Drew Barrymore teased she could reprise her 1996 "Scream" role of Casey Becker in "Scream 7," despite her character seemingly dying.
Samantha Bergeson (IndieWire)
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TIL A notorious grouch who detested the growing influence of the greeks in roman culture and society, Cato the Elder also believed all greek doctors to be part of a grand conspiracy to eradicate all romans through defective medicine and deliberate malpractice

https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0137%3Abook%3D29%3Achapter%3D7
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goshly/til_a_notorious_grouch_who_detested_the_growing/
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TIL Ambergris is a waxy substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales, with a "fecal, marine" odour, but it acquires a sweet, earthy scent as it ages, hence highly valued in making fragrances. It's also very expensive, like 127kg (280 pound) of it found in Yemen valued at US$1.5 million

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gosdyp/til_ambergris_is_a_waxy_substance_produced_in_the/

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TIL Ambergris is a waxy substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales, with a "fecal, marine" odor, bu it acquires a sweet, earthy scent as it ages, hence highly valued in making fragrances. It is also very expensive, like 127kg (280 pound) of it found in Yemen valued at US$1.5 million

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gosa9t/til_ambergris_is_a_waxy_substance_produced_in_the/

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TIL That the reason most people did not smile in old photographs was due to long exposure times, ranging anywhere from 20 seconds to 20 mins the subjects had to hold perfectly still.

https://historyfacts.com/science-industry/article/why-are-people-never-smiling-in-old-photographs/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goroo5/til_that_the_reason_most_people_did_not_smile_in/

Why Are People Never Smiling in Old Photographs?

Here’s the truth behind those stern expressions in early photos.
megneal (History Facts)
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TIL Mario is only "about 24-25 years old", according to his creator Shigeru Miyamoto.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/09/mario-24-years-old/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goqzmn/til_mario_is_only_about_2425_years_old_according/

Mario is only 24 years old, according to creator Shigeru Miyamoto

Apparently Mario is a sprightly young man. Does that mean Luigi is a teenager…?
Tom Mendelsohn (Ars Technica)
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TIL absinthe, a spirit made with wormwood, has been banned across Europe in the early 20th century because of association with mental illness

https://www.diffordsguide.com/g/1102/absinthe/why-absinthe-was-banned
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goqwat/til_absinthe_a_spirit_made_with_wormwood_has_been/

Why absinthe was banned

What is absinthe, how is it made, and the story of absinthe - from boom to ban and then revival.
www.diffordsguide.com
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TIL that the first recorded attempt at flight was made by a monk named Eilmer of Malmesbury in 1010. Using wings attached to his arms, he jumped from a tower and flew for a short distance before crashing. This experiment predates the Wright brothers by nearly 900 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilmer_of_Malmesbury
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goqops/til_that_the_first_recorded_attempt_at_flight_was/

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TIL about the Food Disgust Test, developed by TU Zurich researchers who have discovered that people’s disgust concerning food can be broken into eight distinct scales.

https://www.idrlabs.com/food-disgust/test.php
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gopmg7/til_about_the_food_disgust_test_developed_by_tu/

Food Disgust Test

Food Disgust Test, based on the work of Dr. Christina Hartmann, Ph.D.
IDRlabs
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TIL The Doomsday Clock was initially set to seven minutes to midnight purely because the artist, Martyl Langsdorf, thought it looked aesthetically right.

https://physicsworld.com/a/a-brief-history-of-the-doomsday-clock-from-nuclear-risk-to-pandemics-and-climate-change/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gopepm/til_the_doomsday_clock_was_initially_set_to_seven/

A brief history of the Doomsday Clock: from nuclear risk to pandemics and climate change – Physics World

The clock indicating how near we are to a humanity-ending catastrophe has never been this close to midnight
James Dacey (Physics World)
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TIL The Isles of Scilly, located 45km off the coast of mainland UK, is home to the world's smallest football league. There are only two teams who play each other every Sunday. They also take part in the Lyonesse Cup, where the winner is awarded a 6mm tall cup named the "World's Smallest Cup".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isles_of_Scilly_Football_League
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gopb9w/til_the_isles_of_scilly_located_45km_off_the/

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TIL of "Mellified man", a medicinal substance created by steeping a human cadaver in honey that was apparently capable of healing broken limbs and other ailments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellified_man
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goorim/til_of_mellified_man_a_medicinal_substance/

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TIL that a British-born man from San Francisco named Joshua Norton declared himself "Emperor of the United States" in 1859.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gonptn/til_that_a_britishborn_man_from_san_francisco/

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TIL that the longest democratically elected communist government in history was the 34 year Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front rule in the Indian state of West Bengal

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2011/5/18/the-end-of-an-era-in-west-bengal-and-india
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gomv3d/til_that_the_longest_democratically_elected/

The end of an era in West Bengal and India

The three-decade rule of the communist party in West Bengal has tasted the bitterness of defeat for the first time.
Sumantra Bose (Al Jazeera)
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TIL gangster Meyer Lansky and his associates including Lucky Luciano used their power to break up American Bund rallies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyer_Lansky?wprov=sfti1#Gambling_operations,_1929-1945
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gomnkh/til_gangster_meyer_lansky_and_his_associates/

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TIL: King Edward VII commissioned a custom "chair" that let him "pleasure" multiple women simultaneously. Three were made, with one "original" and the two others being replicas, one of which is housed in a museum for sex devices.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_chair
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gomj6i/til_king_edward_vii_commissioned_a_custom_chair/

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TIL that “hanger-on” used to be an actual occupation in the coal mining industry. It meant someone who attaches and detaches the tubs on an endless-rope haulage.

http://www.nsmg.apedale.co.uk/glossary/hterms.htm
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gom4c6/til_that_hangeron_used_to_be_an_actual_occupation/
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TIL about Belphegor's prime, 1000000000000066600000000000001, a palindromic prime number with 666 at its heart and 13 zeros on either side. It was named after one of the Princes of Hell, who was charged with helping people make ingenious inventions and discoveries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belphegor%27s_prime
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gok62n/til_about_belphegors_prime/

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TIL of 'Sokushinbutsu', ascetic Japanese buddhist monks who practiced self-mummification; they would prepare for death by eating a diet rich in pine needles and resin, paired with severe dehydration, until they 'hardened' in place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gojuub/til_of_sokushinbutsu_ascetic_japanese_buddhist/

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TIL Tony Hinchcliffe wrote Martha Stewart's jokes for Comedy Central's roast of Justin Bieber.

https://youtu.be/9V3PhXNNMGg?si=1VwDpNIz8woumlZh
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goirib/til_tony_hinchcliffe_wrote_martha_stewarts_jokes/

- 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 China hadn't discriminated homosexuality for the most part of the history until homophobia was brought into it during the westernization movement starting from late Qing dynasty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_China
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goin3j/til_china_hadnt_discriminated_homosexuality_for/

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TIL that Super Bowl XXVII was originally going to be in Tempe, Arizona. However, due to state blocking Martin Luther King day from being recognized, the NFL moved the game to the Rose Bowl, in Pasadena, California instead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXVII
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goh4yc/til_that_super_bowl_xxvii_was_originally_going_to/

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TIL dioxins continue to contaminate Vietnam’s soil and rivers decades after the war there, with severe health consequences like birth defects.

https://e360.yale.edu/features/fifty-years-after-a-daunting-cleanup-of-vietnam-toxic-legacy-dioxin-agent-orange
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1goglz7/til_dioxins_continue_to_contaminate_vietnams_soil/

Fifty Years After, A Daunting Cleanup of Vietnam’s Toxic Legacy

From 1962 to 1971, the American military sprayed vast areas of Vietnam with Agent Orange, leaving dioxin contamination that has severely affected the health of three generations of Vietnamese. Now, the U.S.
Yale E360
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TIL that the first Medal of Honor awarded by the U.S. Army was given to a group of Union soldiers who hijacked a Confederate train during the "Great Locomotive Chase" in 1862, a daring sabotage mission that became a pivotal moment in the Civil War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Locomotive_Chase
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gog4s1/til_that_the_first_medal_of_honor_awarded_by_the/

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TIL that when Mel Brooks was 16 years old, he worked for a theatrical producer who raised funds by sleeping with his investors, most of whom were elderly women. He also knew two showmen who created flop after flop, but still profited. They inspired him to make the 1967 film, “The Producers”.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/80238/12-outrageous-facts-about-producers
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12 Outrageous Facts About The Producers

Utterly fearless, Mel Brooks’s classic comedy joked about every taboo subject the late 1960s had to offer.
Mark Mancini (Mental Floss)
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