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TIL Scarborough Fair, recorded by several musicians, most notably by Simon & Garfunkel (1968), dates back to the 1600's and of Scottish descent retelling elven lore.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Fair_(ballad)
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TIL the children's book The Iron Giant was based on was written by Ted Hughes, the husband of Sylvia Plath.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Man_(novel)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gszd5y/til_the_childrens_book_the_iron_giant_was_based/

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TIL according to an Interview with Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokemon, Rhydon was the first Pokemon ever created. It is also why Rhydon has a index number of #001.

https://shmuplations.com/pokemon/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsxfyx/til_according_to_an_interview_with_satoshi_tajiri/

Pokémon – 2000 Developer Interview - shmuplations.com

In this 2000 interview, Pokemon veteran and art director Ken Sugimori outlines the genesis of Game Freak’s perennially popular monster-collecting franchise.
shmuplations (shmuplations.com)
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TIL that Mozart died in 1791, leaving his ‘Requiem in D minor’ unfinished. His student, Franz Xaver Süssmayr, completed the work using Mozart’s sketches, creating the version most widely performed today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Mozart)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsx888/til_that_mozart_died_in_1791_leaving_his_requiem/

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TIL that during World War 1, Belgian pilot Willy Coppens came under fire from an enemy observation ballon during an attack run. In response he landed his plane on top of the ballon and turned off his engine. When the ballon descended he slid off and flew away.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Coppens
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gswnva/til_that_during_world_war_1_belgian_pilot_willy/

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TIL In 2018, a restaurant in Maine started sedating their lobsters with marijuana smoke, saying it gave them a humane death.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45586131
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Maine restaurant sedates lobsters with marijuana

A lobster restaurant in Maine says the process is more humane as it lessens their pain before death.
BBC News
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TIL that my girlfriend used to date this failure on X-Factor

https://youtu.be/HT3f_lKwV-M?si=xQYU4hArRIJR_7nx
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsvnsf/til_that_my_girlfriend_used_to_date_this_failure/

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TIL about competitive hot air ballooning, where pilots are tested on distance, speed, and navigation with multiple tasks. Competitions occur at national, regional, international, and world levels, with World Championships every two years.

https://heritageinninternationalballoonfestival.com/about/hot-air-balloon-competition-101/
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Hot Air Balloon Competition 101 - Heritage Inn International Balloon Festival

Hot Air Balloon Competition 101 Intro to Hot Air Ballooning Competitions Do Balloons Race? Have you ever seen a blue sky filled with hot air balloons? Their rainbow colors expand creating a scene that can take your breath away! It's hard to believe w…
Heritage Inn International Balloon Festival
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TIL Malcolm X, while serving a prison sentence in his early 20s, spent his time reading the dictionary and copying its pages to improve his vocabulary. This practice not only expanded his knowledge but also transformed him into one of the most articulate civil rights leaders.

https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/malcolm-x-imprisoned.html
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Malcolm X Imprisoned

On this day in 1946, 20-year-old Malcolm Little entered the state prison in Charlestown to begin serving a sentence for burglary. While in jail, he joined the Black Muslims, a new branch of Islam.
www.massmoments.org
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TIL Kangaroo and wallabies have 3 vaginas and 2 uterus.

https://grist.org/animals/kangaroo-genitals-are-weirder-than-you-ever-thought-possible-2/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsuzst/til_kangaroo_and_wallabies_have_3_vaginas_and_2/

Kangaroo genitals are weirder than you ever thought possible

Animal lovers, listen up: Critters are cute and everything, but you should know that nature is fucking weird. And nothing fucks weirder than kangaroos.
Jess Zimmerman (Grist)
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TIL about the only surviving male defender of the Alamo, a slave of Col. William Travis named Joe.

https://www.history.com/news/who-survived-the-alamo
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gstyuo/til_about_the_only_surviving_male_defender_of_the/

Who survived the Alamo?

When Mexican troops stormed the former mission known as the Alamo on the morning of March 6, 1836, Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna ordered that no prisoners be taken.
Sarah Pruitt (HISTORY)
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TIL the McLaren F1 is so valuable now, that it is essentially impossible for one to be "written off" by an insurance company, since the repair costs will always be less than the value of the car. Furthermore, McLaren will fully repair a crashed F1, no matter how substantial the damage.

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/basically-impossible-to-total-a-mclaren-f1/
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It Is Basically Impossible to Total a McLaren F1

The Mclaren F1 is one of the most coveted and valuable cars ever. However, its price is what should make you more comfortable driving one.
Peter Corn (MotorBiscuit)
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TIL Raccoon dogs exist

https://youtu.be/uCtM0tm1uZ4?si=u2Rum6c5Y6-MDHdG
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gssi2n/til_raccoon_dogs_exist/

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TIL in 2006, Scott Stapp of Creed filed a lawsuit to block the release of a sex video involving himself, Kid Rock, and four women. The suit was settled with the defendant agreeing to pay Stapp an undisclosed sum and to refrain from distributing the video.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Stapp?wprov=sfti1#Legal_and_personal_troubles
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TIL Hard rock legends AC/DC started out as a glam-rock act

https://youtu.be/biaGJ_4rEzE?si=XslgKfFUUBAThHcF
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gss5qv/til_hard_rock_legends_acdc_started_out_as_a/

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TIL In the 1990's, the British Police tried to ban the Lotus Carlton and the government condemned advertising of the vehicle. It could reach 176mph and Police vehicles at the time could not keep up during a pursuit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Carlton#Reception
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TIL that the earlier dominance of boxer Roy Jones Jr counted against him late in his boxing career against Joe Calzaghe. Calzaghe cut Jones Jr and because Jones’s corner team had never witnessed this before, they were unable to handle it effectively, leaving Jones covered in blood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Jones_Jr.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsrgyy/til_that_the_earlier_dominance_of_boxer_roy_jones/

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TIL Cerveza Chango (Chango Beer) is a fictional beer brand that shows up in the movies Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn and Sin City all directed by Robert Rodriguez.

https://screenrant.com/best-fictional-beer-brands-ranked/#:~:text=Cerveza%20Chango%20%2D%20Robert%20Rodriguez%20Filmography%20(1992%2D2005)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsqf91/til_cerveza_chango_chango_beer_is_a_fictional/

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TIL that on January 6th, 1853, a tragic train derailment killed the 11 year old son of Franklin Pierce, who was President-Elect of the United States at the time. His wife believed that the accident was God punishing them because Pierce ran for President against her wishes.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Pierce_rail_accident
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TIL, that Painless Parker was a street dentist that created the Parker Dental Circus, a traveling medicine show with his dental chair on a horse-drawn wagon while a band played. The band attracted large crowds and hid the moans and cries of patients who were given whiskey or a cocaine solution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painless_Parker
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsprod/til_that_painless_parker_was_a_street_dentist/

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TIL ecologists once thought Beaver dam-building was an amazing feat of planning, indicative of the high intellect. This was tested when a recording of running water was played in a field near a beaver pond. Although on dry land, the beaver covered the tape player with branches and mud.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_beaver
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsowgh/til_ecologists_once_thought_beaver_dambuilding/

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TIL Timor-Leste is the most Christian country in the world. Over 99.5% of its 1.4 million people identify as Christians.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-christian-countries
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsmqom/til_timorleste_is_the_most_christian_country_in/
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TIL Tarantino created the part of Jules in Pulp Fiction for Laurence Fishburne but he turned it down. This created a butterfly effect that actually made Samuel L Jackson get the part in Die Hard 3 which also written for Fishburne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NafZG0bGDKk
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TIL during Michael Jackson’s worldwide HIStory tour of ‘96-‘97, he traveled for over a year and performed 82 concerts live for almost 4.5 million people, but despite selling out 98% of the available tickets, the tour would only break even due MJ’s notorious lavish spending on excesses.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsmkal/til_during_michael_jacksons_worldwide_history/

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TIL That the world record for internet speed is 402 terabits per second which would enable you to download 12500 movies in 1 second. This is approximately 4.3m times faster than the global average of 93mbps.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/six-million-times-faster-a-new-internet-speed-record-and-how-australia-compares/3ezzqj0ve
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsm7qc/til_that_the_world_record_for_internet_speed_is/

Six million times faster: A new internet speed record — and how Australia compares

At this speed, you could download 12,500 movies in about a second, researchers say.
Ruchika Talwar (SBS News)
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TIL that when F1 driver Pedro Rodriguez won the 1967 South African Grand Prix, becoming the first ever Mexican driver to win an F1 race, the organizers didn't have the Mexican anthem, and instead played the Mexican hat dance. After that, Rodriguez always traveled with a record of the anthem with him

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(racing_driver)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsli8z/til_that_when_f1_driver_pedro_rodriguez_won_the/

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TIL of the Kebaran culture- 21,000-13,000 BCE- hunter-gatherer-foragers who used stone tools but possessed bow and arrow technology, grain grinding tools (all stone) and who had a role in the domestication of dogs. They also used symbolic art and created markings whose purpose is not yet known.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebaran_culture
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TIL every 3rd Saturday in November in Netherlands, national TV live broadcasts the scripted arrival of Saint Nicolas. He allegedly sails by boat from Spain to a certain harbour in Holland, and there are always complications and drama along the way.

https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/16/sinterklaas-arrivals-marked-festivities-protests
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gslccw/til_every_3rd_saturday_in_november_in_netherlands/

Sinterklaas arrivals marked by festivities and protests

The arrival of Sinterklaas, a cherished Dutch tradition, unfolded across the Netherlands on Saturday, with contrasting scenes of festive celebrations and protests.
NL Times
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TIL that the creator of the sportswear company Adidas (Adolf Dassler) was a member of the Nazi Party.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Dassler
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsjy0l/til_that_the_creator_of_the_sportswear_company/

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TIL about the Women's 1500m at the 2012 Summer Olympics, called "one of the dirtiest race in history", where six of the first nine finishers (1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and 9th) have been found to have been doping and the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th finishers were disqualified as of now.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/cewlqxkn5x8o
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Tatyana Tomashova banned: Runner in 2012 'dirtiest race' gets 10-year ban

Russian athlete Tatyana Tomashova is banned for 10 years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and is stripped of her London 2012 1500m silver medal for doping.
BBC Sport
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TIL there’s a really good reason why we don’t see any 58 year old fighters in the world of legitimate professional boxing.

https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/42418519/jake-paul-cruises-one-sided-decision-mike-tyson
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsiksn/til_theres_a_really_good_reason_why_we_dont_see/

Jake Paul cruises to one-sided decision over Mike Tyson - ESPN

In his return to the ring, former champ Mike Tyson struggled to mount any offense against Jake Paul and lost by unanimous decision.
Andreas Hale (ESPN)
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TIL about "high meat" an extremely dangerous practice in which people eat raw, rotting meat in order to obtain a "high" in a process where raw meat is left in a jar, sometimes for months, and then consumed in whole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7vFUhS9HtA&t=88s
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsh958/til_about_high_meat_an_extremely_dangerous/

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