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TIL the reason why old sports photos often have a blue haze is because the arenas were filled with people smoking cigarettes
https://petapixel.com/2015/10/15/why-old-sports-photos-often-have-a-blue-haze/
https://redd.it/1ejcaxu
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TIL about the Zulu philosophy 'Ubuntu', which translates roughly as 'I am because you are': a philosophy of the interconnectedness of all individuals regardless of differences.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy
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TIL in 2010, a couple purchased the town of Wauconda, Washington for just $360,000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wauconda,_Washington
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TIL: Because of their naturally amiable personalities, Samoyeds make poor security dogs. They don't attack dangers; they simply smile and growl at them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoyed_dog
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TIL the human body can naturally settle into a sleep-wake cycle of up to 50 hours, when there's no day/night cycle to observe. In 1962 geologist Michel Siffre entered a darkened cave, where he planned to remain for two months tracking time assuming 1 sleep equals one day, but he was off by 2 weeks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Siffre
https://redd.it/1ei6eqx
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TIL in 2010, a 16-year-old Canadian discovered that his two parents were actually not Canadian, but KGB spies living under fake names Donald and Tracey.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50873329
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TIL the US actually built a “panopticon” jail, loosely following the infamous 18th century utilitarian proposal where inmates are constantly wondering whether or not they are being watched by unseen guards: the “Twin Towers” jail in Los Angeles.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-12-30-ca-13847-story.html
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TIL in 2008 an Australian special forces dog named Sarbi spent almost 14 months missing in action after disappearing during an ambush. Eventually an American soldier noticed her with a local man & confirmed she was a trained military dog by using voice commands. She was then reunited w/ her handlers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbi
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TIL that in the early 20th century, Punjabi men who immigrated to California ended up marrying Mexican women due to shared cultural similarities and legal constraints on interracial marriage. This led to a unique Punjabi Mexican American community, where elements of both cultures blended
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_Mexican_Americans
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TIL that in 1973, the Vanderbilts held a family reunion. Not one of the 120 decedents were millionaires at the time.
https://www.earlytorise.com/how-the-worlds-richest-family-went-broke/
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TIL that the UK armed forces have to be reauthorised by legislation every five years, because the UK Bill of Rights 1688 makes a standing army illegal without the consent of Parliament.
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2010-2012/0076/en/12076en.htm
https://redd.it/1egkh0n
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TIL people used to do their laundry in Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park. They would put their clothes in the geyser and it would erupt with clean clothes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Faithful#History
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TIL that the US Navy refused to cooperate with the filming of the movie Crimson Tide (1995), so getting officially sanctioned footage of a submarine wasn’t possible. Instead, the film crew waited at a naval base until a submarine was actually put to sea and pursued it in a boat and helicopter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Tide_(film)#cite_note-11
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TIL that instead of using CGI, Tim Burton opted to use real squirrels in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The squirrels were used for 10 months, and the filming was supervised by the American Humane Association to make sure none of the squirrels experienced distress.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4702653.stm
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TIL that in the 1980s Alyssa Milano befriended Ryan White(A Boy Ostracized For Having Aids) who was a fan of her works.She went on to appear on The Phil Donahue Show alongside Milano to kiss him on the cheek to show that she could not contract the disease.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/metoo-doug-jones-alyssa-milano-s-activism-started-kiss-tv-n829466
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TIL the familiar 'valentine' logo at the beginning and ending of 'I Love Lucy' wasn't added until the show went into syndication. The show was originally sponsored by Philip Morris and began with Lucy and Ricky dancing around a huge pack of cigarettes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_Lucy#Opening
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TIL that a plane carrying 6,000 pounds of pot crashed in Yosemite National Park. Climbers in Yosemite Valley heard news of the crash and sparked a miniature gold rush with up to 20 people searching the frozen crash site. Much of the weed was salvaged, smoked, or sold before park rangers caught on.
https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/the-legend-of-yosemites-dope-lake-w209503
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TIL NYC didn't use trash bins until they recently introduced them to combat notorious rat infestation and rancid smells
https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/04/16/trash-containerization-management-rats-odor/
https://redd.it/1eiclth
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TIL before Saladin died in 1193, he had given away all his wealth to his poor subjects. His estate consisted of 1 piece of gold and 40 pieces of silver, not enough to pay for his funeral.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin#Death
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TIL that between 1974 and 1990, North Korea tried to dig 4 tunnels under the Demilitarized Zone and when South Korea discovered them, North Korea painted their walls black and pretended they were coal mines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Demilitarized_Zone#Incursion_tunnels
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TIL there's a theory that the evolution to light skin in Europeans only occurred around 12,000-6,000 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_skin_color#Time_scale_of_skin_color_evolution
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TIL The ship "Conception" burned down and killed 33 scuba divers and one crewman in 2019, the captain of the ship, Jerry Boylan, jumped off the ship before anyone else. Four crewmen and the captain survived.
https://www.courthousenews.com/marine-firefighting-expert-claims-dive-boat-captain-caused-passengers-death/
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TIL that Michael Jackson wrote "Do The Bartman" after calling the producers of "The Simpsons" and offering to write Bart a number-one single, but he couldn't receive credit for it because he was under contract to Epic Records.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_the_Bartman
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TIL in 2000, three teenagers working at a New York State Thruway Burger King tampered with food for over eight months, adding spit, urine, and oven cleaner.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tainted-burgers-alleged-at-rest-stop/
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TIL that squirrels can theoretically survive a fall from ANY height due to their size and mass.
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/squirrels-can-survive-fall-any-height-least-hypothetically#:~:text=Squirrels%2C%20in%20theory%2C%20can%20survive,object%20it%20is%20acting%20on
https://redd.it/1egydz9
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TIL Rachel Reynolds has been a model on The Price is Right for over 20 years and is the only cast member remaining from the Bob Barker era
https://people.com/tv/price-is-right-model-rachel-reynolds-day-in-the-life/
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TIL that Pink Floyd’s The Wall is designed as an endless loop. The final track, “Outside the Wall,” ends with “Isn’t this where...”, and the album starts with “... we came in?” continuing the last song’s melody, highlighting the cyclical theme of Water’s concept.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall
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TIL the creator of RC cola developed his own formula because a Coca Cola salesman refused to give him a reduced price for buying the syrup in bulk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC_Cola
https://redd.it/1egxm66
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TIL in a double-blind test, professional violinists preferred the sound of a modern violin over multi-million-dollar Stradivarius violins
https://www.thestrad.com/blind-tested-soloists-unable-to-tell-stradivarius-violins-from-modern-instruments/994.article
https://redd.it/1egpwbf
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TIL in 2016 Ryan Reynolds surprised terminally-ill cancer patient & Deadpool Superfan Connor McGrath with the 1st screening of Deadpool in his hospital room. Ryan called him "the funniest, potty-mouthed Canadian mercenary I've ever met" and they became friends before Connor sadly passed weeks later
https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/deadpool-2-ryan-reynolds-tribute-fan-connor-mcgrath/
https://redd.it/1efnyqg
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