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TIL Robin Williams was the one who suggested that Sid Meier‘s name should be put on each of his games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier's_Pirates!?wprov=sfti1#Development
https://redd.it/1fhaek5
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TIL a corpse discovered in Denmark in 1950 was so well-preserved it appeared to be a recent murder, but was later found to be 2,400 years old.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tollund_Man
https://redd.it/1fhkwxn
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TIL the termite queen can live for up to 50yrs, lays an egg every 3 sec, 24hrs a day, for 25yrs.
https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2021/10/30/six_ridiculous_facts_about_termite_queens_800088.amp.html
https://redd.it/1fghb3i
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TIL George Michael worked and re-worked his song "Careless Whisper" for 2 and half year's before finally releasing it. He went thru 8 saxophonists before finally settling on Steve Gregory who was able to play the riff exactly as Michael heard it in his head. The song topped charts in ten countries
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Careless_Whisper
https://redd.it/1fgr1l2
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TIL only 4% of Americans had a passport in the 1990s
https://blogs.voanews.com/all-about-america/2018/01/18/record-number-of-americans-hold-passports/
https://redd.it/1fgoek4
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TIL that in 1952, the USS Wisconsin received a single, direct-hit from a North Korean 155mm gun battery. Despite the damage being minimal, the Wisconsin responded by returning fire with all nine of her Mark 7 16-inch guns, prompting an escorting ship to signal the Wisconsin with "Temper, Temper."
https://navalhistoria.com/temper-temper-wisconsin/#Temper,-Temper
https://redd.it/1fgo6vz
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TIL In a 2014 report it was found that the mortality rate for professional wrestlers was significantly higher than that of athletes in other sports.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33817959
https://redd.it/1ffqd22
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TIL that New Jersey and Rhode Island are the only 2 US states where you will not face criminal prosecution for incest
https://wisevoter.com/state-rankings/incest-laws-by-state/#google_vignette
https://redd.it/1ffxc1n
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TIL that Wilma Flintstone was the first animated character to be depicted as being pregnant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_in_animation#:~:text=Events-,January,character%20is%20depicted%20being%20pregnant
https://redd.it/1fg2qf7
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TIL that Roman Emperor Caligula would torment his senators by making them run in front of his chariot for miles. He also was so hairy that he made it a capital offense to mention goats in his presence.
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/caligula
https://redd.it/1ffv7jh
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TIL the Walt Disney Company tried to trademark the name “Seal Team 6” the day after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs?wprov=sfti1#Death_of_Osama_bin_Laden
https://redd.it/1fg1p6z
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TIL when Mentos makers saw a chemistry teacher create a soda geyser several feet high by dropping Mentos into Diet Coke on the Late Show. They devised a consumer misuse campaign encouraging user-generated videos and signing content creators to create a trend that acheive a 20% sales spike.
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna54898679
https://redd.it/1fevix6
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TIL Of the great oxydation event: a single type of oxygen producing bacteria is responsible for terraforming earth from largely oxygen free to the earth we know today, giving rise to oxygen based life and causing a mass extinction of anaerobic life forms, wiping out about 80% of them
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxidation_Event
https://redd.it/1ff474r
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TIL: Major orange juice producers add chemical fragrances called "flavor packs" to their juice to provide the signature taste of their brand because OJ loses its flavor during pasteurization and de-oxygenation.
https://civileats.com/2009/05/06/freshly-squeezed-the-truth-about-orange-juice-in-boxes/
https://redd.it/1ff17ch
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TIL that Aretha Franklin's handwritten will was found in a spiral notebook wedged between couch cushions months after she died, but a court ruled it was valid
https://newsone.com/4641768/aretha-franklin-will-verdict/
https://redd.it/1ffcn78
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TIL Lake Baikal contains 22–23% of the world's fresh surface water (more than all of the North American Great Lakes combined)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Baikal
https://redd.it/1fhini2
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TIL actress Georgia Tennant is the daughter of the 5th Doctor Who, Peter Davison, and the wife of 10th Doctor Who, David Tennant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tennant
https://redd.it/1fgxbgl
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TIL Celtics GM Red Auerbach planned to draft Len Bias for three years, only for Len to die two days after being drafted after snorting cocaine for 3-4 hours in his dorm room after coming home from a college party
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Bias
https://redd.it/1fglumf
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TIL that 20% of scientific genetics research papers have errors due to Microsoft Excel's auto-formatting of gene names into dates
https://www.science.org/content/article/one-five-genetics-papers-contains-errors-thanks-microsoft-excel
https://redd.it/1fglbck
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TIL The largest swimming pool in the US was so large, lifeguards needed rowboats to patrol it. Fleishhaker Pool, built in San Francisco in 1924, measured 1,000 x 150 feet, contained 6.5 million gallons of water, and could hold 10,000 swimmers. In 1999 it was turned into parking for the zoo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleishhacker_Pool
https://redd.it/1fgqzhs
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Today I learned that the USS Samuel B Roberts is the deepest shipwreck in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(DE-413)
https://redd.it/1ffqbqo
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TIL: The Roman punishment of Relegatio is the mildest form of exile. You are banished from Rome, but get to keep your citizenship, property, land, etc. One senator chose the famous island of Lesbos. It is a light punishment meant for adulterers, pimps, abusers, and manslaughter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relegatio
https://redd.it/1fg17h3
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TIL Jains believe their religion began with a man who lived in India 592 quintillion years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishabhanatha
https://redd.it/1fg17kb
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TIL ALL centipedes are venomous. They inject venom through appendages which are actually modified legs instead of fangs. The number of pairs of legs is an odd number that ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede
https://redd.it/1fg0e5e
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TIL the Goths besieging Constantinople in 378 AD were left stunned when one of the defenders stormed out of the city completely naked, decapitated one of the attackers and proceeded to drink the blood from his neck
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Constantinople_(378)
https://redd.it/1ffz3cq
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TIL "hole watcher" is an actual job title. Their job is to ensure the safety of people working in holes or other confined spaces are safe by ensuring proper ventilation, and rescue them if they happen to get stuck, hurt, or pass out from the lack of oxygen.
https://www.hseblog.com/hole-watcher/
https://redd.it/1few5y1
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TIL that it costs $75,250 to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
https://people.com/hollywood-walk-of-fame-rules-you-didnt-know-8431908#:~:text=There's%20a%20sponsorship%20fee,-MIKE%20NELSON%2FAFP&text=In%20addition%20to%20a%20%24250,of%20the%20Walk%20of%20Fame
https://redd.it/1fffxbq
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TIL Mariah Carey threw herself a Mariah Carey themed party
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/2016-04-21-mariah-carey-threw-herself-a-mariah-carey-themed-party-because-s-21348881.html
https://redd.it/1ffb0wm
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TIL the 10th richest school in the United States is the Kamehameha High Schools in Hawaii, with an endowment of $14.7b, it beats out 11th place, Columbia University, by more than a billion dollars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_Schools?repost#endowment
https://redd.it/1ffdfkt
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TIL that at 15, Kara Robinson was kidnapped and assaulted by a serial killer for 18 hours. She managed to escape after manipulating him to feel at ease. She later helped police to capture him because she had memorized details of her surroundings.
https://people.com/crime/kara-robinson-chamberlain-survived-serial-killer-helped-catch-him-as-teen/#:~:text=At%2015,%20Kara%20Robinson%20Chamberlain%20Was%20Kidnapped%20by%20a%20Serial
https://redd.it/1ff3zx8
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