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TIL that the de facto main language between Singaporeans is Singaporean Colloquial English, AKA broken English/Singlish
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Singapore
https://redd.it/1ge39q3
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TIL a French occultist built a device to test the hypothesis that snails create a permanent telepathic link when they mate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasilalinic-sympathetic_compass
https://redd.it/1ge15sj
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TIL that while filming Barry Lyndon in Ireland in 1974, director Stanley Kubrick received a phone call alleging that the IRA had him on a hit list and gave him 24 hours to leave the country. He left within 12 hours, with the film being only one-third completed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Lyndon#Principal_photography
https://redd.it/1ge5o8c
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TIL about kabaddi, an ancient contact sport where each turn is one breath. Players chant “kabaddi” continuously to prove they aren’t inhaling on their turn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabaddi?wprov=sfti1
https://redd.it/1gdbytn
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TIL in 1692 an 80 year old from Livonia was called to court as a witness to a theft. Unprompted, he revealed that he was a werewolf who fought witches in hell, including his neighbour, who broke his nose with his broomstick. The judges initialy laughed but evidence forced them to take it seriously
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiess_of_Kaltenbrun#Thiess'_account
https://redd.it/1gdji2e
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TIL: William S. Burroughs killed his wife while playing William Tell. She stood 3 meters away from him with a drinking glass on her head. Meaning to shoot the glass, Burroughs shot her in the head. He dismissed the killing as being performed by an external force that wanted to control him.
https://realitystudio.org/biography/documents-on-the-death-of-joan-vollmer-burroughs/
https://redd.it/1gdaf0s
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TIL of the egg fried rice protests, a form of anti government protest In China where internet users post recipes for fried rice on October 24th, and November 25th. This is in reference to the birth and death of the son of Mao Zedong, who died from a bomb whilst cooking outside during the Korean war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_fried_rice_protests
https://redd.it/1gdbe3z
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TIL that the Ganges river receives around 19 billion gallons (72 billion liters) of sewage a day, most of which is untreated.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344922001331
https://redd.it/1gdg0hr
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TIL that Halley's Comet was seen in England in 1066, the year of the Norman Conquest, being interpreted as an omen, with a contemporary observer referring to it as a "source of tears to many mothers", portending "the downfall of my country."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley%27s_Comet
https://redd.it/1gcre9b
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TIL that the old testament was not written with the same hebrew alphabet that is used today. It was written using the paleo-hebrew alphabet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleo-Hebrew_alphabet
https://redd.it/1gcnr4u
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TIL that in 1066, the last male member of the House of Wessex was elected King of England, but was never crowned due to the Norman Conquest that occurred shortly after.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_%C3%86theling
https://redd.it/1gcj548
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Today I learned F1 cars can have their engines disabled wirelessly via IP connection
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/networking/today-i-learned-f1-cars-can-have-their-engines-blown-up-wirelessly-via-ip-connection/
https://redd.it/1gclubf
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TIL in WWI, half of the French army mutinied in 1917. Soldiers remained in trenches, but refused orders to attack after the failure of the Nivelle Offensive, which General Nivelle promised a 48 hour victory. The mutinies were heavily suppressed by the French and were not fully disclosed until 1967.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_French_Army_mutinies
https://redd.it/1gcpag8
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TIL: At the time of the French Revolution the majority of people in France did not speak French.
https://historyfacts.com/world-history/fact/during-the-french-revolution-most-of-the-country-did-not-speak-french/
https://redd.it/1gc2mrq
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TIL that shortly before artist Keith Haring died, he formed a charitable foundation that now owns all of his copyrights. The money from licensing his work goes to underprivileged children and AIDS-related charities.
https://www.haring.com/kh_foundation/
https://redd.it/1gc72k0
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TIL that the 400m world record holder Wayde Van Niekerk is the one and only sprinter in history to have run sub-10, sub-20, sub-31 and sub-44 at 100m, 200m, 300m and 400m respectively.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayde_van_Niekerk
https://redd.it/1ge6hga
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TIL that Oscar nominee, Robert Forster, who played "The Disappearer" in both Breaking Bad and the Breaking Bad movie, "El Camino," died on the release date of El Camino.
https://people.com/movies/robert-forster-dead/
https://redd.it/1ge5kwf
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TIL legendary session bassist Leland Sklar put a switch on his bass that does nothing. He calls it the "producer switch" — when a producer asks for a different sound, he flips the switch (making sure the producer can see), and carries on. He says this placebo has saved him a lot of grief.
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-truth-behind-lee-sklars-custom-producers-switch
https://redd.it/1geatxy
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TIL - NVIDIA's unofficial company motto is "Our company is thirty days from going out of business."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_Huang
https://redd.it/1gd31dc
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TIL that from 1170 to 1512, "The Neck Verse" could save one from punishment for almost any crime in England. Literate accusees, or criminals who had simply memorised Psalm 51:3, would recite it to claim the "Benefit of Clergy", meaning they would be tried by the much more lenient church courts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_of_clergy
https://redd.it/1gd9s2l
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TIL that four time World's Strongest Man winner Jón Páll Sigmarsson, who famously stated "There is no reason to be alive, if you can't do deadlift!" died at the age of 32 while deadlifting in his gym.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3n_P%C3%A1ll_Sigmarsson
https://redd.it/1gd8eff
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TIL that in England in the Middle Ages, a fugitive could claim sanctuary simply by touching the knocker on the outer door of a church to be immune from arrest.
https://www.britannica.com/technology/sanctuary-knocker
https://redd.it/1gd98bu
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TIL Jamie Lee Curtis was given $200 to create Laurie Strode's wardrobe for Halloween (1978). She got her entire outfit from JCPenney.
https://people.com/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-halloween-original-salary-wardrobe/
https://redd.it/1gdmbgb
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TIL almost all of the early cryogenically preserved bodies were thawed and disposed of after the cryonic facilities went out of business
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics
https://redd.it/1gca6ts
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TIL the A26 motorway in France is so heavily used by British holidaymakers that it's officially nicknamed "Autoroute des Anglais" or "Motorway of the English"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A26_autoroute
https://redd.it/1gcq629
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TIL there's a fruit that tastes like chocolate pudding. It's a fruit native to Central and South America called diospyros nigra, or black sapote, that tastes like chocolate and sweet custard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diospyros_nigra
https://redd.it/1gcsx8t
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TIL that Rose McGowan and Joaquin, River, Summer and Rain Phoenix were all raised by their parents in the religious cult known as Family International (formerly Children of God). The controversial group is notorious and has been investigated for child abduction and sexual misconduct.
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a29374581/children-of-god-cult-joaquin-phoenix-rose-mcgowan/
https://redd.it/1gcl6ot
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TIL that the British Empire was the largest in human history, about six times larger than the Roman Empire, occupying close to a quarter of the world
https://www.britannica.com/place/British-Empire
https://redd.it/1gcpq4c
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TIL none of the writers of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" had been to West Virginia, and they used an encyclopedia to look up facts about it. The song was mainly inspired by one writer's upbringing in Springfield, MA, but he didn't think the word "Massachusetts" was musical.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Home,_Country_Roads#Composition
https://redd.it/1gbzvm5
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TIL one of Nazi physician Johanna Haarer's child-rearing strategies was that newborns should be placed in a separate room from their mother for the first three months of the baby's life, with only strictly regulated breastfeeding visits from her of no longer than 20 minutes during that period.
https://theconversation.com/parenting-practices-around-the-world-are-diverse-and-not-all-about-attachment-111281#:~:text=their%20child%E2%80%99s%20development.-,Nazi%20child%20rearing,-In%20contemporary%20Western
https://redd.it/1gbnx6w
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