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TIL that The People's Republic of China leases Giant Pandas to zoos around the world for around $1Million per panda. Any cubs born from leased Pandas remain the property of the PRC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda_diplomacy
https://redd.it/1xprrut
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TIL Jim Parsons earned $1 million per episode of the Big Bang Theory from seasons 8-10, making him one of the highest-grossing actors at the time.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/whos-richest-big-bang-theory-110600934.html
https://redd.it/1xpqznj
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TIL that in 1960, scientists published a paper in Science predicting that the world's population would reach infinity on Friday, November 13, 2026. They picked the date partly because it was the lead author's birthday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_von_Foerster
https://redd.it/1xplv0g
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TIL that when 10-year-old Lisa Marie Presley told her mother Priscilla about being abused by Priscilla's boyfriend, Priscilla said, "What did you do to cause that?"
https://people.com/lisa-marie-presley-book-claims-mom-priscilla-presley-boyfriend-molested-her-8725262
https://redd.it/1xpm7sr
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TIL that the actor who played Benny, the henchman waiting in the hallway with the gun in Léon: The Professional, was a firefighter, and later died in the Sept. 11th attacks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_A._Glascoe
https://redd.it/1xpgiln
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TIL that the last time a party controlled 75% or more of each house of Congress was in the 75th Congress of 1937-1939 with the Democrats in power including the Presidency
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/75th_United_States_Congress
https://redd.it/1xpe2tt
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TIL about the Kanawha County Textbook War where 1974 opposition to new K-12 library books became so violent that protesters dynamited an elementary school, planted bombs at the school board building and a second school, and fired shotguns at school buses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanawha_County_Textbook_War
https://redd.it/1xpad3y
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TIL about contact binaries, or "peanut stars": two stars that orbit so close together their surfaces touch and overflow into a shared outer atmosphere, turning them into a single, massive peanut-shaped object.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_binary
https://redd.it/1xp8n7r
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TIL that in 1983, four divers aboard the Byford Dolphin drilling rig were accidentally killed when the door to their decompression chamber was opened too early, causing it to be rapidly depressurized.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin#Decompression_accident_of_1983
https://redd.it/1xp6h9z
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TIL that roughly 1 in 3 men who die by hanging (whether by suicide or execution) may experience an erection during or shortly after death, a phenomenon known as a “death erection” or “angel lust.”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_erection
https://redd.it/1xoyv80
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TIL When Zimbabwe's inflation reached 200 million percent in 2009, Mugabe's government abandoned Zimbabwe's own currency and adopted the U.S. dollar as legal tender. It helped end hyperinflation and stabalize Zimbabwe's economy
https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/10/11/497487307/the-u-s-dollar-is-zimbabwes-main-currency-and-its-disapperaing-fast
https://redd.it/1xp2jpk
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TIL that not only can we smell fear, but when testing on volunteers on the autism spectrum the autistic volunteers had the exact opposite reaction to fear odors as the control volunteers. The control volunteers became more fearful, the autistic volunteers became more calm.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/autism-and-the-smell-of-fear/
https://redd.it/1xp0pu1
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TIL that Keith Moon, the drummer of The Who, once bribed a stagehand to fill his bass drum with gunpowder before a show. He then proceeded to detonate it on stage during the show's finale, scorching Pete Townshend's hair and embedding a piece of shattered cymbal in his own arm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Moon#Destroying_instruments_and_other_stunts
https://redd.it/1xoz4w7
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TIL that several myths from Aboriginal Australian folklore regarding the origins of geological features were scientifically confirmed to be accurate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_religion_and_mythology#Antiquity
https://redd.it/1xos8zw
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LPT: Create a Google alert for your favorite quality brands to alert you when they are bought out by venture capital or someone else. It’s a canary in the coalmine for product quality.
https://redd.it/1xou84t
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YSK: Muse has access to your every digital info
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Why YSK: Everyone has been there. Let me check what is the hype about Muse (meta's personal AI agent), you opened an account, did a few queries and never reopened the app. Now Zuck knows your email, calendar, payment, deliveries etc. He will sell your information to the highest bidder, so dont just delete your app, REMOVE its access from all the other apps.
https://redd.it/1xpseht
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Read Our Rules Before Posting
An incredible amount of posts break our rules - it's abundantly clear that very few people actually take the time to read them before posting.
So, to nudge people in the right direction, and that direction being that we expect the rules to be read and understood before posting, posts that clearly breach the rules will be deleted and the author may be banned from the sub.
If you are unsure whether or not it's a lifehack, message us first and we'll tell you. An overwhelming majority of posts are just pro life tips, unsuitable for this sub.
Self promotion (we get dozens daily), questions or soliciting opinions (same), medical advice(yes, tips for curing hiccups is considered medical advice) are posted - in breach of our rules - every day. It's a big amount of work for us dealing with them.
We need people to check the rules first before posting. A genuine lifehack is a beautiful thing - but sometimes it's difficult to tell whether it's a lifehack or a life tip. Hacks are inherently different from tips. Ask us if you're unsure before you post. There are many hacks that have never been posted here before and are within our rules; they would be welcomed. Find them and bring them to the sub and gain everlasting admiration.
Cheers.
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Til about Crystal the Monkey, an animal actor with over 30 acting credits between 1997 and 2024. Those include roles in Malcolm in The Middle, The Big Bang Theory, Community, American Pie, Night at the Museum, Hangover movies and more.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_the_Monkey#Filmography
https://redd.it/1xpl5m4
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Read Our Rules Before Posting
An incredible amount of posts break our rules - it's abundantly clear that very few people actually take the time to read them before posting.
So, to nudge people in the right direction, which means that we expect the rules to be read and understood before posting, posts that clearly breach the rules will be deleted and the author may be banned from the sub.
If you are unsure whether or not it's a lifehack, message us first and we'll tell you. An overwhelming majority of posts are just pro life tips, unsuitable for this sub.
Self promotion (we get dozens daily), questions or soliciting opinions (same), medical advice(yes, tips for curing hiccups is considered medical advice) are posted - in breach of our rules - every day. It's a big amount of work for us dealing with them.
We need people to check the rules first before posting. A genuine lifehack is a beautiful thing - but somewhat rare by it's very nature. There's many, many more that have never been posted here before and would be welcomed. Find them and bring them to the sub and gain everlasting admiration.
Cheers.
https://redd.it/1xpl31h
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LPT: If a recruiter asks why you left your last role and you have a gap since, say you took a career break for personal reasons
In my experience, recruiters usually move on to the next question. It only works if it's true, because they can check if you were dismissed.
I left my last job without another one lined up because of workplace bullying, low morale and a return-to-office mandate. "Personal reasons that needed my attention" covered it without badmouthing anyone.
People will say you should always get another job first. That's good advice, but if you've already left, this is a simple way to handle the question.
Edit: I believe in the UK they can ask for a reason whether it was you resigning, or you were dismissed. That's what my manager said. Also, obviously apply the tip only if it applies to your situation. It applies to mine, and if others quit their last job for similar reasons, I am sure they will relate.
https://redd.it/1xphl1q
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TIL that Josef Mengele, the Nazi war criminal never faced justice, he evaded capture and lived the rest of his life in South America and died of a stroke while swimming at the age of 67
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele
https://redd.it/1xpddg4
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TIL rocks wrongly identified as meteorites are called “meteorwrongs.”
https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/items/meteorwrongs/
https://redd.it/1xpanih
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TIL that Martin Luther, often remembered for empowering the common believer, claimed credit for crushing the 1525 Peasants' War: "I, Martin Luther, have during the rebellion slain all the peasants... All their blood is upon my neck. But I put it on our Lord God, for he commanded me to speak thus."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther
https://redd.it/1xp8gpx
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TIL Juan-Carlos Cruz, nicknamed the “Calorie Commando”, was a Food Network host who paid $1,000 to three homeless men to murder his wife. Police set up a sting and videotaped Cruz arranging the murder. Cruz pleased “no contest” and was sentenced to nine years in prison.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan-Carlos_Cruz#Legal_issues
https://redd.it/1xoqiof
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TIL that flying over Afghanistan requires requesting permission through a Gmail account at least 48 hours in advance and paying a $700 fee. With no en-route air traffic control, pilots must broadcast their positions and intentions over radio and maintain separation themselves
https://ops.group/blog/2026-afghanistan-overflight-update/
https://redd.it/1xor2ue
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TIL that while Rush Holt, Sr ran for the US Senate on a platform of lowering the minimum age to be elected below 30, he was legally barred from serving in the Senate himself for six months due to being elected at the age of 29 and was only sworn in on his birthday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Holt_Sr.
https://redd.it/1xp1k33
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TIL NFL players drank from a communal ladle until the invention of Gatorade
https://www.footballarchaeology.com/p/todays-tidbit-football-and-paper
https://redd.it/1xp1dna
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TIL about "Texidor's twinge" (Precordial Catch Syndrome), the brief and harmless condition where a random nerve near the rib cage acts like a malfunctioning jump-scare, making deep breaths feel like getting stabbed with a tiny invisible needle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precordial_catch_syndrome
https://redd.it/1xow4oe
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YSK: Time in the market beats timing the market
Why YSK: With all the news of the stock market moves, it's your yearly reminder that time in the market beats timing the market.
Don't panic sell and close out your position if you don't have to.
https://redd.it/1xowwjy
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TIL There's a corner of Kentucky that is completely detached from the rest of the state. The area is called Kentucky Bend and is only accessible by traveling through Tennessee or crossing the Mississippi River from Missouri.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Bend
https://redd.it/1xopddu
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