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TIL of Armand Gagné, a peasant boy who was adopted by Marie Antoinette. After her carriage almost ran over the 5-year-old, she became so delighted with his appearance that she took him with her. The boy did not want to go and wished to stay with his family but she forcibly adopted him anyway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Gagn%C3%A9
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TIL that the sewage pipes on the USS Gerald Ford, the US Navy's newest carrier, are too narrow to handle the load of the full crew, causing vacuum failure and repeatedly clogged toilets. A specialized acid solution must be used to flush and unclog the system, at $400,00 per flush.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_R._Ford-class_aircraft_carrier#Crew_accommodations?clogs
https://redd.it/yvm1pz
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LPT: When appropriate (safe) make an effort to use your non-dominant hand for stuff. Several studies have shown it is really good for the brain and can even un-lock new paths to creativity.
https://redd.it/yvia7d
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TIL that native English speakers, when using multiple adjectives to describe a noun, have a tendency to put the adjectives in a particular order according to type.
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/order-of-adjectives.html
https://redd.it/yvjjnh
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My "odd socks box" - everytime a lonely sock appears in the washing cycle it goes here hoping to one day be reunited
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TIL about Deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo, who overcame childhood paralysis through swimming and saved a record-breaking 900+ lives during his career. His swimming talent and use of sight rather than sound to identify drowning swimmers allowed him to save people other lifeguards would have missed.
https://americacomesalive.com/deaf-lifeguard-saved-almost-1000-from-drowning/
https://redd.it/yvg986
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TIL 52 Submarines and 3500 men are lost at sea from WW2. The navy doesnt declare them as sunk. They are still on patrol until found.
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=6806
https://redd.it/yvefw4
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TIL that Mike Tyson's face tattoo is copyrighted. The tattoo artist who created it, S. Victor Whitmill, sued Warner Bros for copyright infringement when they put the tattoo on Ed Helms' face in The Hangover Part II without his permission.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-settles-hangover-ii-203377/
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TIL that in 1504, Christopher Columbus, stranded in Jamaica and low on supplies after the local inhabitants refused to continue trading with him, used an almanac to predict a lunar eclipse the night of February 29; the eclipse indeed happened, and out of fear, the local resumed trading with him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1504_lunar_eclipse
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TIL that Worcestershire sauce was created John Lea and William Perrins. The name Worcestershire sauce has been considered a generic term since 1876, when the English High Court of Justice ruled that Lea & Perrins did not own a trademark for the name Worcestershire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_sauce
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TIL Liam Neeson was offered the role as Ra's al Ghul in The CW's Arrow Season 3. He had previously played the same character in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy. Neeson was willing to return to the role. But he had to turn it down because he didn't have the time for it.
https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/09/liam-neeson-was-offered-the-role-of-ras-al-ghul-in-arrow
https://redd.it/sfznrg
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TIL that, in its 1975 annual opinion poll, Playboy Magazine readers voted Karen Carpenter as Best Rock Drummer of the year, outvoting John Bonham of Led Zeppelin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Carpenter
https://redd.it/sfyamy
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LPT: Instead of buying new Swiffer WetJet bottles every time, you can simply submerse the empty bottle’s cap in boiling water for 20-30 seconds and the glue will soften up. Twist it open, refill it with whatever you’d like, and you’re all set!
Saves space in the landfill and saves money!
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A couple $ ergonomic upgrade
If you are working on your keyboard all day, you can get a significantly better typing experience by using few simple lifehacks with minimal $.
1. If you use a keyboard whose height is not to your liking, just add some cabinet door bumpers to the bottom of your keyboard. The sticky side ensures they stick to your keyboard properly and the squishy side ensures your keyboard has a firm grip on the desk. You can get a 100 pack for a few dollars.
2. Some keyboards are way too small (magic keyboard) which is not too ergonomic if you use it alone with a wrist rest. The height of a single cabinet bumper might not be enough, in which case you can use it along with double side tape which are usually \~2 or so mm thick. Use multiple layers to get the desired height and add a cabinet door stopper at the end. You can use this method to also change the angle of the keyboard.
Both of these combined are less than 10 dollars and might upgrade your typing experience without upgrading hardware.
https://preview.redd.it/sd2s4uq4lpe81.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=544bd060d93a7ee0676c485ea02bc08c326ec2f4
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TIL the statement "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" was made up by the brand Kellogs to get more people to buy cereal.
https://www.mashed.com/234731/the-reason-people-believe-breakfast-is-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/
https://redd.it/yvusqa
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TIL that Friedrich Fröbel in 1840 first coined the term "kindergarten" because he believed that children should be nurtured and nourished "like plants in a garden".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindergarten?wprov=sfla1
https://redd.it/yvi7vh
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LPT: If you make an effort to say only good things behind people's back, and lots of them, you'll get a reputation as a person people want to be around and you will take a lot of joy in your people. Honestly, it's pretty great feeling so good about the people around you.
https://redd.it/yvp3wq
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LPT: If you wish to disappear/run off, you can notify police of your intention to do so as it's not illegal as long as you're of sane mind, an adult and not committing any crimes
This comes with the added benefit that when friends and relatives contact the authorities to declare you as missing, they will simply either be ignored or informed of your intention to dissappear. You can then continue living in peace, isolation, or whatever else you choose. The police only look for people who disappear out of concern for their well-being, if it is your choise to do it and demonstrate your soundness of mind by going to a police station and filing a statement, they won't care. Officers will probably run a background check in accordance with the local regulations regarding personal data, but once it is determined that you are not a fugitive of law or a danger to yourself or others, you will be free to go.
Note: This tip is true in the UK, most of Central and western Europe (Right to be Forgotten act), Greece, Japan and Turkey, and is probably true for the US but local state laws and practices may vary (although there is no law explicitly prohibiting someone from disappearing as long as they pay their taxes). I have no knowledge of the relevant laws in other jurisdictions around the world. It's a prerequisite that you file an official signed declaration in whatever way your state makes it available stating your intention to disappear and your sane condition. Does not require verification from any officials, at least in UK and Greece.
Edit:
[Evidence-UK](https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/get-help/help-services/advice-for-missing-people/your-rights)
Evidence-EU
[Evidence-France](https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2018-08-23/ty-article-magazine/.premium/people-have-a-right-to-vanish-france-said-then-came-a-serial-killer/0000017f-f63d-d5bd-a17f-f63f47f40000)
Evidence-Japan
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TIL, a 9-year-old girl died suffering from a severe lice infestation that was so bad she was unable to walk without falling or hold things without dropping them. The little girl would die from anemia.
https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tucson-police-investigating-suspicious-death-of-9-year-old-girl/article_ad12be20-ac85-11ec-8eba-1b2df806f9a8.html
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YSK that defrosting a frozen turkey in the refrigerator takes approximately 24 hours for every 4-5 pounds of turkey. For a 24-pound turkey you should start defrosting it 6 days in advance.
Why YSK: With Thanksgiving coming up soon you'll need to make sure you're allowing enough time to completely defrost your bird.
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/poultry/turkey-basics-safe-thawing
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TIL about Marshall Applewhite, the leader of the Heaven's Gate cult, who falsely believed, along with his followers, that a spacecraft was located behind the Hale-Bopp Comet when it passed by Earth in 1997.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Applewhite
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TIL Eli Lilly gives away their insulin at cost ($35), and all it takes is downloading a PDF to show the pharmacist.
https://www.insulinaffordability.com/
https://redd.it/yveqm5
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TIL there is 52 US Submarines with 3,500 men that are still lost at sea from WW2. The Navy doesn't declare them as sunk. They are still on patrol until the lost sub is found.
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/submarines-in-world-war-ii.htm
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TIL Karey Mullis - the scientist who developed PCR (the technique used to detect viruses like HIV) did not believe HIV existed. He also came up with tbe idea of PCR - which garnered him the nobel prize - by conversing with a glowing alien racoon.
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/leading-figures/kary-mullis-the-genius-of-scientist-the-eccentricity-of-celebrity/amp/
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TIL that in parts of India, when a Tiger kills someone in the forest a red cloth is tied to a tree to mark the spot where they are killed and to show where a tiger has been hunting.
https://earthjournalism.net/stories/a-battle-for-survival-in-the-sundarbans
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TIL after her death, Mercy Brown's heart and liver were burned, and the ashes mixed into a tonic that was given to her sick brother to drink. Her father believed that she was a vampire and that the tonic would cure the brother of tuberculosis. It didn't; he died two months later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_Brown_vampire_incident?repost
https://redd.it/sfznkh
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TIL J.R.R. Tolkien, famed author of The Lord of the Rings and other works, was nominated in 2017 for beautification to be canonized as a Catholic saint.
https://oldhorizon.westmont.edu/articles/1272
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Being a human requires an enormous amount of effort. Be easy on yourself. Give yourself a break. Life is a cluster fuck. And no matter how organized or put together or positive you are, it will always be a cluster fuck. Embrace that shit. Embrace yourself for being flawed.
https://redd.it/sfyfn0
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TIL That the baggers that work at Grocery Stores on USA Military Installations, only get paid in tips. They do not get an hourly rate.
https://www.ramstein.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/306115/commissary-baggers-provide-an-invaluable-service/
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