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TIL that Catholic communion wafers (the Eucharist) are not permitted to come in gluten free varieties via decree from Pope Francis
https://www.archivioradiovaticana.va/storico/2017/07/08/letter_to_bishops_on_the_bread_and_wine_for_the_eucharist/en-1323886
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LPT: Learn basic plumbing and electrical fixes from YouTube. You’ll save hundreds and feel like a wizard when you unclog a drain or replace a switch in minutes.
Even if you don’t plan to become a DIY expert, knowing how to fix simple thing like a leaky faucet, clogged sink, running toilet, or a dead wall outlet can save you time, money, and frustration.
Search for your exact problem on YouTube and watch a couple short videos before calling a professional, you’d be surprised how often it’s a quick fix with basic tools.
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TIL a French serial killer (Henri D. Landru) was exposed because he always bought round-trip train tickets for himself but only one-way tickets for the women he murdered
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_D%C3%A9sir%C3%A9_Landru?wprov=sfla1
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TIL that in 2010 McDonald's recalled 12 million radioactive Shrek drinking glasses that were painted with dangerous levels of Cadmium.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-shrek-glasses-dangerous-with-8-touches/
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TIL that Ryan Gosling was fired from The Lovely Bones after gaining 60 pounds for the role by drinking melted Häagen-Dazs ice cream. He had envisioned the character as overweight, but the director disagreed, leading to his dismissal.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ryan-gosling-peter-jackson-fired-55303/
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TIL Céline Dion, along with her husband, filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit against the Quebec tabloid Allô Vedettes, which claimed that the couple paid $5,001 to rent the swimming pool of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas so that Dion could sunbathe topless and Angélil could go skinny dipping.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Ang%C3%A9lil#Defamation_suit
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YSK: there are websites that can tell you how multiple medications interact with each other if you’re concerned about possible side effects
Why YSK: This is important if you take more than one medication and want to find out how they interact to enhance or alter each other’s effects. This is especially useful to know if your current medications should be reviewed by your health care providers.
Two interaction checkers are:
Drugs.com (https://www.drugs.com/drug_interactions.html) and
Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/drug-interaction-checker)
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TIL that natural gas is actually odorless, and the smell we associate with it was invented in the 1970s by British engineer Peter Hansen. He was asked to create the "nastiest smell" possible so people could detect gas leaks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpw74x57p8po
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TIL that Sweden recently moved the entire mining town of Kiruna a few miles east, because the local iron mine started encroaching under the town. All historic buildings were moved, piece by piece, to their new locations.
https://kirunalapland.se/en/city-transformation/
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TIL a Hollywood executive once wanted Harriet Tubman to be played by Julia Roberts because “It was so long ago. No one is going to know the difference’”
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/20/entertainment/julia-roberts-harriet-tubman-trnd
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TIL that sliced bread was first sold on 7 July 1928, by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri. It was hailed as “the greatest forward step in baking since bread was wrapped” and by 1933, 80% of US bread was pre-sliced, leading to the popular idiom “the greatest thing since sliced bread.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread
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TIL deaf britians and deaf americans can't understand eachothers' signs
https://www.signsolutions.uk.com/why-are-there-different-types-of-sign-language/#:~:text=This%20means%20that%20sign%20languages,distinct%20and%20not%20mutually%20intelligible.
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TIL of the Mississippi Miracle. In 2013, Mississippi students were performing a full grade level below the national average. After a complete overhaul of their educational program, including rejection of the Whole Language literacy method, Mississippi is now a half-grade ahead of the average student
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Miracle
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What are some weird ways to get wrinkles out of clothes without an iron and without hanging them in the shower?
I know, I know. There may not be any way to do it and that’s ok. But I’m in a hotel right now with no iron, and it’s in a not so great area so the hangers are fused to the bar and can’t be removed. Any tips?
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TIL A man named Tommy Thompson is being held indefinitely in jail until he returns gold coins he took and sold from the shipwreck of the SS Central America
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Gregory_Thompson
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TIL in 1967, Singapore experienced a mass panic over shrinking genitals; hundreds of men ran to hospitals convinced their penises were retracting into their bodies due to “genital retraction syndrome”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koro_(disease)?v2
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LPT Essential Stalker Safety Advice from an Internet Stranger
Truly valuable and well-said comment from u/SafetyLeft6178 on u/AdAdorable7651's r/amIoverreacting post. This advice is essential, I believe many can gain awareness from.
Here’s some of u/SafetyLeft6178 advice to ensure your safety and for your own piece of mind:
• Write down everything you remember about your stalker, every piece of information about them, name, birth date, other personal details such as place of birth, where they lives, what they do for a living, education, things they told you about their family, what they looks like, hair color, eye color, rough height, weight, build, glasses, every tiny bit if informarion you can think of, however unimportant you think it might be.
• Then write down the dates and times they came to visit to the best of your ability, bonus points if you know their exact flight numbers, departure and arrival airports (if international)
• Then write down the dates you met up, where, what times, who you were with, who has seen you together
• Now write down all the bad stuff, the stalking, where did they show up, when, why (according to them), the stated purpose, all the abuse, what they said, what you said, extra focus on threats from them and you telling them no or expressing fears and concerns
• Screenshot all messages you can find between the two, specifically mark the ones that depict abuse or other concerning things and you telling them no or that you don’t want them near you or wherever they was
• Collect documentation of you moving and changing numbers, as much as you can find, bonus points if anything even so much hints at you doing it because you felt scared
• Now collect screenshots of you telling other people about their stalking and your fears if you have any
• Write down the names of people who know about or witnessed the stalking and/or saw how it affected you and/or know or witnessed you going out of your way to get away from them by changing numbers and moving
• Write down the names, and collect any evidence like the screenshots you’ve posted here, of them trying to get in contact within your circle in an effort to get information on you
• Collect all of that either in paper or in a folder on your computer, put it in a zip-file you can easily email or on a USB drive
• Once you’ve done all that, find your nearest KMar location and call the number to make an appointment to file a police report
• It’s important to do this with them and not your regular police to maximize the chances they will be turned around when they try to fly in, because they’re the ones making the decision and this helps to increase the chances it’ll pop-up on their screen when making that decision, besides, it’s within their purview because they are trying to cross the border to commit crimes, making it their business, emphasize they only flew in to harrass and stalk you if you need to
• Don’t worry about feeling silly about it or that it’s not serious enough or anything and don’t even dare to feel ashamed or blame yourself in any way, bring what you’ve collected, tell them the story from A to Z and let them decide
• Getting a restraining order there is a bit less straightforward than here in the US, but it’s definitely doable and there are free or near free government funded options to get it done, there’s at least a government funded organisation with locations all over that can give you tailored advice entitely for free on if it’s possible and how to get it done (varies by location)
Whatever the case, you’re not overreacting, your safety is paramount, people suck, be safe, you’ve got this, don’t doubt yourself, this too shall pass and will become a distant memory, you’re strong, take care.
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Uber to the airport hotel, not the airport
Save yourself a significant amount of money by ubering to and from the adjacent airport hotel! Many major airports have an attached hotel nearby, often connected by a tram or a subway system. At IAH, you have to wait out in a hot parking lot with little seating for rideshares. It’s muggy, confusing, and a miserable experience.
Instead, I just took the tram to the adjacent Marriott, got myself a glass of wine at the hotel bar and waited for my significant cheaper ride in an air conditioned lobby. 10/10 would recommend.
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TIL the owner of the WTC argued that the 9-11 attacks were 2 separate occurrences, and so therefore based on the contract terms, he deserved twice the insurance payout - the courts partially agreed and 9 of the 20 insurers had to pay double
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Silverstein
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LPT Keep a small trash bag in your car even if you're not messy
I started keeping a small bag or even just an old grocery sack in my car to toss receipts, snack wrappers, and random stuff. It’s weird how quickly things pile up when you’re on the go.
Now I just grab it when I’m pumping gas or getting home and throw it out. Makes a huge difference, especially if you’re someone who basically lives in their car between errands
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TIL that the first journalist to report the outbreak of the Second World War was a rookie British reporter on her very first week on the job. While travelling along the German–Polish border, she spotted thousands of troops, tanks, and artillery massed for invasion.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-13960347
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LPT: If someone is getting you a gift, don’t guess at what it is.
Guessing at what someone’s gift is before they give it to you is bad or at least unhelpful in most situations. If you guess wrong, then they may feel that they got you something you didn’t want / not the thing you really wanted. If you guess correctly, then they may feel the surprise of their gift is ruined.
Same goes for when you suspect someone may or may not be getting you a gift at all. If you’re wrong, they may feel that they should’ve gotten you something / you seem greedy. If you’re right, surprise is ruined.
As a person who has given and received stuff (impressive, I know), giving is always better when doing so makes you feel clever and appreciated while letting the person you’re giving the gift know that you care.
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TIL Alexander Fleming on discovering penicillin was quoted as saying: “When I woke up just after dawn on September 28, 1928, I certainly didn’t plan to revolutionise all medicine by discovering the world’s first antibiotic, or bacteria killer. But I suppose that was exactly what I did.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Fleming#Discovery_of_penicillin
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TIL that during the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, NBC cut out the tribute to the London 7/7 bombing victims
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony#TV_coverage
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TIL that Australia has forced gambling companies to display slogans in their ads like “You win some. You lose more” and “What's gambling really costing you?” instead of the standard “Gamble Responsibly”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-02/betting-advertising-reform-explainer/101606184
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TIL by embracing a low-cost production model & taking less money upfront, executive producers Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, & Charlie Day were given a "sizable ownership stake" in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. By 2011, through just 7 seasons, the trio's stake was already worth close to $60m.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/how-sunny-philadelphia-reinvented-televisions-220051/
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TIL a stray dog followed Dion Leonard, who was running in a week-long ultramarathon in the Gobi Desert, for 77 miles of the 155-mile race. At night the dog even started to join him in his tent. He named her Gobi, & after the race, he crowdfunded the £5K needed to bring her back to Scotland with him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobi_(dog)
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TIL about “Christine”, a mysterious person who repeatedly calls hairdressers across New Zealand and Australia and sets up appointments, which are always no-shows. “Christine” asks the hairdresser to describe, in great detail, various scenarios involving women getting their hair shaved or styled.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/131133250/hairdressers-and-barbers-nationwide-getting-the-call-from-creepy-christine
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LPT: If you're going to enlist in the armed forces, get a job first and go on LOA.
I used to work at Home Depot, and we would occasionally have employees go on an extended Leave Of Absence for military service. Home Depot will let you stay on LOA for as long as you serve, you just need to notify them whenever you extend your contract. While you're on LOA you get a percentage of store bonuses, and you accumulate pay raises each year.
We once had an employee return from 20 years in the army. He had only been working there for 6 months when he enlisted, when he got back he was the second highest paid hourly associate, and had 5 weeks of vacation. He played it like a G, he used his 5 weeks of vacation almost immediately. Then a month or two later when he hit his work anniversary (vacation time resets), he quit and got paid out for another 5 weeks of vacation.
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A simple rule that saved me hours and reduced mental clutter: the "2-Minute Rule"
I used to delay tiny tasks — replying to short messages, throwing laundry in, wiping the table — thinking I’d do them “later.”
But they’d pile up and mentally drain me.
Then I read about the 2-Minute Rule:
“If it takes less than 2 minutes, do it immediately.”
And it changed everything.
Now, instead of mentally tracking small chores, I just knock them out the moment I notice them. No mental backlog. No stress.
It helps me stay organized, productive, and a little saner in a chaotic world.
Try it for just 3 days — you'll feel the difference.
Anyone else have simple rules like this that make life easier?
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