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TIL the German submarine U-864 was sunk along the Norwegian coast in 1945 with 67 tons of mercury on board. The wreck has contaminated nearby cod, cusk and crab, and there are plans to entomb the remains in sand and concrete.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-864
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TIL that Timothy Dexter (a wealthy but eccentric businessman) faked his death to see how many people would attend his funeral. Over 3,000 mourners showed up, but he revealed the ruse after berating his wife for not mourning enough.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Dexter
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The best planner app
hey all, hope this is okay to ask here
i’ve been having a tough time staying on top of life. dealing with depression makes the smallest tasks feel huge, so i end up wasting whole days in bed. i really want to get my routine sorted and thought a good planner or organiser app could help me pull things together
someone once told me about an AI app (motion or notion i think?) that combines to-do lists, schedules, reminders, calendar and all that in one place, but i can’t remember what it was called.
i’d love to hear what planner apps or task manager apps people here actually use. i’m looking for something that helps with daily, weekly and monthly planning, money stuff, appointments, reminders, basically anything that helps me keep life in order
if you’ve got any recommendations for the best planner app you’ve found, please let me know. i’d really appreciate any advice on what works and what doesn’t
thanks heaps guys!!
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TIL There has only been one instance of a submarine sinking another sub while both were underwater, in 1945
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_U-864
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LPT: If you work a desk job, treat your inbox like a public journal. Don’t write anything you wouldn’t be okay reading out loud in front of your boss a year from now.
Early in my career, I worked with someone who wrote emails like private venting sessions sarcastic jabs, complaints, even full-blown rants. One day, a client was accidentally cc’d on a thread not meant for them. It nearly cost us the contract. My coworker was let go within the week.
That moment stuck with me. Since then, I’ve followed one rule: never write anything in an email you wouldn’t be okay reading in a meeting, projected on a screen.
Here’s why this mindset is powerful:
Emails age poorly. What seems funny or harmless today might sound hostile, passive-aggressive, or unprofessional next month.
You don’t control the chain. People forward, screenshot, and save. Your casual “off the record” comment could outlive you in that company.
You future-proof your reputation. Managers notice clean, respectful communication. When promotions come up, your digital footprint matters more than you think.
It doesn’t mean being robotic. You can be warm, honest, even witty just assume it’s public. Because in many cases, it eventually will be.
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TIL the McRib is made from bits of pig shoulder which are reconstituted with a binding agent into a larger product. Meat restructuring was developed by the US Army to deliver low-cost meat to troops, and McDonald's took the process as the government doesn't patent their intellectual property.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McRib#Product_description
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LPT: If you own a Samsung smart TV that has ads, you can block them by adding ads.samsung.com to your block list on your internet router
Have a Samsung smart TVs with ads that were annoying as hell. Found out they can be blocked and tried it. It worked!
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TIL of the 1,213 warships involved in D-Day, 892 were British & just 200 were American. Of the 4,126 landing craft involved, 3,261 were British & 805 were American. In addition, two-thirds of the 12,000 aircraft involved in D-Day were also British.
https://www.historynet.com/debunking-the-myths-of-d-day/
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TIL between 1999 and 2015, 736 UK Post Office workers were wrongly convicted for stealing money due to faulty accounting software. Workers were forced to pay back nonexistent losses with their own money and some were even sent to jail for a crime they did not commit.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/67924407
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LPT: socializing and going out is a big part of self improvement. It’s not just working out and reading.
So many people think that self improvement is just locking yourself in your room, getting no sunlight, no socialization, and lifting weights in a dark garage. Going out and making friends is CRUCIAL in self development. It improves cognition, gives you opportunities, and makes you happier. This cannot be neglected when talking about self improvement.
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TIL the largest sporting disaster in history was in Ancient Rome, where 50,000 people died after an amphitheatre collapsed in 27 CE
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/64249-worst-sporting-disaster
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TIL that Saddam Hussein had a Blood Quran written with 27 liters of his own blood
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/saddam-husseins-blood-quran
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TIL Sudden rodent die off can signal an incoming plague. Patient in AZ died today from bubonic plague. HHS in AZ are concerned about sudden prairie dogs deaths.
https://www.coconino.az.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3239
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Cut your laundry folding time in half
I got clear plastic bins for any of my clothes that won’t wrinkle or don’t matter if they wrinkle. So separate bins for: workout tops, workout shorts, leggings, bras, sports bras, underwear. One bin for black socks and one bin for white socks. When I take my laundry out of the dryer, I quickly sort and throw into the bins. No need to fold. Then I hang all my work clothes on hangers, and all I have to fold are jeans and t shirts. So much easier! I keep the bins on shelves in my closet so they’re out of sight but accessible. Lmk your favorite laundry tips bc I hate folding laundry!!!
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TIL Muhammad Ali's daughter, Laila, is considered one of the greatest female professional boxers of all time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laila_Ali
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TIL that during the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix, F1 driver Martin Donnelly survived a terrifying 140 mph crash that flung him onto the track while still strapped to his seat, as his car split in half. His injuries were so severe that a priest was called to administer last rites. He survived.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Donnelly_(racing_driver)
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TIL that the bacterium devastating millions of olive trees in Italy, causing over €5.5 billion in annual damages, has been traced back to a single infected coffee plant imported from Costa Rica in 2008
https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/production/olive-grove-bacteria-may-hold-key-to-combating-xylella-fastidiosa/125005
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LPT: Teach your partner to make decisions and own the outcome — your relationship will thank you.
If you want your relationship to last, help your partner get comfortable making decisions — and taking responsibility for what happens.
A lot of people grow up in families where their parents made every choice for them. It sounds protective (“I don’t want my kid to stress!”) but it backfires. They never really learn how to weigh options, make a call, and deal with the consequences.
So what happens in a marriage? One person makes all the decisions — big or small — and the other just waits around to be told what’s happening. Where to live, what to buy, where to vacation, even what’s for dinner. This builds resentment on both sides: one feels overburdened, the other powerless (and frustrated when things don’t go well).
If you notice this dynamic, talk about it. Encourage your partner to step up. For example:
Let them plan the next weekend getaway — pick the spot, book the hotel, decide what you’ll do.
Take turns deciding what’s for dinner instead of “I don’t care, you choose.”
For big purchases, weigh the pros and cons together instead of one person defaulting to “Whatever you think.”
Bonus tip: When things don’t go perfectly (because they won’t!), resist the urge to play the blame game. If your partner makes a call and it flops, don’t throw it back in their face. Mistakes are how you both grow. The goal is to build trust and confidence — not fear of “getting it wrong.”
It’s not about dumping decisions on each other — it’s about practicing doing life together. Shared decisions mean shared wins and shared lessons when things flop. That’s how trust grows and resentment fades.
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TIL that Josephine Baker adopted 12 children of all skin colors, creating what she referred to as her “rainbow tribe” and her “experiment in brotherhood.” The children were all brought up in accordance with their heritage and the religions that Baker assigned to them.
https://theconversation.com/josephine-bakers-rainbow-tribe-and-the-pursuit-of-universal-brotherhood-172714
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LPT: If you're moving to a new city and don’t know anyone, take a part-time class in something you’re bad at.
A few years ago, I moved to Chicago for a job. I knew no one. I tried all the usual stuff — gym memberships, meetups, work mixers but every conversation felt forced. I was starting to feel like a background character in someone else’s city.
Then I signed up for a pottery class.
Not because I was good at it. Not even because I liked pottery. I just figured: worst case, I waste two hours a week making ugly bowls. Best case? I talk to someone.
Here’s what happened:
When you're bad at something in a group of people also bad at it, everyone drops their ego. You laugh at your disasters. You bond over shared awkwardness. I ended up making actual friends — not just surface-level ones, but real “let's hang out after class” people.
Bonus? When you improve, even a little, you feel good. It gives you something to look forward to. Even better if it’s something creative or with your hands (pottery, improv, cooking, etc).
So if you’re new in town, or just trying to meet people as an adult (which is hard), skip the apps and take a class in something you're awful at. You won't regret it.
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TIL Einstein’s famous tongue-out photo was taken on his 72nd birthday, after a long day of smiling for photographers, when he was tired of posing, so he stuck out his tongue instead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein_in_popular_culture
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LPT: Keep ginger in the freezer
Many recipes call for grated ginger, but ginger can get moldy or dry out pretty quickly if kept out in the open or in the fridge.
So if you buy ginger, put the entire thing in the freezer!
- It‘s much easier to grate
- It lasts practically forever
I have no idea why this never occurred to me, but I‘m really happy I discovered this one.
Happy cooking!
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YSK: Uterus-related sterilization surgeries are covered by insurance as a form of birth control
Why YSK:
If you are sure you do not want children and are looking for a long term solution to avoid future stress of a pregnancy, these are a form of birth control under the ACA and MUST be covered by insurance companies by law. My bilateral salpingectomy would have been in the tens of thousands where I live, but I only paid $75 out of pocket for a copay for a pre surgery test. Tubal ligations are also covered. Short surgery, no long term care, in and out, surgery scars almost nonexistent, no missed work other than the appt, hakuna matata. I didn’t know for a long while. Which I did sooner.
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TIL about banker's rounding, where a half-integer is rounded to the closest even integer. For example, 0.5 is rounded to 0, and 1.5 is rounded to 2. This is intended to remove the bias towards the larger number that comes with rounding 0.5 up during approximate calculations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding#Rounding_half_to_even
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TIL in 1994 Jim Carrey became first actor to headline three number one movies at the box office in the same year with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber
https://ew.com/movies/2019/07/29/jim-carrey-celebration-1994/
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TIL England and Ireland had sumptuary laws preventing lower classes from eating, drinking and dressing like the typical elite class, after the economic boost to peasants post the black death plague.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_Concerning_Diet_and_Apparel_1363
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TIL that Bryan Cranston's father, Joseph Cranston, abandoned the family during Bryan's youth after being unable to get enough acting jobs to support them. They would not meet for another 11 years. In 1988, Bryan would star in 'The Big Turnaround' which was directed by his very own father Joseph
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Cranston
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LPT: Keep "Insured to Death" handy if you have health insurance in the US
Sounds dramatic but this book has already saved my family thousands in medical costs by teaching us how insurance really works.
Quick tips from the book:
Always appeal denials - insurance companies expect 95% of people to just give up
Ask for "peer to peer review" where your doctor talks directly to their medical director
File complaints with your state insurance commissioner for patterns of denials
External review is free and often overturns wrongful denials
The author breaks down exactly how insurance companies profit from complexity and denials.
Once you understand their playbook, you can beat them at their own game.
Used the medical necessity appeal template for my daughter's physical therapy and got 2 more months approved that insurance initially denied.
Even if you're healthy now, read this before you need it. When you're sick/injured is not the time to learn how to fight insurance companies.
The policy solutions at the end give me hope that maybe this broken system can actually be fixed someday.
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TIL about ‘The 9 Nanas,’ a group of women who secretly met at 4am for 30 years to anonymously help people in need, sending care packages with pound cake and notes saying ‘Somebody loves you.’
https://www.dailygood.org/story/264/the-business-9-women-kept-a-secret-for-three-decades-lori-weiss/
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YSK Turkey vultures are attracted to the smell of natural gas. If you see a large group of them in your neighborhood, check for a possible gas leak.
I posted a video earlier of a large group of turkey vultures in my neighborhood. Check my profile for the video and some pictures. A few people said they are attracted to the smell of natural gas so I posted on my neighborhood group asking if anyone has smelled any. A couple people responded that they had.
I called the gas company. The lady thought I was insane, but said she would send someone out. They ended up finding not one, but two different gas leaks in my neighborhood. They have my neighbor's yard dug up now.
Why YSK so if you see a large group of turkey vultures near you, check for gas leaks.
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