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TIL Jazz musician, Fats Waller, was kidnapped by 4 men and “given” to Al Capone as a birthday gift. He performed for 3 days and was found drunk with thousands of dollars in cash stuffed in his pockets.
https://www.sandybrownjazz.co.uk/TheStoryIsTold/AlCaponeAndFatsWaller.html
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YSK The danger Measles poses is not primarily death from Measles itself.
Why YSK.
Measles by itself is not highly lethal, but the danger it poses is serious for three reasons.
First, it is the most contagious disease known to humankind. The Spanish Flu had an infection rate of 1.5-2. Measles has an infection rate of 12-18.
Second, Measles can hide in the body for years, cross the blood-brain barrier, and cause death long after you forgot about it.
Third, the extreme danger of measles is what it does to your immune system. Throughout your life, as your body contracts and fights off diseases, it keeps a record of how to fight those diseases. Measles comes in and burns 20-70% of those records, so that the next time you catch a sniffle it might turn into a life-threatening lung infection.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT06iyulNVNk3qIQ87w2JYnkKT-H5-UdJ26WkVXFIe4Y\_OgFFq9QIbe0RBPutEFZIuHbg9vIyuuoBSL/pub
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LPT: Feeling bored or not knowing what to do. Set a timer for 10 minutes and start cleaning anything.
Momentum from even the tiniest progress often snowballs into something bigger.
https://redd.it/1k75wkk
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TIL: Diamond engagement rings aren’t an old tradition—they were invented by marketers. In 1938, the diamond company De Beers hired an ad agency to convince people diamonds = love. They launched “A Diamond Is Forever”—a slogan that took off, even though diamonds aren’t rare and are hard to resell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Beers
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What’s your best time-saving lifehacks?
What are your favorite life hacks that saved you a lot of time and effort?
Here are mine:
Buy 10 of the same black socks.
Lose one? Who cares. They're all identical. Sock chaos = eliminated.
Screenshot everything important.
Flight details, receipts, gym schedules, parking spot numbers, apartment Wi-Fi passwords — screenshot it and dump it in a folder or pinned album. You’ll thank yourself later when the app crashes or there’s no signal.
If you're ever super stressed: clean your room and drink a glass of water.
It sounds dumb. It works 100% of the time. Something about putting things in order outside calms the chaos inside.
The “Yes Ladder” technique:
Ask tiny questions you know they’ll say yes to (e.g., “Quick question?” → “Got 2 minutes?”). Each yes builds momentum toward a bigger yes — classic sales move.
Forgot someone’s name at a party? Introduce them to a friend.
Say: “Hey, have you two met?” They’ll say their name, and boom, you’re saved.
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TIL that in 2018, the entire Greek football league was suspended after the president of a team stormed the pitch during a match to confront a referee while carrying a gun
https://www.dw.com/en/greek-superleague-to-resume-following-break-caused-by-gun-toting-president/a-43158999
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LPT Have a friend take a picture of you on your bike/motorbike, probably a few.
Just saw a post on wellthatsucks of a dude found his bike lock gummed up with glue. Most likely assumption everyone had is later that night thief is gonna come back for it when nobody is around. Since the lock is glued shut it can't be easily removed, so the thiefs hope is the owner just leaves it there to come back later to solve the issue.
Now i do not own a bike myself but I was wondering how you'd prove it was yours, cause my immediate thought it that "sucks, just cut the lock off go on your way and get a new one later" but then I realized oh now you look like a bike thief to any passer by anda good Samaritan might try to stop you from taking your own bike. So how do you prove it's yours? Take pictures of you riding it, probably with minimal gear, no helmets and all that, so your easily identifiable, and take multiple, different days and locations. Even better if you can mark your bike somehow to prove it's your in the picture and in person, some paint, maybe a decal, maybe some cutesy ribbons on the handle lol. Just hard proof to show whoever this is in fact your bike your stealing.
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LPT: Take a photo of the garment before you begin treating a fresh stain
The size, shape, and location of a stain is easy to see on a dry garment. But it can turn invisible once you start rinsing and scrubbing... particularly if it's dark-colored fabric.
If you snap a photo before you begin, you can make absolutely sure you're attacking the right area and the whole area. Also, comparing the photo to the garment after air-drying will tell you if you need to go back for Round Two. A stain that's only almost completely gone is easy to miss unless you're looking in exactly the right spot.
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TIL about Slow TV, a Norwegian television genre that broadcasts real-time, unedited footage of ordinary events, such as a 7-hour train journey or a real-time broadcast of wild salmon migrating to spawn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_television
https://redd.it/1k68ust
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TIL that despite originating Eliza Doolittle on Broadway, Julie Andrews was passed over for the film version of My Fair Lady in favor of Audrey Hepburn because producer Jack L. Warner wanted “a name.” The next year, Andrews starred in The Sound of Music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Andrews
https://redd.it/1k6f31k
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TIL Microtransactions accounted for 58% of PC gaming revenue last year
https://www.techspot.com/news/107506-microtransactions-accounted-58-pc-gaming-revenue-last-year.html
https://redd.it/1k6ed4t
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TIL that the CIA created a gun that could shoot darts causing heart attacks. Upon penetration of the skin, the dart left just a tiny red dot. The poison worked rapidly and denatured quickly, leaving no trace. This weapon was revealed in a 1975 Congressional testimony.
https://www.military.com/history/cias-heart-attack-gun-cold-war-weapon-targeted-assassinations.html
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TIL: To become King Louis XV's official mistress, Madame du Barry had a fake birth certificate made to hide her humble origin as the illegitimate daughter of a seamstress. The birth certificate claimed her family were nobility and that she was 3 years younger than her actual age.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_du_Barry
https://redd.it/1k67vdq
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TIL the Irish Crown Jewels were stolen in 1907 and have never been found.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Crown_Jewels?wprov=sfti1
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TIL that in 2009, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi publicly called for the dissolution of Switzerland and for its territory to be divided among France, Italy and Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya%E2%80%93Switzerland_relations
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LPT: Small Talk
LPT: If you’re nervous making small talk, ask someone how they chose their career—people love telling their story, and you’ll never run out of follow-ups.
https://redd.it/1k77gco
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TIL the Ancient Roman structure known as a 'vomitorium' was not designed to facilitate people's vomiting, as is commonly misunderstood; it was a type of doorway intended to accommodate crowds as they exited
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomitorium
https://redd.it/1k7741p
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How can I wake up later?
So I have always been an early bird when I was young but now it’s because I wake up for work lol. I’m 24 years old and I wake up at 6:30am for work 4 days a week and I work from home the other day. On weekends I’d love to be productive and do stuff but I always seem to wake up around 6 or earlier! Even when I’m tired I can’t seem to sleep when it’s past a certain time. I don’t nap but I just can’t. Whenever I go out drinking on weekends I seem to be knackered and wanting to go home by 10pm to sleep!! I know it’s my body clock and iys used to waking up early but there’s also people who can sleep in for days! What’s your tips for better and later sleeps on days off :)
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TIL In the 1990s, many computers used two-digit years. To prevent systems from reading "00" as 1900 in the year 2000, governments and companies spent billions updating systems. Thanks to these efforts, major failures in banking, flights, and utilities were avoided.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/Y2K-bug/
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YSK: You can use OnStar to call 911 even if your car's subscription isn't or wasn't ever activated
LINK TO YOUTUBE VIDEO WITH MUCH BETTER EXPLANATION
The tl;dr of the video is that wireless devices are required to make a call to 911 even if they are not subscribed to any cellular service. Just like you can make a 911 call from an inactive phone, you can make a 911 call from the OnStar cellular device in your car- regardless of its subscription status.
The process is simple: Use the OnStar "phone" or "voice command" button (not the info or emergency button) and either enter 9-1-1 manually or say the numbers out loud like "dial 9 1 1"
It's not as convenient as hitting the red emergency button, and it won't happen automatically in the event of a crash like it would if you were subscribed. But if you don't have access to your phone, you can still get that 911 call through.
Kudos to the dude who took the time to record a video of himself testing this (and doing it in a safe manner).
Why YSK: This could save your life in an emergency. (Or someone else's life- you don't have to be the car having the emergency, after all.)
https://redd.it/1k69lbj
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LPT: when buying a new phone or smart watch etc you can often buy an old version on ebay and trade it in for >$100 more than it cost you.
I bought the Gen 7 Samsung watch and I got $150 trade in credit for an old gen 3 I bought on ebay for $35.
https://redd.it/1k6txwh
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YSK: Wayback Machine has an app that makes bypassing article links behind pay walls as easy as copy/paste
Why YSK: It makes bypassing pay walls as little less tedious on the phone.
Copy the link.
Open the app.
Paste the link.
Read.
https://redd.it/1k6ebn2
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TIL in 2019 a man died less than 12 hours after eating a hot fishcake that burned his throat, causing it to swell so much that he choked to death. The doctor who performed the autopsy said the symptoms were normally seen in people involved in house fires, caused by smoke inhalation.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/man-killed-hot-fishcake-burned-throat-134809041.html
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LPT: ever felt drained after work?!
I’m a software engineer for 10 years now and I am in my 30s. I have still a tone of ideas to work on and I am working on them, but during work week after work I feel so drained that I get into a dopamine trap of gaming until I go to bed, then I feel guilty and it builds up. On the weekends it is ok and I can get things done, but to be efficient there should be a way not to feel so done after work.
What do you guys do in such situations?
P.s I am ADHD and recently I had to get back on Ritalin
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TIL Timbaland let OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder keep 100% of the publishing for the remix of the song "Apologize". His manager told Tedder, "He’s not trying to take food off your table. He produced the remix. You wrote the song." Tedder said this decision changed his life by allowing him to buy a home.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/onerepublic-frontman-ryan-tedder-says-timbaland-waiving-publishing-on-the-group-s-apologize-remix-changed-his-life/ar-AA1rh99S?ocid=BingNewsVerp
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LPT: It's fledgling season! Here are a few tips in case you come across a baby bird on the ground.
Ecologist here! It's that time of year again when the ground is covered in baby birds, some should be there and some should not. So here are a few tips so you know when to intervene and when to leave them alone.
If you find a baby bird on the ground the first thing to do is check for injuries. Baby birds can look pretty weak, but if you don't see any blood or obvious damage then it's fine. If it is injured do not try to take it home and nurse it back to health, birds require specific diets and handling and even most of them don't make it when cared for by their parents let alone an unequipped human. Please call a wildlife rehabber.
The second thing to check for is age:
If it hasn't opened its eyes yet and is mostly pink and featherless it's a hatchling (0-3 days old). Hatchlings should not be out of the nest. If you see a hatchling and the nest it fell out of you can try to put it back in (that old wive's tale about birds not taking care of chicks touched by humans is false). If you can't see the nest you can make your own out of a small container lined with soft material then attach it to a tree or bush as high as you can. If it looks like the parents are not caring for it after an hour or so call a local wildlife rehabber to come get the hatchling. If the bird is invasive, a starling or house sparrow for example (invasive in the Americas and other parts of the world, they are native to Europe and important parts of ecosystems in their native range), a lot of rehabbers euthenize them.
If its eyes are open and it's got a few spikey (pin) feathers it's a nestling (3-13 days old) and also not ready to leave the nest. Please adhere to the advice above about hatchlings.
If its eyes are open and its fully feathered, hopping around, maybe a little fluffy, short tail, its a fledgling (13+ days old). Leave these cuties alone! They are working on flying and probably exhausted and in need of rest before they take off again. Their parents are around, even if you cannot locate them, and are feeding this little guy or gal. No need to call anyone or do anything unless it is injured. If it is in the street and might get hit by a car you can herd them to the side of the road or under a bush. The parents will find it.
I know everyone means well and it's hard to look at a baby bird and not want to do anything. But you only need to worry about the hatchlings and nestlings or an injured fledgling.
Quick Note - Some birds are ground nesters so they will be on the ground no matter what, but the chances of you finding a ground nesting bird is not very high. If you're in the U.S. Killdeer, ovenbirds, bobolinks, swans, ducks, geese, etc. all nest on the ground and their chicks will be there in all their forms. Shorebirds also nest on the ground, so if you're at the beach you'll see plover, sanderlings, and other wading birds. This post is really for folks finding non-ground nesting birds in urban and suburban areas.
If you have an outdoor cat or dog, please stop trying to change the wild bird behavior. Take your pet, which is an invasive species, into your home until the bird leaves the area. Monitor your dog or cat while outside, keep them in if you can't supervise while chicks are out. It's only a few weeks you have to pay attention.
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TIL that a South Korean actor was abducted by dictator Kim Jong Il to upgrade North Korea's film industry and gain global recognition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abduction_of_Shin_Sang-ok_and_Choi_Eun-hee
https://redd.it/1k68js4
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YSK if you're 16-24, low income, & in the US, there's a free job training program with free housing, free health & dental care, & a small paid stipend, 120+ locations, 100+ fields like in information tech, healthcare, renewable resources & energy, & conservation
Why Ysk: It's a 60 year old federal program called Job Corps that includes training/certification, supplies, housing, meals, and health care (including dental), plus a small paid stipend. Depending on the program it's 8 months to 3 years. It may not be perfect but it beats being stuck.
Not affiliated, just interested in helping people escape the poverty loop.
https://www.jobcorps.gov/
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LPT: Make sure someone is home when you hire a pressure washing service
If any of the seals on your windows or doors aren't good any longer, they may stand up to rain but not a pressure washer.
EDITING TO ADD: it was a soft wash, but he used a pressure washer to do it, so I used the wrong term, apologies. I leave the rest of my post unedited.
We had someone come out today to pressure wash the house. Luckily, this is my bonus day off where I have few things that I need to do, so I was being lazy and decided to lay in bed with the cats longer than usual. Which meant that when the backdoor started letting in LOTS of water (with bleach mixed in) through the seals, I was able to immediately let the guy know not to spray the door, minimizing water intrusion, and I could start cleaning it up right away.
I hope the cats wouldn't have sampled the mystery floor water, but who knows? And I had to dry off a guitar and piano that live next to the door, they could have actually been damaged if enough water got in.
So, always have someone inside the home when it's being pressure washed, just in case you have a leak you wouldn't have expected!
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TIL during WW1, the German Navy built a ship and painted it to look like a British ship called the RMS Carmania in order to infiltrate and destroy British convoys. On the ships first outing, the first enemy it encountered was the real RMS Carmania, which promptly sunk it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Carmania_(1905)
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