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TIL about Franceska Mann. A Jewish ballerina who arrived at Auschwitz in 1943 and was about to be gassed, she managed to take a pistol from an SS-officer and then killed him with it, starting a riot. The riot ended when SS reinforcements arrived and mowed the prisoners down with machineguns.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franceska_Mann
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TIL A charity in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with lethal doses of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were anonymously donated by a member of the public. Each candy contained up to 300 times a normal dose of meth
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/13/australia/new-zealand-meth-candy-intl-hnk
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TIL that Japanese trains are on average only 18 seconds late. If a train is delayed by more than a minute, passengers often receive an official delay certificate to show their employer why they are late
https://startuppakistan.com.pk/japanese-trains-are-among-the-worlds-most-punctual-their-average-delay-is-just-18-seconds/
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LPT Forget the wi-fi network on an airplane it’s free again
I’m on an American Airlines flights and the wi-fi is free for 20 minutes, after watching an Ad about their loyalty program. Lol after it expired, I just went into phone wi-fi settings, forgot the network and rejoined for free, after another ad.
Or you can pay $49.95 a month for 1 device. 59.95 for two devices.
Or an annual sub for $599 a year or $699 for two devices.
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TIL in 2012, India’s Patent Office issued a compulsory license overriding Bayer Pharma’s patent on the cancer drug Nexavar, allowing an Indian generics firm to locally manufacture and sell the drug for just $175/month instead of Bayer's $5,500/month, making the treatment much more accessible.
https://pharmatimes.com/news/indias_first-ever_compulsory_license_-_a_game-changing_move_975590/
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My amazing wife taught me this fire-starter life hack and it works SO well. 🤩🔥
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TIL That a governor disappeared by going to Argentina for an extramarital affair. During his six day disappearance, one of the governors spokesperson claimed he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. "Hiking the Appalachian Trail" is now a euphemism for a sexual scandal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Sanford_extramarital_affair
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[TIL] It took U of Oklahoma students just two days to defeat a new, electronic, windshield-blocking parking enforcement device called The Barnacle, using things like defoggers, Faraday cages, and bait cars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle_(parking)
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Flies. Dear god, the flies.
Does anyone have any suggestions for treating the ground outside your windows for house flies and gnats?
The ‘apartment’ I live in was badly constructed from the beginning, and has been deteriorating severely since I started living here two years ago-
None of the windows are sealed properly, some don’t even shut properly, leaving little gaps for flies and other insects to get inside the house. Theres several places where the owners have attempted to graft on an additional building, but they didn’t patch the rooftops together well enough and it’s allowing insects to get into the roof as well.
I know that the best solution is to just leave- but that’s a lot easier said than done, of course. So for now-
I’m looking for some temporary solution to spray around my windows and in any standing water that runs alongside the building, to help cut down on some of the flies getting in through the holes.
Thanks in advance, Reddit
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TIL that in 1996 a group in England broke into an air base and used hammers to significantly damage warplanes, which were due to be sold to Indonesia. A jury found the group innocent because they felt the planes were likely to be used in the Indonesian military's genocide in East Timor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeds_of_Hope
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TIL Harvard had lost original Magna Carta hiding in its archives for almost 80 years.
https://hls.harvard.edu/today/harvard-law-schools-copy-of-magna-carta-revealed-as-original/#:~:text=British%20researchers%20have%20discovered%20that,extraordinarily%20rare%20original%20from%20
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LPT: Mastering your reactions will change your life more than trying to control others
Most conflict isn’t caused by what people do it’s caused by how we react to what they do.
We waste so much energy trying to control the world, situations, or even other people.
But real peace comes from mastering yourself.
You can’t control if someone is rude, but you can control how much space you let that take up in your head.
You can’t always stop chaos, but you can choose not to let it enter your nervous system.
You won’t always get closure. You won’t always get the apology. You won’t always be understood.
And that’s okay.
Because when you build the muscle of self-regulation, the external noise stops hijacking your internal peace.
It doesn’t mean becoming passive. It means becoming powerful enough not to react to everything.
That’s real strength not controlling others, but staying centered in yourself.
And yeah… this is technically advice. But it’s the kind I wish someone had told me years ago.
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TIL that the first nuclear bomb test done by the United States Army, called the Trinity test in 1945, was so powerful that it melted desert sand into a unique green glass now called trinitite.
https://www.orau.org/health-physics-museum/collection/nuclear-weapons/trinity/trinitite.html
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TIL Crispin Glover did not reprise his role as George McFly in Back to the Future II and filed a lawsuit that created new rules for use of likeness with the SAG
https://comicbook.com/movies/news/back-to-future-2-lawsuit-changed-hollywooed-cripsin-glover-likeness-court-case/
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YSK: it’s okay to leave a situationship even if nothing “bad” happened
Why YSK: a lot of people stay in almost-relationships because there’s no clear reason to leave. no cheating, no fights, just quiet emotional neglect or that vague feeling that your needs aren’t really being seen.
you don’t need a dramatic reason to walk away. “this doesn’t feel right anymore” is valid. comfort isn’t the same as connection, and staying for the sake of not being alone can make you feel lonelier in the long run.
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TIL In Sweden, a couple tried to name their child “Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116” They claimed it was pronounced “Albin.” It was rejected.The parents suggested that the name be understood in the spirit of 'pataphysics'. The court rejected the name and upheld the fine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_law_in_Sweden
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TIL that in 1774, Colonial Americans had the highest standard of living in the Western world - with annual per‑capita income of about £14, outpacing Britain, France, and Spain
https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/colonial-life-today/early-american-economics-facts?v2
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TIL a Galápagos tortoise believed extinct since 1906 was rediscovered in 2022 on a remote island.
https://www.grunge.com/890816/how-a-special-tortoise-found-on-the-galapagos-islands-just-shook-up-the-science-world/
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TIL that Frisian is the closest language to English. It's spoken by about 400,000 people living mostly on the coast of the North Sea, with the highest concentration in the Dutch province of Friesland. Though similar to English, they are not mutually intelligible
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisian_languages
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TIL a man with chronic déjà vu was "trapped in a time loop" for 8 years, which forced him to drop out of university. He was unable to read newspapers or watch TV because he believed he had seen it all before, despite not having any neurological condition chronic déjà vu patients usually suffer from.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/01/21/student-deja-vu-loop_n_6515062.html
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LPT: Replace “I know” with “That makes sense” to keep conversations open and positive.
Saying “I know” too often — even if you do — can unintentionally sound arrogant or like you’re shutting down the other person. It can make people feel unheard or dismissed.
Try using:
That makes sense.
Good point.
Interesting - hadn’t thought of it that way.
It keeps the flow respectful, encourages sharing, and builds stronger relationships.
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TIL a company that made smart airline suitcases had to shut down operations after several major airlines banned luggage with non-removable batteries to reduce the risk of battery fires. The company claims they had sold around 65,000 suitcases around the time of the ban.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/1/17306410/smart-luggage-ban-bluesmart-shutdown-refunds
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TIL when infamous fraudster Bernie Madoff died, he was cremated (contrary to Jewish tradition) and his family refused to claim his ashes, so they are currently sitting in a lawyer's office.
https://now.tufts.edu/2023/01/13/he-wrote-book-bernie-madoff
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TIL in 2016, the CEO of human resources startup Zenefits had to send a memo explicitly banning drinking and having sex in the office after "several used condoms were found in the stairwell".
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/02/103896/zenefits-sex-in-stairwells
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TIL MC HAMMER was a true gangster and other rappers feared him. He would threaten and put out hits on other rappers who he felt discredited him, or his family.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13909788/mc-hammer-oakland-redman-too-short-crips-louis-burrell-mc-serch-hit-e40
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TIL Investigation on the Bangla 211 plane crash revealed the the pilot had been "severely distressed" and hadn't slept the night before the flight. He was crying in the cockpit while telling the story of an alleged affair with one of his trainees and was too anxious to pay attention to the job
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US-Bangla_Airlines_Flight_211#Investigation
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TIL Epona was a Gaulic goddess who protected horses and ponies. She became the only Celtic god worshiped in Rome, where she became the patroness of cavalry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epona
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LPT: If you want to fall asleep faster, tell yourself a boring story instead of trying to clear your mind.
Six months ago, I was that person who'd lie in bed for hours with my brain going crazy. I'd try all the classic advice - count sheep, clear your thoughts, focus on breathing. Nothing worked. My mind just kept racing.
Then I accidentally discovered something that changed everything. One night I was so frustrated that I started telling myself the most boring story I could think of. Like describing someone doing laundry step by step.
I was out in 10 minutes.
Here's what I learned:
Your brain needs something to focus on, not nothing. When you try to think of nothing, it panics and starts generating random thoughts. But give it a boring task and it calms down.
The key is making it really mundane. I usually go with someone making a sandwich. Every tiny detail. Getting the bread from the bag, opening the jar, spreading the peanut butter slowly, wiping the knife, closing the jar.
Sometimes I do someone grocery shopping. Walking through the automatic doors, grabbing a cart, going down each aisle, picking up milk, checking the expiration date.
The story has to be boring enough that your brain doesn't get excited, but detailed enough that it stays occupied. No drama, no interesting characters, just pure mundane stuff.
I've been doing this for months and I rarely stay awake more than 15 minutes now. It's like giving your brain a boring movie to watch until it falls asleep.
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Laundry hack
When you're washing your towels or bandanas use only laundry detergent, skip the dryer sheets and the softener. Both of those will make them much less absorbent. I use my bandana to wipe sweat off my face everyday, and since I started using this method my towels and bandanas are much more absorbent.
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YSK How To Bulk Disable Community Notifications on Reddit
Why YSK: If you're subscribed to a lot of communities, you probably know the pain of going into Settings > Notifications and manually clicking "Off" (or "Low") for every single one if you want to quiet things down. It takes forever!
Good news: You can use a tiny bit of browser magic to do it automatically. Here's how:
**The Quick Guide**
1. **Go to your Notification Settings:** [https://www.reddit.com/settings/notifications](https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fsettings%2Fnotifications) (Make sure you're logged in).
2. Click on **Community Notifications**. Scroll down till you find the orange '**View More**' button.
3. **IMPORTANT: Scroll Down!** Keep scrolling until all the communities you want to change are visible on the page. The script can only see what's loaded. If you have hundreds, you might need to scroll all the way down.
4. **Open Developer Console:**
* **Chrome/Edge/Firefox:** Press F12, then click the "Console" tab.
* **Safari:** Enable Develop menu (Preferences > Advanced), then Develop > Show JavaScript Console.
5. **Paste the Code:**
​
(() => {
const buttonSelector = 'button'; // Usually works, might need changing if Reddit updates
const buttonText = 'Off'; // Change to 'Low' or 'High' if needed
const clickDelay = 30; // Milliseconds between clicks (increase if issues)
console.log(`Looking for "${buttonText}" buttons...`);
let buttonsToClick = [];
document.querySelectorAll(buttonSelector).forEach(button => {
if (button.textContent && button.textContent.trim() === buttonText) {
// Basic check if it might already be selected (Reddit might use different indicators)
const isLikelySelected = button.getAttribute('aria-checked') === 'true' || button.classList.contains('selected');
if (!isLikelySelected) {
buttonsToClick.push(button);
} else {
console.log(`Skipping one "${buttonText}" button, looks like it's already selected.`);
}
}
});
console.log(`Found ${buttonsToClick.length} unselected "${buttonText}" buttons to click.`);
let clickedCount = 0;
let totalButtons = buttonsToClick.length;
function clickNext(index) {
if (index >= totalButtons) {
console.log(`Finished clicking ${clickedCount} buttons.`);
if(clickedCount < totalButtons) console.warn("Some buttons might not have been clicked.");
return;
}
console.log(`Clicking button ${index + 1}/${totalButtons}...`);
buttonsToClick[index].click();
clickedCount++;
setTimeout(() => clickNext(index + 1), clickDelay);
}
if (totalButtons > 0) {
clickNext(0);
} else {
console.log("No buttons needed clicking.");
}
})();
1. **Press Enter,** and the script will run and start clicking the "Off" buttons for you. You'll see messages in the console.
2. If you had tons of communities and couldn't load them all at once, scroll down further to load more, then paste and run the script again.
**Notes:**
* You can change 'Off' to 'Low' if you want to set everything to low instead.
* Seriously, scroll down first, or it won't find all the buttons.
* Sometimes the console might not allow you to paste code directly into it. You can override that by typing 'allow pasting' and hitting enter first.
Hope this saves you some time and sanity! Let me know if it works for you.
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