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TIL that in 1964, performance artist Dorothy Podber asked to “shoot” Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe paintings. Believing she wanted to photograph them, Warhol agreed - until she drew a gun and fired. One damaged “Shot Marilyn” sold in 2022 for $195M, a 20th-century art auction record.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_Marilyns
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LPT When speaking with older people make sure you look at them when you are speaking, speak as clearly as possible, limit slang usage, and consider raising your volume slightly.
As older people’s hearing degenerates it is important to not discount the value of “lip-reading” in a conversation. Consciously or not, we all take cues from lip-reading. This is important in communicating effectively with older people and/or people with hearing disabilities.
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TIL, it's estimated that by 2100 the Maldives will be completely under water. Their governments response to this, is relocating to India
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_the_Maldives
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TIL: After Chris Benoit's double murder and suicide in 2007, doctors found that his brain was so severely damaged it resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient at only age 40, thus explaining his erratic behavior and mental state
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Benoit_double-murder_and_suicide#Possible_motives
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Having to study for finals while recovering from flu
Hey reddit,
I'm currently recovering from the flu that hit me last week. I'm feeling better now (no longer having fevers) however I'm still feeling a bit fatigued, still have a sore throat, and the coughing is relentless. This is pretty poor timing, since I'm having to study for my finals exam block coming up in 4 weeks. Any at home remedies that could help? Please let me know.
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I think of Social Media as an allergy
I have a gluten sensitivity and every time I eat gluten, I feel confusion and fatigue. I realized I feel similarly after getting off certain social media. I feel anxiety, depression, fatigue, fogginess.
I've just been thinking of it as having a sensitivity to social media. I can do it every once in awhile for bits at a time, but otherwise I steer clear so I don't feel shitty. 👍🏻
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How to stay up later?
i have about 160 pages left in a book i've been assigned and i want to crank out at least a lot tonight. any tips for fighting sleepiness and staying up later while still retaining what im reading?
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LPT: Get subscriptions like Spotify Premium or YouTube Premium for $1 a month using VPNS/proxies
A lot of apps like YouTube Premium, Spotify, Netflix, etc. have regional pricing, meaning they charge different rates depending on your country. For example, YouTube Premium is $14/month in the US but just \~$1.70/month in Pakistan.
Heres how to use this to your advantage:
1. Use a VPN or proxy to connect to a lower-cost country like Pakistan, Egypt, or Nigeria
2. Open a private/incognito window in Firefox (this helps avoid browser fingerprint issues).
3. Go to YouTube and head to the Premium payment page, you should now see the regional price (e.g., 480 PKR if you're on a Pakistani IP).
4. Proceed to checkout and pay for the youtube premium with the new regional price. Now you'll only have to pay $1.70 per month instead of $14 per month.
This method can be used with any app that has regional pricing such as disney plus, apple music, netflix, etc.
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TIL a California serial killer dubbed the “Tipster Killer” would anonymously call a crime‑tip hotline after each of his murders—providing directions to his victims’ bodies so he could collect the reward.
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/tipster-killer-robert-maury-murders-17268657.php
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TIL that a mention of Chilean sea bass in Jurassic Park, coinciding with the FDA approving the fish’s culinary rebranding, caused demand for the fish to skyrocket
https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-jurassic-park-nearly-drove-the-chilean-sea-bass-to-extinction/
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TIL after 8 long-expired medications were discovered in a retail pharmacy in their original, unopened containers, an anaylsis found that 12 of the 14 active ingredients in the medications had retained full potency for at least 28 years, with 8 of those 12 retaining full potency for at least 40 years
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1377417
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TIL that all Senators and senior members of the House, are assigned a one-room hideaway as private office. These rooms are not listed in any directory and doors are marked only by a room number. In 1945, Harry Truman learned of FDR's death while having cocktails in Sam Rayburn's hideaway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideaway_(U.S._Senate)
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TIL that the abandoned Central State Hospital, formerly known as the Georgia State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum, is surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/central-state-hospital
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TIL before becoming the first Xiongnu emperor, to be sure of his men's loyalty, Modu Chanyu commanded them first to shoot his favourite horse and one of his favourite wives. Any who refused were summarily executed. He became emperor by ordering his men to murder his father with arrows while hunting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modu_Chanyu#Origins_and_rise_to_power
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LPT: When you feel stuck or mentally overwhelmed, go for a 15-minute walk without your phone.
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LPT: If you’re struggling to start a big task, commit to just 5 minutes—momentum will often carry you the rest of the way
Procrastination often comes from the idea that a task will take too long or feel overwhelming. A simple mental trick is to tell yourself you only have to work on it for 5 minutes. That's it. No pressure to finish.
Once you start, you’ll often find it’s not as bad as you imagined, and the momentum carries you forward. Even if you stop after 5 minutes, you’ve still made progress and broken the initial resistance.
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LPT: After downloading an app or joining a service, immediately change the privacy settings
Most apps and digital services have in built tracking and privacy options set to the company’s pre choice. A lot of the times you have the option to change most of these to your own desires. Thus , significantly reducing your data collection in the log run.
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TIL of Eddie Slovik. Court-martialed for desertion in WWII, he is the only US soldier to be executed for purely military offenses since the Civil War. He said he deserted because prison was better than combat, and anticipated a light sentence. He was executed to deter others from thinking similarly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Slovik
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TIL the first country to outlaw slavery was France in 1315. Slavery was legal in Dubai til the 60s and in Mauritania til 1981. It persists globally for human labor and sex trafficking.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism
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TIL The US Marine Corps and the Dept of the Navy allowed thousands of people to drink contaminated water at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base Camp over the course of decades.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lejeune_water_contamination
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TIL in 2023 a Canadian judge dismissed a case of criminal harassment against a man and ruled that: "Flipping the proverbial bird is a God-given, charter-enshrined right that belongs to every red-blooded Canadian".
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/10/giving-the-middle-finger-is-a-god-given-right-canada-canadian-judge-rules
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Load Data Breach Settlement Debit Cards into an Amazon Gift Card
This solves the problem and inconvenience of managin Virtual Prepaid Cards from settlements. Whenever I get one of those Virtual Prepaid Cards, I immediately add the entire balance to the Amazon gift card. This way I don't have to worry about forgetting where the information on the prepaid card is, whether there are extra fees, etc. I've done this twice this year: once for tMobile and once for Apple.
I maintain an Amazon Gift card to minimize the dollar amount exposure if someone hacks into the account and orders a lot of stuff. (I try not to keep the real credit card on there very long.)
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LPT: Suspect hearing loss in one ear? Use a single earbud and compare volume comfort between ears .
I recently noticed that I was hearing music more clearly from one ear than the other, so I tried a little experiment. I took a single earbud, played music at a comfortable volume in my left ear, and noted the volume percentage on my phone , around 40%.
Then I switched the earbud to my right ear and found I had to raise it up to 80% to hear it just as clearly.
That’s when I realized there might be some hearing loss in my right ear . It’s obviously not a medical diagnosis, but just gave me an estimate of 50% loss (assuming one ear is fine )
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TIL Frito-Lay introduced fat free chips in 1998. Initially successful sales started to drop as some customers started to report abdominal pains, anal leakage and other symptoms after eating them. A warning label was added, but they were eventually discontinued in 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay%27s_Wow_chips
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TIL the Denver International Airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse. In 2006 it had killed its sculptor when he was in the middle of making it when a 9,000-pound section fell on him, but eventually was completed by his sons in 2013.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/blue-mustang
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TIL that some cities have a "night mayor" who is specifically in charge of developing a city's nightlife. The title originated in Amsterdam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_mayor_(municipal_title)
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TIL just 2 weeks before he died from a cocaine & heroin overdose, Mitch Hedberg went on The Howard Stern Show & said "Well, you know, I got the drugs under control now." Stern asked, "Do you? You know how to take them responsibly?" Hedberg replied, "Yeah, you know, just for the creative side of it."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Hedberg
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YSK: Burnout doesn’t always go away just by resting, it can last for years if not addressed properly, but science shows that even simple routines like spending time in nature can help recovery.
Why YSK: Many people assume that burnout can be fixed just by resting or taking a break. But long-term research shows that this isn’t always enough. One study followed individuals diagnosed with stress related exhaustion and found that even after seven years, many continued to deal with fatigue, mental fog, and emotional imbalance.
Here’s the full study that tracked long-term outcomes of stress related exhaustion:
https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-020-0395-8
Burnout has also been connected to more than just mental fatigue, it can seriously affect physical health. A large scale 2024 review explains how burnout increases the risk of heart problems, blood pressure issues, poor sleep, and long-term psychological distress.
This review article dives into the broad physical and mental health impacts of burnout:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1326745/full
Thankfully, recovery doesn’t always require complex solutions. Research shows that people who spend just 120 minutes per week in natural settings report better emotional stability and reduced stress.
Here’s the study about how time in nature improves mental health and reduces stress:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-44097-3
If you’ve been resting but still feel mentally drained, emotionally distant, or just not yourself, it might be more than ordinary tiredness. Burnout recovery often needs more than sleep, it starts with slowing down, reconnecting with calm environments, and giving your mind space to recover fully.
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TIL about Terry Wallis, who spent 19 years in a minimally conscious state following a 1984 car accident, suddenly spoke “Mom” on June 11, 2003, making him the longest documented coma‑like recovery with regained consciousness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Wallis
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TIL Simpsons creator Matt Groening was born to Homer and Marge Groening (neé Wiggum) and two of his siblings are called Maggie and Lisa. His grandfather is Abram A. Groening
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Groening?wprov=sfla1
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