TIL that the 1972 Spanish film "La Cabina", where a man is trapped in a phone booth, made Spaniards so terrified of entering booths that the Telefónica company hired its lead for a commercial where he exits one without incident to assure people they were safe.
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The-Artifice
La Cabina: Creating Horror from the Absurd
In Madrid's Chamberí district there is an anonymous, gated service road that leads to an equally anonymous, privately owned plaza. Compared to other, more ...
TIL that Mr and Mrs Met (the actual people inside the costumes) got married in real life
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Submitted July 26, 2026 at 06:04PM by newyorknapolifan
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New York Magazine
Mr. Met and Mrs. Met Actually Got Married in the Seventies - TV - Vulture
Well, sort of. Read the full recap.
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TIL that six sex workers were murdered in West London in 1964–65 and found undressed in or near the Thames, leading the press to nickname the unidentified killer “Jack the Stripper”; despite one of Scotland Yard’s biggest manhunts, the case remains unsolved.
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Hammersmith nude murders
series of six murders in 1960s London
TIL Lake Champlain, which borders New York and Vermont, was legally considered the sixth Great Lake for just 18 days in 1998 before Congress repealed the designation.
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Lake Champlain
lake in New York, Vermont and Quebec
TIL The world's longest living people don't "exercise" or go to the gym. They were nudged into moving about every 20 minutes, always walked, and movement is engineered into their daily lives
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NCBI Bookshelf
Lessons from the Blue Zones®
The Danish Twin Study established that only about 20 percent of how long the average person lives is dictated by genes, while about 80 percent is influenced by lifestyle and environment, said keynote speaker, Dan Buettner, founder of the concept of Blue Zones®.11See…
TIL the Mongols reportedly killed the last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad, al-Musta'sim, by wrapping him in a carpet and having horses trample him instead of directly shedding his blood. The method was supposedly chosen because royal blood was considered sacred.
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al-Musta'sim
Abu Ahmad Abdallah ibn al-Mustansir bi'llah (Arabic: أبو أحمد عبد الله بن المستنصر بالله), better known by his regnal title Al-Mustaʿṣim bi-llāh (Arabic: المستعصم بالله; 1213 – 20 February 1258), was the 37th and last caliph from the Abbasid dynasty ruling…
TIL Gustav Brunn, inventor of Old Bay Seasoning, escaped Nazi Germany and worked at McCormick company who fired him once they found out he was Jewish. They later bought Old Bay from the family after his death.
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Explore Baltimore Heritage
Gustav Brunn's Baltimore Spice Company
In almost every kitchen in Baltimore, and maybe Maryland, there is a tiny yellow, blue, and red tin of Old Bay seasoning. It is an essential part of local cuisine. Yet, most people are unaware of the…
TIL Native American Fred Lincoln turned to instrumental music after losing a lung to tuberculosis serving in the Korean War. As Link Wray, he reached the Top 20 in 1958 with Rumble, the first song to use distortion, an effect he achieved by puncturing the speaker cones in his amplifier.
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Rumble (instrumental)
original instrumental composed by Link Wray and Milton Grant; first recorded by Link Wray & His Ray Men
TIL that by law, HOAs in Colorado cannot prevent you from establishing a vegetable garden in any part of your yard.
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TIL Ancient lead exposure shaped evolution of human brain as we were periodically exposed to lead for over 2 million years. The toxic metal may have influenced the evolution of hominid brains, behavior, the development of language and helped humans outcompete the Neanderthals.
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Arizona State University
Study finds ancient lead exposure shaped evolution of human brain
A new international study reveals exposure to the toxic metal lead happened much earlier than previously thought.
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TIL Spain was the first country to elect a Down syndrome person to parliament
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Submitted July 26, 2026 at 10:59PM by ExpertAnybody4129
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the Guardian
Mar Galcerán makes history as Spain’s first parliamentarian with Down’s syndrome
After being elected to Valencia’s regional assembly, Galcerán says she wants to be seen as a person, not for her disability
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TIL UTC doesn’t abbreviate anything in English or French. “Coordinated Universal Time” would be CUT; French “Temps Universel Coordonné” would be TUC. UTC was a deliberate neutral compromise so the abbreviation works the same in every language
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Coordinated Universal Time
principal time standard that underlies civil times on Earth
TIL Napoleon and Sherlock Holmes hold the Guinness World Records for the most portrayed historical and fictional character on screen, but they are both technically beaten by Jesus, Santa Clause, and The Devil
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Guinness World Records
Most portrayed historical character in films
Who Napoléon Bonaparte Where worldwide, When 1986 Napoléon Bonaparte (1769–1821), Emperor of the French, has been portrayed in 189 films between 1897 and 2000, the most recent being Pan Tadeusz (Pol/Fra 1999).
TIL that the USA only has one plant that produces gun barrels for the M1 Abrams tank, M777 howitzers, and Paladin self propelled howitzers. The Watervliet Arsenal in Troy, NY is the nation's oldest arsenal dating back to 1813. The manufacturing plant has tripled its production over the last 3 years.
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Breaking Defense
Army two-star general talks Watervliet expansion, finding secondary cannon tube producers - Breaking Defense
The service believes it could have multiple sources forging cannon tubes within 12 to 18 months.
TIL no one at Atari knew that Warren Robinett had inserted the hidden message "Created by Warren Robinett" (which established the term Easter egg in gaming) into the Atari 2600 game Adventure until a 15-yr-old named Adam Clayton discovered it & sent a letter to Atari in 1980 explaining how he did it
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Adventure (1980 video game)
1980 action-adventure video game
TIL the Comic's Code Authority attempted to halt the reprint of the comic "Judgement Day" due to the main character being black, despite the code containing no prohibitions against black character. The comic was eventually allowed to run after the creators threatened to make the argument public.
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Comics Code Authority
voluntary code to self-regulate the content of comic books in the United States
TIL astronaut Clifton Williams was originally scheduled to fly to the Moon as Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 12, but he died in a plane crash before being officially assigned to the flight. His replacement, Alan Bean, left Williams' silver astronaut pin on the surface of the Moon in tribute to him.
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United States astronaut badges
US military award badge for space flight
TIL that a Canadian man has lived for two decades without using money
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Submitted July 27, 2026 at 05:03AM by victoriahhhhh
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Capital Daily
Penniless: why a Victoria man has gone two decades without money
David Johnston won’t touch money, except to destroy it
TIL that 'Crimping' (also known as 'Shanghaiing') - the practice of forcibly recruiting sailors as crew for long voyages - was common in America until the early 1900s and only ended due to a combination of technology, unions, and legislation.
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HistoryNet
Of Crimes and Shanghaied Sailors
During the Great Age of Sail in the late 1800s, America’s West Coast ports were notorious for their double-dealing crimps and captains who preyed upon the
TIL there are only 45 true IMAX 70mm theaters in the world and about 30 of them are in US.
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Submitted July 27, 2026 at 05:08AM by SuperCha
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DFI Rentals
How Many 70mm IMAX Theaters Are There? True IMAX vs LieMAX
How many 70mm IMAX theaters are there worldwide (~45) and in the US (~30)? Of 1,829 IMAX screens, few are true IMAX. LieMAX vs IMAX explained: 1.43:1 vs 1.90:1.