TIL in 2009, for the first time in history, two satellites (Russian and American) collided in space at 26,000 MPH. There was so much debris that people on Earth could see it falling from the sky. One day, residents of Kentucky heard a sonic boom, which NWS confirmed was space debris.
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Submitted October 31, 2023 at 02:40PM by ilikepineapples987
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2009 satellite collision
2009 collision between the Iridium 33 and Cosmos-2251 satellites
TIL the work Alan Turing and others worked on at Bletchley Park is estimated to have shortened World War 2 in Europe by over two years and saved over 14 million lives.
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Submitted October 31, 2023 at 07:05PM by firstpc13
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Alan Turing
(1912-1954) English mathematician, military code breaker during WWII, and groundbreaking theorist of computer science
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TIL that Zion National Park, originally named Mukuntuweap National Monument by the U.S. Government, was renamed by early Mormon settlers who were inspired by the biblical Mount Zion, seeing the landscape as a natural temple of God.
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Submitted October 31, 2023 at 05:23PM by 61-127-217-469-817
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Zion National Park
national park in Washington, Iron, and Kane counties in Utah, United States
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TIL about Shahrazad, a real (albeit banned in tournament play) Magic the Gathering card that requires the players to immediately begin a sub-game of Magic with the results impacting the original game
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Submitted October 31, 2023 at 08:29PM by iamnotacola
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Shahrazad
{W}{W} • Sorcery • Players play a Magic subgame, using their libraries as their decks. Each player who doesn't win the subgame loses half their life, rounded up. • Arabian Nights (ARN) #10 • Illustrated by Kaja Foglio • Magic: The Gathering, MTG
TIL that the idea that people distribute poisoned candy on Halloween is a myth. There has never been a confirmed case of strangers injuring or killing children in this way, though some parents who have killed their children have tried to use it as a way to cover up their crimes.
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Submitted October 31, 2023 at 08:09PM by MrMojoFomo
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Poisoned candy myths
urban legend
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TIL: That American Jim Thorpe was stripped of two gold medals following the 1912 Olympics because it was discovered that he had previously played semi-professional baseball, violating the amateur rules at the time. The IOC returned replica medals to his children in 1983; 30 years after his death.
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Jim Thorpe
James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold…
TIL that when casting Walter White for Breaking Bad, the role was originally offered to John Cusack and Matthew Broderick. It wasn't until after they turned it down that the executives saw Bryan Cranstons X-Files episode and cast him for the role.
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'Breaking Bad': John Cusack, Matthew Broderick Turned Down Walter White Role
Which Actors Turned Down The Role Of Walter White?
TIL During WWII Coca-Cola dispatched technical observers, nicknamed Coca Cola Colonels, to the frontlines to set up bottling plants to supply soldiers with their soda. They ended up establishing 64 bottling lines during the war.
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Coffee or Die Magazine
How Coca-Cola Provided a Fresh Coke to the Front Lines of World War II
“America never contributed anything to the world but chewing gum and Coca-Cola,” griped Otto Dietrich, the Nazi Press Chief and head of propaganda, in 1942. An inaccurate statement at best, but Dietrich does hit on something genuine: the affection for and…
TIL on rare occasions, childrens' lemonade stands in the U.S. have been shut down due to not having a business license or permit. One such incident happened in Overton, Texas in 2015 and when the child's mother tried to get a permit, she was told she would be required to have her kitchen inspected.
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Lemonade stand
common business
TIL in WW2, when Germans captured a British bomber tail gunner who claimed that he had jumped out of his plane at 5500m without a parachute, they investigated and confirmed his claim and gave him a certificate to confirm his story.
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Submitted November 01, 2023 at 02:18AM by fwouewei
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Nicholas Alkemade
Royal Air Force airman (1922-1987)
TIL Confucius believed people would naturally follow and support the virtuous ruler without needing harsh laws and spent 12 years traveling around China looking for a ruler who would listen to his ideas. He never found one
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Submitted November 01, 2023 at 05:36AM by ubcstaffer123
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Constitutional Rights Foundation
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION
Bill of Rights in Action
FALL 2008 (Volume 24, No. 2)
Politics
How Political Parties Began | Making it Easier to Vote vs. Guarding Against Election Fraud | The , Confucius spent most of his life traveling…
Bill of Rights in Action
FALL 2008 (Volume 24, No. 2)
Politics
How Political Parties Began | Making it Easier to Vote vs. Guarding Against Election Fraud | The , Confucius spent most of his life traveling…
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TIL that in 2018, Swaziland changed its name to Eswatini, and this was partially to prevent confusion with Switzerland.
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Eswatini
Eswatini (/ˌɛswɑːˈtiːni/ ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni]), formally the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland (/ˈswɑːzilænd/ SWAH-zee-land), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique…
TIL A $286K painting was discovered by an art historian because he was watching Stuart Little with his daughter & noticed it in the background of this scene. It had been purchased for cheap by a set designer who had no clue it was a world-famous painting believed to be lost since 1928.
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the Guardian
Stuart Little leads art historian to long-lost Hungarian masterpiece
Researcher spots Sleeping Lady with Black Vase by Robert Bereny being used as a prop in Hollywood children’s movie
TIL that after five divers became trapped in a Paria Fuel Trading Company oil pipeline, when making repairs to the pipe, with only one of them surviving, Paria admitted they had no rescue plan, citing that they had 'no legal responsibility to rescue the men'
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Trinidad Petroleum Holdings
oil company in Trinidad and Tobago
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TIL that right before the Vietnam War, US president Eisenhower acknowledged that 80 percent of Vietnam population would have voted for the communist Ho Chi Minh
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Submitted November 01, 2023 at 11:54AM by Fine_Sea5807
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Veterans Museum at Balboa Park
Research: Vietnam War | Veterans Museum at Balboa Park
Expand your knowledge of history by researching information on the Vietnam War. Visit the research library at the Veterans Museum for more info.
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TIL that in 1916 Jeannette Rankin became the first woman in Congress, representing Montana. She ran and won again in 1940, and no woman has represented Montana at a Federal level since.
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Submitted November 01, 2023 at 02:25PM by nanakon
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HISTORY
7 Things You May Not Know About Jeannette Rankin
Explore some fascinating facts about the first woman elected to Congress in the U.S.
TIL that trench rats was such a nuisance during WW1 that they are considered one of the worst parts of living in the trenches as only high-ranking people are given anti-rat beds and there are even reports of rats injuring foreheads that led to visits to the infirmary.
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Submitted November 01, 2023 at 02:00PM by blllrrrrr
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Trench rats
rodents found in frontline trenches
TIL Smarties candy was originally not allowed to be white for fear that children would associate medicinal tablets with Smarties.
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Submitted November 01, 2023 at 03:49PM by Deafening_Nucleus
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the Guardian
Smarties manufacturer brings back the blues
Distinctive blue sweet, dropped amid concerns over artificial additives nearly three years ago, to make comeback
TIL that the perception of moral decline is reported in countries all around the world. Despite this, the perception can be attributed to biased exposure to and memory of information.
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Submitted November 01, 2023 at 03:13PM by Kal-Elm
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Nature
The illusion of moral decline
Nature - We show that the perception of moral decline is pervasive, perdurable, unfounded and easily produced, and suggest that this illusion has implications for research on the misallocation of...
TIL North Korean state media admitted that the founder Kim Il Sung did not have the ability to teleport.
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North Korean Founder Kim Il Sung Did Not Have the Ability to Teleport, State Media Admits
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TIL that the 'brotherly love' in the etymology of the name Philadelphia refers to literal incest, when Ptolemy II married his sister Arsinoe II they both took/were given the name Philadelphos, or 'sibling-lover'.
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Submitted November 01, 2023 at 05:06PM by Mixedpopreferences
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Tales of Times Forgotten
The Shocking True Origin of the Name "Philadelphia" - Tales of Times Forgotten
You’ve all been taught the name Philadelphia comes from Greek meaning “City of Brotherly Love.” That’s mostly true. What you haven’t been taught is the long, fascinating history behind the name. As it turns out, the name Philadelphia ultimately comes from…
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