TIL that while there are still traditional blimps in use, as of 2017, the "Goodyear Blimps" are actually a type of modern semi-rigid Zeppelin, manufactured by the Zeppelin NT corporation.
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 09:06AM by MississippiJoel
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 09:06AM by MississippiJoel
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TIL about Antechinus, a small Australian marsupial, that during breeding season the males hormones go into such overdrive they go on a 3 week sex fuelled rampage, at the end of which they die due to an overdose of testosterone and cortisol. They are capable of mating for up to 14 hours straight.
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 11:55AM by Idontwanttousethis
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the Guardian
Antechinus males drop dead after breeding, poisoned by raging hormones. Some also get eaten by their own | Andrew M Baker for the…
When males die from sex-fuelled exhaustion, still-living members of the species are known to feast on fallen comrades
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TIL in 2011, Family Radio spent over $100 million to spread the word that the rapture would take place on May 21, 2011. On May 23, the organization announced that it would not return money donated by followers to publicize the May 21 prediction, saying "We're not at the end. Why would we return it?"
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 01:49PM by nuttybudd
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 01:49PM by nuttybudd
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TIL that violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini lost his fortune on a failed Paris casino, auctioning his instruments to recoup losses. When he died in 1840, rumours of a pact with the devil led the Church to deny him a Catholic burial; his body was finally interred in 1876.
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 01:47PM by Upstairs_Drive_5602
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 01:47PM by Upstairs_Drive_5602
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TIL that when the Barcode was invented it was actually very unpopular, several conspiracies were made about it, and the Barcode industry fought back saying that "luddites" were the only ones against it. It took 40 years for even half of all registered grocery stores to use barcodes, due to expenses
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 05:10PM by throwitonthegrillboi
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 05:10PM by throwitonthegrillboi
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Slate Magazine
This Incredibly Popular Tech Was Nearly a Total Failure. Now It’s Everywhere.
It took years of controversy, protests, and legal battles just to change the way you buy a pack of gum.
TIL that in December 1984 an engineer named Stanley Watras set off radiation alarms at the under construction Limerick Nuclear Power Plant in Pennsylvania, despite the fact no nuclear fuel was yet onsite.
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 04:50PM by ByCromThatsAHotTake
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The BrickKicker
The Story of How Radon was Discovered in Homes
Who is Radio Active Stanely? In January of 1984, Stanely Watras and his young family moved into their new home in Boyerstown, Pennsylvania. Stanely began
TIL of the Kīlauea lava cricket. Endemic to the island of Hawai'i, the cricket is the first creature to appear on recently cooled lava flows from the island's volcanoes, and lives there exclusively. Once the lava field is colonized by plants, the cricket disappears and is seen nowhere else
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 04:57PM by MrMojoFomo
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 04:57PM by MrMojoFomo
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TIL about FunGuyz, a Canadian store that openly sold magic mushrooms which are illegal over there, had a number of chains across Ontario and Quebec but closed most of them due to frequent raids. They currently operate an online store.
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 09:03PM by delano1998
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 09:03PM by delano1998
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TIL about James Morrill, an English sailor who was shipwrecked off northern Australia in 1846 and taken in by an Aboriginal group. He lived amongst them for 17 years as an equal and learned eight of their local dialects.
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 04:04PM by dogmanrul
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 04:04PM by dogmanrul
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TIL Lil Nas X's song "Old Town Road" samples "34 Ghosts IV" by Nine Inch Nails. The producer never intended for the sample to be used for a country song and had never heard of NIN until discovering the song through YouTube's suggestions algorithm
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 10:30PM by savvystrider
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TIL the island of Himakajima, Japan, has a single set of traffic lights and turns green only once a year to teach kids how to cross roads safely before they move to the mainland
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 11:38PM by imHeroT
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 11:38PM by imHeroT
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SoraNews24
Himakajima: The Japanese island with one traffic light that only turns green once a year
In this town, green means its time to renew your Netflix subscription.
TIL that the United States defense readiness condition (DEFCON) alert system ranges from 5 (lowest state of readiness) to 1 (nuclear war is imminent). The highest it has been is DEFCON 2, which occurred during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the 1991 Gulf War, but only for the Strategic Air Command
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 09:37PM by MrMojoFomo
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 09:37PM by MrMojoFomo
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TIL actor Kurt Russell played 3 plus seasons in minor league baseball and hit .292
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 07:23PM by muddy_cat
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Submitted October 27, 2025 at 07:23PM by muddy_cat
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Baseball-Reference.com
Kurt Russell Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com
Kurt Russell Minor Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com
TIL about Vince Coleman, who died in the 1917 Halifax Explosion when he stayed at his post and telegraphed an incoming train to stop out of town. His warning: "Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbour making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye, boys."
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 04:01AM by Ok_Employer7837
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TIL that Ancient Egyptians and Nubians drank large quantities of beer containing an antibiotic, tetracycline, not discovered by modern scientists until 1948.
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 03:44AM by YOLTLO
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NBC News
Ancient Nubians drank beer laced with antibiotics
People have been using antibiotics for nearly 2,000 years, suggests a new study, which found large doses of tetracycline embedded in the bones of ancient African mummies.
TIL that Palatine Rugae (the ridges on the top of your mouth) are unique to every person and can be used to ID corpses
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 02:51AM by HaydenCarruth
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 02:51AM by HaydenCarruth
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TIL that in the total Western Hemisphere, there is only about a little over 1 Billion people.
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 04:19AM by ikeepsitreel
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 04:19AM by ikeepsitreel
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TIL that in 2019, an Egyptian train driver left his moving train (with brakes not engaged) to fight with another driver; the now unmanned train crashed and exploded, killing 25 people
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 06:22AM by duga404
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 06:22AM by duga404
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TIL bout Nobukazu Kuriki, a Japanese mountaineer who repeatedly attempted to climb Everest alone and supposedly without using oxygen bottles. He made eight failed attempts, losing nine of his fingers in the process, before dying of illness on his way back from his eighth attempt.
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 09:30AM by Sebastianlim
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 09:30AM by Sebastianlim
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TIL of the B-36 Peacemaker aircraft developed in the 1940’s, which operated 6 prop engines + 4 jet engines, had a range of 10,000 miles, a service ceiling of 40,000 feet, the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft, and flew 40 hours straight without the need to refuel.
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 06:51AM by justhere4thecats
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 06:51AM by justhere4thecats
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TIL that donating blood plasma can significantly reduce the levels of PFAs/forever chemicals in your blood
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 01:28PM by TextureStudies
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Submitted October 28, 2025 at 01:28PM by TextureStudies
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the Guardian
Here’s another reason to donate blood: it reduces ‘forever chemicals’ in your body | Adrienne Matei
While the $4tn global wellness industry bends over backwards to sell us dubious detox products, there is an accessible, easy, and free way to genuinely rid our bloodstreams of toxins