TIL the James Webb Space Telescope has found over 300 "Little Red Dots", objects that existed between 13.2 an 12.2 billion years ago, and whose nature is currently uncertain
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TIL Early Hominins (~3–4 million years ago) showed high levels of sexual dimorphism, with males significantly larger than females, like modern gorillas. Over time, with the emergence of genus Homo, size dimorphism decreased, approaching the more moderate levels seen in modern humans.
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Wiley Online Library
Sexual Dimorphism in Hominin Ancestors
Sexual dimorphism in hominin evolution has been a topic of continuous interest and debate ever since Darwin, not only because it offers insights into the evolution of human behavior but also because ...
TIL Christopher Nolan did not write the line "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain" said by Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight, his brother Jonathan did. Nolan didn't understand it initially & revealed "It kills me because it's the line that most resonates."
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Submitted February 28, 2026 at 07:13PM by tyrion2024
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The Hollywood Reporter
Jonathan Nolan Explains the Origin of ‘The Dark Knight’s’ Most Famous Line
The Batman film's co-writer on the line that's since taken on a life of its own: "It felt uniquely resonant to the tragedy of Harvey Dent and the tragedy of Batman."
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TIL Facebook deliberately manipulated the news feeds of nearly 700,000 users in 2012 to study emotional contagion without informing them at the time effectively treating their users as guinea pigs.
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Submitted February 28, 2026 at 07:10PM by WDBRL
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BBC News
Facebook emotion experiment sparks criticism
Facebook is criticised after it emerges it conducted a psychology experiment to test emotional reactions of nearly 700,000 users without their knowledge.
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TIL Roman Emperor Diocletian tried to limit social mobility of farmers and soldiers in order to protect the Roman State functions and economy. Despite himself being a son of a liberated slave and were a soldier.
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Submitted February 28, 2026 at 07:15PM by Sevastous-of-Caria
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TIL that during WW2 military brothel were set up by Nazi Germany throughout much of occupied Europe for the use of Wehrmacht and SS soldiers. Until 1942, there were around 500 military brothels of this kind in German-occupied Europe minimum of 34,140 European women were forced to serve as prostitute
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Submitted February 28, 2026 at 11:04PM by TumbleweedRoutine631
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TIL the Rolls-Royce Phantom's 4-wheel steering turns the rear wheels counter to the front wheels at speeds lower than 60kmh to improve maneuverability. Between 60-80kmh the rear wheels don't steer at all. Over 80kmh the rear wheels turn in the same direction as the front wheels for better stability
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Submitted March 1, 2026 at 12:00AM by trubol
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TIL that “DOOM” (1993) was so influential that companies used it to test whether a computer was powerful enough to run modern software leading to the phrase “Can it run DOOM?” which is still used today, and the game has since been ported to calculators, ATMs, pregnancy tests, and even a smart fridge
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TIL that Iran hasn’t had formal diplomatic relations with the United States since 1980 and to maintain basic diplomatic contact, Pakistan acts as Iran’s “protecting power” in Washington while Switzerland acts as the U.S.’s protecting power in Tehran. Neither country officially has embassy in other
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TIL about Richard Tomlinson. A former MI6 officer who argued that he was subjected to unfair dismissal in 1995, and attempted to take his former employer to a tribunal. MI6 refused, arguing that to do so would breach state security.
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Submitted February 28, 2026 at 11:31PM by johnsmithoncemore
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TIL that carpenter ants don’t actually eat wood , they chew through it to build massive hidden colonies inside walls and furniture, sometimes causing structural damage that looks like termite destruction.
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Submitted March 1, 2026 at 01:35AM by husky__2424
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TIL the last time a checkmate actually occurred on the board during a World Chess Championship match was in 1929.
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Submitted March 1, 2026 at 03:37AM by Coldcow
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TIL that in 2023, scientists detected possible signs of a gas called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b — and on Earth, this gas is produced almost exclusively by living organisms (like marine plankton).
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Submitted March 1, 2026 at 01:13AM by husky__2424
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TIL Iceland has a higher proportion of English speakers than the USA, and Iceland has a higher proportion of English speakers than Icelandic speakers.
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TIL that early audiences who heard "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath at clubs in 1970 were absolutely terrified of it. According to Ozzy Osbourne's autobiography: “All the girls ran out of the venue screaming. Isn’t the whole point of being in a band to get a shag, not make the chicks run away?"
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Revolver
Black Sabbath's Debut: 50 Wild Facts About Metal's First Album
From horror movies and bad dreams to naked models and "bullshit necromancy"
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TIL the creator of Little Nemo also created a comic strip aimed at adults where a character would eat a Welsh Rarebit (open faced grilled cheese) and then would be subjecting with absurdist, dark dreams until he woke up. This was 1904.
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TIL that the Black Sabbath Debut Album: Black Sabbath was recorded in a Single Day and the band made it to the pub in time for last order
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Submitted March 1, 2026 at 09:59AM by 49orth
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Recycled Records Lp
The Black Sabbath Debut Album: 10 Powerful Facts Behind Its Creation
Discover 10 powerful facts about the Black Sabbath debut album, recorded in one day, built on Tony Iommi’s innovation, and forever changing rock music.
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TIL about six Tongan boys who survived for 15 months on a desert island until they were rescued by an Australian fisherman. Unlike the novel Lord of the Flies, they co-operated to survive and lived in an abandoned 19th century settlement.
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Submitted March 1, 2026 at 12:21PM by Misterkillboy
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TIL Late in his reign, Marcus Aurelius decided to wave the fiscus, the tax on the sale of gladiators, thus making it cheaper to host games. The decision was so popular among the elite that the transcript of the senate debate was carved in stone and broze across the empire, via private initiative
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TIL in 2016 researchers observed a female orangutan enlist the help of a male to kill another female. This is the first time a female orangutan has been observed killing another female. It's "highly unusual" that the female enlisted the help of only one other individual & also one of a different sex
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Submitted March 1, 2026 at 03:03PM by tyrion2024
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HowStuffWorks
Anatomy of an Orangutan Murder
"The Jinx." "Making a Murderer." And now, orangutans? Why this female-on-female ape killing took researchers by surprise - and reads like a human true-crime drama.
TIL Teddy Roosevelt would regularly stage and participate in boxing matches, sometimes with professionals, while in the White House.
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Submitted March 1, 2026 at 04:38PM by AzuleEyes
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USA TODAY
Fact check: Theodore Roosevelt's eyesight was permanently damaged by military aide during boxing match
President Theodore Roosevelt was injured in a boxing match with his military aide, Daniel T. Moore, causing him to lose sight in his eye.
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