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A human hair bundle can be used to record humidity on a hygrothermograph

submitted 4 days ago by AmericanMuskrat from (en.wikipedia.org)

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The practice of shipping and projecting motion pictures on 2,000-foot reels, and employing "changeovers" between two projectors, was due to the carbon rods used in projector lamphouses having a lifespan of roughly 22 minutes

submitted 7 days ago by AmericanMuskrat from (en.wikipedia.org)

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r/TumblrInAction banned

submitted 8 days ago by ClintonKilldepstein from (reddit.com)

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The Greenland shark takes 150 years to reach sexual maturity, with some sharks living up to 400 years. Due to this, the hunting of the Greenland shark is unsustainable and is slowly leading to the potential extinction of the species

submitted 17 days ago by AmericanMuskrat from (self.TIL)

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TIL: Pain transports the message: "You're still alive so go on and fucking change something, you goddamn asshat" (Sincerly, your body or your mind or your soul: NON-EXCLUSIVE "or"s of course)

submitted 20 days ago by GeorgeCarlin from (self.TIL)

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Matrioshka Brain

submitted 20 days ago by GeorgeCarlin from (en.wikipedia.org)

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Nymph

submitted 20 days ago by GeorgeCarlin from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Elon Musk is the king of the white race

submitted 1 month ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL: The Akashic records are a compendium of all universal events, thoughts, words, emotions and intent ever to have occurred in the past, present, or future in terms of all entities and life forms, not just human.

submitted 2 months ago by the-swerve-podcast from (youtu.be)

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TIL: 13% of the world's population reportedly hear voices, but schizophrenia accounts for only about 1%. Clairaudience is hearing messages from things not present. Could this explain the other 12%? Video seeks to dive into the spiritual, scientific, and parapsychological explanations available today

submitted 2 months ago by the-swerve-podcast from (youtu.be)

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TIL IBS is caused by high anxiety not food as scientists once proposed

submitted 2 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL: Depression and Anxiety may only be representatives and constant reminders for the pain that is required for real psychological growth.

submitted 2 months ago by GeorgeCarlin from (self.TIL)

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TIL Stalin, Mao, Hitler, and Lenin were all manlets

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL Bitcoin was created by a Japanese engineer named Satoshi Nakamoto

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL: Diagnosises can become self-fullfilling prophecies.

submitted 3 months ago by GeorgeCarlin from (self.TIL)

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TIL : Poisonous and venomous aren't the same thing. And toxic is something else also

submitted 3 months ago by GeorgeCarlin from (self.TIL)

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TIL: the DOT conducts studies on driving habits.

submitted 3 months ago by Canbot from (files.catbox.moe)

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TIL : How to fire a Stinger missile

submitted 3 months ago by GeorgeCarlin from (m.youtube.com)

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TIL 1 percent of the population creates 90 percent of all innovation. Mostly high iq people.

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL: Writers often develop intricate details of their characters before writing their novel.

submitted 3 months ago by Zapped from (nownovel.com)

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TIL most European and Japanese countries use bidets instead of toilet paper which is more environmentally friendly and cleans poop off your ass better

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL Steve Jobs died of an easily treatable form of pancreatic cancer because he though eating a fruit only diet would cure him

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL Many of the Nazi's policies such as their racial codes (Nuremburg Laws) and dehumanization of the infirm were inspired by American Jim Crow segregation and the popularity of eugenics among American intellectual circles

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL about 'The Man Who Laughs': 1928 Silent Film That Inspired the Joker

submitted 3 months ago by Zapped from (therockle.com)

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TIL If you don't shower it's actually healthier for you

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL Joe Rogan got 100 million dollars for his deal with spotify

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL The USA is about 300 years old and is already falling apart because it gave women rights

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL IQ is hereditary and correlated to the size and number of neurons in your brain

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL Jordan Peterson had an iq of 145 and taught at Harvard

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL The higher your iq is the more likely you are to be a virgin. Newton, Tesla and Jesus were giga high iq but never fucked a bitch

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL Intelligence can be broadly summarized into three categories - verbal, logical, and spatial

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL "Farmers protests" in India were sponsored by foreign intelligence agencies to destabilize and defame India

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL The head of the CIA on 9/11 was a woman

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL Hypergamy results in an uneven distribution of sexual success among humans in which 80 percent of women are attracted to 20 percent of men

submitted 3 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL India and China are the oldest civilizations in the world

submitted 4 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL chess was invented in India by king Rajamanavan of the 12th century vijaypatia dynasty

submitted 4 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL Human beings originated in Africa and traveled to Europe and Asia and in search of more temperate weather

submitted 4 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL China has over 200 million leftover men due to its one child policy

submitted 4 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL Bill Clinton got a blowjob from Monica Lewinski and got his coom all over her dress. After Trump was elected president he bought the cum stained dress and hung it up in the white house for everyone to see.

submitted 4 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL 4chan makes so little money on advertising that you could buy it for free if you take on it's monthly debts

submitted 4 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL the moon reflects radio signals from earth.

submitted 4 months ago by Canbot from (files.catbox.moe)

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TIL slime molds can pass information to new slime molds despite not having neurons and being single called organisms.

submitted 4 months ago by Canbot from (youtu.be)

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TIL Andrew Tate is a 4 time kickboxing world champion and alpha male

submitted 4 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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There's a heavy metal scene in Botswana.

submitted 4 months ago by jet199 from (imgur.com)

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TIL To become more of an alpha male you have to buy Rollo Tomassi's book "the rational male"

submitted 4 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL about atomic gardening. People used radioactive cobalt to induce mutations in plants in order to create new plants.

submitted 4 months ago by Canbot from (en.m.wikipedia.org)

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TIL the term "conspiracy theory" was invented by the CIA to discredit critics and dissidents

submitted 4 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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12 Hour First Class Sleeper Train in Vietnam from Danang to Hanoi

submitted 4 months ago by rubberbiscuit from (odysee.com)

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TIL Statistically you are more likely to be a virgin if you have a higher iq and are less aggressive and violent.

submitted 5 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL: The science involved in the Wim Hof method! Wim Hof (The Iceman), is known for pushing the human body to its limits breaking multiple world records in the process. We discuss his life, the science involved in the breathing technique, and our own experience.

submitted 5 months ago by the-swerve-podcast from (youtu.be)

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TIL Steve Buscemi served as a volunteer firefighter on 9/11

submitted 5 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL The average benis size of the Congo is 7 inches

submitted 5 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL: Rasputin, a peasant turned mystic, who dabbled with the occult was able to gain political influence in Russia by improving the condition of Aleksey Nikolayevich, the hemophiliac heir to the throne using his “mysticism”. He was also very hard to kill and survived multiple assassination attempts.

submitted 5 months ago by the-swerve-podcast from (youtu.be)

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TIL: The Pareto Principle also known as the 80/20 rule states that 80 percent of the results come from 20 percent of the causes

submitted 5 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL: Donald J Trump and Jeffrey Epstein were good friends and met with each other often

submitted 5 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL: The Covid vaccine has saved over 10 million lives

submitted 5 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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TIL: The fundamental building block of our universe are subatomic vibrating strings

submitted 5 months ago by yabbit from (self.TIL)

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I find very little when I search 'vaccine regret' on DDG or Google, but in other parts of the world, regret is so common, the Dutch have voted 'prikspijt' as 2021 best new word. Why the lack of flow?

submitted 6 months ago by Walksoft from (nltimes.nl)

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TIL - Texas Roadhouse Founder Kent Taylor committed suicide because he suffered unbearable tinnitus caused by COVID-19.

submitted 7 months ago by Zapped from (npr.org)

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TIL: Remote viewing, a mental technique can be used to gain information about unknown locations and was used by the CIA for decades...The phenomenon was also scientifically studied by Stanford researchers Russel Targ and Harold Puthoff, as well, UC Irvine professor Jessica Utts

submitted 8 months ago by the-swerve-podcast from (youtu.be)

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TIL: Who "Fravia" is. I spammed random shit into google and found this. Apparently, it was taken offline several times, the latest of which was Feb 2020 (covid). The relevance of most of this material today is astounding to me. See: Fravia on wiki, as well.

submitted 9 months ago by anonanon from (biostatisticien.eu)

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TIL our wood is weird

submitted 9 months ago by jet199 from (imgur.com)

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TIL how post modernism spreads

submitted 9 months ago by jet199 from (imgur.com)

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Keanu Reeves looks a lot like French classical composer Erik Satie

submitted 10 months ago by christnmusicreleases from (files.catbox.moe)

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Most EXPENSIVE PETS in the world

submitted 11 months ago by pissupoosa from (thewitpark.com)

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😨 TIL about the “Wendigo”, a malevolent cryptid that pursues human flesh. Folklore and alleged modern-day sightings have created speculation that this creature may be more than myth. It is alleged to be 2-3 times the size of man, decrepit and sickly looking, and covered with blood-stained fur.

submitted 1 year ago by the-swerve-podcast from (youtu.be)

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How Do Nuclear Submarines Make Oxygen?- Smarter Every Day 251

submitted 1 year ago by ReeferMadness from (m.youtube.com)

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TIL 3 masks are 90% effective and 1 is only 50% lmaooo

submitted 1 year ago by RelianceTrust from (youtu.be)

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The Fez is popular in Muslim countries because it allows them to knock their heads against the ground in prayer while not getting in the way.

submitted 1 year ago by Chipit from (youtube.com)

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TIL How to Identify the Swamp Rose/Cluster Rose - With Nootka Rose - Pacific Northwest Natives

submitted 1 year ago by RelianceTrust from (youtu.be)

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TIL about the "Fermi Paradox", and why extraterrestrials or advanced civilizations have not contacted humanity

submitted 1 year ago by [deleted] from (youtu.be)

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TIL Switzerland ended rabies epidemic by dropping chicken heads with vaccine from helicopters

submitted 1 year ago by Saturday from (thefactsource.com)

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Canadian Gaydar

submitted 1 year ago by Mental from (youtu.be)

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TIL that during World War II, Japan floated over 9,300 Fu-Go balloon bombs towards the United States mainland. While the bombs were largely ineffective, they were the first intercontinental weapons, with one reaching as far as Michigan.

submitted 1 year ago by NorfolkTerrier from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL expensive placebo pills are proven to be more effective than cheap ones

submitted 1 year ago by Saturday from (thefactsource.com)

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Kenjataimu

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TIL that the US's original nuclear war plan included bombing China. When asked if there was an option to spare China if it wasn't part of the war, Strategic Air Command leader Thomas Power said he hoped no one would think of that, "because it would really screw up the plan."

submitted 1 year ago by NorfolkTerrier from (nsarchive2.gwu.edu)

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TIL a seven year old boy became heavyweight champion of the world for one day. ♥️

submitted 1 year ago by hfxB0oyA from (imgur.com)

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TIL Medieval Eltz Castle has remained with the same family for 860 years (33 generations)

submitted 1 year ago by Saturday from (thefactsource.com)

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TIL that the Madagascar Sign Language is derived from the Norwegian Sign Language, since the education for deaf in the country was established by Norwegian missionaries.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (repository.tufs.ac.jp)

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TIL that at a library in Anchorage, Alaska you can borrow taxidermy animals.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (atlasobscura.com)

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TIL bone conduction was used to diagnose the source of deafness in patients as early as the sixteenth century (no, Beethoven did NOT invent bone conduction)

submitted 1 year ago by liz_ from (blog.sentienhq.com)

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TIL that the rarest naturally occuring element is Astatine (atomic number 85). It is so rare because it has a half-life of 8.1 hours. Less than one ounce (28 grams) exists in the Earth's crust.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that there was an Indian con-man called Natwarlal who repeatedly "sold" Taj Mahal, the Red Fort in Delhi, the Indian presidential palace and parliament house.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that all mammals of order Carnivora are divided into two groups: cat-like (Feliformia) and dog-like (Caniformia).

submitted 1 year ago by NorfolkTerrier from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that two airplanes collided in Switzerland in 2002 due to bad air traffic control. A Russian man who lost his family in the accident murdered the air traffic controller who handled the traffic that night. After his release he became deputy minister of construction in North Ossetia-Alania.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that the library Biblioteca_Joanina in Coimbra, Portugal is home to a swarm of bats that feed on book-eating insects.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that Francisco Macías Nguema, dictator of Equatorial Guinea 1968-1979, gave himself the title "Unique Miracle", changed the national motto to "There is no other God than Macías Nguema", banned western medicine and had 150 opponents executed on Christmas Eve by soldiers dressed as Santa Claus.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that in 1968, Liechtenstein held a referendum on women's suffrage where both men and women were allowed to vote. Despite this, the No-side won with 56.3% and 49.5% of the women voting against voting rights for women. Women's suffrage would not be introduced until 1984.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that the last sword duel in France took place in 1967, between the mayor of Marseille and the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (rarehistoricalphotos.com)

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TIL that the Paraguayan war 1864-1870 led to the death of up to 69% of the population in Paraguay. After the war there were only 28,746 adult men left in the country.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL What It Was Like to Witness the Guillotine - Weird History

submitted 1 year ago by EndlessSunflowers from (youtube.com)

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TIL that Ninja as portrayed in Modern Media aren't Real and all Ninja Masters today are Fake

submitted 1 year ago by scrubking from (youtu.be)

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TIL that the first rocket launched by the Indian space program in 1963 was transported to the launch site by bicycle. The space center from which the launch was performed was set up in a church.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (indiatoday.in)

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TIL about the dancing plague of 1518 in Strasbourg where hundreds started to dance maniacally without any known reason, some even dancing to their death.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that the great mathematician and logician Kurt Gödel, famous for his incompleteness theorems, refused to eat anything not cooked by his wife out of fear of poisoning and died of starvation when she was hospitalized and unable to cook for him.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that the national anthem of Estonia is the same as that of Finland, but with different lyrics.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that a small islet called South Talpatti was disputed between India and Bangladesh until 2010, when it was submerged due to rising sea levels caused by global warming, settling the dispute.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (smh.com.au)

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TIL that there exist many villages in France that "died for France" in WWI. They were never rebuilt and the land not incorporated in other administrative divisions. Instead the villages officially remain with zero inhabitants to commemorate their sacrifice.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that an Indian man married a dog to atone for having killed two other dogs, something that had brought a "curse" upon him.

submitted 1 year ago by Jashfior from (news.bbc.co.uk)

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