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TIL of Marni Nixon, a singer who dubbed the voices of many actresses in the 1950’s and 1960’s, including Natalie Wood, Audrey Hepburn and Deborah Kerr. She was told that if anyone found out about h... (www.classicfm.com)
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TIL: Chuck norris’s first name is actually carlos (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that the film Independence Day (1996) still holds the record for the ‘most miniature model work to appear in one film’. The record is now expected to hold forever due to CGI advances. (www.thefilmagazine.com)
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TIL about the Max Headroom signal hijacking. Which occurred on the night of November 22, 1987, two TV stations in Illinois were hijacked. A man wearing a Max Headroom mask made various remarks abou... (wikipedia.org)
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TIL: there are otter gangs in Singapore who fight for territories. It is well followed by the locals and the press. Each gangs has names and reputations. (mothership.sg)
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TIL that the American Chinese dish “General Tso’s Chicken” is named after Zuo Zongtang, a famed 19th century military leader who helped suppress three different rebellions. However, the chicken dis... (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL after Mr. Rogers car was stolen, the story was picked up by every newspaper, radio and media outlet around town. Within 48 hours the car was left in the exact spot where it was taken from, with... (www.cnn.com)
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TIL of Vesna Vulovi, a flight attendant who fell from 10,160 meters after a bomb tore through the baggage area of a plane she was working on. She not only survived, but managed to make a complete r... (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL health professionals are more likely than the public at large to buy generic painkillers, because they realize that they’re just as effective as name brands (web.stanford.edu)
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TIL that the exact meaning of the letter “p” in the pH scale is unknown because the inventor never bothered to explain what it stood for. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that while the use of Lemons as a cure for Scurvy was published in 1753 the British Admiralty refused to use it until 1793, while the Merchant Navy ignored the discovery all the way up to 1867. (daily.jstor.org)
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TIL Victor Fleming directed both The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind, and did both in the same year (1939). (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL: More than 1,800 antique papyrus scrolls from 79 AD were preserved by being carbonized due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius - some contained hitherto lost works and the efforts to read them ar... (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL in the original sushi type dish, the rice was only to preserve the fish, and was discarded uneaten (rokaakor.com)
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TIL that Word Star, a word processor - program that equivalent to nowdays Microsoft Word - cost $500. (youtu.be)
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TIL the Myers-Briggs has no scientific basis whatsoever. (www.vox.com)
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TIL that in 2007 90% of Vietnam's connection to the internet was taken down after fishermen severed a submarine cable so they could sell the expensive materials they salvaged. (www.reuters.com)
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TIL that when Will Smith was 12 his grandmother found his notebook of rap lyrics with curse words and wrote a note in it telling Will that truly smart people do not have to curse when expressing th... (www.billboard.com)
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TIL that between 2008 and 2016, JPMorgan sent fake buy and sell orders into metals and Treasuries markets to move prices in their favor. (www.reuters.com)
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TIL that after filing a lawsuit for assault against UFC fighter Conor McGregor in 2022, which left her with a broken arm, a Dublin woman had her car set ablaze outside of her home, and later, had a... (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL about Elan School. Until 2011, this "troubled teens" institution tortured kids physically and psychologically. The only way out of there was to torture and torment your peers, it's called "atta... (elan.school)
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TIL The Photos in the Cheers Opening montage were taken at a bar in Craigville, Minnesota in 1937 (www.inforum.com)
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TIL that the event that killed off the dinosaurs also killed off almost all reptiles, amphibians and mammals weighing more than 25 kg (55 lbs). Sea turtles and crocodilians were some of the few exc... (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that despite the 20+ page menu w/250+ items, the Cheesecake Factory cooks everything on the spot (except for cheesecakes and baked desserts) by employing a sheer number of kitchen stations and ... (www.vox.com)
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TIL about Magdalene Laundries, Irish asylums where women (who were disabled, sex workers, "too beautiful," or any number of things) were held and required to clean clothes daily. Some never left, a... (en.wikipedia.org)
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