Today I Learned (TIL)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/StressCanBeGood on 2024-11-02 17:08:17+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ATouchofCruelty on 2024-11-02 15:49:46+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/gullydon on 2024-11-02 19:36:32+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/justinbigdude on 2024-11-02 18:26:43+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1969, Honduras and El Salvador, who already had extreme tension, faced off in the 1970 FIFA qualifier. Game 1, won by Honduras, led to Salvadoran rioting, and Game 2, won by El Salvador, led to Honduran riots. After border skirmishes, this led to a four-day war known as the Football War.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/efequalma on 2024-11-02 19:03:07+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Nikola Tesla originally expected to live to 150 years, but later changed this estimate to 135 years after he gave up alcohol due to prohibition. He regularly charged his body to high voltages to help aid longevity.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/AmcDarkPool on 2024-11-02 18:48:10+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/BezugssystemCH1903 on 2024-11-02 12:45:56+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Swiss cars need a "CH" sticker when driving abroad, required by the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. Swiss plates have no country code, only the Swiss and cantonal coat of arms and the cantonal code.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ObjectiveAd6551 on 2024-11-02 13:10:10+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Lane-Kiffin on 2024-11-02 15:17:41+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/KunSeii on 2024-11-02 14:48:13+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that during a single Senate term from 1949 to 1955, Nebraska's Class 2 seat was occupied by six different senators due to two deaths, three appointments, two special elections, and one resignation.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Attrage01 on 2024-11-02 13:29:02+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/EmpressMilonia on 2024-11-02 10:30:32+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RealisticBarnacle115 on 2024-11-02 06:31:27+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the phenomenon of struggling to fall asleep in a new bed is called the 'dolphin effect' or 'dolphin mode.' Dolphins can fully rest while keeping part of their brain awake, and something similar happens to us when we can't sleep in unfamiliar surroundings.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Attrage01 on 2024-11-02 12:57:53+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the hulls of the famous first "six frigates" of the US Navy were constructed from the wood of the American live oak, a species unique to the northeastern United States with timber so dense that "a nail driven into it was nearly impossible to extract".

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/HallowedAndHarrowed on 2024-11-02 12:32:08+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/randomanon5two on 2024-11-02 12:14:22+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that after Buddy Holly’s death, Waylon Jennings put Holly’s guitar and amp in a locker at Grand Central Terminal in New York City and sent the keys to Holly’s widow. Jennings, who had given up his seat on the flight, felt guilty about the crash, a burden he carried throughout his life.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ThomasNiuNiu on 2024-11-02 01:38:21+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Five Guys provides extra fries and piles them into the bottom of the bag, so customers think they got a great deal; albeit this is already calculated into the total price. Jerry Murrell, its founder, claims it's better for customers to feel that they their serving of fries was too large.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ILLfated_w on 2024-11-02 05:27:02+00:00.

Original Title: Today I Learned that the longest judicial trial in the history of the United States was the Pizza Connection Trial, where the Sicilian Mafia processed Heroin and Morphine for sale in Pizza Parlors during the 70's and 80's

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/beppodb on 2024-11-02 01:38:40+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about the Murchison Murders (1929-30). An escaped convict (allegedly) killed 3 people and disposed of the remains using a method divulged to him by a novelist who was struggling to develop the plot of his story because the technique would not leave enough clues for the main character to follow.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/__init__2nd_user on 2024-11-02 01:31:19+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flares117 on 2024-11-02 06:45:42+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: There existed elephant duels in SE Asia. Opposing army leaders of equal status would face each other on the battlefield in single combat atop elephants. It was seen as honorable and heroic as it avoided troop losses. The practice died when the Portuguese introduced guns in the 16th century.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/agoodsolidthrowaway on 2024-11-02 05:32:51+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/efequalma on 2024-11-02 01:43:16+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Nikola Tesla predicted the rise of the modern smartphone over a century ago. He described a world where people would communicate wirelessly across the globe with devices small enough to carry in their pockets, envisioning what he called “a world wireless system.”

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/efequalma on 2024-11-01 23:14:07+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Salvador Dali claimed to remember being in the womb. He described it as "floating" in calmness, warmth, and security. Many believe his claim should be taken as metaphor to align with his eccentric image and fascination with the surreal.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/blaaaaaarghhh on 2024-11-02 03:56:18+00:00.