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TIL a wanted fugitive performed plastic surgeries on his face using scissors, a box cutter and a needle with thread in order to avoid capture. Some of the surgeries were done in public restrooms. He evaded arrest for over 2 years

cbsnews.com

Submitted by RainManToothpicks t3_zek5y5 on December 6, 2022 at 10:28 PM

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TIL about the small town of Swastika, Ontario. During WW2, the provincial government tried to change the town's name. The town's residents rejected this, stating "To hell with Hitler, we came up with our name first".

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by flopsychops t3_zg4ord on December 8, 2022 at 5:00 PM

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TIL Concrete is the second-most consumed substance on Earth behind only water. Thirty-three billion tons of it are used each year, making it by far the most abundant human-made material in history

noemamag.com

Submitted by course_you_do t3_zgl6cg on December 9, 2022 at 3:11 AM

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TIL the top 10% of drinkers in America consume an average of 74 drinks per week. About 30% of Americans never drink at all and another 30% only drink on special occasions, at most once every couple of weeks.

slate.com

Submitted by -AMARYANA- t3_zgreul on December 9, 2022 at 8:32 AM

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TIL: Only two companies have a higher credit rating than the US Government, Microsoft and Johnson&Johnson

investopedia.com

Submitted by hl3official t3_zi3pej on December 10, 2022 at 9:12 PM

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TIL that in 2011, a man in Australia was convicted of child pornography after a digital copy of Victorian era erotic literature was found in his laptop

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by Gidget-Gein t3_zi4apn on December 10, 2022 at 9:34 PM

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TIL that Samaritanism is a small Abrahamic religion that only had 820 followers as of 2019

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Submitted by IAmDavidGurney t3_zj5s38 on December 11, 2022 at 7:50 PM

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TIL that the US Government Printing Office used "12 PM" to refer to midnight until 2008.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by Specific_Success_875 t3_zjgdma on December 12, 2022 at 12:29 AM

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TIL: The New Testament in the Bible was originally written in Greek

biblword.net

Submitted by nasandre t3_zjxl44 on December 12, 2022 at 12:24 PM

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TIL in a 2005 Empire article, Henry Cavill was dubbed “the unluckiest man in Hollywood” after losing roles in Bond and Harry Potter franchises.

koimoi.com

Submitted by Ajthaking31 t3_zn1qhb on December 16, 2022 at 12:51 AM

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TIL that Aunt Bethany, from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, is played by the famous actress Mae Questel. Mae is best known for voicing Betty Boop, Minnie Mouse, and Olive Oyl.

wikipedia.org

Submitted by hzleyed-fbomb t3_znj4wh on December 16, 2022 at 4:47 PM

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TIL about Tommy Manville, the heir to the Johns-Manville fortune. The terms of his family trust granted him $250,000 "when he married." As a result he got married 13 times, giving the women a cut of the proceeds before quickly divorcing them.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by theHAREST t3_znsy4u on December 16, 2022 at 11:57 PM

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TIL over 20 years ago AOL Instant Messenger had a "AI" bot called Smarterchild. One of the first consumer facing machine learning interfaces that was publicly available!

vice.com

Submitted by mang3lo t3_zokqj5 on December 18, 2022 at 12:17 AM

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TIL that the writer of “Jingle Bells” fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War even though he was from Massachusetts and his father was a chaplain in the Union army.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by miscellonymous t3_zpf6sg on December 19, 2022 at 2:17 AM

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TIL Bhutan was the first country to make smoking illegal in public places in 2005

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Submitted by MarmitePants t3_zpn1h9 on December 19, 2022 at 9:29 AM

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Today I learned that the light from white LED streetlights is turning purple in many places.

cbc.ca

Submitted by HeavyMetalOverbite t3_zq6566 on December 19, 2022 at 10:46 PM

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TIL that for a period of 20 years, Argentina ranked as one of the wealthiest nations on Earth, having the highest GDP per capita in 1895 and being among the 10 richest until 1920. Today, the country is in crippling debt, and is considered one of the biggest economic downturns in modern history.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by lenny_the_pope t3_zrm02m on December 21, 2022 at 1:28 PM

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TIL that before 1985, Zombies weren't known for eating brains. Their penchant for head biting was first coined in the cult horror classic Return of the Living Dead.

screenrant.com

Submitted by elfy4eva t3_zsnev7 on December 22, 2022 at 2:31 PM

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TIL In 1656 the City of London soldiers were ordered to patrol the streets and seize any food they discovered being prepared for Christmas celebrations. They saw Christmas as a wasteful festival that threatened Christian beliefs.

historicengland.org.uk

Submitted by MonsterHunterNewbie t3_zuyfon on December 25, 2022 at 1:48 PM

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Today I learned that in 1634 Massachussets Puritans made long hair illegal for males.

blog.genealogybank.com

Submitted by darth_nadoma t3_zv11g0 on December 25, 2022 at 4:17 PM

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TIL that despite having a 95% Muslim population, Christmas is an extremely popular holiday in the west African nation of Senegal, which has a tradition of Muslims and Christians adopting each other's holidays

voanews.com

Submitted by elyisgreat t3_zv6wii on December 25, 2022 at 9:17 PM

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TIL Public nativity scenes are often the victim of baby Jesus theft. Some churches have had to chain their baby Jesus down to deter theft while others have added GPS tracking to their baby Jesus.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by jamescookenotthatone t3_zvlsm2 on December 26, 2022 at 12:02 PM

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TIL that starting in 2017 the U.S. Navy began using Xbox 360 video game controllers to operate periscopes on some of its newer, most advanced submarines.

usatoday.com

Submitted by TheRedditLifeChoseMe t3_zw0wp5 on December 26, 2022 at 11:59 PM

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TIL that when the set of James Cameron’s Titanic was submerged during filming, the Grand Staircase dislodged and floated; supporting the uncomfirmed theory that the missing original staircase dislodged and floated away during the real sinking.

jmilford-titanic.com

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zw5es7 on December 27, 2022 at 3:29 AM

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TIL that after WW1, Americans dubbed sauerkraut “Liberty Lettuce” as a dig at German culture & Germans in general. In addition, the United States also banned German from being taught in schools, bars & saloons stopped selling pretzels, Dachshunds became “Liberty Pups, & German composers were banned.

tastingtable.com

Submitted by hobowhite t3_zylwdq on December 30, 2022 at 12:41 AM

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