Submitted by ChibiMoon11 t3_11gkzgu
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TIL the Japanese turned the third of their superbattleships (after Yamato and Musashi) into the largest aircraft carrier ever built at the time. After four years of construction and enormous cost, she left the shipyard and was immediately sunk by a submarine.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by AirborneRodent t3_11fs8kt
TIL about the Thalidomide scandal in the 1950s and 1960s, which resulted in thousands of children being born with severe birth defects after their mothers took the drug during pregnancy, leading to increased regulation of pharmaceuticals worldwide.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by Lylah_Love t3_11fpdrx
TIL of Unjust Demands Made by France on Haiti After Winning Independence: Forced to pay 150 million francs, the "Independence Debt" hindered Haiti's economy & development, stifling growth and contributing to ongoing challenges the nation faces today.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by Kooky-Home9823 t3_11fn5st
TIL that in 2018 a framed painting by Banksy was sold at auction for over a million pounds. As the gavel fell an alarm sounded and a shredder concealed in the picture frame turned on and began to shred the painting. The buyer went through with the purchase.
wikipedia.orgSubmitted by D3vilUkn0w t3_11eqyr3
TIL that “Stranger Things” star Winona Ryder pushed for Kate Bush’s song “Running Up That Hill” to be featured on the show. Ryder also stated that for seven years, she dropped hints on the show’s set by wearing her Kate Bush t-shirts. Winona’s plan eventually worked.
womenshealthmag.comSubmitted by waitingforthesun92 t3_11eiiqv
Submitted by [deleted] t3_11dz2hp
TIL that the library career of the creator of the Dewey Decimal system, Melvil Dewey ended in disgrace, because of his groping of female librarians. Dewey also insisted on seeing photographs of the women before he would hire them, to determine if they were attractive or not.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by VengefulMight t3_11dmsuc
TIL about the unusual death of a man in Spain in 2021, who died inside the leg of a paper-mache Steosaurus. It was thought the man entered the Stegosaurus to retrieve his phone, and days later was found by a father and son who noticed a smell coming from the statue.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by SligPants t3_11dcv0r
Submitted by brainseverywhere t3_11cg9v2