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TIL That Matt Bissonnette, the former DEVGRU operator who, under the pseudonym Mark Owen, wrote the first book about the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden was forced to turn over the almost $7 million he made from the book because he failed to get the book approved before it was published.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by GentPc t3_yby8ho
Submitted by sturnus-vulgaris t3_yvi5jd
TIL Anvil firing is the practice of exploding an anvil into the air. Anvils are typically fired as a celebration, be it to honor St. Clement's (the Patron Saint of blacksmiths) or in a 21 anvil salut as found in New Westminster, British Columbia.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by jamescookenotthatone t3_11e410x
Today I learned Tabula rasa (blank slate) is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception, which is in direct contrast to Innatism which is the idea that the mind is born with ideas, knowledge, and beliefs.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by St3v3nMS3 t3_110vmxc
TIL researchers found that the global average temperature from 19,000 to 23,000 years ago was about 46 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s about 11 degrees Fahrenheit (6 degrees Celsius) colder than the global average temperature of the 20th century, per a University of Michigan statement.
smithsonianmag.comSubmitted by Embarrassed-Mouse-49 t3_10ggxp5
Submitted by andreasdagen t3_10nudai
TIL In 1971, the Guinness World Records listed Clara as the "Most Indefatigable Cruise Passenger". For 14 years, she lived on RMS Caronia, which cost her $396 in daily fare. Without accounting for inflation, Cunard Line received $4 million from her in tickets.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by thenerdknuckle t3_youd5a
Submitted by Pardon_my_baconess t3_xxf63s