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TIL that octopuses have three hearts and blue blood

sciencefocus.com

Submitted by real_aurora_cole t3_1249tqr on March 28, 2023 at 2:33 AM in todayilearned

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TIL that Che Guevara was passioned about rugby, and he played it during his school years. In 1951 he also launched a rugby magazine Tackle, writing the whole thing himself

espn.co.uk

Submitted by SteO153 t3_123v8zi on March 27, 2023 at 6:11 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that after Leon Czolgosz was executed for assassinating US Pres. William McKinley, the prison warden poured sulfuric acid on the corpse, burned his belongings, and refused to turn over the body to Leon's brother. This was to prevent exhibitions of his life

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by archfapper t3_126s0go on March 30, 2023 at 4:29 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that there's a breed of a domestic chicken tall up to 1.2 metres

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by ravennesejaguar t3_125kx5s on March 29, 2023 at 11:21 AM in todayilearned

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TIL that Crusaders granted safe passage to Mamluk armies to fight Mongols in 1260.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by MimirHinnVitru t3_11f8o1t on March 1, 2023 at 4:48 PM in todayilearned

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TIL That E-cigarettes were first invented in the 1960s, but were never sold in order to protect the traditional cigarette market

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Submitted by TooOfEverything t3_11ywv2j on March 22, 2023 at 9:12 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that traditional lacquer is made w urushiol sap, aka the rash-causing toxin in poison ivy & poison oak. In fact, "urushi" (as in "urushi-ol") is the Japanese for the Chinese lacquer tree (also toxic) & an English word for lacquerware. They all fall in the genus Toxicodendron, or "poison tree".

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by thedamnoftinkers t3_11f51u4 on March 1, 2023 at 2:23 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that only Nintendo's founder knows what their name means.

kotaku.com

Submitted by johnmyster t3_11so17s on March 16, 2023 at 8:21 AM in todayilearned

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TIL the SL-1 was the only reactor accident in U.S. history which resulted in immediate fatalities, killing 3 military operators in 1961, pinning one of them to the ceiling.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by rigorousthinker t3_123raz1 on March 27, 2023 at 3:58 PM in todayilearned

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TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by drak0bsidian t3_11yvhas on March 22, 2023 at 8:26 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that as President-Elect, US Pres. James Buchanan improperly wrote to a Supreme Court justice asking him to vote pro-slavery in the Dred Scott case. The court would rule 7-2 that Scott was a possession, not a person, and denied his petition for freedom

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by archfapper t3_127safl on March 31, 2023 at 5:16 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled.

coca-cola.eu

Submitted by memeiel t3_1240dtb on March 27, 2023 at 9:04 PM in todayilearned

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TIL about Lillan Bloodworth, who donated blood every 56 days for nearly 50 years. By the time she stopped at age 85, she had donated 23 gallons. (The average person's body contains about 1.5 gallons.)

npr.org

Submitted by WouldbeWanderer t3_1241191 on March 27, 2023 at 9:23 PM in todayilearned

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TIFU by using the letter 'E' in my reply to a post in this subreddit

Submitted by ferventlotus t3_1280th9 on March 31, 2023 at 9:51 PM in tifu

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TIFU by saying my Dad's tattoo is shit before I knew he already had it done.

Submitted by maraudingnomad t3_127v3tz on March 31, 2023 at 6:49 PM in tifu

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Submitted by AutoModerator t3_127prvp on March 31, 2023 at 3:52 PM in tifu

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TIFU by thinking the thing in my bellybutton was normal

Submitted by Beans_here t3_127alvk on March 31, 2023 at 4:54 AM in tifu

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TIFU by going to the wrong bath house.

Submitted by Adventurous-Worry224 t3_1278rbk on March 31, 2023 at 3:30 AM in tifu

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TIFU by telling my best friend I have feelings for her

Submitted by turbulent_turnip2 t3_126xr1c on March 30, 2023 at 8:06 PM in tifu

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TIFU by accidentally showing my employer an email confirming my new job, before I gave my notice

Submitted by Alcatorda t3_126sh8q on March 30, 2023 at 4:46 PM in tifu

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TIFU letting out gas when I thought I was alone

Submitted by likeatether t3_1266ub2 on March 30, 2023 at 1:08 AM in tifu

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TIFU by inviting 18 people to my birthday dinner

Submitted by BirthdayPlaningIdiot t3_1265fwv on March 30, 2023 at 12:08 AM in tifu

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TIFU By making a friendly joke with a colleague

Submitted by diamondhound2509 t3_125itdp on March 29, 2023 at 9:48 AM in tifu

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TIFUpdate: reading a manuscript my ex gf wrote

Submitted by TurtleTragedy t3_125h441 on March 29, 2023 at 8:11 AM in tifu

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TIFU by assuming I had IBS

Submitted by AmbitionParty5444 t3_1253ruy on March 28, 2023 at 9:57 PM in tifu

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