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TIL A High School Teacher who coerced teens into posing for explicit photos was caught because a Janitor cleaning his office saw a CD labeled "300" thinking it was the Zack Snyder film. He played it and discovered the photos.

gothamist.com

Submitted by WickedSensitiveCrew t3_123xt60 on March 27, 2023 at 7:37 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that eunuchs of last Chinese emperor wore their severed testicles and penises in jars around their necks when working

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by Arthur_Boo_Radley t3_123rklk on March 27, 2023 at 4:06 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that American Cheese was originally cheddar cheese, known as American or Yankee Cheddar and was being exported back to England by 1790. After James L. Kraft patented a method for manufacturing processed cheese in 1916, the term "American Cheese" was used to refer to Kraft's processed version.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by jdward01 t3_123q1sa on March 27, 2023 at 3:19 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that Rickey Henderson was so proud of earning a million dollar signing bonus that he had the check framed instead of cashing it. He saved the envelopes of cash teams gave players for per diem expenses, allowing his kids to pick them out of a box when they did well in school

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by EtOHMartini t3_123mazp on March 27, 2023 at 1:01 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that Michael Cain only changed his name LEGALLY by deed poll in 2016 from his birth name of Maurice Joseph Micklewhite becasue he was tired of being stopped at passport control. Everyone knew him by his showbiz name but his legal documents had his bith name.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by ajfromuk t3_123igvw on March 27, 2023 at 10:15 AM in todayilearned

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TIL that the outer HALOS of the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky way are already touching each other. The Galactic collision is already in it's early phase

newatlas.com

Submitted by KamikazeChief t3_1230lk1 on March 26, 2023 at 9:37 PM in todayilearned

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TIL in 1956-1957, the chinese communist party (ccp) launched a campaign called "hundred flowers movement" where they encouraged chinese citizens to give their opinions about the communist party. it failed. then mao zedong, conducted an ideological crackdown to those who criticized the party.

wikipedia.org

Submitted by Popular-Good-5657 t3_122w9bn on March 26, 2023 at 7:13 PM in todayilearned

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TIL Americans throw out over 400,000 smart phones per day, on average.

wbur.org

Submitted by martinbishop t3_122ugbe on March 26, 2023 at 6:09 PM in todayilearned

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TIL Hitler's dad originally went by the name Alois Schicklgruber before changing his last name to 'Hitler' in 1876

britannica.com

Submitted by DresdenPI t3_122ql7c on March 26, 2023 at 3:55 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that “Firehawks” a collection of three Australian bird species, are the only animals besides humans known to use fire to hunt. They will pick up burning sticks from fires and carry them in their beaks and talons before dropping it in unburnt vegetation setting the ground ablaze driving prey out.

wildlife.org

Submitted by TodAllen-99 t3_122kgtb on March 26, 2023 at 12:22 PM in todayilearned

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TIL three Germans had been infected with rabies after an organ donation, as the donor was bitten by a dog and was undiagnosed

dw.com

Submitted by kraven420 t3_122ispx on March 26, 2023 at 11:04 AM in todayilearned

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TIL: One in four American cowboys were black

smithsonianmag.com

Submitted by 4m2r0s t3_122bb55 on March 26, 2023 at 4:45 AM in todayilearned

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TIL that Channel 5 was the only major UK television channel not to broadcast Queen Elizabeth II's funeral - they aired The Emoji Movie instead

variety.com

Submitted by Yoshi2010 t3_1223omu on March 25, 2023 at 11:44 PM in todayilearned

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TIL the earliest known account of Christianity from a non-Christian source is a letter (112 AD) of Pliny the Younger to Emperor Trajan, asking for advice on dealing with a new and 'extravagant superstition' that had spread to several cities in Northern Turkey.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by SvanteArrheniusAMA t3_121w189 on March 25, 2023 at 7:15 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that when he was 18 years old and Crown Prince, Frederick the Great was forced by his father to watch the beheading of his close companion (and possible lover) Hans von Katte after the two attempted to escape together to England.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by jcd1974 t3_121uo7v on March 25, 2023 at 6:29 PM in todayilearned

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TIL in 1972 Don Rickles mocked mobster Joe Gallo onstage and after the show Gallo invited Rickles to Umbertos Clam House, to which he declined. A firefight erupted at Umbertos later that night, killing Gallo.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by TotesNotaBot0010101 t3_121olxs on March 25, 2023 at 3:01 PM in todayilearned

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TIL: A sex toy maker agreed to pay customers up to C$10,000 each for selling a “smart vibrator,” which tracked owners’ use without their knowledge. Two hackers had demonstrated the company was collecting information about users, including device temperature and vibration intensity.

theguardian.com

Submitted by theotherbogart t3_121oi52 on March 25, 2023 at 2:58 PM in todayilearned

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TIL The first person clinically diagnosed with Autism is still alive. Donald Grey Triplett who is 89 years old.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by Unleashtheducks t3_1216ca0 on March 25, 2023 at 1:37 AM in todayilearned

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TIL: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drained Niagra Falls in 1969. It ended up attracting more visitors than any other feat attempted at the falls. The engineers wanted to find a way to remove the unseemly boulders that had piled up at its base since 1931, cutting the height of the falls in half...

smithsonianmag.com

Submitted by floof_mcgenius t3_120pskx on March 24, 2023 at 4:39 PM in todayilearned

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TIL: Actor Tony Danza (peak fame in the 80s) was briefly a professional boxer. He went 9-3 with 7 KOs (5 in the 1st round).

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by It_Matters_More t3_120medr on March 24, 2023 at 2:41 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that Liza Minelli, daughter of Judy Garland, the actress who played Dorothy in the 1939 MGM film, “Wizard of Oz,” was once married to Jack Haley, Jr., son of Jack Haley, the actor who played the Tin Man in the same film. He was Minnelli’s 2nd husband.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by TheMadIrishman327 t3_120kisk on March 24, 2023 at 1:36 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that in Uruguay, up until 2017, if you caught your spouse in bed with someone else, it was within your rights to beat or kill either of them

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by t0rche t3_120a2tw on March 24, 2023 at 5:17 AM in todayilearned

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TIL: James Blunt gave Weird Al Yankovic permission to parody his single "You're Beautiful." But after Yankovic recorded "You're Pitiful," Blunt's record label refused to let it be commercially released. Yankovic didn't include it on his album. Instead, he released it as a free digital download.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by theotherbogart t3_1206gai on March 24, 2023 at 2:37 AM in todayilearned

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TIL: Tracy Chapman sued Nicki Minaj for copyright infringement. According to the complaint, Chapman repeatedly refused to give Minaj permission to sample one of her songs, but Minaj did it anyway. Minaj settled and agreed to pay Chapman $450K.

nbcnews.com

Submitted by theotherbogart t3_1204z9l on March 24, 2023 at 1:38 AM in todayilearned

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TIL Jethro Tull's album Thick as a Brick was created as satire, a jab at the 10+ minute songs from prog rock bands at the time. It's now considered one of the best prog-rock albums of all time.

loudersound.com

Submitted by ngtstkr t3_11zr9hz on March 23, 2023 at 5:29 PM in todayilearned

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