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Submitted by pm-me-all-tits t3_122dcbc
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.orgSubmitted by jdward01 t3_123q1sa
TIL in 1979, in between a double-header, the White Sox exploded a crate filled with disco records to stands of over 50k disco haters. Thousands flocked to the field afterward, which became so destroyed that they forfeit the 2nd game to the Tigers - the last time in AL history.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by JackMacWindowsLinux t3_122euus
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.orgSubmitted by EtOHMartini t3_123mazp
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.orgSubmitted by ajfromuk t3_123igvw
Submitted by VeryPoliteRaccoon t3_121mud8
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.orgSubmitted by Popular-Good-5657 t3_122w9bn
TIL: Thanks to poor internal communication at NASA, information about a spacesuit water leak wasn't properly communicated. Later, Astronaut Luca Parmitano almost drowned on a July, 2013 ISS space walk, his helmet filling with several liters of water before they could get him back inside.
abcnews.go.comSubmitted by OvidPerl t3_121eza5
Submitted by martinbishop t3_122ugbe