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TIL CO2 bonds with the moisture in your nose creating carbonic acid. That's why it burns when you burp after drinking a soda.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by HosWoodWorks t3_10fg3jp on January 18, 2023 at 7:22 PM

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TIL the Iowa Writer’s Workshop was used to fight communism abroad and domestically from the 1940s through the 1970s, and received substantial funding from the CIA to do so.

vice.com

Submitted by big_papa_geek t3_10gh7r4 on January 19, 2023 at 11:48 PM

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TIL Daryl Hall's (of pop duo Hall & Oates) first solo album produced by King Crimson's Robert Fripp was initially shelved by RCA in 1977, leading outraged Hall and Fripp to pass copies of the record to journalists and DJs. Hall's fans started a letter-writing campaign requesting its release.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by Bubbly-Incident t3_10h1mqk on January 20, 2023 at 4:43 PM

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TIL A Dog's Nose is Its Fingerprint

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Submitted by Sea-Mastodon2775 t3_10ggmsu on January 19, 2023 at 11:24 PM

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TIL That 38% of world wide unprovoked shark attacks occur in Florida.

floridamuseum.ufl.edu

Submitted by 410ham t3_10h9dgv on January 20, 2023 at 9:49 PM

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TIL more than 300 million people globally don’t have a single friend, according to Gallup data

hbr.org

Submitted by jyang1 t3_10h7t8a on January 20, 2023 at 8:52 PM

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TIL that cheap, un-shielded USB drive enclosures drastically reduce Bluetooth range

zdnet.com

Submitted by SomeGuyNamedJay t3_10g6fp6 on January 19, 2023 at 4:44 PM

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TIL Mice don’t actually like cheese and are even repelled by many cheeses due to the smell. If they’re hungry enough they’ll try to eat anything, but they won’t actively seek out cheese.

micemobexterminators.com

Submitted by BiAdventureTime t3_10h6qdu on January 20, 2023 at 8:05 PM

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TIL that only about 4% of the Earth's surface has two points on opposite sides of the world that are both on land

worldatlas.com

Submitted by A_1337_Canadian t3_10fdyqs on January 18, 2023 at 6:00 PM

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TIL, the Irish Potato Famine, an agricultural disaster that occurred between 1840 and 1850, resulted in over one million deaths and another million emigrants leaving the country.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by Man_Weird t3_10h4ydp on January 20, 2023 at 6:53 PM

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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.com

Submitted by Embarrassed-Mouse-49 t3_10ggxp5 on January 19, 2023 at 11:37 PM

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TIL being sleep deprived can cause sexual arousal in mammals.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Submitted by johnsmithbonds8 t3_10g88vw on January 19, 2023 at 5:54 PM

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TIL about Senator William Alden “Watertight Smith”, who chaired the US investigations into The sinking of the Titanic and infamously asked why passengers could not shelter in watertight compartments.

wikipedia.org

Submitted by LastOfOldOrder t3_10h06wl on January 20, 2023 at 3:46 PM

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TIL the 1979 cult classic The Warriors was based on the ancient story of the Anabasis, wherein Xenophon and his group of Greek mercenaries attempt to escape from Persia after the death of Cyrus.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by kevlarbuns t3_10efncc on January 17, 2023 at 3:56 PM

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TIL There were 121 witnesses to the JFK assassination, and 51 of them believed shots came from the grassy knoll. A further study examined 64 witnesses, with over half putting gunshots from the knoll.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by Standard-Assist-5793 t3_10gw4x7 on January 20, 2023 at 12:49 PM

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TIL that before the invention and introduction of toilet paper to the US dried corn cobs we're one of the preferred methods of wiping after using the bathroom.

grunge.com

Submitted by Perfect-Editor-5008 t3_10guv26 on January 20, 2023 at 11:42 AM

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TIL that fish skin is used as wound dressing for severe burn injuries, leading to fast and very effective healing.

myacare.com

Submitted by firesparxx t3_10axt17 on January 13, 2023 at 3:51 PM

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TIL 5-time world champion figure skater Michelle Kwan is the US ambassador to Belize.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by Hybrid351 t3_10gmzrm on January 20, 2023 at 4:10 AM

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TIL The song 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton is rooted to the 9to5 movement in which secretaries and working women stood up for their rights to be treated equal in the workplace

americansongwriter.com

Submitted by Minnesotan-Gaming t3_10g6ghb on January 19, 2023 at 4:44 PM

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TIL some prison inmates will implant pieces of dominoes under their penis skin to either increase pleasure while masturbating, or provide more girth for their partners.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Submitted by anotherfatgeek t3_10gkpct on January 20, 2023 at 2:22 AM

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TIL The Olympics ended for 1500 years before being revived in the 19th century

history.com

Submitted by imfreerightnow t3_10fnnb2 on January 19, 2023 at 12:43 AM

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TIL the original iPad didn't have a calculator because Steve Jobs didn't want to just use a scaled up iPhone calculator. 13 years later, the iPad still doesn't come with a calculator.

mentalfloss.com

Submitted by webconnoisseur t3_10ge5td on January 19, 2023 at 9:40 PM

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TIL: American Horse Meat is considered a delicacy in Japan and sells for as much per pound as Veal.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by muadeebpaul t3_10gdrs4 on January 19, 2023 at 9:26 PM

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TIL about the Zeitpyramide, a pyramid whose construction will take 1,160 years spanning once-a-decade installations, with one scheduled for 2023.

popularmechanics.com

Submitted by ColorUserPro t3_10fhcec on January 18, 2023 at 8:11 PM

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TIL an anonymous Middle Eastern prince donated $500,000 for Hurricane Sandy relief in exchange for a 15 minute meeting with actress Kristen Stewart

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by lady___eve t3_10g93nh on January 19, 2023 at 6:25 PM

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