Submitted by stantonstocky t3_z7hhba
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TIL Andre Agassi won 10 of 11 matches after seeing a "tick" in Boris Becker's serve. Agassi could predict where Becker was serving based on whether Becker stuck his tongue out in the middle of his lip or to the left corner of his lip. Agassi told Becker over a pint of beer - after they retired.
insider.comSubmitted by theotherbogart t3_z7gz99
TIL the guys from Milli Vanilli (Rob & Fab) as well as the original singers were all misled by their record producer in the lip-sync scandal and are the ones that brought it to the press. Rob & Fab were upset they wouldn't let them sing, and the original singers were upset they weren't the stars.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by FoosFights t3_z6zz5k
TIL about Japan Air Lines food poisoning incident. In-flight meal contaminated with a bacteria made 195 passengers and a flight attendant sick. 144 so serious they need to be hospitalized, 30 critical. JAL Catering Manager later committed suicide over the incident. He was the only fatal victim.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by madman320 t3_z6k39x
TIL, in 1878, firemen from all-black Engine Co 21 always seemed to arrive first at fires soon after discovering that sliding down a long pole between floors saved them time over using stairs. Other stations quickly adopted the fire pole which became standard in the city and eventually worldwide.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by latchkey_adult t3_z6br9p
Submitted by Darkprophet67 t3_z688dt
TIL Sexsomnia, also called sleep sex, is a disorder in which sleeping people engage in sexual behaviors such as masturbation or initiating sex with another person. Even if their eyes open and they make sexual noises, they are truly asleep and unaware of their behavior once they are awake.
sleepfoundation.orgSubmitted by The_Ry_Ry t3_z56zb0
TIL about the Kent State Massacre, where the National Guard opened fire on unarmed students at Kent State University. Students were staging a peace rally (though not all of those killed were involved in the rally). Soldiers fired 67 rounds in 13 seconds.
britannica.comSubmitted by Casper771 t3_z52k8e
TIL Video game artist, Claire Hummel, observed fan-drawn porn of one of her characters, Lutece of BioShock; was so irritated by the anachronistic undergarments that she posted a guide on drawing time-accurate undergarments. She didn't discourage risque fan art as she herself had drawn lewd fanart
gizmodo.comSubmitted by ChronosBlitz t3_z4t8qp
TIL that the common LED light was awarded a Nobel Prize. The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano, and Shuji Nakamura for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources.
nobelprize.orgSubmitted by VickyWelsch t3_z41usd