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TIL a Marriot hotel in Amsterdam has a hotel room with a 737 Cockpit inside of it. The hotel is not at the airport. (onemileatatime.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/JEBV on 2025-03-09 04:34:26.
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TIL In Canada, all of Yukon, most of Saskatchewan, and parts of Nunavut, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec do not observe DST. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/SmegmaSupplier on 2025-03-09 04:33:25.
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TIL that the pseudo-historical Frankish king Clovis’ name is derived from the Germanic "Hlodowig" meaning "Famous Warrior", which in turn has descendants such as Louis and Ludwig (www.ijese.net)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/al_fletcher on 2025-03-09 01:40:35.
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TIL That the worlds oldest, still in use, fire station is located in Stockholm, Sweden (www.guinnessworldrecords.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Feistshell on 2025-03-08 20:14:09.
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TIL that Soca legend Machel Montano holds a Master’s in Carnival Studies from the University of Trinidad and Tobago. The field examines the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of Carib... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/trey0824 on 2025-03-08 20:04:40.

Original Title: TIL that Soca legend Machel Montano holds a Master’s in Carnival Studies from the University of Trinidad and Tobago. The field examines the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of Caribbean Carnival, from its music and performances to its social impact.

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TIL that infrasound can stealthly trouble your eyes and brain, making you perceive "ghosts". (gizmodo.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/OkStrength5245 on 2025-03-08 19:11:53.
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TIL That the Estates Gerneral of 1789 is considered the first step to the French Revolution (www.worldhistory.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/lostpreacher on 2025-03-08 13:25:35.
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TIL Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly's husband, had a childhood crush on Connelly. He was motivated by 9/11 to propose to her despite them not being in a relationship yet, after spending 2 days try... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/ProudReaction2204 on 2025-03-09 04:03:18.

Original Title: TIL Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly's husband, had a childhood crush on Connelly. He was motivated by 9/11 to propose to her despite them not being in a relationship yet, after spending 2 days trying to reach her.

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TIL of the 1963 Children's Crusade in the US, when more than 1,000 students marched in the fight for Civil Rights. Most of them were teenagers, but some were as young as six years old, at least 60... (www.britannica.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/happy_bluebird on 2025-03-09 03:03:00.

Original Title: TIL of the 1963 Children's Crusade in the US, when more than 1,000 students marched in the fight for Civil Rights. Most of them were teenagers, but some were as young as six years old, at least 600 were taken into custody.

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TIL that Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has its own dialect of English called Pittsburghese. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/LookAtThatBacon on 2025-03-09 02:02:38.
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TIL about HENRY DARGER (1892-1973) a reclusive hospital janitor and dishwasher who led a secret life as a prolific visual artist and epic novelist. His vast collection of creative work was discove... (officialhenrydarger.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/gobogorilla on 2025-03-08 23:50:22.

Original Title: TIL about HENRY DARGER (1892-1973) a reclusive hospital janitor and dishwasher who led a secret life as a prolific visual artist and epic novelist. His vast collection of creative work was discovered in 1972 when his two-room apartment in Chicago was cleared out shortly before he died.

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TIL IKEA’s founder, Ingvar Kamprad, had dyslexia, so he used Swedish names instead of numbers for products—making them easier to remember and now a signature part of the brand. (dyslexiahelp.umich.edu)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Dismal_Angle_1735 on 2025-03-08 23:35:39.
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TIL of Luigi Galvani, an 18th-century Italian scientist, discovered "animal electricity" when he observed frog legs twitching in response to metal probes. (www.britannica.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Designer_Situation85 on 2025-03-08 21:35:30.
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TIL Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run a marathon, specifically, the Boston Marathon and they tried to stop her from running it. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/MarkReditto on 2025-03-08 21:18:13.
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TIL about Keynesian beauty contests. The economist John Maynard Keynes reckoned stock markets were like beauty contests - instead of selecting the most beautiful contestant, judges tend to pick t... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ribbitor123 on 2025-03-08 20:32:44.

Original Title: TIL about Keynesian beauty contests. The economist John Maynard Keynes reckoned stock markets were like beauty contests - instead of selecting the most beautiful contestant, judges tend to pick the one they think other judges are likely to pick.

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Today I learned that the Archbishop of York had a piece of Louis XIV's mummified heart in a locket. In 1848 he showed it to the Dean of Westminster, who ate it. (www.westminster-abbey.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Kattrin on 2025-03-08 19:51:46.
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TIL that Oxford University existed before the Aztec Empire was founded (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/AliveChart430 on 2025-03-08 18:56:13.
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TIL About Hit and Miss Engines, a stationery engine that only fires the cylinder when the RPM drops under a certain threshold, creating a distinctive noise. They had many applications, such as wat... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Biznatch96 on 2025-03-08 18:07:55.

Original Title: TIL About Hit and Miss Engines, a stationery engine that only fires the cylinder when the RPM drops under a certain threshold, creating a distinctive noise. They had many applications, such as water pumping, belt driving and powering pumpjacks.

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TIL authors in Finland receive library royalties that are almost as much per borrowed book as the royalty for each paperback sold (www.theparisreview.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Mortonstreet on 2025-03-08 17:18:27.
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TIL Roald Amundsen, who led the first expedition South Pole killed and ate many of his sled dogs to achieve this task. He is considered to be cruel and ruthless by experts, and later on himself la... (antarcticdogs.canterburymuseum.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/defjam16 on 2025-03-08 17:12:51.

Original Title: TIL Roald Amundsen, who led the first expedition South Pole killed and ate many of his sled dogs to achieve this task. He is considered to be cruel and ruthless by experts, and later on himself lamented his brutal behaviour.

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TIL in 1983 Albert Rizzo set the WR for the longest time treading water at 108 hours. He performed the feat in the sea at Gżira in Malta, eating only liquid food. He extended his record to 132 hou... (au.news.yahoo.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-03-08 16:23:25.

Original Title: TIL in 1983 Albert Rizzo set the WR for the longest time treading water at 108 hours. He performed the feat in the sea at Gżira in Malta, eating only liquid food. He extended his record to 132 hours in 1984 before the Guinness Book of Records stopped monitoring the record in 1986 due to its danger.

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TIL of Maximator, an intelligence alliance between the secret services of Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, and France. It is comparable to the "Five Eyes" and is named after a German beer. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Fritraillette on 2025-03-08 15:35:29.
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TIL that typhoid fever and typhus are two different diseases, caused by two unrelated strains of bacteria. This was not known until the 1800s. The word “typhoid” means “resembling typhus.” (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/ICanStopTheRain on 2025-03-08 15:18:38.
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TIL that Set, the ancient Egyptian god of chaos, is depicted with the head of an animal that is consistently rendered but bears a resemblance to no known creature. The, "set animal," is also somet... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Blenderhead36 on 2025-03-08 14:48:15.

Original Title: TIL that Set, the ancient Egyptian god of chaos, is depicted with the head of an animal that is consistently rendered but bears a resemblance to no known creature. The, "set animal," is also sometimes depicted sitting or standing in fully animal form.

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TIL about a 16th century book that opens six different ways, revealing six different books in one (www.thisiscolossal.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Majoodeh on 2025-03-08 14:32:33.
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