Today I Learned (TIL)

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TIL TV remotes are equipped with dedicated color buttons—commonly red, green, yellow, and blue because of Teletext (wepresent.wetransfer.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/DeScepter on 2024-12-18 15:51:50.

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TIL that not only was Jingle Bells not originally a Christmas song, it was originally written for and sung in a minstrel show by performers in blackface (www.bu.edu)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/robaato72 on 2024-12-18 15:26:42.

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TIL after Georgia was re-admitted to the Union in 1868 following Reconstruction, pro-Confederate unrest prompted them to be expelled again in Dec. 1869 until Jan. 1870. This gives GA 3 admittance ... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/EpicAura99 on 2024-12-18 14:26:28.

Original Title: TIL after Georgia was re-admitted to the Union in 1868 following Reconstruction, pro-Confederate unrest prompted them to be expelled again in Dec. 1869 until Jan. 1870. This gives GA 3 admittance dates, the most of any state.

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TIL After being wounded in WWII, Legendary Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä (The White Death) was thought to be dead and placed on a pile of corpses. A week later he regained consciousness and had to cor... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/APurpleTRex on 2024-12-18 14:21:31.

Original Title: TIL After being wounded in WWII, Legendary Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä (The White Death) was thought to be dead and placed on a pile of corpses. A week later he regained consciousness and had to correct the newspaper release about his death.

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TIL Some Civil War ships used 500 pound cotton bales for armor. (historyfacts.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TheSteelSword on 2024-12-18 13:58:53.

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TIL that American founding father Aaron Burr was an early supporter of giving women education and the right to vote. He was also a notorious womanizer who frequented sex workers and fathered mult... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/GetYerHandOffMyPen15 on 2024-12-18 13:53:25.

Original Title: TIL that American founding father Aaron Burr was an early supporter of giving women education and the right to vote. He was also a notorious womanizer who frequented sex workers and fathered multiple children with many different mothers, including an Indian servant who worked in his house.

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TIL the pretext for the eventual French invasion and conquest of Algeria was a French consul being struck on the face with a fan by the Dey of Algiers. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Greene_Mr on 2024-12-18 13:42:19.

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TIL that several European countries, including France and Germany, have the Nutri Score, which is printed on food and indicates how healthy it is (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/charliewaffles2412 on 2024-12-18 13:00:39.

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TIL in some countries in Europe including the UK, they have to pay for a TV license (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/benjaminz100 on 2024-12-18 12:51:01.

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TIL there's a degenerative brain disorder called fatal familial insomnia (FFI) that causes a person to lose the ability to sleep and eventually die (my.clevelandclinic.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/YesFlyZone420 on 2024-12-18 11:33:52.

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TIL that rubbing chopsticks together after breaking them apart is considered rude, especially in Japan (www.touristjapan.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/charles_whitmore on 2024-12-18 11:00:26.

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TIL that this was the Breguet 763 Deux-Ponts, the original double decker aircraft that flew from the late 40's to 50's, used primarily by Air France and French AF (The TRUE grandpa of the MD-12 an... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/That1nobodydude on 2024-12-18 04:47:39.

Original Title: TIL that this was the Breguet 763 Deux-Ponts, the original double decker aircraft that flew from the late 40's to 50's, used primarily by Air France and French AF (The TRUE grandpa of the MD-12 and A380)

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TIL Longview Washington has bridges built to allow squirrels to safely cross streets in the city (www.mylongview.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/trank_me_daddy on 2024-12-18 03:47:05.

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TIL that for decades there was speculation why "Dolly for Sue", a seemingly normal rag doll, was present on the Island of Misfit Toys in the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer special. In 2007, Arthur... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/WavesAndSaves on 2024-12-18 01:50:37.

Original Title: TIL that for decades there was speculation why "Dolly for Sue", a seemingly normal rag doll, was present on the Island of Misfit Toys in the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer special. In 2007, Arthur Rankin revealed that she was a Misfit Toy due to being clinically depressed.

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TIL When the Wii U failed miserably, the Nintendo CEO halved his own salary for half a year, instead of laying off his employees. (www.cnbc.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ratich2 on 2024-12-17 22:51:27.

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TIL in 1970 Sesame Street was banned in Mississippi for having a racially integrated cast (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/nickelundertone on 2024-12-18 03:41:55.

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TIL about the Ludlow Massacre when a corporation used the National Guard to kill the company's employees for daring to strike (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Idiedin2005 on 2024-12-18 03:37:51.

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TIL that Barry O'Brien who wrote for Filmation's Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night movie went on to write Hannah Montana decades later... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/BobsBurgerLove on 2024-12-18 03:34:29.

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TIL an intoxicated Alaska man shot a hole in the Alaska Pipeline with a high powered rifle, spilling 285,000 gallons of oil into the Alaska Wilderness. (www.fbi.gov)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/bawledannephat on 2024-12-18 03:16:10.

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TIL that Susan Finnegan was the first female head of the arachnids section at the Natural History Museum, London, but had to resign from her job to marry. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/thisCantBeBad on 2024-12-18 03:15:59.

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TIL that Los del Rio, the duo responsible for the worldwide 1995 hit “Macarena,” was formed in 1962. The band had released 18 albums prior to their hit single, and the members were in their mid 5... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/GetYerHandOffMyPen15 on 2024-12-18 03:09:44.

Original Title: TIL that Los del Rio, the duo responsible for the worldwide 1995 hit “Macarena,” was formed in 1962. The band had released 18 albums prior to their hit single, and the members were in their mid 50s when it came out.

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TIL that if you lived in the UK between 1980-1996, you weren't able to give blood in the United States until the ban was lifted in May 2022 due to fears of transmitting Mad Cow Disease. (www.aruplab.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/sheepish132 on 2024-12-18 02:39:16.

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TIL the lyrics to the song "Winter Wonderland" were written by Richard Bernhard Smith while he was hospitalized for tuberculosis treatment. He would die of the disease a year after the song was fi... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/thefuzzybunny1 on 2024-12-18 02:03:36.

Original Title: TIL the lyrics to the song "Winter Wonderland" were written by Richard Bernhard Smith while he was hospitalized for tuberculosis treatment. He would die of the disease a year after the song was first recorded.

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TIL that in 1770, 14-year-old Mozart attended a Vatican performance of Allegri's Miserere, a choral piece so sacred its sheet music was kept secret under penalty of excommunication. He memorized i... (aleteia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/BiggieTwiggy1two3 on 2024-12-18 01:10:14.

Original Title: TIL that in 1770, 14-year-old Mozart attended a Vatican performance of Allegri's Miserere, a choral piece so sacred its sheet music was kept secret under penalty of excommunication. He memorized it in one hearing, transcribed it, and helped bring it to the public.

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TIL After the battle of Sedan, over 100,000 French soldiers were captured, including Emperor Napoleon III himself, but he headed to a "comfortable captivity" while his soldiers were left starving ... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2024-12-18 01:01:59.

Original Title: TIL After the battle of Sedan, over 100,000 French soldiers were captured, including Emperor Napoleon III himself, but he headed to a "comfortable captivity" while his soldiers were left starving in makeshift POW camps. On hearing the news, Napoleon's wife asked "why didn't he kill himself?"