Today I Learned (TIL)

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You learn something new every day; what did you learn today? Submit interesting and specific facts about something that you just found out here.

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/letseatnudels on 2024-12-18 19:11:01.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ratich2 on 2024-12-17 22:51:27.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/XyleneCobalt on 2024-12-18 18:41:28.

Original Title: TIL of the Acali expedition, a social experiment that aimed to investigate interpersonal relationships in an isolated environment. Nicknamed the "Sex Raft," its participants remained peaceful throughout, even when the researcher tried to incite conflict.

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Danomaniac on 2024-12-18 18:32:18.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TimelyConcern on 2024-12-18 18:15:37.

Original Title: TIL that the music for the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" was taken from a cantata that was originally written by Felix Mendelssohn to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg's printing press

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/AssumeTheRisk on 2024-12-18 17:01:01.

Original Title: TIL there is an agency in the Federal Government of the United States called the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. They investigate manufacturing accidents that result in the release of hazardous materials and then make detailed animations about the accidents as learning tools.

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/DeScepter on 2024-12-18 15:51:50.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/robaato72 on 2024-12-18 15:26:42.
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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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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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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TheSteelSword on 2024-12-18 13:58:53.
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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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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Greene_Mr on 2024-12-18 13:42:19.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/charliewaffles2412 on 2024-12-18 13:00:39.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/benjaminz100 on 2024-12-18 12:51:01.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/YesFlyZone420 on 2024-12-18 11:33:52.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/charles_whitmore on 2024-12-18 11:00:26.
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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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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/trank_me_daddy on 2024-12-18 03:47:05.
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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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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/nickelundertone on 2024-12-18 03:41:55.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Idiedin2005 on 2024-12-18 03:37:51.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/BobsBurgerLove on 2024-12-18 03:34:29.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/bawledannephat on 2024-12-18 03:16:10.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/thisCantBeBad on 2024-12-18 03:15:59.
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