Today I Learned (TIL)

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TIL that in Suloszowa, a village in Poland, its entire population of 6000 resides on one street (telegrafi.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/bluebird7 on 2024-12-24 19:07:13.

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TIL the call of the common loon — a bird native to the northern USA and Canada — has become a staple sound effect in global pop and EDM music, and is often used to evoke a sense of wilderness. (www.audubon.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Torley_ on 2024-12-24 19:04:54.

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TIL that the Nebra Sky Disc, a 3,600-year-old bronze artifact discovered in Germany, is the world's oldest known physical depiction of the cosmos with gold symbols for the sun, moon, and stars, in... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/ralphbernardo on 2024-12-24 19:00:57.

Original Title: TIL that the Nebra Sky Disc, a 3,600-year-old bronze artifact discovered in Germany, is the world's oldest known physical depiction of the cosmos with gold symbols for the sun, moon, and stars, including the Pleiades. The disc encodes accurate, useful celestial observation in a portable object.

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TIL that Christine Jorgensen, a former WWII GI, became the first American widely known to undergo gender-affirming surgery in the early 1950s, later becoming a public figure and advocate. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Shinobi_Sanin33 on 2024-12-24 18:28:34.

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TIL The 1964 Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer TV special is in a grey area of copyright due to the fact that the studio mistakenly spelled out the copyright date as 1164 in roman numerals and haven't... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ok_World_8819 on 2024-12-24 17:50:19.

Original Title: TIL The 1964 Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer TV special is in a grey area of copyright due to the fact that the studio mistakenly spelled out the copyright date as 1164 in roman numerals and haven't corrected it since

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TIL that Resident Evil 1 writer Kenichi Iwao conceived of Chris's surname Redfield under the presumption that it's a fictional name entirely of his original creation that nobody has the real world... (www.crimson-head.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/CuteSquidward on 2024-12-24 17:43:05.

Original Title: TIL that Resident Evil 1 writer Kenichi Iwao conceived of Chris's surname Redfield under the presumption that it's a fictional name entirely of his original creation that nobody has the real world until 2020 when he found out about the then CDC director Dr Robert Redfield in a news report

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TIL in several regions of Europe, a log is burned to celebrate Yule (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Johannes_P on 2024-12-24 11:29:10.

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TIL that the site for modern-day Vatican City was originally a circus for Roman Emperor Nero called Circus of Nero. (www.historyofcircus.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Straight_Suit_8727 on 2024-12-24 05:23:03.

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TIL that the PNG format was developed because the GIF compression algorithm (LZW) was patented by Unisys, which required a usage fee. The patent expired in 2003 in the USA and in 2004 in Europe (www.gnu.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/giuliomagnifico on 2024-12-24 17:11:24.

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TIL there were different variations of The Simpsons opening theme because starting with season 2 they made 3 versions: the full 1-minute-15-second-long version, a 45-second and a 25-second. This g... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/f_GOD on 2024-12-24 12:06:49.

Original Title: TIL there were different variations of The Simpsons opening theme because starting with season 2 they made 3 versions: the full 1-minute-15-second-long version, a 45-second and a 25-second. This gave editors a little extra flexibility to pad shorter episodes or add as much footage as possible.

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TIL Cockroach farming in China is a growing industry, with millions of insects raised for food, animal feed, and pharmaceuticals. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/LEMIROS_PIELAGO on 2024-12-24 10:35:29.

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TIL about Zimmerit. The textured coating that was applied to German tanks in WWII to protect against magnetic mines... despite the fact that the mines were only used widely by German forces. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/prophaniti on 2024-12-24 04:18:25.

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TIL: That during World War II, finding men to fill the role of Santa Claus became increasingly difficult. Some stores selected women with deep voices to play the part, one of whom was quite succes... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/appalachian_hatachi on 2024-12-24 10:13:46.

Original Title: TIL: That during World War II, finding men to fill the role of Santa Claus became increasingly difficult. Some stores selected women with deep voices to play the part, one of whom was quite successful until customers started complaining about Santa's visits to the ladies' restroom.

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TIL Wikimedia Foundation spent $31.2 Million on Equity in 2023-24 budget (meta.wikimedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/PowerBottomBear92 on 2024-12-24 10:06:26.

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TIL the literacy rate grew in India by 97% between 2001 and 2011. The literacy rate among women is 70% and 85% for men. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/ProudReaction2204 on 2024-12-24 06:00:53.

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TIL of the Christmas Bombings of December 18-29, 1972, Where the United States reletlessly bombed Hanoi and Haiphong targeting both military and civilian areas, including schools and hospitals. Th... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Eddie-Scissorrhands on 2024-12-24 05:42:30.

Original Title: TIL of the Christmas Bombings of December 18-29, 1972, Where the United States reletlessly bombed Hanoi and Haiphong targeting both military and civilian areas, including schools and hospitals. Thousands of Vietnamese civilians were victims to this campaign.

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TIL Harry Shearer, Voice of Mr. Burns, Turns 81 - The Age Burns Claimed He Was (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/npzman on 2024-12-24 04:12:02.

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TIL-That humans have the largest butts (portionally) in the animal kingdom. (massivesci.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/3rdthrow on 2024-12-24 03:52:41.

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TIL that the 1904 Olympics were originally awarded to Chicago. But St. Louis, which was hosting the World’s Fair that year, threatened to undermine the Olympics with an even bigger sports competi... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/GetYerHandOffMyPen15 on 2024-12-24 03:34:57.

Original Title: TIL that the 1904 Olympics were originally awarded to Chicago. But St. Louis, which was hosting the World’s Fair that year, threatened to undermine the Olympics with an even bigger sports competition. Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, then moved the games to St. Louis.

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TIL that not only do John McClane from Die Hard and Martin Riggs from Lethal weapon use the same gun, but it's the same prop. (www.pewpewtactical.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Cursedbythedicegods on 2024-12-24 03:32:21.

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TIL that genetic and archaeological evidence suggests cannabis was domesticated 10,000–12,000 years ago in East Asia, making it one of the first plants cultivated by humans. (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/gonejahman on 2024-12-24 03:07:45.

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TIL Due to signing their merchandise deal late, Kenner sold the first four Star Wars figures in a empty box for Christmas 1977, it had a mail in rebate so you would receive your four figures by ... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Super_Goomba64 on 2024-12-24 03:01:23.

Original Title: TIL Due to signing their merchandise deal late, Kenner sold the first four Star Wars figures in a empty box for Christmas 1977, it had a mail in rebate so you would receive your four figures by February 1978.

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TIL as a New York resident, you can file online complaints, such as conflicts of interest, against your local judge (cjc.ny.gov)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/UhvatarKyoshi on 2024-12-24 02:58:25.

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TIL Jimmy Carter was the first president to be born in a hospital (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Nema_K on 2024-12-24 02:53:44.

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TIL in 1924 French colonists deliberately introduced an insect to Madagascar in order to kill off plants which native pastoralists used as food and animal feed - leading to a famine which killed h... (www.fedfedfed.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Kintpuash-of-Kush on 2024-12-24 00:28:38.

Original Title: TIL in 1924 French colonists deliberately introduced an insect to Madagascar in order to kill off plants which native pastoralists used as food and animal feed - leading to a famine which killed hundreds and displaced thousands, but cleared land and made labor available for French sugar plantations