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TIL about the pinhead pearlfish, which lives inside the body cavity of sea cucumbers. Individuals fight over host sea cucumbers, and it enters them through the anus. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/3_Three_3 on 2025-02-18 16:50:42.
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TIL In 1805 in a private correspondence, Thomas Jefferson admitted to offering his love to a woman, but personally denied everything else the Federalists accused him of, including fathering the ch... (www.thomasjefferson.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/JamesepicYT on 2025-02-18 16:26:19.

Original Title: TIL In 1805 in a private correspondence, Thomas Jefferson admitted to offering his love to a woman, but personally denied everything else the Federalists accused him of, including fathering the children of Sally Hemings.

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TIL: If newborns are at risk of brain damage due to lack of oxygen, neonatal intensive care units will immediately cool them to 34°C/93°F to prevent an inflammatory cascade which can lead to runaw... (www.sciencedirect.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/clawsoon on 2025-02-18 16:18:57.

Original Title: TIL: If newborns are at risk of brain damage due to lack of oxygen, neonatal intensive care units will immediately cool them to 34°C/93°F to prevent an inflammatory cascade which can lead to runaway brain damage

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TIL that "Love Is All Around", covered by Wet Wet Wet for the soundtrack to "Four Weddings and a Funeral" was #1 for 15 weeks in the UK. Throughout its chart run, some radio stations banned the so... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Hassaan18 on 2025-02-18 15:07:25.

Original Title: TIL that "Love Is All Around", covered by Wet Wet Wet for the soundtrack to "Four Weddings and a Funeral" was #1 for 15 weeks in the UK. Throughout its chart run, some radio stations banned the song, and the band themselves eventually took the decision to delete the record from sale.

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TIL that Colditz, the Nazi POW prison, had so many escape attempts that it created a museum. Recaptured prisoners recreated their attempts for the photographer. One photo shows both a German civil... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TMWNN on 2025-02-18 13:49:00.

Original Title: TIL that Colditz, the Nazi POW prison, had so many escape attempts that it created a museum. Recaptured prisoners recreated their attempts for the photographer. One photo shows both a German civilian electrician and the French officer who impersonated him, standing side by side.

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TIL that the letter ù in French is used for only one word, où (where). (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TMWNN on 2025-02-18 13:36:58.
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TIL salt used to be used as currency, the word "salary" comes from the Latin word for salt (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/rocklou on 2025-02-18 12:31:38.
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TIL in 1917, a chimpanzee escaped from a nearby ménagerie, entered the Élysée Palace and was said to have tried to haul Henriette Poincaré, the wife of President Raymond Poincaré, into a tree only... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/comrade_batman on 2025-02-18 12:23:36.

Original Title: TIL in 1917, a chimpanzee escaped from a nearby ménagerie, entered the Élysée Palace and was said to have tried to haul Henriette Poincaré, the wife of President Raymond Poincaré, into a tree only to be foiled by Élysée guards.

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TIL Robert Kehoe discovered reports that the chemical benzidine caused bladder cancer. His client, DuPont, made benzidine. Instead of alerting the American public, Kehoe stuffed the report in a bo... (www.mentalfloss.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Away-Lynx8702 on 2025-02-18 12:20:59.

Original Title: TIL Robert Kehoe discovered reports that the chemical benzidine caused bladder cancer. His client, DuPont, made benzidine. Instead of alerting the American public, Kehoe stuffed the report in a box. The moldy records were unearthed decades later when DuPont’s employees, stricken with cancer, sued.

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TIL that Blue Monday was only written so that New Order could have an encore that played itself. (musicweek.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/cheapaldisfish on 2025-02-18 11:29:33.
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TIL that several countries outside of the U.S call American football "Gridiron" (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/OtterlyOmari on 2025-02-18 10:33:39.
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TIL Michael O'Leary, Ryanair CEO, bought a taxi license plate in 2004 under the name O'Leary Cabs, with only one vehicle, his own Mercedes, so he can legally use Dublin bus lanes (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Previous_Knowledge91 on 2025-02-18 09:42:38.
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TIL After a German hacker found the source code of Half-Life 2, which later got leaked online, Gabe Newell worked with the FBI to invite the hacker to a fake job interview, in which he'd be arrest... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/CreeperRussS on 2025-02-18 07:30:42.

Original Title: TIL After a German hacker found the source code of Half-Life 2, which later got leaked online, Gabe Newell worked with the FBI to invite the hacker to a fake job interview, in which he'd be arrested in the USA, however, police arrested him in Germany.

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TIL Texas did not have safety regulations on natural gas until after a school blew up and hundreds of children were killed. No one was held accountable, but they passed strict regulations afterwar... (youtu.be)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Hanna515 on 2025-02-18 08:15:58.

Original Title: TIL Texas did not have safety regulations on natural gas until after a school blew up and hundreds of children were killed. No one was held accountable, but they passed strict regulations afterwards. It was so bad that even Hitler sent a letter of condolence.

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TIL Click (2006 film) is the only adam sandler movie to ever be nominated for an oscar (best makeup) (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/ProudReaction2204 on 2025-02-18 07:49:09.
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TIL that sea otters hold hands while sleeping to avoid drifting apart. (www.thedodo.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/jaylerey on 2025-02-18 07:35:00.
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TIL that in kidney transplant operation, diseased kidney stays in your body forever and a new kidney is added near lower abdomen. So now you got 3 kidneys. (my.clevelandclinic.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/LightofVeritas on 2025-02-18 06:26:21.
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TIL that tear duct is connected with the throat and that eye drops can seep to the throat and be tasted (www.theratears-eu.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/7_DisastrousStay on 2025-02-18 06:12:53.
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TIL about the "Secession of the Plebs": In ancient Rome, fed-up commoners staged mass walkouts, leaving elites to fend for themselves, to demand political rights and fair treatment—an early form o... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Smooth_Record_42 on 2025-02-18 05:11:02.

Original Title: TIL about the "Secession of the Plebs": In ancient Rome, fed-up commoners staged mass walkouts, leaving elites to fend for themselves, to demand political rights and fair treatment—an early form of protest that shaped Roman democracy

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TIL Ants can end up following each other in a cercle (called an ant mill or a death spiral), until they die of exhaustion. Similar phenomena have been noted in processionary caterpillars and fish. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/oyiyo on 2025-02-18 03:24:23.
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TIL that flight crews who are unfamiliar with each other are more prone to making errors. (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/MiloGoesToTheFatFarm on 2025-02-18 01:01:29.
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TIL some workers in Japan pay agencies to tell their employers that they are resigning (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/WillyNilly1997 on 2025-02-18 00:01:12.
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TIL - Onasemnogene abeparvovec, sold under the brand name Zolgensma, is a gene therapy used to treat spinal muscular atrophy. Its famous because of its price of 2.125 million dollars a treatment. (wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/JackABoioi on 2025-02-17 23:05:38.
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TIL that only 100 years ago, we (humans) thought that the "Milky Way" and the "Universe" were the same thing, until Edwin Hubble determined that there were "other" galaxies. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/extremekc on 2025-02-17 22:42:59.
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TIL Lead makes humans sick because the body confuses it with calcium (sites.tufts.edu)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Away-Lynx8702 on 2025-02-17 21:56:28.
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