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TIL that tug-of-war was an Olympic sport from 1900-1920, and is still played at the World Games. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/GetYerHandOffMyPen15 on 2025-02-08 20:03:33.
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TIL that "tit for tat" is not just a saying, but also a highly effective strategy in conflict resolution, which involves being nice, forgiving, provocable, and clear. It won two "prisoner's dilemm... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/ralphbernardo on 2025-02-08 19:22:27.

Original Title: TIL that "tit for tat" is not just a saying, but also a highly effective strategy in conflict resolution, which involves being nice, forgiving, provocable, and clear. It won two "prisoner's dilemma" tournaments by simply cooperating first, then subsequently mirroring their opponent's previous move.

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TIL After the big banking crisis of Florence in 1340 which wrecked the economy, an obscure laborer named Ciuto Branditi single handedly tried to organise his fellow wool workers into a union. He h... (sites.duke.edu)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2025-02-08 18:54:56.

Original Title: TIL After the big banking crisis of Florence in 1340 which wrecked the economy, an obscure laborer named Ciuto Branditi single handedly tried to organise his fellow wool workers into a union. He held assemblies and collected tithes for strike funds. His arrest caused a strike in the wool industry

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TIL the Unabomber's (Ted Kaczynski) cabin was in FBI storage for several years before becoming a museum piece. (nbcmontana.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/AlabamaHotcakes on 2025-02-08 18:51:21.
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TIL Frank Lloyd Wright's Chicago Midway Gardens complex, which only lasted from 1914 to 1929, "was so solidly constructed that tearing it down sent the wrecking company into bankruptcy." (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/joelman0 on 2025-02-08 18:28:15.
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TIL in 2011 twenty-two "fake" Apple Stores were discovered in China; at least one of which actually sold real Apple products while the employees there had no idea they didn't really work in retail... (arstechnica.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-02-08 18:17:06.

Original Title: TIL in 2011 twenty-two "fake" Apple Stores were discovered in China; at least one of which actually sold real Apple products while the employees there had no idea they didn't really work in retail for Apple.

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TIL Nuclear Bombs Made It Possible to Carbon Date Human Tissue (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/FixGMaul on 2025-02-08 16:05:39.
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TIL that since 1938, a Finnish government agency has given parents a "maternity package" containing many useful items for babies for every newborn child (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/def2me on 2025-02-08 16:03:31.
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TIL - Former Formula 1 driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen drove a hearse for his family’s funeral home after leaving racing. (www.auto123.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/edfitz83 on 2025-02-08 14:39:35.
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TIL in 1314 the Tour de Nesle affair was a scandal that saw the daughters-in-law of Philip IV accused of adultery, leading to their imprisonments & executions of their lovers. The severe shock... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/comrade_batman on 2025-02-08 12:16:55.

Original Title: TIL in 1314 the Tour de Nesle affair was a scandal that saw the daughters-in-law of Philip IV accused of adultery, leading to their imprisonments & executions of their lovers. The severe shock may have contributed to Philip’s death months later & contributed to the start of the Hundred Years War

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TIL in 2010 the first purchase a tiler made after winning £2.4 million in the lottery was a pool table. Then he retired & honed his skills at home during the lockdowns and rose through the ran... (www.theguardian.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-02-08 14:00:09.

Original Title: TIL in 2010 the first purchase a tiler made after winning £2.4 million in the lottery was a pool table. Then he retired & honed his skills at home during the lockdowns and rose through the ranks to become a regular county player. And in 2023, he represented England at the European Pool Championships

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TIL that many cultures believed in the healing power of dog saliva. Ancient Greeks had temple dogs lick wounds, and a French saying goes, “Langue de chien, langue de médecin”-“A dog’s tongue is a ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/ObjectiveAd6551 on 2025-02-08 13:46:09.

Original Title: TIL that many cultures believed in the healing power of dog saliva. Ancient Greeks had temple dogs lick wounds, and a French saying goes, “Langue de chien, langue de médecin”-“A dog’s tongue is a doctor’s tongue.” In Assyrian mythology, the dog god Aralez healed warriors by licking their wounds.

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TIL An unexplained phenomenon in neuroscience is the discovery that electrical stimulation in temporal neocortex can cause neurosurgical patients to spontaneously experience memory retrieval. (2012) (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/SeaChemical2391 on 2025-02-08 11:13:04.
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TIL there's only one national flag that's the same whichever way you wave it - Switzerland. I.e it has four lines of symmetry - it reflects onto itself horizontally, vertically or through either d... (www.houseofmaths.co.uk)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Double-decker_trams on 2025-02-08 08:59:28.

Original Title: TIL there's only one national flag that's the same whichever way you wave it - Switzerland. I.e it has four lines of symmetry - it reflects onto itself horizontally, vertically or through either diagonal.

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TIL that the heir apparent for the Qajar Dynasty that ruled Iran from 1789-1925 is a university professor professor in Dallas and his nickname is "Mickey" (wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/gdvhgdb on 2025-02-08 07:55:12.
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TIL Marvel’s ‘Blade’ was their first successful film, proving comic book movies could do business and paving the way for future adaptations like X-Men and Spider-Man. (movieweb.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/KeyAssociation9216 on 2025-02-08 07:49:09.
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TIL low-fat chocolate milk was a better rehydrating athletes than common sports drinks (jissn.biomedcentral.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/ProudReaction2204 on 2025-02-08 07:35:10.
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TIL The US Army Engineer Corps drained the Niagara falls in 1969. (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Antique_Let_2992 on 2025-02-08 06:34:59.
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TIL about Sabina Chebichi the first Kenyan woman athlete that won a medal at the commonwealth games of 1974 while running barefoot and wearing a dress (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/No-Community- on 2025-02-07 18:30:26.
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TIL Professional mourners are hired to attend funerals in some parts of the world. In China some even bring their own band. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/wtwtcgw on 2025-02-07 16:46:17.
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TIL Enamel is made of powdered glass (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/dbxp on 2025-02-07 15:55:53.
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TIL that from 2003 to 2005, Dell sold over 11 million computers with leaky capacitors, with documents indicating that Dell was aware they were almost certain to fail. At one point, 1,000 computers... (arstechnica.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/nuttybudd on 2025-02-08 06:11:01.

Original Title: TIL that from 2003 to 2005, Dell sold over 11 million computers with leaky capacitors, with documents indicating that Dell was aware they were almost certain to fail. At one point, 1,000 computers that Dell delivered to the law firm that was defending it in a related lawsuit started failing.

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TIL that the world’s oldest known living organism is a grove of quaking aspen trees in Utah named "Pando." It’s estimated to be over 80,000 years old and weighs around 6,000 tons. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/OkChef9045 on 2025-02-08 05:26:42.
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TIL the "New River" is the Oldest River in the Americas. It is also the fourth-oldest river in the world, and flows 320 miles from the Blue Ridge Mountains into Virginia and West Virginia (www.npca.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Material_League3164 on 2025-02-08 05:01:26.
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TIL most chewing gum contains plastic. (www.sciencefocus.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/mrs_moleman on 2025-02-08 02:06:20.
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