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/JarkoStudios on 2025-02-04 02:25:57.

Original Title: TIL While DNA testing eventually found the true identity of "Benjamin Kyle" and reunited him with his family in 2015, what he was doing for the previous 20 years leading up to him being found naked and injured next to a Burger King dumpster is still not known.

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Flares117 on 2025-02-04 00:05:44.

Original Title: TIL: Katherine Knight is the first woman in Australia to be sentenced to life. She murdered her partner and tried to feed him to his children. They had an on-off relationship due to Knight's violent behavior, but she was good with kids. She now has a leadership and mediator position in prison.

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Turk137 on 2025-02-04 00:04:34.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/iseenthewholething on 2025-02-04 04:59:09.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/RxHappy on 2025-02-04 03:47:52.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Emotional_Skill_8360 on 2025-02-04 03:08:13.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Careless_Spring_6764 on 2025-02-04 02:12:53.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Money-Ad7257 on 2025-02-04 02:04:02.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TriviaDuchess on 2025-02-04 01:41:11.

Original Title: TIL that in 1540, King Henry VIII entered into an arranged marriage with his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves. Dissatisfied with her appearance, he never consummated the marriage, leading to its annulment. The architect of the union, Thomas Cromwell, fell from favor and was executed in 1541.

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/SupermarketOk2281 on 2025-02-04 01:13:26.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Prestigious_Cake_192 on 2025-02-04 00:42:38.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/CreeperRussS on 2025-02-03 23:07:24.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/BrianOBlivion1 on 2025-02-03 21:40:03.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TheSpanishDerp on 2025-02-03 17:55:54.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TimonFM2 on 2025-02-03 15:30:34.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/BezugssystemCH1903 on 2025-02-03 15:21:33.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/charmer143 on 2025-02-03 11:46:23.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/RexSueciae on 2025-02-03 11:25:19.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/grandmaester on 2025-02-03 07:00:28.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/aresef on 2025-02-03 17:59:12.
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/exophades on 2025-02-03 17:46:45.

Original Title: TIL that Nazi commander Dirlewanger's troops performed experiments on Polish citizens that resulted in their deaths, then their corposes were cut into small pieces, mixed with horsemeat, and boiled into soap. Dirlewanger was described as "perhaps the most sadistic of all commanders of World War II".

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Plus-Staff on 2025-02-03 17:19:15.

Original Title: TIL at the Battle of Marathon, the Athenians advanced towards the Persians at a run, a tactic not previously seen in Greek warfare. This approach surprised the Persians, who considered it madness for the Greeks to charge without cavalry or archers.

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/RedditIsAGranfaloon on 2025-02-03 15:33:30.

Original Title: TIL Paul Robeson was an African American lawyer, stage actor (in New York and London), singer, and pro athlete, who won 15 letters in four varsity sports at Rutgers, was elected Phi Beta Kappa and became his class valedictorian after earning a scholarship at age 17 in 1915

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/SweetPoison2704 on 2025-02-03 15:22:07.

Original Title: TIL that sea otters have a loose pouch under their armpits where they store their favorite rocks for cracking open shellfish. Some otters use the same rock for years, keeping it safe like a prized tool.

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/dtdowntime on 2025-02-03 14:36:36.

Original Title: TIL that a Swedish man survived in his car for 60 days, only drinking melted snow, after being snowed in with temperatures dropping as low as -30°C. However, due to the "igloo effect," the insulation from the snow helped keep him alive.

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