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TIL Tombstone, the 1993 movie about Wyatt Earp, had an actor in the cast named Wyatt Earp. He played Billy Claiborne (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/MightyMightyMonkey on 2024-10-08 20:53:32.
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TIL that long-term extended space travel can change your DNA. (youtu.be)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Altruistic_Rhubarb68 on 2024-10-08 20:41:52.
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TIL that the speed of light was first measured accurately in 1676 by Danish astronomer Ole Rømer using observations of Jupiter’s moons, without modern technology (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/thenameiswom on 2024-10-08 20:32:40.
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TIL Margaret Hamilton, known for playing Almira Gulch and the Wicked Witch in the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, was only 36 years old at the time of filming; a full 18 years younger than Billie B... (www.nytimes.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/KunSeii on 2024-10-08 18:32:28.

Original Title: TIL Margaret Hamilton, known for playing Almira Gulch and the Wicked Witch in the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, was only 36 years old at the time of filming; a full 18 years younger than Billie Burke, who played Glinda.

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TIL about Pascal Payet who escaped prison 3 times. On Oct 12, 2001 his friends collected him from a roof with a hijacked copter. In 2003 he returned via helicopter to help 3 more prisoners escape.... (www.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/AutomaticInfluence64 on 2024-10-08 17:48:48.

Original Title: TIL about Pascal Payet who escaped prison 3 times. On Oct 12, 2001 his friends collected him from a roof with a hijacked copter. In 2003 he returned via helicopter to help 3 more prisoners escape. After being captured again, he escaped two more times, both via helicopter.

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TIL Julius Caesar wasn't born via Caesarean section. In fact, the procedure was named well before he existed. Despite this, in some languages, the term directly translates the "caesar" part. For e... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Pfeffer_Prinz on 2024-10-08 17:16:05.

Original Title: TIL Julius Caesar wasn't born via Caesarean section. In fact, the procedure was named well before he existed. Despite this, in some languages, the term directly translates the "caesar" part. For example, in German it's "Kaiserschnitt" (emperor cut).

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TIL that Sylvester Graham (of Graham Cracker fame), the original clean-eating guru and vegetarian pioneer who shunned alcohol, lust, meat, and even white bread, died at age 57 of complications fro... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Sarke1 on 2024-10-08 18:22:03.

Original Title: TIL that Sylvester Graham (of Graham Cracker fame), the original clean-eating guru and vegetarian pioneer who shunned alcohol, lust, meat, and even white bread, died at age 57 of complications from an opium enema

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TIL in 1861, Abraham Lincoln suspended “the writ of habeas corpus” which gave military authorities the power to arrest and hold Union dissenters without indictment or arraignment. (www.history.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Coverlesss on 2024-10-08 16:45:01.
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TIL Malabar giant squirrels can measure up to three feet or almost one metre from head to tail (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/malarky-b on 2024-10-08 16:22:47.
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TIL a man named Christopher Thomas Knight ran out of gas in rural Maine in 1986, entered the woods, and lived there for 27 years without human contact. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/iloveuranus on 2024-10-08 16:02:21.
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TIL some professional sports leagues have contingency plans for "disaster drafts" in case a large portion of a single team dies. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/GingerMellow5 on 2024-10-08 15:16:46.
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TIL that in 1929, Charles Lawson took his family Christmas shopping and had a photo taken just days before he murdered his wife and six of his children on Christmas Day, then killed himself. Only ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/EnticingLust on 2024-10-08 15:12:04.

Original Title: TIL that in 1929, Charles Lawson took his family Christmas shopping and had a photo taken just days before he murdered his wife and six of his children on Christmas Day, then killed himself. Only his eldest son, Arthur, survived as he was sent on an errand before the tragedy.

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TIL that prior to the 25th Amendment, there was no mechanism in the United States Constitution for filling vice presidential vacancies. The US has been without a vice president on 16 occasions for... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Zaerth on 2024-10-08 14:38:05.

Original Title: TIL that prior to the 25th Amendment, there was no mechanism in the United States Constitution for filling vice presidential vacancies. The US has been without a vice president on 16 occasions for a cumulative 37 years.

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TIL Greek poet K.Karyotakis spend 10 hours trying to commit suicide by drowning at sea before giving up and deciding to shoot himself. His suicide note ends with a humorous advice to never try and... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2024-10-08 14:07:51.

Original Title: TIL Greek poet K.Karyotakis spend 10 hours trying to commit suicide by drowning at sea before giving up and deciding to shoot himself. His suicide note ends with a humorous advice to never try and drown yourself if you're a swimmer, and a promise to write down the "impressions of a drowning man"

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TIL of Hurricane Bawbag. It was a storm that hit Scotland in 2011 and was named after the Scottish word for scrotum. (www.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Possible_Shape4340 on 2024-10-08 11:26:12.
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TIL that the first self-propelled vehicule, built by Cugnot in 1769, was intended for transporting cannons. The vehicle was not suited to the load, and despite further trials, the project was aban... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/jenesuispashariselon on 2024-10-08 11:25:49.

Original Title: TIL that the first self-propelled vehicule, built by Cugnot in 1769, was intended for transporting cannons. The vehicle was not suited to the load, and despite further trials, the project was abandoned. However, 241 years later, in 2010, a copy of the machine was built, which worked perfectly.

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TIL That the screenplay for the James Bond film "You only live twice" was written by Roald Dahl (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/miltonmonroe on 2024-10-08 10:56:01.
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TIL Ruth Brown, a 1950s R & B superstar had her earnings withheld by her record company. She then spent several years working low paying jobs until making a comeback in 1976. She used her newf... (www.npr.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ill_Definition8074 on 2024-10-08 05:24:55.

Original Title: TIL Ruth Brown, a 1950s R & B superstar had her earnings withheld by her record company. She then spent several years working low paying jobs until making a comeback in 1976. She used her newfound fame to fight for musicians to receive royalties for their music.

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TIL that ethics books are substantially more likely to go missing from university libraries than books about other fields of philosophy (www.theguardian.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/AlexCoventry on 2024-10-08 03:26:12.
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TIL that honeybees have five eyes. They have two large compound eyes and three smaller simple eyes on top of their heads, which help them navigate and detect light. (wildflowermeadows.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Scary-Advantage-4213 on 2024-10-08 04:56:44.
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TIL that Polaris (the North Star), is only 45-67 million years old. It wasn't around in the time of the dinosaurs. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/NateNate60 on 2024-10-08 03:07:06.
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TIL a sheep and a goat can mate to produce a sheep-goat hybrid called a 'Geep' (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/QuotePuzzleheaded638 on 2024-10-08 02:23:36.
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TIL that Pantone’s infamous “ugliest color” was renamed from olive green in Australia after offense from actual olive growers (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Just_Want_To_Write on 2024-10-08 00:49:49.
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TIL that Nintendo bought up the rights of two 1993 pornographic parodies of the Super Mario video game series to halt their distribution indefinitely (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/9oRo on 2024-10-07 21:44:42.
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TIL That Peter Dinklage is only 3 inches shorter than Simone Biles (www.britannica.com)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/RogueStargun on 2024-10-08 07:16:23.
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