TIL that Ronald Reagan was strangled nearly to death by his chimpanzee costar ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL after spending 3 days with his arm trapped in a furnace, a man attempted to amputate it with a saw blade because he began to smell rotting flesh. Although he passed out from pain before he cou... ( www.cbsnews.com ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL that the FV4005, built in 1952, features the largest tank gun ever produced at 183mm. The HESH shell weighed 212 lbs. and was so strong it could penetrate 6 in. of armor angled at 60 degrees u... ( tankmuseum.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL: When Toys "Я" Us opened in Cerritos, California in 1972, the city council insisted the store use a standard R on its sign to avoid confusing children who were learning the alphabet. The counc... ( www.weirduniverse.net ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL the word "mile" comes from the Roman Empire for a thousand paces (mille passus) -- the total distance of Roman general Agrippa's left foot hitting the ground 1,000 times when marching as measu... ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL if a helicopter's engine fails, it doesn't just drop like a rock. The blades keep spinning on their own and the pilot can land it. ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL the longest name of any geographic feature in the United States is a 45 letter lake in Massachusetts called Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (aka Webster Lake) ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL that Super Typhoon Tip in 1979 was the largest tropical cyclone ever recorded. With a 1380 mile wind field, it would cover nearly half of the continental United States. ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL a man was awarded $50 million by a jury after a hot tea spilled in his lap when he was handed his order in a Starbucks drive-thru, causing permanent disfigurement to his penis from third-degre... ( www.nbcnews.com ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL a woman was poisoned after her husband smashed a black widow spider with a hammer, which launched a part of its body straight into her eye and caused its venom to eventually enter her bloodstr... ( www.vice.com ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL that the Chinchorro culture in Northern Chile practiced mummification. The mummies go back 7,000 BC, older than the mummies in Ancient Egypt. ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL that by the late 1990s, Cliff Richard was being excluded from airplay on UK radio stations. To circumvent this, a heavily remixed dance version of his track "Can't Keep this Feeling In" was se... ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL when South Korean students take their college eligibility test every November, day-to-day operations are halted or delayed on test day. Shops are shut, banks close, even the stock market opens... ( www.bbc.com ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
Today I learned about the deep‑sea telescope fish which has a bizarre, almost alien appearance and tube-shaped, forward-facing eyes that look like telescopes, helping it see in the near-total dark... ( utmsi.utexas.edu ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL that the Coast Salish tribe raised a breed of dog in order to use their fur like wool in their textiles. The dog breed went extinct around 1900. ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL Takeru Kobayashi retired from competitive eating because he says he no longer feels hunger or fullness. ( sports.yahoo.com ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL that chain gangs were banned in every US state by 1955, but were briefly reintroduced in the 90's as part of a "War on Crime." ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL that Robert Moses, a famous NYC Planner was once considered more powerful than the NYC Mayor and Governor of NY. He would prevent mass transit from being built and put highways in the poorest ... ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL The Simpsons has featured deaths of at least ten named characters. ( www.tvguide.com ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL that the spelling of Shakespeare's name is somewhat unclear. In fact he himself uses 2 different versions of it in his testament. ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL that light passes through one-way mirrors equally from both directions. They only work because the observation room is kept dark and the room being observed is kept bright. The mirror would fu... ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL that when writing Mean Girls, Tina Fey named many characters after real life friends since she felt it was easier. Cady Heron is named after Fey's college roommate, Damian after her high schoo... ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL that three months before 9/11, a band called “I Am The World Trade Center” released a song called “September” which was the 11th track on the album ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL in 1697, a French privateer captured Henry Winstanley while he was building England's first offshore lighthouse. Louis XIV ordered his release, saying "France is at war with England, not with ... ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL, The Cassowary has a 12-centimeter, dagger-like claw on its middle toe that can disembowel a human with a single kick. It is the only bird officially classified as a "Class 1" dangerous animal... ( en.wikipedia.org ) This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...
TIL that Ronald Reagan was strangled nearly to death by his chimpanzee costar ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL after spending 3 days with his arm trapped in a furnace, a man attempted to amputate it with a saw blade because he began to smell rotting flesh. Although he passed out from pain before he cou... ( www.cbsnews.com )
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TIL that the FV4005, built in 1952, features the largest tank gun ever produced at 183mm. The HESH shell weighed 212 lbs. and was so strong it could penetrate 6 in. of armor angled at 60 degrees u... ( tankmuseum.org )
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TIL: When Toys "Я" Us opened in Cerritos, California in 1972, the city council insisted the store use a standard R on its sign to avoid confusing children who were learning the alphabet. The counc... ( www.weirduniverse.net )
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TIL the word "mile" comes from the Roman Empire for a thousand paces (mille passus) -- the total distance of Roman general Agrippa's left foot hitting the ground 1,000 times when marching as measu... ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL if a helicopter's engine fails, it doesn't just drop like a rock. The blades keep spinning on their own and the pilot can land it. ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL the longest name of any geographic feature in the United States is a 45 letter lake in Massachusetts called Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (aka Webster Lake) ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL that Super Typhoon Tip in 1979 was the largest tropical cyclone ever recorded. With a 1380 mile wind field, it would cover nearly half of the continental United States. ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL a man was awarded $50 million by a jury after a hot tea spilled in his lap when he was handed his order in a Starbucks drive-thru, causing permanent disfigurement to his penis from third-degre... ( www.nbcnews.com )
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TIL a woman was poisoned after her husband smashed a black widow spider with a hammer, which launched a part of its body straight into her eye and caused its venom to eventually enter her bloodstr... ( www.vice.com )
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TIL that the Chinchorro culture in Northern Chile practiced mummification. The mummies go back 7,000 BC, older than the mummies in Ancient Egypt. ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL that by the late 1990s, Cliff Richard was being excluded from airplay on UK radio stations. To circumvent this, a heavily remixed dance version of his track "Can't Keep this Feeling In" was se... ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL when South Korean students take their college eligibility test every November, day-to-day operations are halted or delayed on test day. Shops are shut, banks close, even the stock market opens... ( www.bbc.com )
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Today I learned about the deep‑sea telescope fish which has a bizarre, almost alien appearance and tube-shaped, forward-facing eyes that look like telescopes, helping it see in the near-total dark... ( utmsi.utexas.edu )
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TIL that the Coast Salish tribe raised a breed of dog in order to use their fur like wool in their textiles. The dog breed went extinct around 1900. ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL Takeru Kobayashi retired from competitive eating because he says he no longer feels hunger or fullness. ( sports.yahoo.com )
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TIL that chain gangs were banned in every US state by 1955, but were briefly reintroduced in the 90's as part of a "War on Crime." ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL that Robert Moses, a famous NYC Planner was once considered more powerful than the NYC Mayor and Governor of NY. He would prevent mass transit from being built and put highways in the poorest ... ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL The Simpsons has featured deaths of at least ten named characters. ( www.tvguide.com )
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TIL that the spelling of Shakespeare's name is somewhat unclear. In fact he himself uses 2 different versions of it in his testament. ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL that light passes through one-way mirrors equally from both directions. They only work because the observation room is kept dark and the room being observed is kept bright. The mirror would fu... ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL that when writing Mean Girls, Tina Fey named many characters after real life friends since she felt it was easier. Cady Heron is named after Fey's college roommate, Damian after her high schoo... ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL that three months before 9/11, a band called “I Am The World Trade Center” released a song called “September” which was the 11th track on the album ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL in 1697, a French privateer captured Henry Winstanley while he was building England's first offshore lighthouse. Louis XIV ordered his release, saying "France is at war with England, not with ... ( en.wikipedia.org )
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TIL, The Cassowary has a 12-centimeter, dagger-like claw on its middle toe that can disembowel a human with a single kick. It is the only bird officially classified as a "Class 1" dangerous animal... ( en.wikipedia.org )
This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. ...