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TIL that Ayatollah Khamenei built a secret organization called BAYT. This organization is more powerful than the government and employs 40,000 people. The goal was to make sure killing him is useless (www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com) 15 NomNom 47 »
TIL Myrient from Erista Group created a logo that predicted their "degenerate era" of their service that would eventually shutdown (lemmy.ml) 3 LiamBox -4 »
TIL that the distinction between frogs and toads is informal and purely cosmetic (en.wikipedia.org) 28 58008 379 »
TIL at one time slaves escaped to freedom in Florida. (www.smithsonianmag.com) 4 Quilotoa 134 »
TIL pediatricians are being used as a great source of antibodies. (www.newscientist.com) 15 Quilotoa 158 »
TIL Ronald Reagan was deeply influnced by SciFi when implementing policy. He reportedly initiated cybersecurity changes within the DoD after watching the movie WarGames and asking if it was plausible. (www.newamerica.org) 35 LincolnsDogFido 330 »
TIL the Windows 7 default wallpaper was created at a resolution of 10800×6750. The size of the source file is 556 MB. (windowswallpaper.miraheze.org) 16 Silverchase 216 »
TIL about the day of rage after Bloody Sunday that saw the British embassy burn down! (www.irishtimes.com) 3 epicthundercat 118 »
TIL You can leagally drop your baby off at the fire station in all 50 states (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL Antidepressants used to be called 'psychic energizers' (en.wikipedia.org) 2 58008 84 »
TIL: Romans and Greeks routinely used folded sheets of lead or pewter to inscribe curses (en.wikipedia.org) 6 I Cast Fist 86 »
TIL that Radon is a radioactive substance which can cause cancer. Colorado is full of radon. The average level of radon in Colorado homes is 6.4 pCi/L, which is equivalent to 200 chest X-rays a year (theconversation.com) 37 Valnao 317 »
TIL there are motorized skiis. (www.frigiddynamics.com) 10 Quilotoa 92 »
TIL: The ‘Perfect Aryan baby’ chosen by Hitler’s Nazi regime…was Jewish (www.jfeed.com) 3 masterofnone 226 »
TIL there are fart measuring underwear. (www.scientificamerican.com) 2 Quilotoa 31 »
TIL That The Count of Monte Cristo Was Based On The True Story Of A Shoemaker Who Was Framed, Imprisoned, Claimed A Treasure Hoard, Assumed Aristocracy And Then Took Vengeance: Pierre Picaud (en.wikipedia.org) 18 FlashMobOfOne 246 »
TIL actor Jon-Erik Hexum accidentally killed himself by firing a magnum loaded with blanks against his temple (www.msn.com) 8 FenrirIII 75 »
TIL drinking, smoking, games, etc are all "social lubricants" for making conversations easier. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL Dayglo fluorescent paint was discovered by two teenagers experimenting with chemicals in their basement. (www.smithsonianmag.com) 6 Quilotoa 109 »
TIL: Leon Black's son Benjamin Black was appointed CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) by Donald Trump. (thelemmy.club) 3 green_goglin 254 »
TIL that it is illegal in the US State of North Carolina for Bingo sessions to exceed 5 hours (law.justia.com) 21 vogi 190 »
TIL: A Bob the Builder version of Mambo No. 5 topped the UK charts, before being removed from radio play due to its lyrics about building construction and that it was charting during September 2001 (en.wikipedia.org) 7 als 79 »
TIL that the phrase "time is of the essence" comes from 18th century contract law (www.myenglishpages.com) 7 58008 52 »
TIL the Wikipedia language with the second-most articles is Cebuano (en.wikipedia.org) 6 Silverchase 61 »
Locked: Today I learned that despite its dissolution almost 35 years ago, Soviet Union is still #2 on overall Olympic medals won tally. They won 1204 medals in 39 years (lemmy.zip) 0 Tolc 17 »
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