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TIL that in world war 2, English soldiers would use passwords that had sounds that the language of the people they where fighting against did not have, so that they could tell if an unidentified p... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Frisk-256 on 2024-10-11 13:41:56+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in world war 2, English soldiers would use passwords that had sounds that the language of the people they where fighting against did not have, so that they could tell if an unidentified person was an enemy soldier tying to infiltrate them by if they said these sounds correctly.

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TIL no film has ever won all four acting awards at the Oscars (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, & Best Supporting Actress) and only three films have ever won three out of the f... (www.slashfilm.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2024-10-11 13:31:09+00:00.

Original Title: TIL no film has ever won all four acting awards at the Oscars (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, & Best Supporting Actress) and only three films have ever won three out of the four: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Network (1976), and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).

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TIL the air force has a program in place that will keep B-52 bombers flying for over a hundred years since they were manufactured (www.defensenews.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/superanth on 2024-10-11 12:10:18+00:00.

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TIL most 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles have more than 1000 pieces (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/erosebro on 2024-10-11 11:43:21+00:00.

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TIL that in 1989, a sudden invasion of medflies hit California. This invasion cost between 60 and 120 million USD in eradication efforts. A group called “The Breeders” claimed it was a deliberate ... (wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/JackThaBongRipper on 2024-10-11 10:45:29+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1989, a sudden invasion of medflies hit California. This invasion cost between 60 and 120 million USD in eradication efforts. A group called “The Breeders” claimed it was a deliberate attack by themselves in response to the governments decades long Malathion aerial sprays.

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TIL the world's first hard drive, the IBM 350, was introduced in 1956. It was leased to companies for $37,600/month (adjusted to 2024), weighed one ton, and held 3.75 MB, about the size of a small... (www.dataclinic.co.uk)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/AnthillOmbudsman on 2024-10-11 06:29:18+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the world's first hard drive, the IBM 350, was introduced in 1956. It was leased to companies for $37,600/month (adjusted to 2024), weighed one ton, and held 3.75 MB, about the size of a small PDF file.

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TIL That hand warmers work by making iron rust ,and we just Use the excess heat coming from that reaction! (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Fat_machine on 2024-10-11 05:11:50+00:00.

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TIL a scene from The Color of Money, a movie that follows a trio as they hustle at pool halls while making their way to a nine-ball tournament in Atlantic City, and sequel to the 1961 film The Hus... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/The_Critical_Cynic on 2024-10-11 03:03:44+00:00.

Original Title: TIL a scene from The Color of Money, a movie that follows a trio as they hustle at pool halls while making their way to a nine-ball tournament in Atlantic City, and sequel to the 1961 film The Hustler, inspired the name for Doom, a popular first person shooter created by id Software in 1993.

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TIL that former President of Liberia Charles King has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the most fraudulent election in history. In the 1927 election, he secured victory with 234,000 vote... (wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/La_Quica1 on 2024-10-11 05:54:12+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that former President of Liberia Charles King has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the most fraudulent election in history. In the 1927 election, he secured victory with 234,000 votes in a country with a population of only 15,000.

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TIL The dog that portrayed Spuds MacKenzie was a female bull terrier named Honey Tree Evil Eye. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RazeTheIV on 2024-10-11 00:07:45+00:00.

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TIL there are no laws in Victoria (Australia) that regulate truth in political advertising (www.vec.vic.gov.au)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/jacknunn on 2024-10-11 00:21:16+00:00.

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TIL that a Far Cry film, based on the video game, was released in 2006. Directed by Uwe Boll, it was a major box-office bomb, making only $743,000 against a $30 million budget. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/WouldbeWanderer on 2024-10-11 00:11:35+00:00.

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TIL that Bismuth, the active ingredient in Pepto-Bismol, technically has no stable isotopes - however its most stable and common isotope has a half-life more than a billion times the age of the un... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/symbolms on 2024-10-11 00:11:17+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Bismuth, the active ingredient in Pepto-Bismol, technically has no stable isotopes - however its most stable and common isotope has a half-life more than a billion times the age of the universe. (Some more facts in the comments)

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TIL that while the country of El Salvador "The Savior" is named after Jesus (the name brought by Spanish conquistadors) the original name according to the indigenous Nahua Pipil people was Kuskata... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TapTheMic on 2024-10-11 01:36:57+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that while the country of El Salvador "The Savior" is named after Jesus (the name brought by Spanish conquistadors) the original name according to the indigenous Nahua Pipil people was Kuskatan. The name means "The Place of Precious Jewels."

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TIL the sound a whip makes when you crack it is caused by a sonic boom created when the tip of a whip moves faster than the speed of sound. The whip was also the first man made object to break the... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DarthDiggler501 on 2024-10-11 01:19:35+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the sound a whip makes when you crack it is caused by a sonic boom created when the tip of a whip moves faster than the speed of sound. The whip was also the first man made object to break the sound barrier.

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TIL in 2023 a massive pumpkin named ‘Michael Jordan’ squashed the world record for the heaviest gourd at the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in California. Travis Gienger, a Minnesota horticu... (www.bbc.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/cuspofgreatness on 2024-10-10 22:09:22+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 2023 a massive pumpkin named ‘Michael Jordan’ squashed the world record for the heaviest gourd at the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in California. Travis Gienger, a Minnesota horticultural teacher, earned $30,000 in prize money. His 2,749lb pumpkin beat the previous record by 47lb.

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TIL that there has been only 21 dunks in (Women's Basketball) WNBA history, with 7 of them coming in All Star games, and 14 of them in regular season and or playoffs (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Super_Goomba64 on 2024-10-11 00:25:00+00:00.

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TIL that, as of today, the FCC requires all internet service providers to provide “broadband facts” labels at points of sale. These labels clearly break down monthly price, fees, and terms in a fo... (www.fcc.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Trifle_Useful on 2024-10-10 15:32:32+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that, as of today, the FCC requires all internet service providers to provide “broadband facts” labels at points of sale. These labels clearly break down monthly price, fees, and terms in a format similar to nutrition labels.

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TIL Jacob Miller was shot in the head during the Civil War. Left for dead, he regained consciousness hours later and lived for another 54 years (greatergood.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/cutiemegan5 on 2024-10-10 22:39:22+00:00.

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TIL that the first footage of a real war was shot by Frederick Villiers during the Battle of Volos in 1897 (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ConsciousPatroller on 2024-10-10 21:00:30+00:00.

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TIL Modern broiler chickens have been bred to get so heavy so quickly it can lead to bone deformities (www.thepoultrysite.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/skulloflugosi on 2024-10-10 20:38:55+00:00.

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TIL that Comet Swift-Tuttle is the largest comet to make repeated close approaches to Earth. A collision would release 27 times the energy of the impact that caused the extinction of dinosaurs. It... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flurb4 on 2024-10-10 20:28:50+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Comet Swift-Tuttle is the largest comet to make repeated close approaches to Earth. A collision would release 27 times the energy of the impact that caused the extinction of dinosaurs. It has been described as "the single most dangerous object known to humanity".

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TIL professional wrestler and former AEW World Champion Samoa Joe was a dance performer at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the age of 5. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/AwesomeAfanA07 on 2024-10-10 19:04:06+00:00.

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TIL of the Malaysian version of rock paper scissors called One Two Som which uses Rock, Water and Bird. Water is a stretched out palm (same as paper), but a Bird is represented by all five finger ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/saravannan14 on 2024-10-11 02:02:05+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of the Malaysian version of rock paper scissors called One Two Som which uses Rock, Water and Bird. Water is a stretched out palm (same as paper), but a Bird is represented by all five finger tips held together to form a bird beak. Rock kills Bird, Bird drinks Water, and Water sinks Rock.

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TIL that a man sued his own search warrant and won the case in the Supreme Court. Titled Marcus v. Search Warrant, he believed the warrant was too vague and was unable to sue any of the agents as ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Colgatederpful on 2024-10-10 18:41:27+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that a man sued his own search warrant and won the case in the Supreme Court. Titled Marcus v. Search Warrant, he believed the warrant was too vague and was unable to sue any of the agents as they acted within the law.

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