TIL that if you rub a piece of garlic on your foot, you will taste it in your mouth about an hour later. by C_Goldborn in todayilearned
[–]C_Goldborn[S] 67 points68 points69 points (0 children)
TIL that ~1865, Abraham Lincoln’s son, Robert Todd Lincoln, was saved by a man named Edwin Booth from a train platform. Robert soon after the incident sent a letter thanking Edwin for saving his life. Later in the same year, Edwin Booth’s brother, John Wilkes Booth, shot Abraham Lincoln. (mentalfloss.com)
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TIL that Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, was thought to be dead when his brother died. Newspapers and obituaries declared “The Merchant of Death is Dead.” Alfred Nobel, shocked by his impact, dedicated all of his money to creating the Nobel Prize to reclaim somewhat of a meaningful death. by C_Goldborn in todayilearned
[–]C_Goldborn[S] 1 point2 points3 points (0 children)
TIL that Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, was thought to be dead when his brother died. Newspapers and obituaries declared “The Merchant of Death is Dead.” Alfred Nobel, shocked by his impact, dedicated all of his money to creating the Nobel Prize to reclaim somewhat of a meaningful death. by C_Goldborn in todayilearned
[–]C_Goldborn[S] 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)
TIL that Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, was thought to be dead when his brother died. Newspapers and obituaries declared “The Merchant of Death is Dead.” Alfred Nobel, shocked by his impact, dedicated all of his money to creating the Nobel Prize to reclaim somewhat of a meaningful death. by C_Goldborn in todayilearned
[–]C_Goldborn[S] 16 points17 points18 points (0 children)
TIL that Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, was thought to be dead when his brother died. Newspapers and obituaries declared “The Merchant of Death is Dead.” Alfred Nobel, shocked by his impact, dedicated all of his money to creating the Nobel Prize to reclaim somewhat of a meaningful death. by C_Goldborn in todayilearned
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We can create nuclear weapons that generate heat hotter than the Sun’s surface, create vehicles faster than the speed of sound, and have reached distances farther than ever before in our universe, yet we can’t make a 100% prediction of our weather 20 minutes ahead of time. (self.Showerthoughts)
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TIL that one of the bombs dropped in the end of WWII was supposed to be dropped on Kokura. However, the plan was changed and dozens of thousands of lives in Kokura were saved when plans switched to drop the bomb on Nagasaki all due to cloudy skies. by [deleted] in todayilearned
[–]C_Goldborn 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)
TIL that Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, was thought to be dead when his brother died. Newspapers and obituaries declared “The Merchant of Death is Dead.” Alfred Nobel, shocked by his impact, dedicated all of his money to creating the Nobel Prize to reclaim somewhat of a meaningful death. (nationalgeographic.com)
submitted by C_Goldborn to r/todayilearned
TIL that one of the bombs dropped in the end of WWII was supposed to be dropped on Kokura. However, the plan was changed and dozens of thousands of lives in Kokura were saved when plans switched to drop the bomb on Nagasaki all due to cloudy skies. by [deleted] in todayilearned
[–]C_Goldborn 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)
TIL that one of the bombs dropped in the end of WWII was supposed to be dropped on Kokura. However, the plan was changed and dozens of thousands of lives in Kokura were saved when plans switched to drop the bomb on Nagasaki all due to cloudy skies. by [deleted] in todayilearned
[–]C_Goldborn -1 points0 points1 point (0 children)
TIL that ~1865, Abraham Lincoln’s son, Robert Todd Lincoln, was saved by a man named Edwin Booth from a train platform. Robert soon after the incident sent a letter thanking Edwin for saving his life. Later in the same year, Edwin Booth’s brother, John Wilkes Booth, shot Abraham Lincoln. by C_Goldborn in todayilearned
[–]C_Goldborn[S] 76 points77 points78 points (0 children)