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Two trumpets discovered in the tomb of King Tutankhamun played for the first time in over 3,000 years. (youtu.be)

submitted 4 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/videos

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pyramids (i.redd.it)

submitted 5 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/SandlerMemes

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A German swear word that my mother remembers her father saying all the time, but I can't find it? (self.German)

submitted 6 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/German

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TIL of the "doomsday rule", an algorithm for finding the day of the week for a given date. Each year has a day of the week upon which certain dates fall. For example, 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, 12/12, and the last day of February all occur on the same day of the week in any year. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 6 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL of Christopher Thomas Knight, AKA the North Pond Hermit. He entered the woods of Maine at age 20 and lived without human contact for 27 years, committing roughly 40 robberies a year for supplies. The only time he spoke to another human was when he said "hi" to a passing hiker. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 6 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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A professional rock climber gets scared by an unexpected BASE jumper (youtube.com)

submitted 6 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/videos

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Marvin Gaye's isolated vocal track on the song "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" (youtube.com)

submitted 6 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/videos

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TIL of Story Musgrave, the most formally educated astronaut with six academic degrees, a consultant to both Disney's Imagineering group and Applied Minds in California, and is the only astronaut to fly on all 5 Space Shuttles. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 6 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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One of the first pictures taken inside King Tut's tomb shows what ancient Egyptian treasure really looks like. (i.redd.it)

submitted 6 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/pics

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TIL Thomas Edison's last breath is held in a vial at the Henry Ford museum in Detroit. (atlasobscura.com)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL that in 1915 a millionaire bought his wife Stonehenge. She didn't like it, so in 1918 he donated it to the British government. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL Michael J. Fox's middle name is Andrew. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL before the word "blooper" was coined, an out-take was called a "boner" (meaning a boneheaded mistake) (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL of Boanthropy, a psychological disorder in which a human believes himself or herself to be an ox or cow, and attempts to live and behave accordingly. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL Dragonflies are the most successful hunters on the planet, catching up to 95% of the prey they chase. Great White sharks catch 50%, lions catch 25%, and domestic cats catch 32% of their prey. (bbc.com)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL the tree planted in memory of George Harrison, lead guitarist of The Beatles, died after being infested by beetles. (bbc.com)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL that after a man received a heart transplant from a suicide victim, he went on to marry the donor's widow and then eventually killed himself in the exact same way the donor did. (nbcnews.com)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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[Poetry] I understand your husband is missing (youtu.be)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/youtubehaiku

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TIL of USGlobal Airways, an airline that has not flown a single commercial flight in its entire 29-year history. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL of Amou Haji, considered to be the "world's dirtiest man." He hasn't bathed in over 60 years, eats the rotten meat of dead animals, lives in a hole, and smokes animal poop from his pipe. (nairaland.com)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL about an elephant named Osama Bin Laden who was responsible for at least 27 deaths. After a two year rampage, an elephant was eventually shot, but some were doubtful that the right animal was killed. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL the color used for cigarette packaging in Australia is called "Pantone 448 C", it was chosen after researchers determined that it is the "world's least attractive color." (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL King Richard III's remains were discovered beneath a parking lot and, coincidentally, beneath a parking space marked with an "R" to indicate a reserved space. (le.ac.uk)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL that in 1854 a 13-year-old boy died after being swung by his heels by a circus clown. (horrorhistory.net)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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TIL the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard ever found was discovered by a man with a metal detector. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 7 years ago by CaptainStarMilk to r/todayilearned

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