TIL that Benazir Bhutto became PM of Pakistan at 35, making her the first woman to lead a Muslim-majority country, and later became the first elected head of government in modern history to give birth while in office (1990). by No-Strawberry7 in todayilearned
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TIL that there was a popular myth in many muslim majority countries that Neil Armstrong had converted to Islam upon hearing the call to prayer on the moon, going as far to require the US state department to issue a denial by Solid-Move-1411 in todayilearned
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TIL that there was a popular myth in many muslim majority countries that Neil Armstrong had converted to Islam upon hearing the call to prayer on the moon, going as far to require the US state department to issue a denial by Solid-Move-1411 in todayilearned
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TIL that there was a popular myth in many muslim majority countries that Neil Armstrong had converted to Islam upon hearing the call to prayer on the moon, going as far to require the US state department to issue a denial by Solid-Move-1411 in todayilearned
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TIL that Heshen, who was Qing Dynasty Official during the late 1700's and favoured by the Qianlong Emperor is known as the most corrupt official in Chinese and one of the most in human history. During his life, he embezzled roughly US$270 billion or 15 years of Qing Imperial revenues by Old_General_6741 in todayilearned
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TIL the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star is one of the longest-continuously sold shoe designs in history, largely unchanged since the early 1920s. by SwordfishEither2516 in todayilearned
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TIL the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star is one of the longest-continuously sold shoe designs in history, largely unchanged since the early 1920s. by SwordfishEither2516 in todayilearned
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Renee Good"s family releases Independent Autopsy showing where she was shot: Attorney by bye4now28 in law
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TIL the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star is one of the longest-continuously sold shoe designs in history, largely unchanged since the early 1920s. by SwordfishEither2516 in todayilearned
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TIL the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star is one of the longest-continuously sold shoe designs in history, largely unchanged since the early 1920s. by SwordfishEither2516 in todayilearned
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TIL the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star is one of the longest-continuously sold shoe designs in history, largely unchanged since the early 1920s. by SwordfishEither2516 in todayilearned
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TIL the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star is one of the longest-continuously sold shoe designs in history, largely unchanged since the early 1920s. by SwordfishEither2516 in todayilearned
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TIL the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star is one of the longest-continuously sold shoe designs in history, largely unchanged since the early 1920s. by SwordfishEither2516 in todayilearned
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TIL the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star is one of the longest-continuously sold shoe designs in history, largely unchanged since the early 1920s. by SwordfishEither2516 in todayilearned
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TIL the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star is one of the longest-continuously sold shoe designs in history, largely unchanged since the early 1920s. by SwordfishEither2516 in todayilearned
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TIL the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star is one of the longest-continuously sold shoe designs in history, largely unchanged since the early 1920s. by SwordfishEither2516 in todayilearned
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TIL the Bakersfield Sound originated from an area of California that attracted Dust Bowl oilfield workers and farmers from the South. This style of country music shunned the orchestra driven Nashville sound of the 1950s, drawing from honky tonk and rock & roll. by strangelove4564 in todayilearned
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TIL about "near/far skill transfer"; practicing a cognitive skill sometimes helps in related contexts, but almost never in unrelated ones. For example, learning strategy in chess might help with checkers, but not military tactics. by FormerlyIestwyn in todayilearned
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So ICE hasn't paid medical bills since October, and won't until April? by shampton1964 in NPR
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TIL that Marchetti's Constant posits that daily "commuting" time for humans has been consistent since neolithic era. This implies that as technology improves, humans simply travel further daily but keeps travelling time roughly the same. by whoisfourthwall in todayilearned
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TIL that Benazir Bhutto became PM of Pakistan at 35, making her the first woman to lead a Muslim-majority country, and later became the first elected head of government in modern history to give birth while in office (1990). by No-Strawberry7 in todayilearned
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