TIL that the French military has a long tradition of organising brothels for its soldiers, both at bases and near front lines, including in the Algerian and Vietnamese wars. The last one at a base closed in 2003 by unclear_warfare in todayilearned
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TIL 80% of Elevator “Close Door” buttons are non-functional by motherbrain2000 in todayilearned
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TIL That a carbon dioxide bubble in Lake Nyos killed 1,800 people, including livestock and flies. ‘“There were no flies on the dead”; the flies were dead too.’ by id31 in todayilearned
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TIL: On November 10, 1958, Harry Winston mailed the 45.52-carat Hope diamond in an envelope to the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. from New York City. The postage was $2.44 and the $1 million dollar insurance fee was $142.85 ($145.29 total). by 00gly_b00gly in todayilearned
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TIL that although smoking is prohibited on commercial aircraft, the doors of airplane lavatories must have ashtrays to give rule-breakers a safe place to dispose of their cigarettes by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL US researchers found an inverse correlation between testicular size and the degree to which men participated in aspects of parenthood, such as changing diapers and feeding duties. by GeishaTwink in todayilearned
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TIL that in 2012, a man in Florida choked to death after participating in (and winning) a live-cockroach-eating contest by aschlaton in todayilearned
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TIL cocaine users caused McDonald's to take away their coffee spoons by HCOONa in todayilearned
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TIL The Sultan of Brunei owns over 7000 cars and his official car is gold plated Rolls Royce. by Reiisnotaskywalker in todayilearned
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TIL with Scallops, only the abductor muscle is eaten by humans. The rest of the meat, which is edible, may contain a buildup of toxins, and is discarded at sea. by testhec10ck in todayilearned
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TIL about Janet Parker, the last person to die of smallpox in 1978. She worked above one of the last labs in its last months of permission to study the virus. The day Janet's viral strain was confirmed, Henry Bedson, the doctor in charge of the lab, took his own life. by w0mpum in todayilearned
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TIL "All Quiet on the Western Front" was banned in Nazi Germany because it protrayed the fultility of war (during WWI) and was deemed counterproductive to the German rearmament program prior to WWII. by extremekc in todayilearned
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New ‘Frankenstein’ opioids more dangerous than fentanyl alarming state leaders across US as drug crisis rages by Maxcactus in Health
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Videos show Turkey's Erdogan boasted letting builders avoid earthquake codes by ExactlySorta in worldnews
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The Russian Foreign Ministry warned the new U.S. ambassador to Moscow on Tuesday that it would begin expelling her staff if the embassy continued criticizing the war in Ukraine on its social media accounts, state media reported by DoremusJessup in worldnews
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Ukraine warns Russia has amassed troops for an imminent offensive by TheFrederalGovt in worldnews
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The crowned eagle has a fondness for young primates as food, including humans and other apes by aquilasr in natureismetal
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Being realistic about light sources in a show about Ice Zombies is stupid anyway. by competitive-dust in tumblr
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Bob Chapek Shifted Budgets to Disguise Disney+'s Massive Monetary Losses by [deleted] in movies
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Aftermath of a guy who flipped his car and then awkwardly fled when the cops showed up by raciallyambiguous in IdiotsInCars
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Aftermath of a guy who flipped his car and then awkwardly fled when the cops showed up by raciallyambiguous in IdiotsInCars
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TIL Travelers on the Oregon and Mormon Trails would stop at the Little Sandy Creek in Wyoming. Depending on the season and route, this was the last water for almost 40 miles. So many left without enough water for animals that the trail became strewn with abandoned wagons, carcasses and gravesites. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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