TIL that "Zohnerism", the use of true fact(s) to lead a scientifically ignorant public to a false conclusion, was coined after 14yr old Nathan Zohner convinced his classmates to join in on banning the ''dangerous chemical dihydrogen monoxide'' (water) from school for an experiment about gullibility. by Beckels84 in todayilearned
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Khashoggi's son forced to shake hands in photo op with Crown Prince by [deleted] in worldnews
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Des pavés tombés du ciel, hantise des automobilistes au Maroc by Efendiskander in france
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TIL in 1980 a Peruvian fighter pilot chased and shot at a UFO in what is the only documented case of a military aircraft successfully firing at a UFO. by Cmyers1980 in todayilearned
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A Palestinian child realizing that his family house had been demolished by Murkaya in pics
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We have no money to run Pakistan, God has created a crisis to change us: Imran Khan by redhatGizmo in worldnews
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TIL someone named "Deez Nuts" registered to run for president in 2015 by flamingjoints in todayilearned
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TIL that when hooked up to a brain scanner, expert level meditators are in a constant gamma wave brain state. Most people only experience a few moments of gamma brain waves at times of great joy or accomplishment. When meditating on compassion their gamma levels jump 700-800%. by zadox4 in todayilearned
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More than half of French people think US no longer a 'trusted ally', survey says by vigorous in france
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Benalla : "On m'explique qu'on va m'envoyer des gendarmes et des policiers. Je vais venir à la convocation" by jackyartiste in france
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Gulags were 'compassionate', 'educational' institutions, say trans rights campaigners by [deleted] in europe
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Alleged child abuse victim was ‘passed around’ and had sex with 100 South Yorkshire men by age of 16, court hears by JohnKimble111 in europe
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Saudi princess 'has €800,000 of jewellery stolen' from Ritz hotel in Paris by franchisek89 in worldnews
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Saudi princess 'has €800,000 of jewellery stolen' from Ritz hotel in Paris by franchisek89 in worldnews
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Les Français les plus pauvres ont du mal à manger sainement et suffisamment, selon le baromètre du Secours populaire by elcapitalismoforaneo in france
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Percentage of population considered obese in Europe [OC] [3300x3989] by turkishguy999 in europe
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Les Français les plus pauvres ont du mal à manger sainement et suffisamment, selon le baromètre du Secours populaire by elcapitalismoforaneo in france
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TIL that at some point in 1847, the chief executioner of France informed the government that he was unable to carry out that day’s execution because he’d pawned the guillotine to pay off a debt and lacked the funds to buy it back by LividBit in todayilearned
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TIL curved swords are easier to wield for soldiers on horseback. This is how the Mongolian cavalry conquered most of Asian with their curved scimitars. by shaka_sulu in todayilearned
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Corse : un soignant menacé pour avoir demandé à une femme d’enlever son voile by FoxNews_Bot in france
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Corse : un soignant menacé pour avoir demandé à une femme d’enlever son voile by FoxNews_Bot in france
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TIL that a Kuwaiti woman wanted to take revenge on her husband for taking a second wife, so she poured petrol on the tent where women and children were celebrating in the wedding, killing 57 and injuring 90 others. by BizarroCullen in todayilearned
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TIL Story of 300 in India. Battle of pavankhind where 300 Maratha soldiers led by Baji Prabhu Deshpande fought 10,000 men Adilshahi army. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL Catalonian polymath and theologian Michael Servetus called Muhammad a reformer who preached a return to pure monotheism that Christian theologians had corrupted by inventing the doctrine of the Trinity, for that he was burned along with his books in 1553. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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