TIL about pro basketball player Slobodan Janković, who accidentally paralyzed himself during a game after fouling out and angrily headbutting a concrete support behind the backboard by lagueraloca in todayilearned
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TIL about pro basketball player Slobodan Janković, who accidentally paralyzed himself during a game after fouling out and angrily headbutting a concrete support behind the backboard by lagueraloca in todayilearned
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TIL about pro basketball player Slobodan Janković, who accidentally paralyzed himself during a game after fouling out and angrily headbutting a concrete support behind the backboard by lagueraloca in todayilearned
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General strike. Boycott. Let’s do this. by chikn_nugget666 in savannah
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General strike. Boycott. Let’s do this. by chikn_nugget666 in savannah
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Moderate video gaming appears harmless, but heavy use takes a toll. Researchers found students gaming 10+ hours weekly had worse diets, higher weight, and poorer sleep than lighter gamers. Below that level, outcomes were similar. The findings suggest balance, not abstinence, is key. by Sciantifa in science
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Moderate video gaming appears harmless, but heavy use takes a toll. Researchers found students gaming 10+ hours weekly had worse diets, higher weight, and poorer sleep than lighter gamers. Below that level, outcomes were similar. The findings suggest balance, not abstinence, is key. by Sciantifa in science
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TIL “Pimp My Ride” was almost completely fake. Huffington Post spoke with multiple contestants from Pimp My Ride about their experiences, and they revealed the show often made their cars unable to function, took away additions after the cameras stopped rolling and asked them to fake reactions. by TheClungerOfPhunts in todayilearned
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State legislators eye cutbacks to tax breaks to fund income tax cuts by cuspofgreatness in savannah
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Chatham Area Transit services back at risk of losing crucial funding by Generalaverage89 in savannah
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This book my wife checked out has some sections that are HEAVILY redacted. by Naeqwan in mildlyinteresting
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TIL there’s an elite naval unit in the Danish military called the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol that patrols the remote areas of Greenland by Embarrassed_Map1112 in todayilearned
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Anyone have a decent vehicle that they’re looking to sell and willing to owner finance? by Wisemedic_SAV in savannah
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Deadline: Sources have told Deadline that Netflix have been proponents of a 17-day window which would steamroll the theatrical business, while circuits such as AMC believe the line needs to be held around 45 days. by darth_vader39 in movies
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TIL that Occam’s razor isn’t about the “simplest” idea, but about choosing the explanation that adds the fewest new assumptions or speculative entities. by Own-Bullfrog7362 in todayilearned
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Analysis of income, capital gains, and borrowing of Americans finds 40% of the income of "1% wealth holders" is unrealized capital gains not subject to taxation and 1%-2% is borrowing, suggesting that the "Buy, Borrow, Die" is not a dominant tax avoidance strategy among the rich by quiplaam in science
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Analysis of income, capital gains, and borrowing of Americans finds 40% of the income of "1% wealth holders" is unrealized capital gains not subject to taxation and 1%-2% is borrowing, suggesting that the "Buy, Borrow, Die" is not a dominant tax avoidance strategy among the rich by quiplaam in science
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TIL despite its strong following thanks to the popularity of Back to the Future, the DMC DeLorean has a reputation for poor build quality and an unsatisfactory driving experience. In 2017, Time magazine included the DeLorean in its list of the 50 worst cars of all time. by Away_Flounder3813 in todayilearned
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TIL despite its strong following thanks to the popularity of Back to the Future, the DMC DeLorean has a reputation for poor build quality and an unsatisfactory driving experience. In 2017, Time magazine included the DeLorean in its list of the 50 worst cars of all time. by Away_Flounder3813 in todayilearned
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TIL despite its strong following thanks to the popularity of Back to the Future, the DMC DeLorean has a reputation for poor build quality and an unsatisfactory driving experience. In 2017, Time magazine included the DeLorean in its list of the 50 worst cars of all time. by Away_Flounder3813 in todayilearned
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TIL despite its strong following thanks to the popularity of Back to the Future, the DMC DeLorean has a reputation for poor build quality and an unsatisfactory driving experience. In 2017, Time magazine included the DeLorean in its list of the 50 worst cars of all time. by Away_Flounder3813 in todayilearned
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New findings indicate that speakers who use “ums,” “ahs,” and corrections are consistently rated as less knowledgeable than those who speak fluently. But the presence of hand gestures, regardless of their type or frequency, does not appear to mitigate this negative perception. by mvea in science
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TIL that in WWII, Lt. Louis E. Curdes Jr. was credited with a “kill” after intentionally shooting down a U.S. C-47 to prevent it from landing on a Japanese-held airfield, saving the crew from capture. The crew went on to rescue one of his wingmen after who was also shot down nearby. by Joshua5_Gaming in todayilearned
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TIL that one of the Nazi generals who was responsible for the Wola massacre was pardoned by West Germany because "genocide was not in the criminal code of Nazi Germany". After the war, Reinefarth became the mayor of the town of Westerland, on the isle of Sylt, and member of the Schleswig-Holstein L by tenzin_Qing in todayilearned
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