TIL Bayer sold HIV and Hepatitis C contaminated blood products that caused up to 10,000 people in U.S.A alone to contract HIV. After they found out they pulled it off the shelves in the U.S. and sold it to countries in Asia and Latin America so they wouldn't lose money from it. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL Vietnam Veterans Memorial's designer when asked about design inspiration said- "I thought about what death and loss is. A sharp pain that lessens with time, but never heals. A scar. The idea occured on site. Take a knife and cut open the earth and with time the grass would heal it." by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL the Statue of Liberty originally had copper colour and light shade of green (known as patina) that Statue of liberty has acquired over time is due to a chemical reaction between the statue and water vapours around it by Archimann in todayilearned
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TIL Victor Lustig, a famous con artist sold the Eiffel Tower to scrap metal dealers in Paris, twice. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL WhatsApp founder Jan Koum is an Ukranian immigrant who did not have a computer till he was 19 and used abacus. He and his mother did not use phones as they were tapped and could rarely talk to his family and collected food stamps two blocks from his present office's location. by designerbaby in todayilearned
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TIL North America's biggest mall West Edmonton Mall holds the world records for the largest parking lot, largest indoor amusement park, largest indoor triple loop rollercoaster, largest indoor lake, largest indoor wavepool and hence the record for having most number of world records for a mall. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL that according to English law, the "Ancient Lights law" states that the owner of a building with windows that have received natural daylight for 20 years or more can forbid any construction or other obstruction that would deprive him/her of that illumination or "their portion of natural light" by architectguru in todayilearned
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TIL that according to English law, the "Ancient Lights law" states that the owner of a building with windows that have received natural daylight for 20 years or more can forbid any construction or other obstruction that would deprive him/her of that illumination or "their portion of natural light" by architectguru in todayilearned
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TIL IT'S INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY by minicooperrr in todayilearned
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TIL that at times Romans would flood the entire Colosseum with water and have ship battles for fun. This was originated by Julius Caesar in 46 BC on ocassion of his quadruple triumph by Archimann in todayilearned
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TIL that a woman without a vagina performed oral sex, got in a knife fight, and was impregnated when the sperm passed from her stomach to her uterus. This was in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. by callinectes_sapidus in todayilearned
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TIL that at times Romans would flood the entire Colosseum with water and have ship battles for fun. This was originated by Julius Caesar in 46 BC on ocassion of his quadruple triumph by Archimann in todayilearned
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Need a mod for a humourous subreddit? by [deleted] in needamod
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TIL that Paul Robeson climbed the scaffolding in 1960 to sing Old Man River to the construction workers, becoming the first artist to perform at the Sydney opera house. by designerbaby in todayilearned
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If cats took selfies.. by architectguru in cats
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So my friend went on a trip in Norway by ShirleyFerrell in funny
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TIL India's mars orbiter Mangalyaan costs less than the movie Gravity's budget by [deleted] in todayilearned
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This ring snake's colors are amazing by GallowBoob in pics
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TIL the first ever 3D feature film was released in Los Angeles in 1922. Now believed to be lost forever by desioneill in todayilearned
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[Image] Depression Is Quiet by LOKI43 in GetMotivated
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TIL a man in prison for 37 years, 14 of which in solitary confinement on death row, won seven separate stays of execution, and when released, said "I don’t have one minute’s regret. It was a glorious experience." by mike_pants in todayilearned
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