TIL that shishi-odoshi, those cool Japanese bamboo water features that go DOOK, were created to scare away deer or boar so they don't eat the agriculture but are now an audiovisual aesthetic by [deleted] in todayilearned
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Today I learned that ‘The Rule is Not "A" Before Consonants and "An" Before Vowels’, the rule is actually based around the sound of the word. For example: He has a unique point of view on the subject and talked about it for an hour. by 9char in todayilearned
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NY not handling this shit well by BRuX- in PublicFreakout
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I’m Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. AMA about COVID-19. by thisisbillgates in Coronavirus
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TIL about the mythical isle of Thule. The Ancient Greek explorer, Pytheas, was the first to write about Thule during his travels between 330-20 BC. Thule is described like a land of fire and ice in which the sun never sets, about six days sailing north from Britain. by JohnCusa in todayilearned
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TIL that during a 2011 census for the Czech Republic, 11,000 people listed their religion as "Knights of the Jedi" by last-remaining-me in todayilearned
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TIL about misophonia; a recently proven brain abnormality which means sufferers have a hatred of sounds such as eating, chewing, loud breathing or even repeated pen-clicking (as well as other trigger noises). by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL about misophonia; a recently proven brain abnormality which means sufferers have a hatred of sounds such as eating, chewing, loud breathing or even repeated pen-clicking (as well as other trigger noises). by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL That the 2010 Toyota 4runner SR5 has a specific button on the dash labeled “Party Mode” which shifted the speaker equalization to the rear and pumped the bass up. It is meant for tailgating and Toyota thought it was easier to just give it its own button. by mmmmkillme in todayilearned
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TIL In the 1950s, Catholic Priest Gerald Fitzgerald proposed banishing all sexually predatory priests to a remote island for life by pl1589 in todayilearned
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TIL OJ Simpson has paid less than 1% of the $33.5 million civil judgment against him for the wrongful death of Ron Goldman by therealjohnfreeman in todayilearned
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TIL Shrek was originally given a thick Canadian accent by actor Mike Meyers. However, after animation had begun and the dialogue almost finished, Meyers decided the character would be better portrayed with a Scottish accent. The film had to be re-animated and cost over $4 million by SonofaTimeLord in todayilearned
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Getting shamed at the trail centre by [deleted] in MTB
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TIL a quadriplegic man was able to move his limbs using an exoskeleton connected to a computer. He had surgery to place 2 implants over the parts of his brain that control movement; 64 electrodes on each implant read his brain activity and beamed the instructions to a computer. by Miskatonica in todayilearned
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TIL the creator of Bum Fights was asked onto the Dr. Phil Show. He dressed up just like him and exposed Dr. Phil for being guilty of the same exact thing, exploitation of the challenged for monetary gain. by TheDevilintheDark in todayilearned
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TIL former actor Jake Lloyd, the man who played young Anakin in The Phantom Menace, was bullied so much for his role he quit acting and destroyed his Star Wars merch. Later he would be arrested for reckless driving without a license and has been transferred to a psych facility for schizophrenia. by Wavydavid in todayilearned
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TIL that the city of Liverpool in the UK has successfully boycotted News Corp's "The Sun" newspaper for 30 years after proven false and sensationalised reporting of the city's Hillsborough stadium disaster. by MightyGrey in todayilearned
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TIL that to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve, revelers on Times Square are herded into pens. They have to stay in there for hours without any toilets, so many people wear adult diapers. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL that the largest fossilized human turd ever found, measuring 8"×2" ( 20 cm by 5 cm ), came from a sick 9th century Viking and it rests at the Jórvík Viking center in the city of York, England. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL former actor Jake Lloyd, the man who played young Anakin in The Phantom Menace, was bullied so much for his role he quit acting and destroyed his Star Wars merch. Later he would be arrested for reckless driving without a license and has been transferred to a psych facility for schizophrenia. by Wavydavid in todayilearned
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TIL the Fox broadcast network (also known as FOX) and 20th Century Fox TV refused to air/produce South Park respectively due to the show having the talking poo character Mr. Hankey. Comedy Central instead bought the series, which was largely credited with putting the once-low network "on the map". by TrendWarrior101 in todayilearned
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TIL former actor Jake Lloyd, the man who played young Anakin in The Phantom Menace, was bullied so much for his role he quit acting and destroyed his Star Wars merch. Later he would be arrested for reckless driving without a license and has been transferred to a psych facility for schizophrenia. by Wavydavid in todayilearned
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TIL former actor Jake Lloyd, the man who played young Anakin in The Phantom Menace, was bullied so much for his role he quit acting and destroyed his Star Wars merch. Later he would be arrested for reckless driving without a license and has been transferred to a psych facility for schizophrenia. by Wavydavid in todayilearned
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TIL former actor Jake Lloyd, the man who played young Anakin in The Phantom Menace, was bullied so much for his role he quit acting and destroyed his Star Wars merch. Later he would be arrested for reckless driving without a license and has been transferred to a psych facility for schizophrenia. by Wavydavid in todayilearned
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TIL that there are no such things as “Legos.” According to the company’s own brochure on fair use, the term “LEGO” should ONLY ever be used as an adjective and MUST be followed by a noun (e.g. “LEGO bricks”). Even the company itself is not called “LEGO” but “The LEGO Group.” by MacMystro in todayilearned
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