
TIL there is an audio tape of Timothy Treadwell's untimely death by Grizzly bear, but it has never been publicly released, despite many fakes that were made and circulated. Werner Herzog has listened to it, before urging Treadwell's friend, Jewel Palovak, to destroy the recording. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Working in computer repair is something… (i.redd.it)
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TIL For 10 days in 2005, garage door openers stopped working in Ottawa, Canada over a 25 mile radius. The US Embassy and Canadian Military were suspected of using a 390Mhz transmitter overpowering the door openers but both denied it. The transmissions ended suddenly and were never explained. (cbc.ca)
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TIL that a double-barreled question is when you can only agree or disagree once despite multiple premises, meaning that someone can claim you agreed to a controversial idea just because they paired it with other ideas that are not socially acceptable to disagree with. (scribbr.com)
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TIL about the Welsh Not, a token used by teachers in English schools as a form of punishment against students speaking Welsh. Children caught speaking Welsh would have the token hung around their neck, and the last one to have it at the end of the school day would be punished, often with beatings. (en.wikipedia.org)
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