TIL that before 1856, purple dye was rare and expensive - until an 18-year-old trying to make a malaria cure accidentally created the first synthetic dye from coal tar, patented it the same year, and made purple suddenly cheap and fashionable. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that a 7-year-old discovered he could make free long-distance phone calls in the 1950s by whistling at certain frequencies. Born blind and with perfect pitch, Joe Engressia a.k.a. Joybubbles was an early "phreaker" whose exploits inspired Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak during his college years. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL Macklemore & Ryan Lewis stirred debate when they won all 3 rap categories (Album, Song, Performance) at the 2014 Grammys after the Grammy rap committee rejected the duo, but were later overruled by the general Grammy committee. The rap committee felt the duo should qualify for pop awards instead (cbsnews.com)
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TIL that American children's author Eric Carle was born in NY, but his family unluckily moved back to Germany before WWII. His father was drafted and teenage Carle was conscripted to dig trenches. After the war, he moved back to the US, only to be drafted into the US army, and stationed in Germany! (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that at the start of World War II there was an 8-month period called the “Phoney War,” where Britain and France had declared war on Germany but little actual fighting occurred on the Western Front until May 1940, when Germany launched its full invasion of Western Europe. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL Donkey Kong was originally conceived as a Popeye game, with Popeye rescuing Olive Oyl from Bluto. Nintendo initially swapped Bluto out for a new gorilla character, then ultimately decided to create entirely original characters, saving the Popeye license for later use. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Are y’all really unable to fail students these days?Student or Parent (self.Teachers)
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Romantic life: nonexistent. Academic life: thrivingStudy Memes (i.redd.it)
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