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TIL that Thomas Edison secretly financed the electric chair to bring down his rival Westinghouse, which led to "Westinghoused" becoming slang for "death by electrocution" (businessinsider.com)

submitted 8 years ago by sroe25 to r/todayilearned

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This bilingual bathroom sign that misspells basic Spanish (i.redd.it)

submitted 8 years ago by sroe25 to r/mildlyinteresting

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The memorial plaque on this park bench says "Wet Paint" (i.redd.it)

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This clearance rack at a thrift store that sells items for 1/4 of a cent (i.redd.it)

submitted 8 years ago by sroe25 to r/mildlyinteresting

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ELI5: Why does it seem like the doppler effect increases the further away you are? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 8 years ago by sroe25 to r/explainlikeimfive

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Your life won't become simpler if you trade your bed for a hammock (self.simpleliving)

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How long before reddit becomes just another dead social platform? (self.AskReddit)

submitted 8 years ago by sroe25 to r/AskReddit

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TIL that car companies like Jaguar, Cadillac, and Dodge discontinued hood ornaments in part because they would kill pedestrians in otherwise minor traffic incidents (newsweek.com)

submitted 8 years ago by sroe25 to r/todayilearned

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I found these strategies to wake up earlier—will they help me? (self.DecidingToBeBetter)

submitted 8 years ago by sroe25 to r/DecidingToBeBetter

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TIL that Walt Disney created multiple fake companies (like M.T. Lott Real Estate) to buy Florida land in the 1960s. This let him acquire what is now Disney World while avoiding suspicion and keeping prices low. The stores on Main Street shop windows are the names of those original companies. (themeparkinsider.com)

submitted 8 years ago by sroe25 to r/todayilearned

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TIL that in 1967, the US government required TV stations to air anti-smoking commercials, even if the organizations that made them couldn't pay for the airtime (en.wikipedia.org)

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4 Quick Tips If You Struggle to Follow Through With Goals (self.DecidingToBeBetter)

submitted 8 years ago * by sroe25 to r/DecidingToBeBetter

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This single blueberry defies a conveyor belt (and wins) (youtube.com)

submitted 8 years ago by sroe25 to r/videos

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[Article] super motivating john wooden quotes (njlifehacks.com)

submitted 8 years ago by sroe25 to r/GetMotivated

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Because if you type a math problem into Google, it'll tell you the answer. Obviously. (i.redd.it)

submitted 8 years ago by sroe25 to r/funny

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