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TIL of Ford Think, a "neighborhood electric vehicle" that Ford sold in the early 2000s, that were prone to an instrument cluster failure which would also brick the entire vehicle. (hackaday.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/zahrul3 on 2025-05-08 13:59:50+00:00.

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TIL that Pro Wrestler Kevin Sullivan once wrote a storyline, or "Kayfabe", about his wife Nancy (ring name "Woman") leaving him for fellow wrestler Chris Benoit. The storyline would lead to a real... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Nocturnal_Pages on 2025-05-07 12:45:55+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Pro Wrestler Kevin Sullivan once wrote a storyline, or "Kayfabe", about his wife Nancy (ring name "Woman") leaving him for fellow wrestler Chris Benoit. The storyline would lead to a real-life affair between Chris and Nancy. The resulting marriage tragically ended in murder-suicide in 2007.

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TIL that King Louis XVI built a temple at Rambouillet for the sole purpose of tasting milk and cheese, as a surprise present to Marie Antoinette. It was equipped with water jets just to keep the m... (culturezvous.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/zahrul3 on 2025-05-07 11:38:13+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that King Louis XVI built a temple at Rambouillet for the sole purpose of tasting milk and cheese, as a surprise present to Marie Antoinette. It was equipped with water jets just to keep the milk cool during tasting sessions.

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TIL that one of Edward VII's mistresses, Alice Keppel, was the great-grandmother of Camilla Parker Bowles. Camilla was the mistress and later wife of Prince (now King) Charles, Edward’s great-grea... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 on 2025-05-08 09:54:02+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that one of Edward VII's mistresses, Alice Keppel, was the great-grandmother of Camilla Parker Bowles. Camilla was the mistress and later wife of Prince (now King) Charles, Edward’s great-great-grandson.

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TIL British accents noticeable change within the UK every 25 miles (news.bbc.co.uk)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/jc201946 on 2025-05-08 09:35:58+00:00.

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TIL: 12th century Vikings broke into a Stone Age tomb in Orkney and left runic graffiti, 30 in total, including one inscription saying: 'Tholfir Kolbeinsson carved these runes high up' (www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/zahrul3 on 2025-05-08 07:26:02+00:00.

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TIL that ants are much more closely related to bees than wasps are (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/zerofunhero on 2025-05-07 18:40:22+00:00.

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TIL of Xingtian, the God of Not Giving up. In Ancient Chinese Myth he fought vs. Huangdi for the title of Supreme God, lost, and got beheaded. However he turned his nipples & navel into eyes &... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/analoggi_d0ggi on 2025-05-07 03:07:36+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of Xingtian, the God of Not Giving up. In Ancient Chinese Myth he fought vs. Huangdi for the title of Supreme God, lost, and got beheaded. However he turned his nipples & navel into eyes & a mouth and resumed battling for the top spot again

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TIL about Giuseppe Siri, an Italian cardinal who was the subject of a conspiracy theory claiming he won the 1958 conclave but was forced to decline after being threatened that either he and his fa... (wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Capital_Tailor_7348 on 2025-05-07 18:37:59+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about Giuseppe Siri, an Italian cardinal who was the subject of a conspiracy theory claiming he won the 1958 conclave but was forced to decline after being threatened that either he and his family would be killed, the Vatican nuked or an assassination campaign launched against the church.

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TIL that while filming the iconic “Gonna Fly Now,” Sequence in Rocky (1975) the moment where Rocky is encouragingly thrown a piece of fruit by a passerby was completely improvised because they fil... (runlovers.it)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/No_Material3111 on 2025-05-07 18:35:19+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that while filming the iconic “Gonna Fly Now,” Sequence in Rocky (1975) the moment where Rocky is encouragingly thrown a piece of fruit by a passerby was completely improvised because they filmed this without permission and so the people in the market are not actors.

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TIL that in 1912, a boy named Bobby Dunbar went missing. Eight months later, he was found with another family who claimed that he was their son, Bruce Anderson. The Andersons didn't have the money... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ShaunAHAHAHA on 2025-05-07 07:36:54+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1912, a boy named Bobby Dunbar went missing. Eight months later, he was found with another family who claimed that he was their son, Bruce Anderson. The Andersons didn't have the money to fight in court, so they lost custody. In 2004, DNA testing confirmed that the boy wasn’t Bobby.

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TIL that in 2017 an 8 year old boy drove himself and his 4 year old sister to a McDonald's drive thru while following all traffic laws. He did this after learning how to drive on YouTube. No charg... (www.bbc.co.uk)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/bendubberley_ on 2025-05-07 05:42:18+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 2017 an 8 year old boy drove himself and his 4 year old sister to a McDonald's drive thru while following all traffic laws. He did this after learning how to drive on YouTube. No charges were ever filed by authorities and the two kids happily enjoyed their McDonald's

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TIL that Auschwitz had a brothel (Block 24) where female prisoners were forced to have sex with selected male inmates as part of a reward system. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SPXQuantAlgo on 2025-05-08 06:43:57+00:00.

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TIL Kenny Rogers cofounded a "Roasters" chain of chicken-based restaurants that closed in the USA in 2011, but continues to thrive in Asia and overseas, with over 150 locations. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Torley_ on 2025-05-07 13:14:02+00:00.

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TIL During a 2017 basketball game in Auckland, NZ, player Akil Mitchell's left eyeball popped out of its socket after an accidental collision with an opposing player. Mitchell could feel the eye o... (www.bbc.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ill_Definition8074 on 2025-05-07 03:07:22+00:00.

Original Title: TIL During a 2017 basketball game in Auckland, NZ, player Akil Mitchell's left eyeball popped out of its socket after an accidental collision with an opposing player. Mitchell could feel the eye on the side of his face and could still see out of it. Mitchell managed to make a full recovery.

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TIL that the United Kingdom, the nation that invented the first tanks during WWI, was seriously considering retiring its entire main battle tank fleet as of 2020. (nationalinterest.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SuspiciousWeekend41 on 2025-05-07 08:21:49+00:00.

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TIL that Norway’s stave churches, like the 12th-century one in Borgund, were built using cured pinewood, wooden pegs, and interlocking post-and-beam joinery - without nails - and resting on stone ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 on 2025-05-06 21:45:56+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Norway’s stave churches, like the 12th-century one in Borgund, were built using cured pinewood, wooden pegs, and interlocking post-and-beam joinery - without nails - and resting on stone foundations to prevent rot.

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TIL when the University of Minnesota commissioned a local artist to create its mascot (the Golden Gophers), the man they picked had never seen a gopher before. His design was based on chipmunks. (www.startribune.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/sniper91 on 2025-05-06 20:33:06+00:00.

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TIL that Walt Disney, in 1947, gave permission to the University of Oregon to use Donald Duck's likeness as their mascot. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RaccoonCityTacos on 2025-05-07 23:26:35+00:00.

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TIL that Joshua Trees are more closely related to Asparagus than actual trees. They are in the "Asparagaceae" Family. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/extremekc on 2025-05-07 22:30:41+00:00.

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TIL that Saint Anne is recognized by the Catholic Church as the grandmother of Jesus despite not being named anywhere in the Bible (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/bnrshrnkr on 2025-05-06 19:18:35+00:00.

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TIL that the vertebrate with the shortest lifespan is a fish called the Pygmy Goby. It has a maximum lifespan of 59 days. (utmsi.utexas.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Newduuud on 2025-05-07 21:06:14+00:00.

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TIL In Tug of War, there are at least two mechanisms of injury that can result in amputation (www.researchgate.net)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Hrtzy on 2025-05-07 19:33:02+00:00.

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TIL that While filming his scenes, Anakin's actor would sometimes make lightsaber noises from his mouth, which caused Lucas to stop filming and tell him "Hayden, that looks really great, but I can... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Super_Goomba64 on 2025-05-06 17:54:04+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that While filming his scenes, Anakin's actor would sometimes make lightsaber noises from his mouth, which caused Lucas to stop filming and tell him "Hayden, that looks really great, but I can see your mouth moving. You don't have to do that, we add the sound effects in afterward"

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TIL that in Australia, the phrase "doing a Bradbury" means achieving an unexpected or unusual success. The phrase references Steven Bradbury, a short-track speed skater, that won a gold medal in t... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ModenaR on 2025-05-07 20:30:08+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in Australia, the phrase "doing a Bradbury" means achieving an unexpected or unusual success. The phrase references Steven Bradbury, a short-track speed skater, that won a gold medal in the Winter Olympics from last place, after the entire field ahead of him crashed out on the final corner

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