Today I Learned (TIL)

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TIL the English Royal Mint (c. 886) precedes England as a single unified state, by about 41 years (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/AnonymousTimewaster on 2025-05-07 12:17:07+00:00.

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TIL That Sarah Bishop an American Woman of affluence in the 18th century, was kidnapped, became a pirate and eventually died a hermit living in a cave near Salem. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flubadubadubadub on 2025-05-06 19:13:14+00:00.

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TIL that there were thousands of indigenous peoples who allied with and fought alongside the conquistadors during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ConcentrateOptimal18 on 2025-05-06 18:59:15+00:00.

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TIL Underworld's "Born Slippy .NUXX" from the Trainspotting soundtrack had vocals recorded in one take after a night of drinking: Karl Hyde meant it as a "cry for help" from alcoholism, and repeat... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Torley_ on 2025-05-06 18:38:16+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Underworld's "Born Slippy .NUXX" from the Trainspotting soundtrack had vocals recorded in one take after a night of drinking: Karl Hyde meant it as a "cry for help" from alcoholism, and repeated lines when he lost his place, resulting in the iconic "lager, lager, lager, lager".

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TIL that in 2013, a noodle shop owner in China protested a court fine by paying 10,000 yuan in 0.1 yuan coins, delivered in 8 giant bags 18 bank staff spent a whole day counting and only got throu... (uk.news.yahoo.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Frostiq9 on 2025-05-07 12:35:39+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 2013, a noodle shop owner in China protested a court fine by paying 10,000 yuan in 0.1 yuan coins, delivered in 8 giant bags 18 bank staff spent a whole day counting and only got through half.

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TIL about Sarah Wells, a black Wisconsin woman who earned her High School Diploma at 92 years old. "I want to take a course in Botany... I do not know where else I can go, but I am sure there is s... (madisoncollege.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Montag_Reader on 2025-05-06 16:42:25+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about Sarah Wells, a black Wisconsin woman who earned her High School Diploma at 92 years old. "I want to take a course in Botany... I do not know where else I can go, but I am sure there is something else I can do."

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TiL taking less photographs help you remember the places you been to (www.npr.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/jc201946 on 2025-05-06 16:12:15+00:00.

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TIL that in February 2025 a group of 8 beavers constructed a dam in the exact location that the Czech government had planned to build one. The initial project had been in the planning stage since ... (www.theguardian.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/HYPERHERPADERP_ on 2025-05-06 16:08:15+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in February 2025 a group of 8 beavers constructed a dam in the exact location that the Czech government had planned to build one. The initial project had been in the planning stage since 2018 and would have cost over $1.2 million.

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TIL that the United States Department of Energy thought it necessary to post a list of things about the nuclear power plant in The Simpsons that doesn't reflect real life (www.energy.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/weeenerdog on 2025-05-05 20:06:38+00:00.

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Today I learned that Danny Devito actually directed Matilda (1996) and how incredibly kind he was to the Matilda Actress Mara Wilson and even made sure that an unfunished cut was shown to her dyin... (faroutmagazine.co.uk)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/No_Material3111 on 2025-05-05 18:57:27+00:00.

Original Title: Today I learned that Danny Devito actually directed Matilda (1996) and how incredibly kind he was to the Matilda Actress Mara Wilson and even made sure that an unfunished cut was shown to her dying Mom.

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TIL that the Salisbury Cathedral clock, dating from around 1386, is considered to be the oldest working mechanical clock in the world. Built without a dial, it uses a verge and foliot mechanism an... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 on 2025-05-07 10:15:51+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the Salisbury Cathedral clock, dating from around 1386, is considered to be the oldest working mechanical clock in the world. Built without a dial, it uses a verge and foliot mechanism and was restored in 1956 after centuries of service in the now-demolished bell tower.

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TIL in 2017 North Korea arrested US tourist Otto Warmbier for stealing a poster. When he was released from prison to US delegates, he was in a vegetative state and died soon. The US delegates were... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ClownfishSoup on 2025-05-07 06:34:17+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 2017 North Korea arrested US tourist Otto Warmbier for stealing a poster. When he was released from prison to US delegates, he was in a vegetative state and died soon. The US delegates were handing a bill for $2 million for his "medical treatment".

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TIL the office of Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has been around since 1099, having been established in the wake of the First Crusade. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Greene_Mr on 2025-05-07 00:52:01+00:00.

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TIL that photographer Carol Highsmith donated tens of thousands of her photos to the Library of Congress, making them free for public use. Getty Images later claimed copyright on many of these pho... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/bendubberley_ on 2025-05-06 02:43:59+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that photographer Carol Highsmith donated tens of thousands of her photos to the Library of Congress, making them free for public use. Getty Images later claimed copyright on many of these photos, then accused her of copyright infringement by using one of her own photos on her own site.

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TIL according to Guinness World Records, the largest church in the world is in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast: The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/OmgThisNameIsFree on 2025-05-06 00:33:36+00:00.

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TIL voice actor Casey Kasem known for voicing Shaggy from Scooby Doo quit the Transformers cartoon project because it depicted a Saharan kingdom named "Carbombya" (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/dontflyaway on 2025-05-05 14:34:32+00:00.

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Today I learned 56% of Americans prioritize finances when finding a partner over love (www.marketwatch.com)
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TIL that the first public flushing toilets were introduced at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Over 827,000 visitors paid a penny to use them, which led to the phrase 'to spend a penny.' The following y... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL that the first public flushing toilets were introduced at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Over 827,000 visitors paid a penny to use them, which led to the phrase 'to spend a penny.' The following year, public lavatories, referred to as 'Waiting Rooms,' were officially opened.

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TIL in 1970, actress Patty Duke was sleeping with 3 men prior to the birth of her son. Desi Arnaz Jr, actor John Astin and promoter Michael Tell. She married Tell, told her son Arnaz Jr was the fa... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL in 1970, actress Patty Duke was sleeping with 3 men prior to the birth of her son. Desi Arnaz Jr, actor John Astin and promoter Michael Tell. She married Tell, told her son Arnaz Jr was the father and John Astin ended up adopting the child, who would go on to become actor Sean Astin.

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TIL that a European monarch vetoed the election of a Pope as recently as 1903 (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/notprocrastinatingok on 2025-05-06 17:01:47+00:00.

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TIL that when an Italian film called “The Miracle” was released in the U.S in Dec. 1950 that it led to so much religious controversy that the issue went directly to a 1951 Supreme Court Case rulin... (www.digitalhistory.uh.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/No_Material3111 on 2025-05-06 15:07:05+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that when an Italian film called “The Miracle” was released in the U.S in Dec. 1950 that it led to so much religious controversy that the issue went directly to a 1951 Supreme Court Case ruling that finally declared the legal precedent of 1st and 14th Amendments protection for film.

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TIL that Nobel Prize-winning novelist Camilo José Cela was infamous for his scandalous remarks. He once claimed he could absorb liters of water via his anus and offered to demonstrate. He also cal... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/VegemiteSucks on 2025-05-06 13:57:19+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Nobel Prize-winning novelist Camilo José Cela was infamous for his scandalous remarks. He once claimed he could absorb liters of water via his anus and offered to demonstrate. He also called the Cervantes Prize, Spain's top literary award, "covered with shit," despite accepting it in 1995.

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TIL that camels don't store water but food reserves in their humps. Their extra water is stored in the bloodstream, (www.loc.gov)
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TIL that for more than four hundred years beginning in the mid-seventh century, some 50 percent of the world’s Christians lived under Muslim rule (press.princeton.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Udzu on 2025-05-06 12:39:17+00:00.

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TIL that in 1959 the United States Postal Service tried delivering mail with a cruise missile (postalmuseum.si.edu)
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