Today I Learned (TIL)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RandoEncounter on 2024-12-20 19:15:58+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/FxckFxntxnyl on 2024-12-20 14:29:45+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/OperationSuch5054 on 2024-12-20 13:26:17+00:00.

Original Title: TIL In 1967, a rocket from an F-4 Phantom was accidentally fired on the deck of the USS Forrestal due to a power surge. The rocket struck the fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk, causing a fire which then detonated the aircraft bombs. 21 aircraft were lost, 40 damaged and 167 sailors killed.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/FiredFox on 2024-12-20 17:55:12+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1990 Volvo nearly destroyed its reputation in the US with a staged ad campaign in which they claimed their cars could not be crushed by a Monster Truck. The Volvo had been reinforced and the other cars weakened for the stunt.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/NoWafer5247 on 2024-12-20 16:50:48+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 2003, a 14-year-old boy in Manchester, England, created fake online personas to manipulate his friend into attempting to murder him, resulting in the UK's first conviction for inciting your own murder.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/LittleRiff on 2024-12-20 16:22:46+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Round-Eggplant-7826 on 2024-12-20 02:17:40+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/piponwa on 2024-12-20 07:50:55+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/twentyonerooms on 2024-12-20 02:27:48+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about a short series of Garfield comic strips in Halloween 1989 that depict Garfield waking up in an abandoned house, alone and starving. Jim Davis wrote them “…to scare people. And what do people fear most? Why, being alone.”

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/zahrul3 on 2024-12-20 06:38:21+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Unhappy_Trade7988 on 2024-12-20 04:25:12+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the jury in trial for Snowtown serial killer John Bunting were banned from listening to ‘Throwing Copper’ by the band ‘Live’ because Bunting played it to his victims as he tortured and killed then in his bathtub.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ill_Definition8074 on 2024-12-20 01:20:43+00:00.

Original Title: TIL In 2010, Greg Fleniken was found dead inside his locked Texas hotel room. He had no obvious external injuries but massive internal damage. His death was ruled a homicide. After an 8-month investigation, it was found that a drunk guest in the next room accidentally shot Fleniken in the scrotum.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/koreanforrabbit on 2024-12-20 02:28:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/appalachian_hatachi on 2024-12-20 07:13:13+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: That of the eight finalists from the 1988 Olympic men's 100m final, eventual bronze medalist Calvin Smith was the only athlete to never fail a drug test during his career. Smith later said: "I should have been the gold medalist."

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Durmeathor on 2024-12-19 17:29:56+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/leftcoastbumpkin on 2024-12-19 20:12:02+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sophiedoe19 on 2024-12-19 20:00:46+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ProfessionalGear3020 on 2024-12-19 08:21:29+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/permanentburner89 on 2024-12-19 05:54:04+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that most pig butchering Scammers (the ones that send you random texts and try to build a relationship until they take all your money) are slaves being forced by their government (Cambodia) or gangs to commit fraud

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Double-decker_trams on 2024-12-19 15:05:41+00:00.

Original Title: TIL although the Walther PPK is more known for being the gun James Bond uses ("Ian Fleming's choice of Bond's weapon directly influenced the popularity and notoriety of the PPK"), it was also the same gun that Hitler used to commit suicde

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/lichenousinfanthog on 2024-12-20 02:29:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/jxp497 on 2024-12-20 01:56:07+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/kehillah on 2024-12-20 01:23:33+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/1000LiveEels on 2024-12-20 01:18:33+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that many of the first giant sequoia trees discovered by western explorers were cut down and exhibited at World's Fairs. Due to the sheer size of the trees, many fair attendees claimed they were hoaxes.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DietDrBleach on 2024-12-20 01:08:25+00:00.