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TIL about the phenomena of polyandry or “wife-sharing” in Qing Dynasty China. Due to practices such female infanticide and concubinage there was an overall gender imbalance in society that poor hu... (www.ucpress.edu)

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Original Title: TIL about the phenomena of polyandry or “wife-sharing” in Qing Dynasty China. Due to practices such female infanticide and concubinage there was an overall gender imbalance in society that poor husbands would exploit via renting their wives out to other, unmarried men for a fee.

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TIL that in 2012 Slovak Lawmakers made a public poll asking for the name for a new bridge between Slovakia and Austria. 'Chuck Norris Bridge' won overwhelmingly (www.reuters.com)

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TIL that the "Happy Birthday" song was originally titled "Good Morning to All" and was intended to be a simple classroom greeting. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Eduard Khil or Edward Hill died only 2 years after reaching internet fame from the Trololo song. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ProudReaction2204 on 2024-12-19 05:19:46+00:00.

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TIL the first UPC-marked item ever to be scanned at a retail checkout was a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum, purchased at the Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio, at 8:01 a.m. on June 26,... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL the first UPC-marked item ever to be scanned at a retail checkout was a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum, purchased at the Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio, at 8:01 a.m. on June 26, 1974.

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TIL that the barber pole became the universal symbol for barbers as it resembles the bloody bandages of “barber-surgeons” of the past, who practiced bloodletting. (www.pallmallbarbers.com)

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TIL “Jeopardy!” contestant Dhruv Gaur wrote “What is… We [love] you, Alex!” as his Final Jeopardy response while Alex Trebek was battling cancer. The message left Trebek visibly emotional and was ... (www.usatoday.com)

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Original Title: TIL “Jeopardy!” contestant Dhruv Gaur wrote “What is… We [love] you, Alex!” as his Final Jeopardy response while Alex Trebek was battling cancer. The message left Trebek visibly emotional and was widely shared as an example of fans’ affection for the longtime host.

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TIL that in 1770, 14-year-old Mozart attended a Vatican performance of Allegri's Miserere, a choral piece so sacred its sheet music was kept secret under penalty of excommunication. He memorized i... (aleteia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/BiggieTwiggy1two3 on 2024-12-18 01:10:14+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1770, 14-year-old Mozart attended a Vatican performance of Allegri's Miserere, a choral piece so sacred its sheet music was kept secret under penalty of excommunication. He memorized it in one hearing, transcribed it, and helped bring it to the public.

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TIL that the PH levels in the skin on your hands and your face is slightly more acidic than the rest of your body, which is a form of natural protection against harmful bacteria. (health.clevelandclinic.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Rusty-Shackleford on 2024-12-18 04:54:58+00:00.

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TIL in 1970 Sesame Street was banned in Mississippi for having a racially integrated cast (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL about the Ludlow Massacre when a corporation used the National Guard to kill the company's employees for daring to strike (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Jason Brown quit the NFL to become a farmer that feeds the hungry. This past year the Browns celebrated their most significant milestone yet: donating over 1 million pounds of harvested food t... (www.yahoo.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/GoinThruTheBigD on 2024-12-17 14:32:44+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Jason Brown quit the NFL to become a farmer that feeds the hungry. This past year the Browns celebrated their most significant milestone yet: donating over 1 million pounds of harvested food to fight food insecurity across North Carolina.

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TIL about John Du Pont, heir to the Du Pont family fortune, and the only member of the Forbes 400 richest Americans list to have ever been convicted of murder. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that Los del Rio, the duo responsible for the worldwide 1995 hit “Macarena,” was formed in 1962. The band had released 18 albums prior to their hit single, and the members were in their mid 50... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that Los del Rio, the duo responsible for the worldwide 1995 hit “Macarena,” was formed in 1962. The band had released 18 albums prior to their hit single, and the members were in their mid 50s when it came out.

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TIL during WWI, Allied soldiers used glowworms as trench lamps, storing the bioluminescent insects in bottles for light. Their service was so helpful, they were honored in 2004 when Princess Anne ... (taskandpurpose.com)

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Original Title: TIL during WWI, Allied soldiers used glowworms as trench lamps, storing the bioluminescent insects in bottles for light. Their service was so helpful, they were honored in 2004 when Princess Anne unveiled a London memorial for animals and insects that aided the war effort.

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TIL After being wounded in WWII, Legendary Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä (The White Death) was thought to be dead and placed on a pile of corpses. A week later he regained consciousness and had to cor... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL After being wounded in WWII, Legendary Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä (The White Death) was thought to be dead and placed on a pile of corpses. A week later he regained consciousness and had to correct the newspaper release about his death.

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TIL the pretext for the eventual French invasion and conquest of Algeria was a French consul being struck on the face with a fan by the Dey of Algiers. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL there's a degenerative brain disorder called fatal familial insomnia (FFI) that causes a person to lose the ability to sleep and eventually die (my.clevelandclinic.org)

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TIL there is an island off the coast of South Carolina with a colony 4000 rhesus monkeys run by a government research institute. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that when Louis XVI was executed in 1793 during the French Revolution, his severed head was paraded around for the crowd and was met with exclamations of "Vive la Republique!" (www.britannica.com)

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TIL about the oddly-named "Doomsday Rule" which can (with practice) be used to calculate the weekday of a target date based on the fact that certain days (4/4, 5/9, 6/6...) in any given year all f... (davecturner.github.io)

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Original Title: TIL about the oddly-named "Doomsday Rule" which can (with practice) be used to calculate the weekday of a target date based on the fact that certain days (4/4, 5/9, 6/6...) in any given year all fall on the same day of the week.

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TIL When the Wii U failed miserably, the Nintendo CEO halved his own salary for half a year, instead of laying off his employees. (www.cnbc.com)

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TIL The Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Germany is a stadium with a capacity of 30,150 people, but is situated in a town with only 3,600 inhabitants. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Beethoven kept his hearing loss a secret. He once wrote(but never send) a letter to his brother confessing it and explained that people mistakenly thought he was antisocial: he longed for huma... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL Beethoven kept his hearing loss a secret. He once wrote(but never send) a letter to his brother confessing it and explained that people mistakenly thought he was antisocial: he longed for human contact but became a recluse out of shame for his condition and all this made him contemplate suicide

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TIL The little tune that Samsung’s washing machines plays when they’re finished washing is from Franz Schubert’s “The trout” (www.hunker.com)

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