bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL that even though he won the Academy Awards for best picture and director for "Gandhi" in 1982, Richard Attenborough was disappointed and openly claimed that Steven Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra-...plus-squareew.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that even though he won the Academy Awards for best picture and director for "Gandhi" in 1982, Richard Attenborough was disappointed and openly claimed that Steven Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra-...plus-squareew.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL about college football player Erik Highsmith, who was accused of plagiarizing an 11-year-old when doing an assignment for Communications class.plus-squarewww.huffpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about college football player Erik Highsmith, who was accused of plagiarizing an 11-year-old when doing an assignment for Communications class.plus-squarewww.huffpost.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL the Sultan of Brunei and his brother bought so many bespoke Bentleys that it saved the entire company from bankruptcyplus-squaresupercarblondie.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Sultan of Brunei and his brother bought so many bespoke Bentleys that it saved the entire company from bankruptcyplus-squaresupercarblondie.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL that after alleged Catholic involvement in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the US cut off diplomatic relations with the Holy See (the Pope) and did not restore them until 1984.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that after alleged Catholic involvement in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the US cut off diplomatic relations with the Holy See (the Pope) and did not restore them until 1984.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL: K2, the world's second highest mountain, has had nearly 1 person die for every 4 successful summitsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: K2, the world's second highest mountain, has had nearly 1 person die for every 4 successful summitsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL that the "Happy Birthday" song was originally titled "Good Morning to All" and was intended to be a simple classroom greeting.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the "Happy Birthday" song was originally titled "Good Morning to All" and was intended to be a simple classroom greeting.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL Eduard Khil or Edward Hill died only 2 years after reaching internet fame from the Trololo song.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Eduard Khil or Edward Hill died only 2 years after reaching internet fame from the Trololo song.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL 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,...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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,...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL 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.plus-squarewww.pallmallbarbers.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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.plus-squarewww.pallmallbarbers.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL 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!"plus-squarewww.britannica.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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!"plus-squarewww.britannica.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL “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 ...plus-squarewww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL “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 ...plus-squarewww.usatoday.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL 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 ...plus-squaretaskandpurpose.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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 ...plus-squaretaskandpurpose.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL 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...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL 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...plus-squaredavecturner.github.ioexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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...plus-squaredavecturner.github.iobOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 19 hours agoTIL The largest Passover Seder in the world is held annually in Nepalplus-squarewww.mashed.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL The largest Passover Seder in the world is held annually in Nepalplus-squarewww.mashed.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 19 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 18 hours agoTIL The little tune that Samsung’s washing machines plays when they’re finished washing is from Franz Schubert’s “The trout”plus-squarewww.hunker.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The little tune that Samsung’s washing machines plays when they’re finished washing is from Franz Schubert’s “The trout”plus-squarewww.hunker.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 18 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 18 hours agoTIL the first reference to the Grinch was not in How The Grinch Stole Christmas. He first appeared in the book Scrambled Eggs Super (1953). He later appeared in a 1955 poem "The Hoobub And The Gri...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the first reference to the Grinch was not in How The Grinch Stole Christmas. He first appeared in the book Scrambled Eggs Super (1953). He later appeared in a 1955 poem "The Hoobub And The Gri...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 18 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 18 hours agoTIL that Lord Nelson, one of the most successful naval commanders in British history, suffered from sea sickness throughout his career in the Royal Navy. In a letter, he wrote that "I am ill every...plus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Lord Nelson, one of the most successful naval commanders in British history, suffered from sea sickness throughout his career in the Royal Navy. In a letter, he wrote that "I am ill every...plus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 18 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 18 hours agoTIL in 1949 the British Interplanetary Society designed a spacesuit intended for lunar explorationplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1949 the British Interplanetary Society designed a spacesuit intended for lunar explorationplus-squareyoutu.bebOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 18 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 19 hours agoTIL of the Acali expedition, a social experiment that aimed to investigate interpersonal relationships in an isolated environment. Nicknamed the "Sex Raft," its participants remained peaceful thro...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Acali expedition, a social experiment that aimed to investigate interpersonal relationships in an isolated environment. Nicknamed the "Sex Raft," its participants remained peaceful thro...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 19 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
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