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r/todayilearned - TIL in WW2 the British emplyed Operation Window which used a highly effective tactic to jam German radar - dropping plane loads of small pieces of aluminum and zinc foil www.reddit.com
VotePosted by3 minutes ago britannica.com/techno... #ifttt #reddit #til
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TIL that the only sound recordings in existence of someone born in the 18th century speaking, are of Helmuth Von Moltke the German field commander. www.reddit.com
Go to todayilearned by TIL that the only sound recordings in existence of someone born in the 18th century speaking, are of Helmuth Von Moltke the German field commander. en.wikipedia. #ifttt #reddit #til
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r/todayilearned - TIL of Dr. Jochem Hoyer, a German transplantation surgeon who argued in favour of altruistic organ donations. After a colleague criticized him for praising "living donors as long as it is NOT you who has to donate" Hoyer donated ... www.reddit.com
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Go to todayilearned by TIL that in medieval Japan, monks attempting to gain Nirvana would put themselves through 3000 days of eating nothing but tree byproducts, followed by drinking a tea that contains poison ivy, and eventually being buried while posing in a meditative state. en.wikipedia. #ifttt #reddit #til
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TIL that steel and concrete have almost identical thermal expansion, making reinforced concrete (and modern civilization's constructions) possible. www.reddit.com
VotePosted by24 minutes ago fountainmagazine.com/2015/i... #ifttt #reddit #til
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r/todayilearned - TIL about Adelir Antônio de Carli, a Brazilian priest and skydiver who strapped himself to a chair with 1000 balloons to break a cluster-ballooning world record. Only the lower half of his body was ever recovered. www.reddit.com
VotePosted by20 minutes ago wikipedia.org/wiki/A... #ifttt #reddit #til
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r/todayilearned - TIL that the last convicted Salem “witch” whose name had yet to be cleared, was officially exonerated just last year. Elizabeth Johnson Jr. was “innocent” of practicing witchcraft as of July 2022. www.reddit.com
VotePosted by16 minutes ago smithsonianmag.com/histor... #ifttt #reddit #til
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r/todayilearned - TIL A Canadian Institute of Technology installed sleep pods in its campus library so students can lie down for a proper sleep if they should need it. However staff sit about 15 feet away and nappers are under video surveillance t... www.reddit.com
VotePosted by2 minutes ago cbc.ca/news/c... #ifttt #reddit #til
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TIL there are people who can sleep less, be more productive and physically fit and overall healthy www.reddit.com
VotePosted by11 minutes ago en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F... #ifttt #reddit #til
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r/todayilearned - [NSFW] TIL the word “vagina” originated from the Latin word for “sword sheathe.” www.reddit.com
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r/todayilearned - TIL that mature bull elephants play a pivotal role in elephant society. The absence of mature bulls creates juvenile delinquency in younger bulls, who will soon enter musth. When mature bulls were introduced into areas with a hig... www.reddit.com
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TIL Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration www.reddit.com
VotePosted by35 minutes ago space.com/mars-l... #ifttt #reddit #til
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r/todayilearned - TIL- The Apollo 11 astronaut left Lunar Laser Retro-Reflectors on the moon and NASA has been conducting experiments with them for over 50 years thus proving the moon landings happened. www.reddit.com
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Go to todayilearned by TIL the world oldest confirmed wild bird, a female Laysan Albatross named Wisdom, is estimated to have flown over 3,000,000 miles (4,800,000 km) since 1956. en.wikipedia. #ifttt #reddit #til
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r/todayilearned - TIL the British Royal Yacht carried a crew of 241 who were required to carry out their duties in silence known as “unobtrusive excellence,” meaning that most orders were given using sign language and crew members wore slippers to... www.reddit.com
VotePosted by20 minutes ago britishheritage.com/histor... #ifttt #reddit #til
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r/todayilearned - TIL that British soldiers in WW2 used scaffolding to hide the Taj Mahal from potential air raids in India. The scaffolding disguised the monument to look like a bamboo stockpile, protecting it and other cultural heritage sites du... www.reddit.com
VotePosted by2 minutes ago militarymachine.com/world-... #ifttt #reddit #til
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TIL I learned that kale was commonly used as decoration at salad bars and meat counters but now is considered a “superfood”. www.reddit.com
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TIL a priceless Roman marble bust was sold at a Texas Goodwill for $35 www.reddit.com
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Go to todayilearned by TIL that Parkinson's Disease (PD) has a unique scent. Using her heightened sense of smell, 72-year-old Joy Milne can detect PD progression even before the onset of symptoms. #ifttt #reddit #til
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TIL that ‘Shawshank Redemption’, the highest-rated IMDb film of all time, was nominated for seven Oscars - but won none. www.reddit.com
Go to todayilearned by TIL that ‘Shawshank Redemption’, the highest-rated IMDb film of all time, was nominated for seven Oscars - but won none. eu. #ifttt #reddit #til
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TIL that most scissors are suited for righties and tend to fold up paper rather than cut it when used by lefties. www.reddit.com
VotePosted by5 minutes ago en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S... #ifttt #reddit #til
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TIL: Queen Elizabeth actually had to send her golden Wii back because of a security rule about unsolicited gifts www.reddit.com
VotePosted by14 minutes ago arstechnica.com/gaming... #ifttt #reddit #til
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TIL Between 1921 and 1932 three Japanese Prime Ministers were assassinated by Rightwing members of Japanese society www.reddit.com
Go to todayilearned by TIL Between 1921 and 1932 three Japanese Prime Ministers were assassinated by Rightwing members of Japanese society firstpost #ifttt #reddit #til
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r/todayilearned - TIL By 1960 rail transport was so dominant in the USSR was hauling about half of all railway freight in the world (in tonne-km) and they did this on a rail system consisting of 10% of the world's railway length. www.reddit.com
VotePosted by32 minutes ago en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R... #ifttt #reddit #til
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r/todayilearned - TIL Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star in Orion that is one of the largest and most luminous stars in our galaxy. It exhibits variations in brightness due to surface pulsations and its size is rapidly decreasing, which has led t... www.reddit.com
VotePosted by35 minutes ago space.com/15532-... #ifttt #reddit #til
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