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Ammianus Marcellinus on magic and paganism in the Roman empire of the 4th century CE. Few instances & an attempt of cross-checking

by HistoryBuff July 2, 2022, 8:36 am

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TIL in 1918 photographer Arthur Mole and John Thomas arranged 21,000 soldiers at Camp Sherman in Ohio into a “living portrait” of President Woodrow Wilson. Mole & Thomas created many other living portraits of other famous figures in the years which followed at different military bases around the US.

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 1:50 pm

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TIL that Cass Elliot, of The Mamas & The Papas, and Keith Moon, of The Who, died four years apart in the same bedroom in London. Both were 32 years old.

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 1:01 pm

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The History of Abortion & Contraception in Ancient Greece and Rome

by HistoryBuff June 30, 2022, 11:24 pm

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TIL Before he was the best-selling author of The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown tried his luck as a musician. In 1994 he released an album called Angels & Demons—a title he reused for a 2000 novel.

by whatilearned June 30, 2022, 10:25 pm

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TIL In 1969, an American destroyer named USS Frank E. Evans collided with an Australian aircraft carrier in the South China Sea at 3:00am because the commanding officer was asleep and left two inexperienced lieutenants in charge. The ship turned the wrong way, collided, & sank, killing 74 people

by whatilearned June 29, 2022, 7:22 am

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TIL: The British built over 100 concentration camps during the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in South Africa. Over 26,000 woman & children died in these camps from starvation & disease

by whatilearned June 26, 2022, 11:22 am

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To avoid stress & insanity, who no longer watches the news?

by QuestionGuy June 25, 2022, 7:22 pm

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TIL that one person, an editorial cartoonist, popularised the modern forms of Uncle Sam, Santa Claus, as well as the symbols of the elephant & the donkey for the political parties.

by whatilearned June 25, 2022, 7:05 pm

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TIL in 2008, Johnny Depp told Beavis & Butt-head creator Mike Judge he was interested in playing Beavis for a live-action film. Depp and Marlon Brando would riff on the B&B characters while filming Don Juan DeMarco. Judge said he considered the idea of a live-action B&B, but nothing came of it.

by whatilearned June 25, 2022, 1:28 pm

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TIL Pen & Pixel, the art studio responsible for the “bling rap” album covers of such labels as No Limit, Cash Money or Suave House, designed over 19,000 covers in its 11 years of operation.

by whatilearned June 25, 2022, 1:23 pm

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TIL Gene Roddenberry (creator of Star Trek) was a Pan Am jet pilot & survived a desert crash (Pan Am Flight 121) helping to rescue passengers post crash. Just prior to the crash he ran back to help everyone brace/prepare for impact. The entire remaining flight-crew in the cockpit were killed.

by whatilearned June 25, 2022, 10:10 am

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