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TIL the Telecommunications Act of 1996 loosened regulations on how many stations a single company could own, leading Clear Channel (now iHeartMedia) to grow from 40 stations to 1,240 in just six years, homogenizing playlists nationwide & radically (negatively) altering the music industry.

by whatilearned December 7, 2021, 3:51 pm

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Broken Promises & Empty Threats: The Evolution of AI in the USA, 1956-1996

by ProgrammerDude December 7, 2021, 8:12 am

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TIL Electronic Storage Device Detection K9s. These dogs are trained to locate SD cards/flash drives, recording devices, cameras, and other tiny electronic devices. These dogs are particularly helpful during building/room searches of suspected human traffickers & child pornographers.

by whatilearned December 7, 2021, 12:49 am

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Modern OpenGL C++ 3D Game Tutorial Series & 3D Rendering

by ProgrammerDude December 6, 2021, 9:58 pm

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“Battle Hymn of the Republic” & “Ave Maria”, as sung by Andy Williams at the funeral of Senator Robert Kennedy on June 8th, 1968. Released as a 45, all proceeds were to go to the creation of a Robert F. Kennedy memorial. RFK & Williams were friends, & he performed at the request of RFK’s wife, Ethel

by HistoryBuff December 6, 2021, 1:49 pm

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OpenTelemetry in Java: Tutorial & Agent Example

by ProgrammerDude December 6, 2021, 1:36 pm

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Nice opinion, just one tiny problem with it. Upon further inspection, it looks like your opinion is different from mine. clears throat Let me tell you something. I AM THE BASELINE FOR OPINIONS. Any opinion I hold is objectively correct & as a result any other opinions are wrong.

by CopyPastaArchive December 4, 2021, 10:16 pm

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TIL that in the 1920 & 1924 Presidential elections, residents of Edgefield County, South Carolina voted 100% for the Democrat candidate, 976-0 & 915-0 respectively.

by whatilearned December 4, 2021, 4:22 pm

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TIL that the first Paddington Bear toy was designed by Shirley and Eddie Clarkson in 1972 and given to their son Jeremy, the future presenter of Top Gear & The Grand Tour.

by whatilearned December 4, 2021, 11:31 am

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Live now! JavaScript Web Components & QCObjects (retransmission)

by ProgrammerDude December 4, 2021, 12:26 am

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TIL that Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele) and Dwayne McDuffie (writer on Ben 10, JL Unlimited, and Static Shock) are half-brothers. Key never knew the existence of his half-brother until after he had passed away at the age of 49.

by whatilearned December 2, 2021, 7:31 pm

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TIL My Wife’s [nth] Great Grandmother (who she’s named after) Killed and Scalped 9 Abenaki Tribe Members After They Took Her Captive & Smashed Her Baby’s Brains Out Against a Tree

by whatilearned December 2, 2021, 6:17 pm

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