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What do you think is causing the epidemic of people falling out of windows and buildings in Russia?

by QuestionGuy September 1, 2022, 4:37 pm

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TIL about “Moving Day” in New York City. On May 1, all leases in the city expired simultaneously at 9:00 am, causing thousands of people to change their residences, all at the same time.

by whatilearned August 28, 2022, 10:17 pm

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TIL Ondine’s curse occurs when a part of your brain is injured causing you to lose the subconscious drive to breathe

by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 3:19 am

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TIL that garlic stored in oil has a high risk of causing botulism; food poisoning that can result in blurred vision, difficulty breathing, progressive paralysis, and even death

by whatilearned August 19, 2022, 3:30 am

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TIL spiders do ballooning, whereby they release silk into the air that catches wind or electric fields, causing them to become airborne. Spiders have been documented to do ballooning up to 5 km in altitude, and to be able to travel hundreds of kilometers.

by whatilearned August 17, 2022, 8:52 am

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TIL in 1995, the city of Taiyuan in China was gripped in a panic after a TV ad alerted residents to a “mythical beast” roaming the streets, advising people to stay indoors and board up their homes. It was revealed to be a promotional advert for an upcoming beer brand, causing backlash.

by whatilearned August 7, 2022, 5:53 am

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TIL about the hijacking of the 1948 seaplane ‘Miss Macao’. The lead hijacker, who aimed to rob the wealthy passengers on the plane was unsuccessful, causing the plane to crash, killing everyone on board but the hijacker. The hijacker survived by jumping out of the emergency exit right before impact.

by whatilearned August 5, 2022, 4:49 pm

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AITA for preforming open heart surgery on my dad and ultimately causing his death?

by CopyPastaArchive July 23, 2022, 6:37 pm

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TIL that Great Britain accidentally adopted the gold standard in 1717 due to Isaac Newton (who was at the time the master of the Royal Mint) setting the exchange rate of silver to gold too low, thereby causing silver to go out of circulation.

by whatilearned July 17, 2022, 3:34 pm

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TIL When United Airlines baggage handlers broke Dave Carroll’s guitar and then spent a year refusing to pay, he wrote a song called “United Breaks Guitars” that got over 16 million views on Youtube, reportedly causing United stock to sink 10% which forced them to pay $3000 in compensation

by whatilearned July 11, 2022, 3:27 am

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TIL due its slow rotation around its own axis and its uneven orbital path around the sun, occasionally the sun will appear to reverse its path in Mercury’s sky, and reverse again, causing Mercury to sometimes have a double sunrise.

by whatilearned July 9, 2022, 6:38 pm

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TIL that drinking soft drinks every day increases risk of bone fractures by 50% because they contain lots of phosphorus, which the body will absorb in place of calcium, causing calcium deficiency

by whatilearned July 9, 2022, 5:24 pm

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