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TIL that despite there being a number of empirically based theories, we still aren’t completely certain of the origin of Earth’s water.

by whatilearned August 14, 2022, 3:03 am

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TIL On July 26, 1931, a swarm of grasshoppers descended on Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota devastating millions of acres of crops. It was so thick that it blocked out the sun and one could shovel the grasshoppers with a scoop. Cornstalks were eaten to the ground and fields left completely bare.

by whatilearned August 8, 2022, 11:52 pm

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TIL that one of the worst droughts in recorded history occurred in Texas during the 1950’s. Huge lakes and rivers dried up completely, grass nearly died out leading to massive dust storms, and 50% of Texas’ farming industry was dead by the end of the decade.

by whatilearned August 8, 2022, 8:19 pm

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What profession do you believe to be completely unnecessary?

by QuestionGuy August 8, 2022, 6:48 am

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TIL that words which take on completely different meanings when their first letter is capitalised (eg. Turkey the country vs turkey the bird) are called capitonyms

by whatilearned August 8, 2022, 12:01 am

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I’m a teratophiliac, and it’s completely ruined my love life.

by CopyPastaArchive August 7, 2022, 6:02 pm

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What incredibly strong opinion do you have that is completely unimportant in the grand scheme of things?

by QuestionGuy August 6, 2022, 11:29 pm

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TIFU by experimenting with using a butt plug, while masturbating, and it disappeared completely inside my ass.

by CopyPastaArchive August 5, 2022, 8:26 pm

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What are some overused words that have completely lost their meaning now?

by QuestionGuy August 5, 2022, 4:44 pm

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You have 90 seconds to grab as much stuff as possible from your local supermarket completely free of charge. What are you taking and why?

by QuestionGuy August 5, 2022, 4:13 pm

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TIL that the religious group known as the Shakers are completely celibate and cannot have children, so they can only gain new members by converting outsiders. As a result, there were only two people in the last existing Shaker community as of 2020, although they gained a single new member in 2021.

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 7:16 pm

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TIL about the Black Terror, a Union Ironclad responsible for the destruction of an enemy ship. The Black Terror was also completely fake, and cost $8.63 to construct.

by whatilearned August 1, 2022, 2:23 pm

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