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TIL that the PlayStation 2 continued to be produced until 2013, one of the longest lifespans of any video game console.

by whatilearned June 26, 2022, 9:18 pm

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TIL Justice Wilson was briefly incarcerated in a debtor’s prison where he continued to be a Supreme Court Justice. He was in such debt that he largely abdicated his position on the Supreme Court for the last two years of his life to flee from creditors to who he owed money.

by whatilearned June 17, 2022, 2:08 am

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TIL The founder of Little Caesar’s Pizza paid Rosa Park’s rent for 10 years. When he learned she had been robbed and beaten in her Detroit home, he established a trust to cover the housing expenses and continued paying her rent every single month until she died in 2005

by whatilearned June 2, 2022, 6:31 pm

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TIL that when American Idol premiered in 2002, it had two hosts: Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman. Dunkleman resigned after the first season, while Seacrest continued on with the show and earned about $10 million a year. Dunkleman was later reported driving for Uber.

by whatilearned May 26, 2022, 1:27 pm

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If March 2020 continued on as normal, with no pandemic for the following two years, what would your life be like today?

by QuestionGuy May 21, 2022, 3:46 am

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TIL that in 1965, the painter Roman Opałka had the idea of representing the passing of time by painting numbers: he painted a 1, then a 2, then a 3, etc, and continued for the rest of his life. The last number he painted before he died in 2011 was 5607249.

by whatilearned April 28, 2022, 9:44 pm

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TIL about a “remittance man,” who were young British emigrants paid by their families to live outside of Britain, usually in Canada or the U.S., on the expectation that they not return home. This practice began in the 1880s and continued well into the early 20th century.

by whatilearned April 28, 2022, 12:46 am

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The Navy Seals Pasta, but it’s continued by an AI.

by CopyPastaArchive April 17, 2022, 5:57 am

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TIL a Royal Navy pilot landed his fighter jet on top of some shipping containers on a Spanish ship.. which continued undeterred to its destination, then took £570,000 for “salvaging” the aircraft.

by whatilearned April 4, 2022, 6:38 pm

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TIL The Onion, the satirical online news organization, originated in 1988 in Madison, WI as a weekly print publication. The weekly printed media continued until 2013.

by whatilearned March 30, 2022, 6:18 pm

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TIL that during a college football game in US, many people gathered upon the roof of a glass blowing factory to watch for free. The roof collapsed, spilling fans onto a furnace. Twenty-three people were killed but the game continued. The event is known as The Thanksgiving Day Disaster.

by whatilearned March 19, 2022, 4:25 pm

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TIL about the Andover tornado outbreak where a TV crew took shelter in an overpass, continued recording and created the misconception that overpasses are a safe place to hide during a tornado.

by whatilearned March 19, 2022, 5:46 am

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