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TIL About the Lykov family, who were isolated from the world for decades and didn’t even know about WWII

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 6:47 pm

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People of Reddit, we have 20th century nicknames for decades like the Roaring 20’s and the Swinging 60’s, what nickname would you give one of the decades thus far in the 21st century?

by QuestionGuy June 20, 2022, 1:14 pm

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TIL when Sir Isaac Newton was knighted by the Queen, it wasn’t in recognition of his tremendous achievements as one of the great mathematicians and physicists of all time or his service as head of the Royal Mint for decades, but likely due to political reasons associated with the elections of 1705

by whatilearned June 20, 2022, 10:29 am

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China kept this 800-year-old shipwreck a secret for decades

by HistoryBuff June 16, 2022, 10:08 pm

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TIL that Rod Stewart had such terrible stage fright during his first concert in America that he hid behind the amplifiers while singing. It took a shot of brandy to get him out. Decades later, he set the record for playing at the largest free rock concert in history, in front of 3.5 million people.

by whatilearned June 6, 2022, 5:01 pm

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TIL Manuka honey mainly comes from a small area of New Zealand. Due to the cost of the honey going up 20 fold in the last few decades, there are now turf wars with thefts, poisoning of hives and vandalism on the increase.

by whatilearned June 6, 2022, 3:43 pm

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What are some differences you’ve noticed between teens now and teens a few decades ago?

by QuestionGuy June 2, 2022, 11:29 pm

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TIL Written by Beethoven in 1806, the Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61’s first performance was unsuccessful and for some decades the work languished in obscurity, until revived in 1844 by the then 12-year-old violinist Joseph Joachim. Since then it has become one of the best-known violin concertos

by whatilearned May 23, 2022, 2:21 am

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After decades, I can finally see my penis.

by CopyPastaArchive May 2, 2022, 5:23 am

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TIL that Tennis Star Boris Becker impregnated a waitress in a restaurant closet while his wife was in labour. Decades later, in his biography He described it as: “just poom-bah-boom”.

by whatilearned April 30, 2022, 1:09 am

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TIL that in the 1970s, Sony made a prototype of a video game console, two decades before the PlayStation would release

by whatilearned April 29, 2022, 11:30 pm

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TIL The first film adaptation of the classic Irish novel ‘Ulysses’ by James Joyce was banned in Ireland for over 3 decades for being “subversive to public morality”. The ban was only lifted in 2000

by whatilearned April 23, 2022, 9:59 pm

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