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TIL until 1873, the Japanese divided each day into 12 unequal hours. Daylight and darkness were each split into six equal parts regardless of the season; daylight hours grew longer in summer and shorter in winter, with the reverse occurring for nighttime hours.

by whatilearned December 3, 2021, 8:15 pm

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TIL two German brothers Adolf and Rudolf founded two of the biggest rival shoe companies Adidas and Puma after a family feud drove them apart. This conflict divided their home town to the point that employees of the two companies strictly avoided each other and stuck to separate bars and bakeries.

by whatilearned October 28, 2021, 7:36 am

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TIL that the animated Dante’s Inferno movie is divided into 6 parts, which were each animated by a different studio to depict each of the six circles of Hell that are featured in the movie differently

by whatilearned October 23, 2021, 10:44 am

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TIL that “inch” and “ounce” are derived from the same Latin word meaning one-twelfth – a Roman pound was divided into twelve ounces

by whatilearned September 20, 2021, 9:51 pm

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TIL the Romans adjusted daily schedules to the sun. They divided daylight into 12 hours regardless of daytime, so that each daylight hour became progressively longer during spring and shorter during fall. The 3rd hour of the day in Rome was 44 min for winter solstice and 75 min for summer solstice.

by whatilearned August 31, 2021, 9:53 pm

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TIL that when Colorado river divided the Grand Canyon’s local squirrel population, the squirrels located on both sides of the river eventually evolved into different species to the point that they cannot interbreed: Abert’s squirrel and Kaibab squirrel.

by whatilearned August 29, 2021, 12:29 am

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TIL in Hinduism time is divided in 4 eras, the current era, Kali Yuga, is believed to be a age of sin and conflict in which it is predicted rulers will become unreasonable, the weather and enviroment will degrade, the rich will dominate the poor and many diseases will spread, it will end in 428,899

by whatilearned August 8, 2021, 10:25 am

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Tokyo Olympics: Novak Djokovic is a ‘little bit divided’ on playing at Games

by SportsNews July 11, 2021, 7:35 pm

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Americans Divided on Health Care Reform Americans are evenly split on how to reform the U.S. health care system, according to a new poll.

by DailyHealthNews July 11, 2021, 5:18 pm

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Still Confused About Health Care Reform? While public opinion remains divided about health care reform, a majority of Americans – 55 percent — agree on one thing: They’re confused about the new law, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll. Here are answers to frequently asked questions about the health overhaul.

by DailyHealthNews July 5, 2021, 8:01 am

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FDA Panel Supports Cymbalta for Chronic Pain An FDA advisory panel gave a closely divided vote of support to drugmaker Eli Lilly's application to increase the number of approved uses for one of its best-selling drugs, the antidepressant Cymbalta.

by DailyHealthNews July 3, 2021, 8:26 am

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FDA Panel Is Split on Ban of Diet Drug Meridia A divided FDA advisory panel voted eight to eight on whether the weight loss drug Meridia should be allowed to stay on the U.S. market.

by DailyHealthNews July 2, 2021, 7:18 pm

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