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TIL there was an advert in the UK for the food ‘faggots’. It was found to have breached the advertising standards code due to the line “I’ve got nothing against faggots, I just don’t fancy them”. Facebook also banned many users for using the word on their platform.

by whatilearned July 6, 2022, 12:14 am

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TIL in 2006, Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya missed part of the American League Championship Series due to injuring his arm playing Guitar Hero. Later releases of the game had a disclaimer that read, “No pitchers were harmed in the making of this game. Except for one. He had it coming.”

by whatilearned July 5, 2022, 9:15 pm

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TIL peanut butter can glow in the dark. Due to its phenolic compounds, the protective agents found in plant-based foods, that absorb light in the ultra-violet spectrum and glow in the dark.

by whatilearned July 5, 2022, 4:36 pm

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TIL William Shakespeare died on his birthday, after contracting a fever due to going on an almighty birthday piss-up with the lads.

by whatilearned July 5, 2022, 1:16 pm

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TIL when a brand name becomes so commonly interchanged with the generic class of product it represents, it is called genericization. Kleenex and bubble wrap are two examples. Some have actually lost legal protection for their trademarks due to genericization.

by whatilearned July 3, 2022, 8:00 am

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TIL that the American Association of Woodturners keep a running list of deaths due to patterning wood with high voltage sparks.

by whatilearned July 2, 2022, 10:08 pm

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TIL Kahoolawe (one of the 8 Hawaiian islands) is uninhabitable due to being used for bombing practice by the US navy.

by whatilearned July 2, 2022, 9:36 pm

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TIL that the northernmost point of land on earth is a small island off the coast of Greenland, 83-42, named after its latitude of 83 degrees 42 minutes north, but its official recognition is still pending due to its very small size.

by whatilearned June 29, 2022, 4:44 pm

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TIL that the Capitol was designed to have George Washington’s tomb on public display. Both houses passed bills saying he should be buried there, and his wife consented, but due to various delays it took until 1830 for it to be viable. After an attempted theft of his head, the project was cancelled.

by whatilearned June 29, 2022, 2:25 pm

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TIL The first true bicycle with pedals, invented in 1869, was known as ‘The Boneshaker’ due to the extremely uncomfortable ride caused by the stiff wrought-iron frame, wooden wheels, and tyres made of iron.

by whatilearned June 29, 2022, 12:45 am

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TIL Celine Dion once said she got along more with older children and adults while as a child, preferring to not go to school due to being bullied; her brother would eventually introduce 12-year-old Celine to 38-year-old Rene, who would be her career manager and eventual husband.

by whatilearned June 29, 2022, 12:22 am

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TIL that Merry Clayton a singer who appeared on the Rolling Stones song ‘Gimme Shelter’ had a miscarriage due to the strain she put herself through in the sessions for the song

by whatilearned June 28, 2022, 6:00 pm

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