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TIL Medieval myths surrounding salamanders being resistant to fire were due to salamanders habit of hibernating in logs… putting another log in the fire = salamander scurrying from the fire … leading people to believe they were “born of fire”.

by whatilearned September 6, 2022, 1:56 pm

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TIL of the Loughton incinerator thefts. Between 1988 and 1992 at the Bank of England’s incinerator plant, four employees stole more than £600,000 of used bank notes due for incineration. They were eventually found out when the husband of one tried to deposit £100k in used £20s and £50s.

by whatilearned September 5, 2022, 3:19 pm

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TIL Tonic water was created as an early prophylactic treatment against Malaria (due to the added Quinine) by the British army. They added Gin to improve taste and now we have the G&T.

by whatilearned September 3, 2022, 4:28 pm

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TIL that Doritos were made in Disneyland due to stale tortillas being thrown in the garbage

by whatilearned September 2, 2022, 10:35 pm

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TIL that MRI machines were originally called NMRI machines but they were forced to drop the first word – “Nuclear” – due to its negative connotations associated by the public.

by whatilearned September 1, 2022, 5:15 pm

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How do we avoid a future where no one can get a job due to automation and AI, but still have to pay for housing, food, water, and medicine with money that cannot be obtained?

by QuestionGuy September 1, 2022, 3:12 am

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TIL that during the Mexican-American War, nearly 90 percent of US Army deaths were due to infectious diseases, the highest of any US conflict

by whatilearned August 31, 2022, 7:44 pm

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TIL Hans Christian Ørsted made the first connection between electricity and magnetism, which brought about a communications revolution due to its application to the electric telegraph

by whatilearned August 30, 2022, 7:02 am

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TIL Matthew McConaughey was first assigned to play Marty Hart in the first season of True Detective. McConaughey asked to switch to Rust Cohle due to the character’s obsessive tendencies. McConaughey created a 450-page analysis of Cohle to study the character’s evolution in the series.

by whatilearned August 29, 2022, 5:10 pm

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TIL that the relationship between Jimmy and Charles McGill on Better Call Saul was inspired by prolific cartoonist Robert Crumb’s relationship with his older brother, also called Charles, who became a shut-in due to mental illness. Like Jimmy, Robert’s career was inspired by his brother’s.

by whatilearned August 29, 2022, 12:06 pm

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TIL that due to a failed initial land survey that the border was Georgia-Tennessee border was drawn about a mile south of the agreed upon 35th parallel, this issue has been revisited recently as the reclaimed territory would give GA access to the Tennessee river allow more water for Atlanta.

by whatilearned August 28, 2022, 11:08 pm

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TIL about the Argentavis magnificens, one of the largest flying birds to ever exist, with a wingspan of 17 to 21 feet (5.2 to 6.4 meters). It is considered as the heaviest flying bird of all time, at around 160 pounds (72.6 kilograms). Due to the size of its wings, it likely flew mainly by soaring.

by whatilearned August 28, 2022, 7:16 pm

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