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TIL in 1918 photographer Arthur Mole and John Thomas arranged 21,000 soldiers at Camp Sherman in Ohio into a “living portrait” of President Woodrow Wilson. Mole & Thomas created many other living portraits of other famous figures in the years which followed at different military bases around the US.

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 1:50 pm

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After the invention of time travel, many historic figures were brought to the present to experience modern culture with varying degrees of success.

by cringeyjokesman June 16, 2022, 1:30 am

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What historical figures most certainly had undiagnosed mental illnesses?

by QuestionGuy June 10, 2022, 5:04 pm

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TIL Most Funko Pop! figures are not bobbleheads, but all Star Wars figures in the line are bobbleheads to avoid licensing conflicts with Hasbro, the company holds the license to make ordinary (non-bobblehead) figures of characters from these franchises.

by whatilearned May 25, 2022, 2:50 am

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TIL of a trend in 1990s modeling culture that emphasized models with emaciated figures, pale skin, messy hair, and dark circles beneath the eyes – commonly known as “Heroin Chic.”

by whatilearned May 22, 2022, 6:01 am

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TIL portraits of presidents were not depicted on the official currency of the USA until the beginning of the 20th century. The first dollars had the figures and faces of the characters of Greek and Roman mythology and pictures with the participation of Native Americans appeared on the money.

by whatilearned May 17, 2022, 12:16 am

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TIL Serge Gainsbourg, regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, made a song called Lemon Incest with his 13 year old daughter. This song has ambiguous lyrics seeming to refer to an impossible physical love between an adult and his child. The song peaked at two on the French charts

by whatilearned May 5, 2022, 8:55 am

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TIL that the New York Times Best-Seller list is not a mathematically objective factual content based on sales figures, but editorial content protected under the US constitution as free speech

by whatilearned March 6, 2022, 1:33 am

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If historical figures actually did roll in their graves, which grave would generate the most power if hooked up to a generator?

by QuestionGuy March 2, 2022, 12:14 pm

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Which two historical figures surprisingly met each other?

by QuestionGuy January 30, 2022, 12:51 am

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TIL that the human body is estimated to have at least 37 Trillion cells. Recent estimates now put the figures at 100 Trillion cells.

by whatilearned January 29, 2022, 12:36 am

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TIL The song Walk Like an Egyptian was inspired when Liam Sternberg was on a ferry crossing the English Channel. When it hit choppy water, passengers stepped carefully and moved their arms awkwardly to maintain their balance, which reminded him of human figures in ancient Egyptian tomb paintings.

by whatilearned January 28, 2022, 3:22 pm

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