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TIL of the ancient Greek athlete Theagenes. After his death, a rival athlete who held a grudge would beat his statue. The statue fell on his rival, killing him. It was then put on trial, convicted of murder and was exiled by being thrown into the sea.

by whatilearned June 30, 2022, 2:47 pm

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TIL about Nicole Camphaug, a Canadian Inuk fashion designer who promotes Inuit culture by creating contemporary Inuit fashion items. A pair of her sealskin high-heeled shoes are held at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto.

by whatilearned June 28, 2022, 5:22 am

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Single women of Reddit, how do you feel about the Union fall in the battle of Frederiksberg, Virginia on December 11, 1862, during Ambrose Burnside’s invasion into confederate held land?

by QuestionGuy June 25, 2022, 4:33 am

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TIL that in 1981 there was a failed coup d’état in Spain which saw both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition held hostage alongside members of parliament

by whatilearned June 22, 2022, 2:12 pm

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TIL That in the early 1900’s the large room in the front of the house was known as the “death room” because funerals were held there. It wasn’t until after the pandemic of 1918 that a magazine suggest the name change to “Living Room”.

by whatilearned June 16, 2022, 5:35 pm

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TIL that in 1979 the White Sox held a promotional ‘Disco Demolition Night’ which was in attendance by more than 50,000 people and eventually turned into a riot.

by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 4:54 am

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TIL: The Post-World War II hyperinflation of Hungary held the record for the most extreme monthly inflation rate ever – 41.9 quadrillion percent (4.19 × 1016%; 41,900,000,000,000,000%) for July 1946, amounting to prices doubling every 15.3 hours.

by whatilearned June 13, 2022, 2:56 am

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TIL that since 1937 there has only been one year that motorbike races were held on the Isle of Man TT course and no one died

by whatilearned June 11, 2022, 3:57 am

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TIL that the last ever prisoners to be held inside the Tower Of London prison were the Kray Twins in 1952

by whatilearned June 9, 2022, 12:36 pm

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TIL in 1989, a man named Kenneth Lamar Noid held two Domino’s employees hostage at gunpoint for over five hours. This incident has been insinuated to have caused Domino’s Pizza to discontinue advertising using the Noid as their mascot, however, Domino’s has since brought back The Noid as of 2011.

by whatilearned June 8, 2022, 6:50 pm

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TIL in 2019, adult film industry star Kimberlee Anne asked her boyfriend to point a loaded gun towards her for “sexual gratification and arousal” while they were having sex. When he held it to her chest he accidentally pulled the trigger and the gun went off. She died later in hospital.

by whatilearned June 8, 2022, 3:49 am

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What was the shortest amount of time you’ve ever held a job? why?

by QuestionGuy June 5, 2022, 6:12 pm

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