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TIL that Gene Wilder agreed to be Willy Wonka on one condition. He said they would have to include Wonka’s entrance scene where he uses a cane, then falls, does a somersault, and jumps back up. When asked why, he said: “Because from that time on, no one will know if I’m lying or telling the truth.”

by whatilearned June 30, 2022, 5:37 pm

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TIL NASA research has created over 1920 Spinoff products. NASA Spinoffs include memory foam, DustBusters, and cochlear implants. But contrary to common belief, NASA did not invent Tang, Velcro, or Teflon.

by whatilearned June 30, 2022, 11:04 am

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Today I learned that there is a common taboo about pointing to rainbows. The consequences could include “having one’s fingers permanently bent” or “the offending finger will wither away.”

by whatilearned June 29, 2022, 4:22 pm

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TIL That Pythagorean beliefs include not eating beans and urinating in the opposite direction of the sun

by whatilearned June 11, 2022, 2:59 am

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TIL that Joseph Bramah’s patented inventions include the beer pump, hydraulic press, flushing toilet, the first pumping fire truck, and a printing system for numbered banknotes, as well as the Bramah lock. It took 67 years before somebody figured out how to pick the Bramah lock.

by whatilearned June 5, 2022, 9:22 pm

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TIL Star Trek: The Next Generation was to include dolphins and whales as crewmembers but the idea proved too expensive to film and was stopped except for mentions of Cetacean Operations.

by whatilearned June 3, 2022, 10:44 pm

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TIL hummingbird feeders need daily cleaning in hot weather bc nectar spoils in heat & sickens the birds. Several ways to protect their food from overheating include: place feeders in shade, freeze nectar into small cubes & fill feeders with them to delay heating, wrap in foil, use glass feeders.

by whatilearned May 30, 2022, 7:57 pm

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TIL that, based on cladistic analysis of mtDNA cytochrome b and 12S rRNA sequences, the Nicobar pigeon is sometimes called the closest living relative of the extinct didines (Raphinae), which include the famous dodo (Raphus cucullatus).

by whatilearned May 16, 2022, 1:23 pm

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ARBY’S® MENU — MEALS INCLUDE SMALL FRIES & DRINK *Available at select locations

by CopyPastaArchive May 14, 2022, 12:57 am

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TIL that In-N-Out Burger food containers include Bible verses. Since at least 1987, the soda cups, milkshake cups, burger wrappers, and french fry holders all have references to Bible verses inscribed on the packaging.

by whatilearned May 10, 2022, 8:37 pm

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TIL – Jesuit Priest Athanasius Kircher has been compared to da Vinci as ‘Master of a Hundred Arts’. Considered a founder of Egyptology, proposed the plague was spread by microorganism, andinventions attributed to him include a magnetic clock, various automatons and the first megaphone.

by whatilearned May 9, 2022, 8:33 pm

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The best method of passive aggressiveness is simply to include the person’s name at the end of your sentence,

by cringeyjokesman May 6, 2022, 5:46 pm

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