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TIL ancient graffiti found in Pompeii calls into dispute the date Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. A millennia would pass before archeologist’s would discover a workers charcoal inscription dated 17 October 79 AD. 2 months after the infamous city was allegedly buried under 20 feet of ash and pumice stone.

by whatilearned September 15, 2022, 8:37 pm

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TIL the George Wallace, infamous segregationist, renounced his views, endorsed civil rights, and won his final election with 90% of the black vote

by whatilearned August 26, 2022, 3:15 pm

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TIL about Detective Frank Salerno who had the unprecedented task of not only bringing the infamous serial killer Richard Ramirez to justice in 1985, but was also instrumental in The Hillside Stranglers arrests in 1979.

by whatilearned August 24, 2022, 11:10 am

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TIL that Jeff Bergman’s first two major appearances as Bugs Bunny were both multi-crossover PSA specials that aired the same weekend in April 1990. The first was the infamous “Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue”, with the slightly lesser-known “The Earth Day Special” the day after.

by whatilearned August 22, 2022, 8:17 am

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TIL the infamous shock video “2 Girls 1 Cup” was originally sold as a DVD titled “Hungry B*tches”. The “vomit” in the movie was just food the actors had chewed and spit-out without swallowing, and film’s director has stated in court that the supposed excrement they consume was just ice cream.

by whatilearned July 28, 2022, 6:28 am

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TIL: Within hours of being transferred to a new prison, infamous fugitive, FBI informant, and Boston Irish mob boss Whitey Bulger was murdered by a group of several inmates.

by whatilearned July 13, 2022, 4:16 am

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Am I missing something or was the infamous Fourth Crusades simply because the Byzantines couldn’t pay their debt?

by HistoryBuff July 6, 2022, 3:55 pm

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TIL that, if you watch the infamous Porygon seizure episode in Pokemon (which I don’t advise), Pikachu causes the seizure-inducing lights, not Porygon

by whatilearned July 3, 2022, 2:32 pm

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TIL: Tai Lopez, the infamous YouTube con-man, co-founded a company that currently owns Pier1 Imports, RadioShack, and Modell’s Sporting Goods. The company is currently trying to turn RadioShack into a crypto exchange.

by whatilearned July 3, 2022, 8:58 am

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TIL that the infamous “Meat Dress” Lady Gaga wore in 2010 has since been preserved by taxidermists who converted it into a form of beef jerky. Over twelve years later the dress is still intact and on display in Las Vegas.

by whatilearned June 11, 2022, 4:36 am

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infamous pekora copypasta but in italian

by CopyPastaArchive June 4, 2022, 12:05 pm

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TIL during the filming of Lord of the Rings, Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd drunkenly “conquered” the infamous Bucket Fountain in Wellington, New Zealand and took a leak. The director Peter Jackson was understandably upset.

by whatilearned May 30, 2022, 7:01 am

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