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TIL No one would have died on the infamous Titanic sinking if the ship remained still in the water after the collision, as the RMS Carpathia would’ve reached it in time. White Star Chairman Bruce Ismay ordered the Titanic to speed up, which sped up sinking, leading to approximately 1,500+ deaths.

by whatilearned January 27, 2023, 12:19 pm

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Porn is infamous for giving men unrealistic ideas about sex. What unrealistic expectations does porn teach women?

by QuestionGuy December 18, 2022, 9:17 am

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TIL That Alfred Eisenstaedt, the man who took the infamous “Eyes of Hate” photo of Joseph Goebbels, also took the well known “Victory Kiss” photo

by whatilearned December 6, 2022, 2:55 pm

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Infamous Dave

by cringeyjokesman December 1, 2022, 7:15 pm

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TIL Papa John’s infamous use of the N-word came during a conference call with a PR company that was trying to teach him how to keep from damaging his reputation any further.

by whatilearned December 1, 2022, 6:58 am

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TIL Hazel Massery, infamous for being pictured screaming at Elizabeth Eckford during the school desegregation of Little Rock, received hate mail afterward and eventually dropped out of high school. She later rejected racism and segregation and support black rights, reconciling with Elizabeth Eckford

by whatilearned November 30, 2022, 4:13 pm

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TIL that the infamous font Comic Sans is easier to read than most fonts for dyslexic people.

by whatilearned November 27, 2022, 12:53 pm

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TIL that D.B. Cooper was never the alias used by the infamous highjacker. In fact, this was the name of an early suspect, who was eventually cleared of the crime. Due to the mistake of a reporter, the name D.B. stuck.

by whatilearned November 26, 2022, 4:08 pm

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TIL Alan Pinkerton fled to America for being associated with workers rights groups in Scotland. He aided John Brown, opposed slavery, and protected Lincoln from assassination plots. However, The Pinkertons would become most infamous for their violence and subterfuge of striking workers.

by whatilearned November 14, 2022, 12:03 am

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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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