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TIL foot massages can lead to uterine contractions and cervical ripening in pregnant women, and can lead to preterm labor

by whatilearned September 2, 2022, 8:53 pm

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TIL that Richard Patrick, the lead singer for the rock band Filter, is the younger brother of Terminator 2 actor Robert Patrick.

by whatilearned August 31, 2022, 8:42 pm

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TIL about Edward Bazalgette, lead singer of The Vapours (“Turning Japanese”) who was the great-great-grandson of Joseph Bazalgette – the man responsible for creating much of Britain’s sewer network and saving innumerable lives.

by whatilearned August 29, 2022, 4:11 pm

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TIL the “heart burial” coincided with the Crusades where, rather than sending a whole body back for burial, they just transported the deceased’s heart preserved in lead or ivory boxes, often with spices to keep it from smelling too much.

by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 1:06 am

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TIL Romans used cannabis and opium, and mixed opium with flowers or resin to make it weaker. Ancient physicians understood the addictive nature of these drugs and knew that opium overdose would lead to death.

by whatilearned August 22, 2022, 3:16 am

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TIL the lead singer of the runaways Cherrie Currie is now a chainsaw wood artist

by whatilearned August 21, 2022, 8:50 am

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TIL the 1993 Chinese film, “An Old Man and his Dog” was banned in its native country for decades due to the discovery that the dog trainer and body double to the lead actor was a serial killer who fed his victims to dogs, including the ones onscreen.

by whatilearned August 10, 2022, 2:23 pm

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TIL Aflac Distributed 600,000 Promotional Ducks that Contain Toxic Lead – You Might Have One

by whatilearned August 9, 2022, 7:38 pm

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TIL about the hijacking of the 1948 seaplane ‘Miss Macao’. The lead hijacker, who aimed to rob the wealthy passengers on the plane was unsuccessful, causing the plane to crash, killing everyone on board but the hijacker. The hijacker survived by jumping out of the emergency exit right before impact.

by whatilearned August 5, 2022, 4:49 pm

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TIL of Elizabeth Jennings Graham, an African-American woman who, in 1854, successfully sued NYC’s Third Avenue Railway for denying her a seat on horsecar helping to lead to the desegregation of the city’s public transportation

by whatilearned August 5, 2022, 11:42 am

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TIL in 2006, Creed’s lead singer Scott Stapp attempted suicide by jumping off a hotel balcony, only to be rescued 2 hours later by rapper T.I.

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 5:46 pm

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TIL there is a meditative practice that people do called Sungazing. It’s where people stare directly at the sun in hopes of clearing their mind and becoming more focused. But there is no scientific research to support these claims and staring at the sun can lead to blindness in the worst cases.

by whatilearned August 2, 2022, 5:19 pm

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