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TIL that the famous sculpture ‘Sleeping Ariadne’ was mistakenly identified as a sculpture of Cleopatra for a long time due to the snake bracelet worn by the subject.

by whatilearned November 27, 2021, 1:47 pm

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A text I mistakenly sent to my mom that was meant for my brother

by CopyPastaArchive November 24, 2021, 2:27 pm

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What do you think of a Reddit button that says “if you mistakenly scroll to the top, you can go back to where you were”?

by QuestionGuy November 18, 2021, 1:32 pm

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Which covers are mistakenly thought to be originals?

by QuestionGuy November 18, 2021, 4:09 am

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TIL of the Battle of Mill Springs, in which the dark night and gunsmoke was so thick, Confederate Brig. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer mistakenly rode up to the Union forces thinking they were Confederates. He was killed instantly, demoralizing the Confederates and turning the tide of the battle.

by whatilearned November 10, 2021, 5:49 pm

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TIL A Spitfire was captured when the pilot mistakenly landed in occupied Jersey. It was heavily modified by the Germans to create an impressive ‘MesserSpit’. The pilot was later part of the Great Escape & then was murdered by the Gestapo

by whatilearned October 16, 2021, 1:14 pm

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TIL President Ulysses S Grant’s birth name was “Hirum Ulysses”, but when a family friend mistakenly submitted his name to West Point as “US Grant” he became Ulysses S Grant. West Point would not allow any correction to his application.

by whatilearned September 16, 2021, 1:34 am

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TIL that what American businessman and astronomer Percival Lowell mistakenly thought were “spokes” on the surface of Venus were actually shadows of the blood vessels in his eyes cast on his retina, his telescope essentially functioning as a giant ophthalmoscope.

by whatilearned August 31, 2021, 1:17 pm

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TIL On April 14th, 2014 The Airline “US Airways” Mistakenly Tweeted A Lewd Photo Of An Airplane Crashing Into A Woman’s Bodily Orifice (Safe For Work NPR Article)

by whatilearned August 18, 2021, 3:47 pm

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“Any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe that they’re in good company.” What are some examples of this today?

by QuestionGuy August 12, 2021, 5:01 pm

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TIL that Devil’s Tower in Wyoming was mistakenly named so when Col. Richard Irving Dodge’s interpreter botched a translation, calling it ‘Bad God’s Tower’, which was eventually shortened to Devils Tower.

by whatilearned July 15, 2021, 4:06 am

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TIL whilst shooting Independence Day (1996) actor Robert Loggia refused to leave his trailer because thought he’d been duped into appearing in a spoof. This happened because the writer Dean Devlin mistakenly suggested he watch the film Airplane! (1980) for inspiration, but meant Airport (1970).

by whatilearned July 9, 2021, 9:56 pm

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