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TIL NASA’s 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was secretly modified with missile countermeasures before bringing Enterprise to the 1983 Paris Air Show.

by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 11:39 pm

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TIL that in 1958, 2 pilots flew a modified Cessna 172 over the desert Southwest for 64 days, 22 hours, and 19 minutes.

by whatilearned August 6, 2022, 10:59 pm

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TIL the set for the 1989 movie “The Abyss” was constructed inside an abandoned nuclear power plant, modified to hold water. When filming wrapped, the set was just left there rather than deconstructed. It remained there until 2007 when it was finally demolished.

by whatilearned August 6, 2022, 4:40 am

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TIL that in 1972 school backpacks as known today were first used at the University of Washington. Existing backpacks for day hikers were modified by Jansport, at the time a Seattle-based company.

by whatilearned July 26, 2022, 2:06 am

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TIL about a species of caecilian called the Boulengerula taitanus. Mothers of this species develop an outer layer of skin that’s rich in nutrients after laying their eggs. Once hatched, their offspring use specialised teeth to peel and eat this outer layer of their mother’s modified skin.

by whatilearned June 25, 2022, 11:43 am

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Modified Story of how Jared/Ivanka met for /u/JagTror

by CopyPastaArchive June 11, 2022, 3:31 pm

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TIL Mike Godwin (yes, THAT ‘Godwin’) modified his original law

by whatilearned May 18, 2022, 11:55 am

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TIL before bacteria were genetically modified to make insulin, more than 1800 kgs of pig’s parts were required to make just to make 0.23 kgs of insulin for human use

by whatilearned April 30, 2022, 5:04 pm

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TIL: Vampire bats can detect heat using a modified version of the receptor that responds to burning or capsaicin (spicy things). They can “see” at ~30 degrees C

by whatilearned March 26, 2022, 5:25 pm

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I modified this KGB joke by myself (Not a repost)

by cringeyjokesman March 22, 2022, 1:57 pm

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What is the appeal of vehicles that are modified to be loud?

by QuestionGuy March 8, 2022, 7:36 pm

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TIL despite appearing like a root, a potato is actually a modified tuberous stem.

by whatilearned December 11, 2021, 10:40 am

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