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TIL that cats also have whiskers on many parts of their face and body called carpal whiskers, not just their cheeks.

by whatilearned August 13, 2022, 4:04 pm

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TIL a 747 is made up of 6,000,000 parts

by whatilearned August 8, 2022, 1:13 am

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TIL: Closed Captions [CC] are meant for people who cannot hear the audio and use direct dialog / sounds /emphasis (sarcasm, yelling) Subtitles are meant for people who can hear the audio but may not interpret the meaning of some parts which is why the text sometimes doesn’t directly follow the audio

by whatilearned August 6, 2022, 2:17 am

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TIL that in some parts of Brazil, analog TV broadcasting is expected to continue until 2023.

by whatilearned August 6, 2022, 12:04 am

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TIL: There are parts of the ocean with no tides which are called amphidromic points, some even directly border land.

by whatilearned August 3, 2022, 8:40 am

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The Beastie Boys have released a 5 part documentary! Parts A through D are freely available to download, but

by cringeyjokesman July 28, 2022, 3:29 pm

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TIL the original novel of the Princess Bride by William Goldman is presented by the author as his adaptation of a story by the fictional S. Morgenstern, leaving in only “the good parts.”

by whatilearned July 18, 2022, 5:50 am

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TIL alcohol sales are prohibited in some parts of the US on Sunday due to “Blue laws” which originate from religious beliefs that people should not drink during the Sabbath. Due to separation between church and state, the reason was changed to “curbing excessive alcohol consumption”.

by whatilearned July 17, 2022, 9:27 am

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TIL that despite being known as a singer more than a guitarist, The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas actually wrote all the guitar parts for the band’s first two albums.

by whatilearned July 14, 2022, 7:29 am

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People of Reddit who have been to prison. Everyone always asks what the worst part was but did you have any parts you liked?

by QuestionGuy July 8, 2022, 10:53 pm

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TIL The Geisel Library at the University of California, San Diego, restricts access to parts of its Dr Seuss archives and forbids photography of materials, even to researchers

by whatilearned July 7, 2022, 7:27 am

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TIL Christmas celebrations in England and America were illegal during parts of the 17th century. Puritans strongly condemned the celebration of Christmas, considering it a Catholic invention and the “trappings of popery” .

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 4:18 pm

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