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TIL that in 1956, the Comics Code Authority tried to prevent a story from being printed because it involved a black astronaut, even though this was never actually forbidden by the Code. Fortunately, the publisher managed to get the CCA to back down by threatening to take the matter to court.

by whatilearned September 15, 2022, 10:39 am

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If you timetravelled to 1930, what would you say to Hitler to prevent WW2?

by QuestionGuy September 1, 2022, 7:25 pm

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TIL that a male cocaine addict who fathers a son passes on genetic adaptations that reduce or prevent susceptibility to cocaine addiction in that son. It doesn’t work for daughters, though.

by whatilearned August 30, 2022, 1:17 am

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I always thought that a vasectomy is supposed to prevent pregnancy.

by cringeyjokesman August 14, 2022, 4:28 am

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TIL that modern HIV treatments can both prevent transmission of the virus and also prevent its development into AIDS

by whatilearned August 12, 2022, 6:26 pm

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TIL about the Public Resource License of Scientific Advancement | Oxford | Released in 2021 to prevent universities from patenting student inventions, corps from patenting life/meds, and allows for any concept or work to be protected from WIPO so all humans can use freely; built from corp. law.

by whatilearned August 12, 2022, 2:18 pm

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TIL that the first practical pneumatic tire was first applied to a tricycle by an Irish veterinarian, John Boyd Dunlop, in 1887 who was trying to give his young son a more comfortable ride on his tricycle, in an effort to prevent the headaches his son had while riding on rough roads.

by whatilearned August 12, 2022, 1:03 pm

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TIL: The Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act was passed in 1974, specifically to prevent Richard Nixon from destroying records. In 1978 the Presidential Records Act was passed to apply to all future presidents.

by whatilearned August 10, 2022, 11:06 am

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TIL a large study found tapping a beer on the top or sides after a drop or shake does not prevent or reduce foam, fizz, or spray.

by whatilearned August 9, 2022, 4:58 pm

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TIL about the “3-S Treatment” which stands for “Shoot Shovel and Shut up” a method used primarily in rural areas to prevent restrictions being place upon owned land due to the presence of Endangered Species by killing them and burying the evidence before they could be discovered by the government.

by whatilearned August 2, 2022, 8:18 pm

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TIL Military Service dogs are always one rank higher than their handler. This is done to prevent abuse from the handler since they would be charged and sent to prison for abusing a senior ranking member.

by whatilearned July 12, 2022, 2:00 pm

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Did British and American support/sympathy for right-wing dictatorships in the 1930s undercut efforts to prevent World War 2?

by HistoryBuff July 7, 2022, 6:16 am

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