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TIL that Salisbury Steak originated in the United States, as a meal to fit the tastes of European immigrants, named after Dr. James Salisbury, who promoted a meat-centered diet to promote health. The term Salisbury Steak has been used to identify a ground beef patty as the main course since 1897.

by whatilearned May 3, 2023, 2:14 pm

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TIL the author of a best selling evangelical book, “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” which promoted “Purity Culture” and condemned pre-marital touching including kissing, disavowed his book, divorced his wife, and renounced Christianity

by whatilearned April 27, 2023, 5:30 pm

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TIL Pad thai was mostlikely invented in the 20th century and was promoted by the Thai government as a way to save on rice following the Second World War. Pad thai has since gone on to be a national dish of Thailand.

by whatilearned April 16, 2023, 4:00 pm

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What do you think about the revelations of what Fox news hosts were saying to each other as they promoted election lies?

by QuestionGuy March 1, 2023, 11:35 pm

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TIL the piano failed to catch on when it was first invented in 1700. It was only after Johann Zumpe made improvements and J.S. Bach socially promoted the piano in 1768 that it eventually displaced the harpsichord as the preferred keyboard instrument.

by whatilearned January 13, 2023, 9:36 am

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TIL David Farragut was promoted to full admiral in 1866 and became the first United States Navy officer to hold that rank

by whatilearned January 6, 2023, 11:18 pm

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Three ghosts were talking about what was keeping them from being promoted from ghoul to specter.

by cringeyjokesman December 26, 2022, 1:46 pm

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(No disrespect meant) But, when the pope dies, is he being promoted or fired?

by QuestionGuy December 17, 2022, 10:13 pm

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TIL that when Madonna’s first single was released, the record label promoted her as a Black artist, down to making the cover a collage of downtown New York featuring Black people rather than a picture of her. This ended when she convinced the label to let her shoot a music video.

by whatilearned September 21, 2022, 11:45 am

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TIL: In 2001, the Brazilian internet provider “IG” promoted the “Day of Good News”, which would give priority to reporting light and optimistic things, leaving the bad news of the day for another time. Then a mayor of a big city was murdered. And the 9/11 attacks followed.

by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 2:56 pm

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TIL in 1991 the cruise ship Oceanos began to sink in rough seas. When the captain fled in a lifeboat leaving passengers, Guitarist Moss Hills started evacuating passengers, saving everyone. He has since been promoted to Cruise Director.

by whatilearned August 10, 2022, 5:04 pm

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TIL Shampoo was introduced to Britain in 1814. The Bengali surgeon Sake Dean Mahomed opened the Isles’ first shampoo bath in Brighton that year and promoted the practice as able to cure many diseases and give full relief when everything else failed.

by whatilearned July 27, 2022, 11:23 am

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