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How do you offend as many people as possible, as quickly as possible?

by QuestionGuy June 15, 2022, 2:28 am

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TIL about the Lady Juliana (1777 ship), a ship chartered to transport a load of all-female prisoners to Australia, which quickly developed a reputation as a floating brothel: “when we were fairly out to sea, every man on board took a wife from among the convicts, they nothing loath.”

by whatilearned June 7, 2022, 5:36 pm

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TIL the Torrent duck lives on fast-flowing mountain rivers and whitewater rapids. The ducks nest in rocky coves next to the waterfalls, and the, very buoyant, ducklings quickly figure out to avoid flowing downstream by resting in the eddies in front of boulders.

by whatilearned June 7, 2022, 7:52 am

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Why does the French army surrender so quickly?

by cringeyjokesman June 6, 2022, 7:29 am

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TIL that in order to quickly identify the training of their mules in a herd, the US Army shaved bells into the tail. One bell meant the animal could pack, two meant it could pack & drive, and three meant it was also broke to ride.

by whatilearned June 1, 2022, 3:53 pm

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Let’s say hypothetically, that the U.S. dollars that I own do not move about quickly from one side to another, but on the contrary, they bend over themselves in half.

by CopyPastaArchive May 28, 2022, 12:41 pm

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TIL After screening ’48 Hours’ Paramount wanted to fast track another project from the same team. Quickly, director Walter Hill thought of what he loved in movies in his teens like old cars, neon, high-speed pursuit, rumbles, rock stars, and motorcycles. That list became the movie ‘Streets of Fire’.

by whatilearned May 22, 2022, 7:58 am

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TIL an iPhone trick to quickly select multiple items

by whatilearned May 21, 2022, 3:35 pm

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TIL Union General Philip Kearny devised the first unit insignia patches used in the U.S. Army in 1862, after mistakenly giving orders to soldiers not under his command. Afterward, his men wore a patch of red cloth to identify themselves as members of his unit. Other units quickly adopted the idea.

by whatilearned May 19, 2022, 6:27 pm

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TIL Break-ups are more hurtful for men: In a study of around 5,705 participants from 96 countries, it was found that whilst women experience intense pain immediately after a break-up, they get over it pretty quickly. Whereas men, on the other hand, move on quickly but remain damaged for longer.

by whatilearned May 10, 2022, 12:54 pm

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TIL When Dexys Midnight Runners (Come on Eileen) broke up the lead singer quickly burned thru his money, got addicted, and wound up at the gov aid office. He was recognized and the other aid seekers broke out into a rendition of Come On Eileen, hoping he’d join in. He wasn’t amused.

by whatilearned April 25, 2022, 11:48 pm

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TIL Susan Sarandon, who play a cellist named Jane in “The Witches of Eastwick”, learned only after being cast that she would have to quickly learn how to play cello, and was told that she would be sued if she left the production.

by whatilearned April 18, 2022, 7:31 pm

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