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TIL that one of the most quoted lines from Star Trek: The Original Series is “Beam me up, Scotty.” It’s been used in merchandise, commercials and other media influenced by the show. Ironically, this exact quote has never actually been said in any Star Trek episode or movie.

by whatilearned February 6, 2023, 9:26 pm

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What commonly misused word or incorrectly quoted phrase causes you to internally eye roll every time you hear it?

by QuestionGuy July 21, 2022, 11:51 am

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Quoted from Hannibal Buress

by CopyPastaArchive July 8, 2022, 12:43 am

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The most quoted excerpt of “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck.

by CopyPastaArchive May 27, 2022, 1:30 pm

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That time a cringetopia mod quoted Martin Luther King while discussing madghosts issues

by CopyPastaArchive April 25, 2022, 1:58 am

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What books are often quoted, but seldom read?

by QuestionGuy April 20, 2022, 9:10 pm

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TIL, The Statistic Often Quoted, that 94% of Car Crashes are Human Error, is Incorrect and Misleading, Leading to the Organization that it Originated from, Seeking to Retract it.

by whatilearned April 12, 2022, 3:11 pm

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TIL Sir Roger Moore stopped playing James Bond primarily because of how much older he was than his female co-stars. He was quoted saying, “well, the leading ladies were young enough to be my grand-daughter, and it becomes disgusting.”

by whatilearned March 5, 2022, 8:21 am

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TIL: JFK didn’t know the U.S. had nuclear weapons in Turkey during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Even quoted as saying putting them there would be “Goddamned Dangerous” during a situation room meeting during the crisis. He was then told the U.S. had placed Jupiter IRBM’s there in 1961, infuriating JFK.

by whatilearned January 13, 2022, 4:04 pm

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TIL the quote “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more they will hate those that speak it” was not written by George Orwell. It is misattributed as quoted by Orwell. It was quoted by Selwyn Duke.

by whatilearned November 20, 2021, 8:10 am

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TIL after the unfortunately named “Ayds diet pill” faced scrutiny in the 80’s, one executive was quoted as saying “The product has been around for 45 years. Let the disease change its name.”

by whatilearned November 7, 2021, 11:54 pm

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TIL The board game Liubo was very popular during the Han dynasty when the best players were well respected and formed a corporation. The very last reference dates from the Song time (before 1162) where it was quoted as an “old game” and then it vanished. The original rules are unknown

by whatilearned November 3, 2021, 1:35 am

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