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TIL Procrastination is not a result of laziness or poor time management. Scientific studies suggest procrastination is due to poor mood management.

by whatilearned February 6, 2023, 3:01 am

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TIL Snowflake was the only known albino gorilla to date. He lived in a zoo in Spain until he died, in 2003, as a result of cancer likely related to his albinism.

by whatilearned February 3, 2023, 12:27 pm

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TIL The Mitchell Monument marks the only place on US soil where deaths occurred as a result of enemy (Japanese) action during World War II. Or was it? The deaths at this site were kept secret for years because the US didn’t want the Japanese to know that the balloon bombs were successful.

by whatilearned January 31, 2023, 4:08 am

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TIL of Clement Vallandigham, a lawyer and congressman during the Civil War. The Union deported him for supporting the Confederacy. After the war, he died by accidentally shooting himself during a murder trial while trying to show the murder weapon could have misfired. His client got off as a result

by whatilearned January 30, 2023, 4:12 pm

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TIL Domino’s tried to create the ultimate pizza delivery vehicle using driver feedback. The result was a single-seat car that had a built-in warming oven and could carry 45 pizzas and a dozen large bottles of soda. It was estimated to save drivers 30 seconds per delivery.

by whatilearned January 26, 2023, 4:41 pm

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TIL As a result of the WARN act – Large companies are required to give states notice before massive layoffs, and most states allow you to look at which companies will be laying off employees ahead of time.

by whatilearned January 20, 2023, 6:38 pm

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TIL that the Brazilian village of Candido Godoi, 7k inhabitants mostly of German descent, have the greatest birth rate of twins in the world (1/5 births). Some believe it is the result of genetic experiments of nazi medic Mengele, notorious for his obsession with creating an Aryan race.

by whatilearned January 20, 2023, 3:26 pm

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TIL Singapore has limited arable land, meaning that Singapore is heavily reliant on agrotechnology parks for agricultural production. As a result, Singapore imports 90% of its food supply and has a wide variety of supplier countries in order to achieve its food security.

by whatilearned January 12, 2023, 2:41 pm

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TIL that according to legend, Robin Hood died as a result of medical malpractice

by whatilearned January 12, 2023, 1:16 pm

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TIL in 1923, as a result of hyperinflation in Germany, banknotes had lost so much value that they were used as wallpaper.

by whatilearned January 9, 2023, 2:29 am

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TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son.

by whatilearned December 30, 2022, 2:03 am

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TIL Salisbury steak was invented as a result of a doctor, James Salisbury, wanting to cure diseases like diarrhea, which killed Civil War soldiers more than combat. He believed vegetables produced toxins and suggested the steak be eaten 3 times a day, with water to cleanse one’s digestive system.

by whatilearned December 22, 2022, 5:04 am

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