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TIL about cross sea waves – square waves, also known as square seas. They are formed when the winds of two weather systems – one old and one new – meet. The result looks like a quilt-like pattern of squares on the surface of the sea. Cross seas usually occur along coastal areas and are rare.

by whatilearned September 6, 2022, 10:22 am

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TIL of Lt. Col William Rankin. In 1959 he was forced to eject from the F-8 jet he was flying. He ejected over a thunderstorm, and the fluctuations of air pressure caused his parachute to open prematurely. As a result he was carried aloft in the thunderstorm for over 40 minutes before landing.

by whatilearned August 29, 2022, 4:49 pm

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TIL in 1987, Metallica frontman James Hetfield broke his arm in a skateboarding accident. As a result, the band had to cancel studio time they had booked to record 1988’s …And Justice For All

by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 1:36 pm

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TIL James A. Garfield was the 2nd president shot while in office. Doctors tried to find the bullet with a metal detector invented by Alexander Graham Bell, but failed because the bed contained metal springs. No one thought to move him; as a result he died on Sept. 19, 1881 after 6 months in office.

by whatilearned August 24, 2022, 11:53 am

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TIL in 2007, an adhesive company was sued for 16million for manslaughter charges as a result of structure failure that take place in the world’s most expensive highway

by whatilearned August 23, 2022, 3:42 pm

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TIL in 2005, DiCaprio’s face was severely injured when model Aretha Wilson hit him over the head with a broken bottle at a Hollywood party. As a result, he required seventeen stitches to his face and neck. Wilson pleaded guilty to the assault and was sentenced in 2010 to two years in prison.

by whatilearned August 19, 2022, 4:22 am

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TIL that garlic stored in oil has a high risk of causing botulism; food poisoning that can result in blurred vision, difficulty breathing, progressive paralysis, and even death

by whatilearned August 19, 2022, 3:30 am

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Replace one word in the title of any video game with “Erection”. What’s the result?

by QuestionGuy August 14, 2022, 2:07 am

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TIL that multiple undetonated bombs have been found in Pompeii. As a result of Allied bombing during World War II, it is estimated that between seven and ten unexploded bombs remain in the unexcavated portions of the site. The last time one went off was over thirty years ago.

by whatilearned August 11, 2022, 3:05 pm

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TIL that the French Revolution, and with it our liberal-democratic basic order, came about as a result of a investment bubble that burst in the 18th century.

by whatilearned August 10, 2022, 5:42 pm

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TIL since 2004 the residents of La California, a town in Italy, have held farcical ballots for the United States presidential elections. Although votes cast by La California residents do not count, they still send the result of each election to the nearby US consulate in Florence

by whatilearned August 10, 2022, 3:15 pm

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TIL that the religious group known as the Shakers are completely celibate and cannot have children, so they can only gain new members by converting outsiders. As a result, there were only two people in the last existing Shaker community as of 2020, although they gained a single new member in 2021.

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 7:16 pm

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