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TIL about The “Victory Speed”. Beginning in May of 1942 and ending in August of 1945, a nationwide speed limit of 35 miles per hour was instated. The “Victory Speed” limit was instated in order to reduce gasoline and rubber consumption.

by whatilearned October 7, 2022, 2:50 pm

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TIL: Those chrome-like crater wounds in Terminator 2 were expanding foam rubber, not CGI

by whatilearned October 6, 2022, 3:40 am

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There was a rubber ducky prop on a popular porn set featured in nearly a hundred different pornographic films between 2005 and 2012. It is likely inadvertently the most photographed rubber ducky in history. Sometimes it’s only a dot in the background like this (NSFW), but the productions I’ve found

by CopyPastaArchive August 24, 2022, 4:55 pm

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TIL one of the earliest and most iconic Nike shoe tread, the “waffle sole” was designed literally by its inventor, Bill Bowerman, pouring rubber into his wife’s Belgian waffle iron.

by whatilearned August 17, 2022, 3:28 pm

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Rubber balls used in famous Maya game contained ashes of cremated rulers, archaeologists claim

by HistoryBuff August 11, 2022, 11:58 pm

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TIL the subway cars in Paris have rubber tires

by whatilearned August 7, 2022, 7:04 am

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TIL a 2,000 person riot occurred in April 1998 at Ohio University after the bars closed early due to the daylight savings time change, resulting in over 30 arrests, the deployment of rubber and wooden projectiles by police, and one person being charged for punching a police horse.

by whatilearned August 5, 2022, 9:16 am

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TIL that the Sesame Street song “Rubber Duckie” peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 26th, 1970. It also reached #10 in Australia.

by whatilearned July 12, 2022, 12:39 am

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TIL – May 1999 was the month were the best rubber bands were made and F1D indoor airplane enthusiasts call this “5-99”. Sources for these rubber bands are a highly regarded secret and is traded for very high prices.

by whatilearned July 2, 2022, 4:07 pm

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TIL that the Oscar Academy wanted to give Dead Man’s Chest an award/nomination for make-up, not digital effects because they were fooled into thinking that Davy Jones was Bill Nighy wearing make-up and rubber tentacles. They had to convince them it was 100% CGI.

by whatilearned July 2, 2022, 6:18 am

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What exactly is the function of a rubber duck?

by QuestionGuy June 24, 2022, 8:08 pm

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Heads you win 5 billion dollars in cash, tails you wake up as a rubber bondage gimp chained up in a basement somewhere in Oklahoma, do you take it? Why/why not?

by QuestionGuy June 19, 2022, 5:08 pm

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