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TIL about Army Spc. Alyssa Peterson, who “k*lled herself” after refusing to take part in torture of prisoners of war while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

by whatilearned August 6, 2022, 7:35 pm

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TIL the founder of the darknet’s original Silk Road – who’s serving a life sentence in prison – raised over $6 million in 2022 by issuing an NFT.

by whatilearned August 3, 2022, 1:44 am

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Today I learned that Georgia death row inmate virgil delano presnell jr has beat former Japanese death row inmate Iwao Hakamada as the longest serving death row inmate in the world.

by whatilearned August 1, 2022, 6:52 am

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Veterans of Reddit, what is the biggest lie about serving in the military?

by QuestionGuy July 20, 2022, 8:12 pm

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TIL about Kendall Myers, the grandson of the first full-time editor of National Geographic (credited w/ having built the magazine into the iconic publication that it is today) and also great grandson of Alexander Graham Bell is serving a life sentence in the U.S.’s only supermax prison for espionage

by whatilearned July 16, 2022, 4:24 am

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TIL that George Canning was the UK’s shortest serving Prime Minister. He remained in power for just 119 days in 1827 before passing away at the age of 57.

by whatilearned July 6, 2022, 4:36 pm

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Bill Belichick was in my store earlier and whilst I was serving him he said “listen, I need a quarterback. Think you could do that for me son?”

by cringeyjokesman July 1, 2022, 2:40 am

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A‌‌n America‌‌n soldier‌‌, servin‌‌g i‌‌n Worl‌‌d Wa‌‌r I‌‌I ha‌‌d jus‌‌t returne‌‌d fro‌‌m severa‌‌l week‌‌s o‌‌f battl‌‌e o‌‌n th‌‌e Germa‌‌n fron‌‌t lines.

by cringeyjokesman May 7, 2022, 2:45 pm

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TIL in 2017, a Pittsburgh restaurant hosted an event with French-Canadian chefs serving horse tartare. The event sparked public outrage, USDA investigation, and a petition to ban horse meat in Pennsylvania. Horse meat is a delicacy and staple throughout much of French-Canada, Europe, and Asia.

by whatilearned May 7, 2022, 2:37 am

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Ben is serving term in prison for fraud. One day he receives a letter from his father, Maurice

by cringeyjokesman May 6, 2022, 9:35 pm

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TIL spray cooking oils aren’t really zero calories. The label is the result of a rule which allows food companies to label it “zero” if the serving size is small enough. (In this case, a 1/3rd of a second spray is a serving size) – Above this limit, the product has calories like regular oils.

by whatilearned April 25, 2022, 11:39 am

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TIL of the Kangina – a Afghani traditional practice that preserves fruits into the winter months. It is made of wet clay-rich mud, molded into a bowl shape and sun baked. When dried, the fruit – often grapes – are sealed inside with more serving of mud to form a closed, air-tight vessel.

by whatilearned April 18, 2022, 11:23 pm

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