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TIL about Mike Malloy. Known as “Iron Mike”, “Rasputin of the Bronx”, or simply “Mike the Durable”, he survived multiple attempts on his life by “acquaintances” to collect insurance money. They ultimately succeeded in killing him, but were convicted of their crimes.

by whatilearned May 15, 2023, 1:01 pm

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Companies are now raising prices simply because they can. What things can we buy less of to lower demand and stop them from doing it?

by QuestionGuy May 11, 2023, 2:12 pm

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TIL of the Hockey-Falco thesis which says the renaissance realist painters used devices made with mirrors and pinholes to project an image of the subject onto a canvas, the painter would then simply trace over the image to make the painting. It’s also used to forge famous paintings.

by whatilearned May 10, 2023, 6:29 am

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TIL: In 1982, Rodney Mullen became the first person to use a skateboard to perform an ollie on flat ground. An ollie is simply where the skateboard and the skateboarder leap into the air simultaneously.

by whatilearned May 3, 2023, 4:22 pm

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If you had the ability to instantly give any person an orgasm, simply by pointing your hand at them like a finger gun and saying “pew”, how would you wield this power? Found on r/askmadghosts

by CopyPastaArchive April 26, 2023, 2:08 am

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If you had the ability to instantly give any person an orgasm, simply by pointing your hand at them like a finger gun and saying “pew”, how would you wield this power?

by QuestionGuy April 25, 2023, 7:44 pm

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TIL The traditional Mexican hibiscus tea is called Jamaica simply because the main ingredient, the hibiscus plant, was originally brought over to Mexico from Jamaica

by whatilearned April 24, 2023, 9:40 pm

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He had to be neutralized. I simply dispatched.

by CopyPastaArchive April 21, 2023, 9:53 am

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TIL In the 1970s, North Korea ordered 1,000 Volvo cars from Sweden. The cars were shipped and delivered, but North Korea simply ignored the invoice and refused to pay. Till this day the bill for $70 Million remains unpaid making it the largest car theft in history

by whatilearned April 21, 2023, 1:10 am

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I don’t use the toilet for pee anymore. I simply pee in a bucket, add a couple gelatin packets, and then scrape the day’s worth of solidified whiz into the trash at the end of the day.

by CopyPastaArchive April 18, 2023, 6:13 pm

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TIL by simply paying off the Mexican Navy, bucheros, or the local illegal fisherman, have reduced the smallest dolphin in the world, vaquita marina, to a number of 8. Many believe the animal is just a myth.

by whatilearned April 13, 2023, 3:50 am

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TIL that Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, known simply as Cane’s, was founded in 1996, and named after the owner’s Yellow Labrador Retriever. Other yellow labs have served as the company mascot, though the dog is not seen on signs for the restaurant in Kuwait, where dogs are not popular.

by whatilearned April 12, 2023, 1:19 pm

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