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TIL the 1988 Camelford Water Disaster was the UK’s worst mass poisoning event. Twenty tonnes of aluminium sulphate was accidentally added to the water supply, leading thousands to become sick. Inquests on people who died many years later found very high levels of aluminium in the brain.

by whatilearned September 3, 2022, 7:57 pm

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TIL about “Moving Day” in New York City. On May 1, all leases in the city expired simultaneously at 9:00 am, causing thousands of people to change their residences, all at the same time.

by whatilearned August 28, 2022, 10:17 pm

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TIL that In the UK, an annual World Nettle Eating Championship draws thousands of people to Dorset, where competitors attempt to eat as much of the raw plant as possible.

by whatilearned August 26, 2022, 3:34 pm

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Thousands of medieval images available for free, thanks to Albertina Museum

by HistoryBuff August 25, 2022, 7:07 am

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The messages that survived civilisation’s collapse | “The Sumerians, Maya and other ancient cultures created texts that have lasted hundreds and even thousands of years. Here’s what they can teach us about crafting an immortal message.”

by HistoryBuff August 22, 2022, 1:27 pm

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TIL that in the thousands of years after the meteor killed off the dinosaurs, the planet was almost entirely dominated by ferns 🌿, and now scientists are trying to replicate the meteor strike in a greenhouse to figure out why!

by whatilearned August 18, 2022, 1:43 pm

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TIL that during the Cold War, the CIA launched operation codenamed ‘Aedinosaur’ during which they sent thousands of balloons carrying copies of George Orwell’s Animal Farm into Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary.

by whatilearned August 18, 2022, 4:25 am

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The world’s oldest toys date back thousands of years – but determining whether ancient children played with them, and how, remains a mystery archaeologists are piecing together.

by HistoryBuff August 17, 2022, 8:31 pm

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TIL that in the 1600s Kimpa Vita, a female aristocrat of the Kongo Empire – then the most powerful in Central Africa – started a new version of Catholicism called Antonianism. She gained thousands of followers and took over the capital city of Sao Salvador. Aged only 22, she was burnt at the stake.

by whatilearned August 15, 2022, 3:06 pm

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TIL that in 1991 a self-appointed reincarnation of Jesus Christ named Vissarion established a sect with thousands of followers, who lived as an isolate community in a remote Siberian village. Having promised the end of the world, the cult leader taught reincarnation and veganism to his adepts.

by whatilearned August 11, 2022, 11:38 pm

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TIL that the light from the sun reaching us is not mere eight minutes old, but from thousands to several millions of years, because that’s how long it takes the photons to escape the sun

by whatilearned August 8, 2022, 5:19 am

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TIL A Portugese Man of War is not a jellyfish; it’s a colony of thousands of individual animals called “zooids”

by whatilearned August 2, 2022, 3:55 am

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