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TIL during the Rwandan genocide, Tutsi women were deliberately infected with HIV so that Tutsi population be controlled in the long term

by whatilearned June 12, 2021, 10:18 am

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TIL Health Canada’s Health Survey found that more than 85 % of Inuit preschoolers have cavities or other kinds of decay in eight of their baby teeth, on average. Almost 98 % Inuit adolescents have tooth decay and 73 % of older Inuit adults who were surveyed needed some kind of dental care

by whatilearned June 12, 2021, 8:40 am

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TIL that guitarist Eddie Van Halen was half Indonesian, and that his family immigrated to the United States because of how badly his mixed-race parents were treated in the Netherlands.

by whatilearned June 12, 2021, 8:16 am

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TIL that on October 18, 1963 French scientists launched a rocket into space, containing a cat named Felicette. She orbited close to 100 miles above earth, then descended safely to the ground via a special parachute. Felicette has the high honor of being the only cat launched into space thus far.

by whatilearned June 12, 2021, 7:20 am

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TIL: The movie “Moana” was changed to “Oceania” in Italy because there was a porn star who also went by Moana

by whatilearned June 12, 2021, 6:57 am

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TIL an Ohio court of appeals upheld that calling someone the n-word is not protected speech under the first amendment

by whatilearned June 12, 2021, 6:05 am

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TIL that a herd of wandering wild elephants have become celebrities in China as they make a 15 month, 500 km odyssey from their forest reserve. Rather than capture them, the Chinese support their migration via drone monitoring and corn and pineapple food deliveries

by whatilearned June 12, 2021, 5:40 am

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TIL that In 1963 a VW Beetle donated by the manufacturer became the first car in the Antarctic. It was so good for Antarctic use, being able to withstand temperatures below -50°C and winds above 150 km/h, that it was nicknamed “Red Terror” by the users.

by whatilearned June 12, 2021, 5:27 am

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Today I learned Dana Carvey underwent heart bypass surgery for a blocked coronary artery, but the surgeon operated on the wrong artery. Eventually he won a lawsuit against the hospital and won 7.5 million dollars, all of which was donated to charity.

by whatilearned June 12, 2021, 3:52 am

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TIL American-born baseball star Randy Bass left his Japanese team Hanshin Tigers to return to the US after his son was diagnosed with cancer, leading to his release for going AWOL. After Bass produced an audio tape proving he had express permission from the team, the Tigers’ GM committed suicide

by whatilearned June 12, 2021, 3:46 am

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TIL the record for largest single Walmart transaction in history was performed by Shaquille O’Neal, only after his credit card was declined on the first attempt.

by whatilearned June 12, 2021, 3:34 am

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TIL Future unintentionally invented mumble rap in 2011 after he was too “high” to open his mouth while recording

by whatilearned June 12, 2021, 3:15 am

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