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TIL that boiling food is believed to date back 30,000 years ago to the Upper Paleolithic period

by whatilearned December 4, 2021, 7:27 pm

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TIL During the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, 6 analysts examined 3000 feet of reconnaissance film in the National Photographic Interpretation Center, a secret facility that occupied the upper floor of a Ford dealership in a derelict block at Fifth and K streets in Northwest Washington, D.C.

by whatilearned November 22, 2021, 5:53 pm

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TIL Jay Leno has Pathologic Mandibular Prognathism, a disfiguring genetic disorder where the lower jaw outgrows the upper, resulting in an extended chin and a cross bite. He is aware of surgery that could reset his mandible, but does not wish to endure a prolonged healing period.

by whatilearned November 5, 2021, 6:00 am

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Has there ever been a point in history where the “police” were a part of the upper class?

by HistoryBuff November 3, 2021, 1:51 am

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TIL Rats are part of the animal group Rodentia. This group constitutes 40% of all mammals and consists of animals where their upper and lower incisors continuously grow. This largely is why rodents constantly chew and cause so much damage to property.

by whatilearned November 2, 2021, 2:05 am

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What are your thoughts on an upper age limit (60+ perhaps) to serve in the government?

by QuestionGuy October 19, 2021, 11:07 pm

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Women of Reddit, what are your opinions on the Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt that happened 3100 BC?

by QuestionGuy September 29, 2021, 11:17 pm

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TIL about the Heretics Fork. The instrument consists of two forks set against each other that penetrated the flesh under the chin in one end and the upper chest in the other. As usual, this instrument didn’t harm any vital points; thus avoiding death and prolonging pain.

by whatilearned September 27, 2021, 1:22 pm

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[Serious] People who went from lower class to upper class, what perspectives about people changed for you?

by QuestionGuy September 17, 2021, 3:36 pm

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TIL: Gregory the Great- 6th Century Pope (and Saint) wrote of Mary Magdalene as a prostitute, despite there being no record of this in Scripture. Contemporary scholars agree that Mary Magdalene was likely an upper class woman who supported Jesus Christ- but not necessarily a prostitute.

by whatilearned September 3, 2021, 8:38 pm

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If war breaks out between China and America, which side has the upper hand?

by QuestionGuy September 1, 2021, 10:46 am

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TIL that in the Roman Empire, sentencing for crimes depended on the relative “worth” of the defendant: upper classes could pay a fine when convicted of a crime for which lower classes might be whipped

by whatilearned August 27, 2021, 4:43 pm

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