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What is a widely accepted thing you will never accept?

by QuestionGuy September 3, 2022, 4:26 am

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TIL that when singer Laura Branigan (Gloria, Self Control) died in 2004 at age 52, her age was widely reported as 47, with a correction not issued until 2016

by whatilearned August 27, 2022, 2:48 pm

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TIL about the Antikythera Mechanism which is widely considered to be the first analogue computer created by the ancient Greeks. The mechanism had about 30 precision gears which makes it the earliest discover of gears in Europe, and could track celestial body movements, eclipses, and sporting events.

by whatilearned August 23, 2022, 11:42 am

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What is widely considered a red flag but actually is not ?

by QuestionGuy August 22, 2022, 6:32 pm

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Why isn’t racism against Indians as widely pushed back upon as racism against other minorities?

by QuestionGuy August 21, 2022, 3:24 am

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TIL of Sandra Andersen and her dog, Eagle, who was widely considered the best cadaver dog in history. She was eventually convicted for planting evidence at suspected crime scenes.

by whatilearned August 19, 2022, 3:30 pm

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TIL of the museum infested with the Chilean Recluse spider (Loxosceles laeta), widely considered to be the most venomous of its kind. The museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History, is located in Helsinki & no one is sure how the spider, native to South & Central America, came into the museum.

by whatilearned August 17, 2022, 9:06 pm

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TIL Atrazine, one of the world’s most widely used pesticides, wreaks havoc on the population of frogs, emasculating 75% of makes, and turning 1/10 into females.

by whatilearned August 15, 2022, 7:30 am

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TIL Psycho (1960) set a new level of acceptability for violence, deviant behavior and sexuality in American films, and is widely considered to be the earliest example of the slasher film genre. Hitchock was initially against the music in the shower scene but the composer ignored his direction

by whatilearned August 13, 2022, 3:43 am

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TIL about Susan La Flesche Picotte was a Native American doctor and reformer in the late 19th century. She is widely acknowledged as one of the first Indigenous peoples, and the first Indigenous woman, to earn a medical degree

by whatilearned July 31, 2022, 6:23 am

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TIL In 16th – 17th century Europe and America, the concept of ‘bundling’ was widely used. This process allowed courting couples to share a bed, fully clothed with a ‘bundling board’ to separate them. This allowed a pair to talk and get to know each other in the safe confines of the girl’s house.

by whatilearned July 31, 2022, 12:25 am

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TIL of the Noble Train of Artillery. During the Revolutionary War, Henry Knox managed to transport 60 tons of artillery 300 miles in three months during the dead of winter. “This stupendous feat of logistics” was widely credited as a catalyst which broke the British siege of Boston.

by whatilearned July 22, 2022, 5:12 pm

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