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TIL The song we associate with circuses was originally composed as a Czech marching song for the Austin-Hungarian Empire. Originally titled “Entrance of the Gladiators,” when adapted to wind instruments, it became “Thunder and Blazes.”

by whatilearned September 16, 2022, 4:23 am

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TIL Bob Mackie designed the Miss Starlett costume Carol Burnett wore on The Carol Burnett Show’s “Went with the Wind,” a Gone with the Wind parody. Mackie designed the gown without any help from the comedic team and Burnett said everyone seeing it for the first time couldn’t keep a straight face.

by whatilearned September 11, 2022, 10:46 pm

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TIL the film “The Other Side Of The Wind” holds the record for longest production time, taking 40 years to produce.

by whatilearned September 5, 2022, 12:15 am

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Whats a wind turbines favourite colour?

by cringeyjokesman September 1, 2022, 9:25 am

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TIL while filming “The Other Side Of The Wind” in 1970, director Orson Welles was unable to afford to pay his cinematographer Gary Graver for his work. Instead, Welles gave Graver his Oscar statuette that he had won for Best Original Screenplay for “Citizen Kane” in 1941.

by whatilearned August 30, 2022, 6:31 pm

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I went to the Museum of Miniature Wind Turbines last night.

by cringeyjokesman August 20, 2022, 10:31 am

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TIL spiders do ballooning, whereby they release silk into the air that catches wind or electric fields, causing them to become airborne. Spiders have been documented to do ballooning up to 5 km in altitude, and to be able to travel hundreds of kilometers.

by whatilearned August 17, 2022, 8:52 am

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Wind doesnt exist!!!

by CopyPastaArchive August 9, 2022, 10:51 am

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TIL since 2013 the Dutch have held the annual Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships. The Championships take place on a raised storm barrier facing the sea, and during storms of wind force 7 or higher. Competitors use upright single-speed bikes for the 8.5km course, all into a head/side wind.

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 3:51 pm

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TIL Jimi Hendrix wrote his classic song “The Wind Cries Mary” following an argument with his girlfriend (whose middle name is Mary) after she cooked him lumpy mashed potatoes.

by whatilearned July 30, 2022, 4:18 am

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What do you think happened to Water to make it not be part of the band “Earth Wind and Fire”?

by QuestionGuy July 26, 2022, 4:13 pm

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TIL the Japanese word “kamikaze” translates to “Divine wind” and originated from the typhoons that struck down the Mongolian invasion attempts in the late 13th century.

by whatilearned July 21, 2022, 7:53 am

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