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9 years ago+11 11 0TIL that MIT students can study pistol, archery, sailing, and fencing, and become certified as a pirate.
Find out which four physical education courses students must take to earn an MIT pirate certificate.
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9 years agoUnspecified+1 1 0TIL: McDonald's coffee is higher rated than Starbuck's Coffee
Consumer Reports has declared McDonald's coffee the winner of a taste test against three rivals, including coffeehouse giant Starbucks.
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9 years agoUnspecified+1 1 0TIL there is a word that is the opposite of sparkle and it is "darkle"
verb | \ˈdär-kəl\ | See the full definition...
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9 years agoUnspecified+1 1 0TIL While governor of Chukotka from 2000-2008, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich spent over US$1.3 billion of his own money on the region.
Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (Russian: Рома́н Арка́дьевич Абрамо́вич, pronounced [rɐˈman ɐrˈkadʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ɐbrɐˈmovʲɪtɕ]; born 24 October 1966) is a Russian businessman, investor and politician. He is the main owner of the private investment company Mil ...
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9 years ago+1 1 0TIL that after defeating the Persians, Alexander The Great started dressing like them and took two Persian wives.
It isn’t always possible to separate fact and fiction from the stories told about Alexander over the centuries, but here are eight great takeaways from Alexander’s life.
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9 years ago+2 2 0TIL Humans' and Dogs' brains have evolved to understand each others' vocalizations to some degree, including dogs understanding human laughter.
New fMRI research shows that dogs' brains are specially equipped to process human voices, and respond differently based on our emotions
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9 years agoUnspecified+1 1 0TIL In 2001, the DEA attempted to ban glowsticks from parties by labelling them as "drug paraphernalia"
Glowsticking is a form of object manipulation or dancing with glowsticks or other glowstick-like objects that share the same qualities: durability, consistency in light, safe to toss around, and the material of which they are made, often a soft and p ...
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9 years ago+2 2 0TIL Henry Cavill almost missed the call for the role of Superman cause he was playing "World of Warcraft"
Henry Cavill on landing Superman role while playing World of Warcraft. Subscribe to The Tonight Show for more Leno: http://full.sc/IbG1mW
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9 years agoUnspecified+1 1 0TIL of the "Mother in Law Plant" whose poison hinders your ability to speak
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9 years agoUnspecified+2 2 0TIL Not only does the word avocado come from the ancient Aztec word for testicle, but the word guacamole quite literally translates to testicle sauce
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9 years ago+2 2 0TIL compared to average shoppers, chefs are more likely to buy generic store brands for sugar, baking soda, and other kitchen staples
Americans are wasting about $44 billion a year on name brands, when they could be buying the exact same products if they switched to cheaper store brands, says a new paper by
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9 years ago+1 1 0TIL there is a hypothesis that life originated on Mars and was transported to Earth on meteorites
Life may have started on Mars before arriving on Earth, a major scientific conference has heard.
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9 years ago+1 1 0TIL that a prison restaurant staffed by inmates was recently voted the best restaurant in Cardiff, Wales on Tripadvisor.
The Clink, a prison restaurant in Cardiff staffed by inmates willing to change their life around, has recently been voted the best in the Welsh capital.
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9 years ago+14 14 0TIL that, Daniel Radcliffe was voted one of the top10 most talented, intelligent funny, and gorgeous Jewish men in the world, despite not being Jewish
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989)[1] is an English actor who rose to prominence as the title character in the Harry Potter film series. He made his acting debut at 10 years of age in BBC One's 1999 television film David Copperfield, fol ...
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9 years agoUnspecified+2 2 0TIL Elvis Presley only ever failed one class, music.
Elvis Aaron Presley[a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, &quo ...
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9 years ago+10 10 0TIL that when asked what his IQ was, Stephen Hawking said "I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers."
When Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at age 21, doctors thought he'd only survive a few more years. But the theoretical physicist defied the odds.
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9 years agoUnspecified+5 5 0TIL all existing JFK assassination related documents will be made public by 2017
The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, or the JFK Records Act, is a public law passed by the United States Congress, effective October 26, 1992.[1] It directed the National Archives and Records Administration to e ...
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9 years ago+14 14 0TIL:Universal Music Group deducted artist's iTunes royalties for costs such as "packaging" and "breakages" on digital download Eminem sued them
If you are a recording artist or a manager and have been distributing music on iTunes under a deal with one of the big record labels, pay attention. F.B.T. Productions in Detroit, the producers who h
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9 years ago+10 10 0TIL that a man tried to cash a cheque he got in some junk mail for $95,000 and the bank did it!
It was a cheque, made out in my name, for $95,093.35 and it came in a junk-mail letter from a get-rich-quick company. It was worthless, meant only as a financial tease, a lip-licking come-on. “This is how much money you could soon be making.” What
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9 years agoUnspecified+1 1 0TIL: That there's a blue planet that rains glass 63 light years away.