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TIL there's a "mansion" in CT that is 90' long but only 18' deep. The house's builder was a magician and wanted to incorporate that into his home.
I thought this was incredible.
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TIL Bananas are naturally full of seeds, but we have selectively bred them to have very few.
Have you every stopped to think and wonder if bananas have seeds? Learn how these trees reproduce.
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TIL Mary-Kate Olsen refused to speak to authorities about the death of Heath Ledger without the promise of legal immunity
Mary-Kate Olsen (born June 13, 1986)[1] is a former American actress, fashion designer, producer, author, businesswoman, and equestrian. She co-founded luxury fashion brands The Row, Elizabeth and James, and the more affordable lines Olsenboye and StyleMint alongside her fraternal twin sister Ashley Olsen. Olsen pursued acting independently as an adult until 2012.[2]
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TIL Elmer Fudd initially wanted to shoot Bugs Bunny with a camera. He came to the country to photograph wildlife but Bugs drove him crazy
Elmer J. Fudd is one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters. He’s the sworn enemy of Bugs Bunny.
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TIL that Bob Marley's wife, Rita, was shot in the head during his attempted assassination. However, she had dreadlocks so thick, they saved her life.
A memoir by the woman who knew Bob Marley best--his wife, Rita.
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TIL that Jack Black's parents are both rocket scientists.
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, singer, and producer.
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TIL That the Dutch East India Company was the most valuable company ever. Worth 78 Million Dutch Guilders, adjusted to USD it was worth $7.4Trillion.
View the Most valuable companies in history, adjusted for inflation photo gallery on Yahoo Finance. Find more news related pictures in our photo galleries.
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TIL of Cunningham's Law: "The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer."
Cunningham's Law states "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer."
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TIL the first animal to ask an existential question was from a parrot named Alex. He asked what color he was, and learned that it was "grey".
Alex (1976 – September 6, 2007)[1] was an African grey parrot and the subject of a thirty-year (1977–2007) experiment by animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg, initially at the University of Arizona and later at Harvard University and Brandeis University. When he asked what color he was he became the first and only non-human animal to have ever asked an existential question.[2][3]
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TIL Japanese police fire paint-balls at fleeing vehicles so that other police vehicles can see them and to identify them later.
TIL Japanese police fire paint-balls at fleeing vehicles so that other police vehicles can see them and to identify them at a later date if they get away. The paint is Bright orange and difficult to remove.
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TIL So few Lamborghinis were ordered in manual that whenever someone did, it was just assumed to be an error and made sure it was double checked
When Ferrari made the move to drop its iconic gated stick shift the Italian automaker boasted that its transmission technology had become so impressive that shifting your own gears was, at best, antiquated and at worst, robbing the car of its performance. With the launch of the new Huracán and retirement of its Gallardo model,...
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TIL in 1996 a man hit himself in the head with a boomerang. He sued himself for US$ 300,000, with the entire payout coming from his insurance company.
A Kentucky man who threw a boomerang that flew back and hit him on the head has sued himself for US$300,000 (HK$2.32 million) - and won....
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TIL the snow from Boston's miserable winter of 2015 is STILL melting in July
The remnants of an ice mound that once measured 75 feet high and covered four acres are still slowly melting in the July sun in an empty Boston lot. (Apologies if the NYT throws up a paywall.)
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TIL some people possess a mutant gene that lets them sleep less
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TIL why some cheeses come in wheels and others in blocks
Cheeses that are made in wheels, like creamy Brie and Camembert, need equal rates of salt uptake, as well as even ripening action from its molds (like P. camemberti and P. candidum) as they break down the milk proteins and produce the delicious ambrosia within. The wheel shape facilitates both as the consistent thickness encourages equal absorption as the surface flora spread.
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TIL that Brad Pitt, and David Thewlis are banned from ever entering china due to their roles in Seven Years in Tibet
As the film was being released, it was condemned by the government of the People's Republic of China, which stated that Communist Chinese military officers were intentionally shown as rude and arrogant, brutalizing the local people.
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TIL: (former) Billionaire Chuck Feeney has given away over 99% of his 6.3 Billion dollars to help under privileged kids go to college. He is now worth
Chuck Feeney has earned $7.5 billion, but he's not on The Forbes 400. Instead, the Duty Free Shoppers founder has secretly given it away as fast as he's made it. All he personally has left is $2 million-- and credit for inspiring the modern philanthropy movement
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TIL in 1997 former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial.
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TIL Ray Bradbury originally titled Fahrenheit 451 as "The Fireman", but he & editors found the name boring so they called a local fire station cont:
TIL Ray Bradbury originally titled Fahrenheit 451 as "The Fireman", but he & editors found the name boring so they called a local fire station and asked what temperature book paper burnt at. The firemen put Bradbury on hold, burnt a book, and reported that the temp it burnt at was "Fahrenheit 451"
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TIL Pimps wear lots of gold jewelry bought at pawn shops to “re-pawn” for bail money since cash is confiscated upon arrest but jewelry is not
The History Channel star details how he became an expert in customer relations, human behavior, antiques, economics — and spotting fake Rolexes — while running his family's Las Vegas pawn shop.
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