TIL there is such thing as T-Bills. Is it smart to buy them?
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/treasurybill.asp
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Today I learned
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TIL a team of researchers at UC Irvine found that the average attention span in 2004 was 150 seconds. In 2012 it was found to be 75 seconds, and recently was found to be 47 seconds.
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The Science Survey
The Problem With Your Attention Span
When I began my draft of this article, the first thing that I searched up for research was the causes of distraction. One click led me to a website...
TIL fart lighting, the intentional ignition of flammable gases in flatulence like methane and hydrogen, can produce blue, yellow, or orange flames. A novelty practice among young men for decades, it’s risky and often performed in group settings despite its potential for serious injury.
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Fart lighting - Wikipedia
TIL in 1807, Ohio tax law required every military-age male to kill at least 100 squirrels per year
https://southeastohiohistory.org/tom-talks-history-blog/squirrel-invasion/
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TIL female frogs play dead to avoid mating with males
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the Guardian
Female frogs appear to fake death to avoid unwanted advances, study shows
Findings shed light on European common frog’s sometimes deadly scramble for a mate
TIL: That Mark Chapman, killer of John Lennon, has been allowed regular conjugal visits since he accepted solitary confinement in 2014. He is allowed to spend 44 hours alone with his wife in a specially built prison home. He also gets occasional visits from his sister, clergy, and a few friends.
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Mark David Chapman - Wikipedia
TIL that even though Winston Churchill's mother was a United States citizen, Churchill could not claim US citizenship because before 1934 you could not claim citizenship through your mother.
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Birthright citizenship in the United States - Wikipedia
TIL of the Red Ghost, a legend about a demonic figure roaming Arizona in the late 1800's and once killed a woman. It turned out to be a feral camel with the decaying corpse of a man strapped on its back, likely a result of Jefferson Davis' attempt to create a camel division in the US army
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Red Ghost (folklore) - Wikipedia
TIL: There is a $10 Quintillion asteroid between Mars and Jupiter
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The Economic Times
A $10 quintillion treasure is floating in space, and NASA wants it badly - A cosmic treasure chest in space
The estimated worth of 16 Psyche is mind-blowing—$10,000 quadrillion! That’s enough to make every person on the planet a billionaire se...
TIL although the film is only 1 hour and 37 minutes, the word Michael was said 114 times in the 1987 film the lost boys
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Bloody Disgusting!
Ever Notice How Many Times They Say “Michael” in ‘The Lost Boys’?!
Joel Schumacher‘s 1987 The Lost Boys is a horror classic, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. In fact, us horror fans have been l...
TIL the current Spanish-language World Champion for Scrabble has previously also won the French-language and English-language championships. A New Zealander, he only speaks English.
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Nigel Richards - Wikipedia
TIL that Ernest, Jim Varney's Character, was originally dreamed up to star in advertising commercials for years before his first movie.
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Today I Learned that there is a myth in Iceland about the Yule Cat. He eats people that don't get new clothes for Christmas.
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Yule cat - Wikipedia
TIL Due to their genes, redheads may need about 20% more anesthesia than non-redheads.
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Natural redheads may need more anesthesia
TIL: Tyromancy is divination or fortune telling using cheese, which was used from 200 AD to the Middle Ages. It is achieved by observing a cheese's smell, patterns, texture, shape, and holes. A heart shape means love, for example. The "best" type of cheese to use was blue cheese.
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Tyromancy - Wikipedia
TIL that the average 30-something couple has sex 86 times per year
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Time Out United States
Study reveals average amount of sex people are having at your age
Interesting fact: The amount of sex you're having can possibly depend on how old you are.A recirculated study by the Kinsey Institute suggests tha...
TIL about the unsolved 1922 Hinterkaifeck murders in Bavaria, where six family members were killed with a mattock, and the murderer(s) lived on the farm with the corpses for days, feeding animals and lighting fires.
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Hinterkaifeck murders - Wikipedia
TIL George Washington prevented a military coup over unpaid back wages by putting on a pair of glasses to read a letter from Congress, explaining he was "almost blind in the service of my country.” Moved to tears, his officers compromised.
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Explore the Archive
The Time George Washington Prevented A Military Coup With His Glasses
As a group of disgruntled veterans gathered to protest their treatment, showing a weakness made our founding father strong.
TIL In January 1944 the Australian 9th Division found the Japanese 20th Division’s entire cryptographic library in New Guinea. The codes were buried in a steel trunk during a retreat and found by engineers looking for mines. This find lead to around 36,000 messages being decrypted in March alone.
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DVIDS
Japanese code library found in New Guinea
On January 19, 1944, the Australian Ninth Infantry Division uncovered the Japanese 20th Division’s entire cryptographic library in Sio, New Guine...
TIL Nigel Richards recently won the 2024 Spanish World Scrabble Championship by going 21-0 despite not speaking Spanish.
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1News
Kiwi wins Spanish-language Scrabble comp without speaking language
Nigel Richards has taken out Spain's World Scrabble Championships for 2024 — despite not speaking the language.