TIL that Napster was active for just 2 years, from June 1999 to July 2001
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Napster - Wikipedia
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TIL that even though September is not the most common birth month in the U.S., 9 of the top 10 most common birthdays fall between Sept 9th - Sept 20th. This correlates to abnormally high conception rates during the December holiday season aka “New Years Babies”
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Reader's Digest
These Are the Most Common Birthdays in the U.S.
Nine of the ten most common birthdays are in the month of September. Is yours one of them?
TIL that digambara monks don’t wear clothes, don’t bathe or clean their teeth, sleep on the ground, only eat food free of pain, cutting or destruction, pluck all the hair off their head and face by hand, and only walk on well-worn, well-lit paths to avoid stepping on insects.
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Digambara monk - Wikipedia
TIL that uterus prolapse can occur in women when the pelvic floor muscles weaken causing the uterus to descend into or even outside the vaginal canal. This condition can be caused by childbirth, aging, hormonal imbalance, chronic coughing or heavy lifting and can become fatal.
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WebMD
Uterine Prolapse: Stages, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Surgery
Learn about the causes and treatments of a prolapsed uterus, a condition in which the pelvic ligaments, muscles, and tissues that support the uteru...
TIL Humans have a third set of teeth, but the genes for this set are inactive.
https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/09/12/new-study-indicates-humans-may-be-able-to-grow-a-third-set-of-teeth/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i8tca2/til_humans_have_a_third_set_of_teeth_but_the/
TIL about the butt bandit, a man who left greasy buttprints on Nebraska storefronts.
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NBC News
Nebraska's 'Butt Bandit' suspect faces charges
Ten misdemeanor counts have been filed against a man Cherry County authorities believe is the vandal some townspeople have dubbed the "Butt Bandit."
TIL about the Hundred Flowers Campaign (1956–57) in China, where the government briefly encouraged open criticism and debate, only to later suppress dissent through arrests and crackdowns.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i5r4sq/til_about_the_hundred_flowers_campaign_195657_in/
Hundred Flowers Campaign - Wikipedia
TIL About the African Dodger Game. In the 1920s people would throw baseballs at black people's heads at carnivals, causing great injuries and even death
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African dodger - Wikipedia
TIL that while the Emperor Titus has received almost universal praise, one Roman historian dared to point out that this was likely because his reign barely lasted two years before he suddenly died.
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Cassius Dio — Epitome of Book 66
An English translation; part of a complete English translation of Dio. Site contains many Greek and Latin texts, translations and related material.
TIL of the Disappointment Islands in French Polynesia, so named by a British explorer in 1765 because of hostile natives, they are arid and lacking in water, and nowadays most of the islands are uninhabited
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i53mn7/til_of_the_disappointment_islands_in_french/
Disappointment Islands - Wikipedia
TIL in 1953 Nazi rocket-physicist Wernher von Braun wrote a sci-fi book called Project Mars. In it, the Mars colony has a leader known as 'the Elon.'
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Project Mars: A Technical Tale - Wikipedia
TIL that in 1943, Canadian legislation created a temporary extraterritorial space for the birth of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. This ensured that Margriet was not born on foreign soil, which would have made her ineligible for the royal succession under the Constitution of the Netherlands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterritoriality_of_Princess_Margriet%27s…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i4qjea/til_that_in_1943_canadian_legislation_created_a/
TIL: The Lord of the Rings is presented as a translation of a book originally written in Westron, the common speech of Middle-earth. Therefore, Frodo Baggins' real name in Westron is Maura Labingi.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i3xi7s/til_the_lord_of_the_rings_is_presented_as_a/
Frodo Baggins - Wikipedia
TIL you can stay in a hotel in Japan for $1 a night if you agree your entire stay to be livestreamed 24/7
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/livestream-hotel-room-japan-intl-hnk/index.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i3hmf0/til_you_can_stay_in_a_hotel_in_japan_for_1_a/
TIL that Hey Arnold originally began as a short film called Arnold Escapes from Church, which was made in 1994. It was a part of a series of Nickelodeon animated shorts.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i2gp4m/til_that_hey_arnold_originally_began_as_a_short/
Craig Bartlett Talks Hey Arnold!, Steve Viksten, The Ultimate Collection, and a Potential Season 6
Craig Bartlett Talks Hey Arnold!, Steve Viksten, The Ultimate Collection, and a Potential Season 6!
TIL a copy of Action Comics #1 (first appearance of Superman) was found in the wall of a house, during renovations in 2013. The comic ended up getting ripped when exchanged between the man and his wife’s aunt. The rip is estimated to have cost them $75k, with the comic selling for $175k.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i20n9o/til_a_copy_of_action_comics_1_first_appearance_of/
CBR
'Action Comics' #1 found in wall of house sells for $175,000
TIL Marcus Licinius Crassus, often called "the richest man in Rome," formed the first fire brigade, saving burning buildings only if owners sold at a low price. Otherwise, he let them burn. The buildings would then be leased back to the former owners.
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Marcus Licinius Crassus - Wikipedia
TIL: That the Beijing Weather Modification Office were enlisted by the Chinese government to ensure that the 2008 Summer Olympics were free of rain, by breaking up clouds headed towards the capital and forcing them to drop rain on outlying areas instead.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hz5q08/til_that_the_beijing_weather_modification_office/
Beijing Weather Modification Office - Wikipedia
TIL Split-Brain Experiments by Sperry and Gazzaniga showed in patients with severed corpus callosums (to treat severe epilepsy), the two hemispheres were unable to communicate. The experiment showed consciousness can “split” into two separate streams within the same person.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hyykbx/til_splitbrain_experiments_by_sperry_and/
Split-brain - Wikipedia
TIL that Indomie Mie Goreng (Fried Noodles) was invented in 1982 by a lady who back then had just graduated from a degree in food technology.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hyyh2y/til_that_indomie_mie_goreng_fried_noodles_was/
Nunuk Nuraini - Wikipedia