Today I learned
TIL that DJ Deadmau5 wrapped his Ferrari 458 in a Nyan Cat design and called it a “Purrari.” Ferrari didn’t like that and sent him a cease and desist letter, he ended up removing the wrap and selling the car.
https://www.hotcars.com/real-reason-ferrari-sued-deadmau5/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltndif/til_that_dj_deadmau5_wrapped_his_ferrari_458_in_a/
Today I learned
TIL in 2004, Microsoft sued a teenager named Mike Row for owning the domain mikerowsoft.com. He gave it up in exchange for an Xbox.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_v._MikeRoweSoft
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltzkhm/til_in_2004_microsoft_sued_a_teenager_named_mike/
Today I learned
TIL about the BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment, Redux VII movie which began shooting in 1978 and only completed in 2023
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_with_the_longest_production_time
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1lu099b/til_about_the_balikbayan_1_memories_of/
Today I learned
TIL that there’s a standardization for toy train rail gauge, which is 53.975 millimeters, or 2+1⁄8 inches.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Gauge_(toy_trains)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1lu4r3y/til_that_theres_a_standardization_for_toy_train/
Today I learned
TIL The Espionage Act of 1917 allows the U.S government to forbid a whistleblower to state his motives to a jury - including when the motives serve the public.
https://fas.org/publication/leaker-motives/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1lu5668/til_the_espionage_act_of_1917_allows_the_us/
Today I learned
TIL that Julia Child worked for the OSS during World War II, where she helped develop shark repellent to protect naval equipment — an experience that is said to have sparked her interest in cooking and led to her celebrated culinary career.
https://www.history.com/articles/julia-child-oss-spy-wwii-shark-repellent
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1lu67qc/til_that_julia_child_worked_for_the_oss_during/
Today I learned
TIL that according to Welsh legend, Corgis are fairie pets gifted to humans.
https://www.fairyhomesandgardens.com/blog/fairies-corgis-and-their-ancient-bond/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1lu49ho/til_that_according_to_welsh_legend_corgis_are/
Today I learned
TIL the owner of the WTC argued that the 9-11 attacks were 2 separate occurrences, and so therefore based on the contract terms, he deserved twice the insurance payout - the courts partially agreed and 9 of the 20 insurers had to pay double
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Silverstein
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1lu0kfq/til_the_owner_of_the_wtc_argued_that_the_911/
Today I learned
TIL about caffè sospeso (Italian for suspended coffee), which is an anonymous act of generosity and social solidarity where a coffee that is paid in advance for someone less fortunate to claim later.
https://www.lavazzausa.com/en/recipes-and-coffee-hacks/caffe-sospeso-what-is-tradition
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1lu0qp9/til_about_caffè_sospeso_italian_for_suspended/
Today I learned
TIL that Ryan Gosling was fired from The Lovely Bones after gaining 60 pounds for the role by drinking melted Häagen-Dazs ice cream. He had envisioned the character as overweight, but the director disagreed, leading to his dismissal.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ryan-gosling-peter-jackson-fired-55303/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1lu3pdd/til_that_ryan_gosling_was_fired_from_the_lovely/
Today I learned
TIL that in 1967, Salvador Dalí designed 500 ashtrays for Air India—in exchange for a live baby elephant.
https://www.firstpost.com/india/a-tale-of-salvador-dali-500-ashtrays-for-air-india-and-a-baby-elephant-10040111.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltzalh/til_that_in_1967_salvador_dalí_designed_500/
Today I learned
TIL European slavers fed so many bodies to sharks during the Middle Passage that it permanently changed shark migration patterns. A short read, "History from below the water line: Sharks and the Atlantic slave trade," reveals how capitalism enlisted nature’s predators in the empire’s violence [PDF]
https://files.catbox.moe/bsmbmp.pdf
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltzgtb/til_european_slavers_fed_so_many_bodies_to_sharks/
Today I learned
TIL the American food corporation General Mills had an engineering division that built surveillance balloons that spied on Eastern Bloc countries, and built a deep-sea submersible that surveyed the Titanic wreck and helped recover a hydrogen bomb from the Mediterranean Ocean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Mills?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltm3wc/til_the_american_food_corporation_general_mills/
Today I learned
TIL about the Karpman Drama Triangle. Turns out we often get stuck in it without even realizing. We are switching between victim, rescuer and persecutor depending on the situation and people around us. The point is to learn how to step out of the triangle entirely.
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Karpman_drama_triangle
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltr7ha/til_about_the_karpman_drama_triangle_turns_out_we/
Today I learned
TIL about "Heaven Lake", a caldera (collapsed magma chamber after a volcanic explosion), which is said to be home to the "Lake Tianchi Monster", akin to the Loch Ness Monster, and also the birth place of Kim-Jong-Il.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_Lake
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltvw2x/til_about_heaven_lake_a_caldera_collapsed_magma/
Today I learned
TIL The Beatles stopped playing live shows in 1966, primarily because they couldn’t hear themselves over their fans.
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-did-the-beatles-stop-touring-beatlemania/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltwfn7/til_the_beatles_stopped_playing_live_shows_in/
Today I learned
TIL that natural gas is actually odorless, and the smell we associate with it was invented in the 1970s by British engineer Peter Hansen. He was asked to create the "nastiest smell" possible so people could detect gas leaks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpw74x57p8po
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltwu2y/til_that_natural_gas_is_actually_odorless_and_the/
Today I learned
TIL Céline Dion, along with her husband, filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit against the Quebec tabloid Allô Vedettes, which claimed that the couple paid $5,001 to rent the swimming pool of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas so that Dion could sunbathe topless and Angélil could go skinny dipping.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Ang%C3%A9lil#Defamation_suit
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltyuy0/til_céline_dion_along_with_her_husband_filed_a_5/
Today I learned
TIL that the first journalist to report the outbreak of the Second World War was a rookie British reporter on her very first week on the job. While travelling along the German–Polish border, she spotted thousands of troops, tanks, and artillery massed for invasion.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-13960347
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltxu1b/til_that_the_first_journalist_to_report_the/
Today I learned
TIL Alexander Fleming on discovering penicillin was quoted as saying: “When I woke up just after dawn on September 28, 1928, I certainly didn’t plan to revolutionise all medicine by discovering the world’s first antibiotic, or bacteria killer. But I suppose that was exactly what I did.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Fleming#Discovery_of_penicillin
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ltr8ih/til_alexander_fleming_on_discovering_penicillin/
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