Today I learned
TIL that Abraham Lincoln is actually in the Wresteling Hall Of Fame. The 6’4″ president had only one loss among his around 300 contests. He earned a reputation for this in New Salem, Illinois, as an elite fighter.
https://nwhof.org/hall_of_fame/bio/128
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Today I learned
TIL that for a 6' tall person at sea level, the horizon is 3 miles distant
https://mathcentral.uregina.ca/qq/database/qq.09.03/judy1.html
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MDMRN
Good morning and happy Wednesday!
Last night, I learned, that if you put a candy cane in a hot glue gun, it will melt and you can use it like hot glue.
Which is helpful when making a ginger bread house.
Just putting that information out there. If you use a brand new hot glue gun dedicated to candy canes, it's still edible.
So, yea.
Have a great one.
#GoodMorning #MorningMoments #TIL #Wednesday #HotGlueGun #CandyCane
Today I learned
TIL In 1997 a series of letters purporting to prove the existence of an affair between John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe were proven fake. An early clue was the use of ZIP codes on the letters, which the US Postal Service introduced in July 1963, nearly a year after Monroe had died.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_document_hoax
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pnzp2t/til_in_1997_a_series_of_letters_purporting_to/
Today I learned
TIL In 1964, young PhDs with no weapons experience were tasked with creating a nuclear weapon design using only unclassified information. After 2.5 years, they had come up with a credible design
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nth_Country_Experiment
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1po441s/til_in_1964_young_phds_with_no_weapons_experience/
Today I learned
TIL that in 1901 Greece, translating the Bible into modern Greek caused riots that killed 8 people and toppled a government
https://blog.fluoverse.com/gospel-riots-greek-christmas-language-war
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1po39lz/til_that_in_1901_greece_translating_the_bible/
Today I learned
TIL The first known written peace treaty was signed between Egypt and the Hittite Empire around 1259 BC. It followed the Battle of Kadesh and still survives in stone inscriptions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian%E2%80%93Hittite_peace_treaty
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pnqmwp/til_the_first_known_written_peace_treaty_was/
Today I learned
TIL In the late 1970s, disco was the most popular music genre in the US. However, disco sparked a major backlash from rock music fans. For promotion, MLB held a Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park. At the climax of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up and rioting occurred.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pnb1l5/til_in_the_late_1970s_disco_was_the_most_popular/
Today I learned
TIL a man spent 5 months in Riker's Island prison before finally learning that he could free himself by posting just $2 in bail because a judge had ordered his release a week after he was arrested. His first lawyer appeared for him in court, but then never told him afterwards about his bail amount.
https://people.com/crime/man-spent-months-in-new-york-jail-despite-2-bai…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pn3pxm/til_a_man_spent_5_months_in_rikers_island_prison/
Today I learned
TIL that the song RUMBLE, an instrumental song, was banned from being played on U.S. radio; the only instrumental song ever forbidden to be played in history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble_(instrumental)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1plyxb1/til_that_the_song_rumble_an_instrumental_song_was/
Today I learned
TIL in Ultimate Fighter Season 4, Mikey “The Eastside Assassin” Burnett broke his neck during training. The UFC and insurance still refuse to pay for any of the procedures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikey_Burnett
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1plelua/til_in_ultimate_fighter_season_4_mikey_the/
Today I learned
TIL about the Helistat - an experimental blimp lifted by 4 helicopter chassis that cost $100m, and crashed almost immediately when they tried to fly it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piasecki_PA-97_Helistat
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pl710o/til_about_the_helistat_an_experimental_blimp/
Today I learned
TIL that the British royal family popularized the Christmas tree. In 1800, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III, set up a tree at a Christmas party. An engraving in the 1840s of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert later popularized trees in both Britain (UK) and the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pl1kpu/til_that_the_british_royal_family_popularized_the/
Today I learned
TIL the US occupied Haiti for 19 years at the request of Citibank
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_Haiti
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pkpi0z/til_the_us_occupied_haiti_for_19_years_at_the/
Today I learned
TIL when Napoleon had his marriage to Empress Joséphine annulled, he commissioned a set of 72 porcelain plates adorned with sketches of his 1798 campaign into Egypt as a "divorce gift". Joséphine rejected the gift, calling the design "too severe".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A8vres_Egyptian_Service
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pk33x4/til_when_napoleon_had_his_marriage_to_empress/
Today I learned
TIL that the modern banjo comes from West African gourd lutes like the akonting, brought to the Americas by enslaved Africans. These instruments had skin heads, fretless necks, and 3 strings, forming the banjo’s core design.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akonting
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pjqrkg/til_that_the_modern_banjo_comes_from_west_african/
Today I learned
TIL that Hitler’s bunker in Berlin is now under a gravel parking lot for an apartment complex.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BChrerbunker
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pjnwk5/til_that_hitlers_bunker_in_berlin_is_now_under_a/
Today I learned
TIL Peter Verhusul, who was lost while cave diving in Sterkfontein Caves after leaving the guide rope. After four weeks of searchers being unable to find him, his body was discovered in a dry section of the cave, with an autopsy revealing he had been alive for three weeks before starving to death.
https://telegrafi.com/en/the-tragic-story-of-a-diver-who-got-lost-in-a-d…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pgf5f5/til_peter_verhusul_who_was_lost_while_cave_diving/
Today I learned
TIL that during the peak of Anti-Germanism in WWI, Iowa's Governor William L. Harding forbade the speaking of any language besides English in public, especially German.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babel_Proclamation
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1phusqu/til_that_during_the_peak_of_antigermanism_in_wwi/
Today I learned
TIL at the beginning of British rock band Jethro Tull's career, they randomly changed their band name for almost every gig as they had trouble getting repeat bookings. Jethro Tull was the name they just happened to be using when they received label attention, and singer Ian Anderson regrets it.
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(band)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pglu5k/til_at_the_beginning_of_british_rock_band_jethro/
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