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TIL About MOOSE (Man Out Of Space Easiest), Which Was a Cancelled Emergency "Bail-Out" System Designed To Let Astronauts Return Without The Use of a Dedicated Reentry Vehicle Using a Small Twin-Nozzle Rocket Motor, a 6ft Long Film Bag, a Flexible Heat-Shield, Foam, And a Parachute.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOOSE
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r2drya/til_about_moose_man_out_of_space_easiest_which/

TIL that for a time, the Guinness World Records were owned by Hit Entertainment, a now-defunct children's media company that owned the rights to Thomas the Tank Engine, Bob the Builder, Barney, and Pingu

https://worldscreen.com/hit-offloads-guinness-world-records/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r1d39d/til_that_for_a_time_the_guinness_world_records/

TIL that Phil Collins (“Genesis”), Charlotte Rampling (“The night porter”) and Pattie Boyd (George Harrison’s wife) had uncredited, small rolls in The Beatles’ 2nd movie ‘A Hard day’s Night’ (1964)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hard_Day%27s_Night_(film)#Cast
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r0f2h1/til_that_phil_collins_genesis_charlotte_rampling/

TIL Joram van Klaveren is a Dutch politician who was previously known for his anti-Muslim views. In 2018, while writing a book critical of Islam, he reconsidered his perspective and converted to Islam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joram_van_Klaveren
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qytaf7/til_joram_van_klaveren_is_a_dutch_politician_who/

Til that former actor Ricardo Medina Jr, known for his role as the red ranger in Power Rangers Wild Force, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter of his roommate and sentenced to 6 years in prison.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Medina_Jr
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qyqo7s/til_that_former_actor_ricardo_medina_jr_known_for/

TIL 7-year-old Bonnie Lohman went to the store with her stepdad & saw her own face on a milk carton. She asked to keep the image & was allowed to on the condition she kept it a secret. However after her neighbors saw the image & reported it, she learned that her mom had kidnapped her when she was 3.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/what-happened-to-milk-carton-kids/news-story/0503a2a5b24c7c00bdc6f317e6cd14ce#:~:text=Pictures/Getty%20Images.-,BONNIE%20LOHMAN,-Bonnie%20Lohman%20was
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qynt4p/til_7yearold_bonnie_lohman_went_to_the_store_with/

TIL dilapidated Canadian real estate costs the same price as a castle in the UK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p2boYb2mSQ
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qxublt/til_dilapidated_canadian_real_estate_costs_the/

TIL that there's a planet called HD 189733b where it rains glass sideways at 5,400 mph. The planet's blue color doesn't come from oceans like Earth—it comes from silicate (glass) particles in a "blow-torched" atmosphere with temperatures over 1,000°C.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/rains-of-terror-exoplanet-hd-189733b/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qx0nrk/til_that_theres_a_planet_called_hd_189733b_where/

TIL Blue Jays can imitate the cry of a Red Tailed Hawk. Often to scare away competition from a food source.

https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/beginners/birding-faq/why-blue-jays-imitate-hawks-the-different-theories-discussed/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qwbmg1/til_blue_jays_can_imitate_the_cry_of_a_red_tailed/

TIL that ejaculating at least 21 times a month may lower your risk of prostate cancer by 31%!

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mens-health/ejaculation_frequency_and_prostate_cancer
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qw5kui/til_that_ejaculating_at_least_21_times_a_month/

TIL Harland Sanders (KFC's Colonel Sanders) lost his railroad job after brawling with a coworker, got his law license, then promptly lost his law license after beating his own client in open court.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Sanders
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1quye97/til_harland_sanders_kfcs_colonel_sanders_lost_his/

TIL I learned about the Alfalfa Club dinner. It is when 200 of America’s richest and most powerful gather to honor Confederate General Robert E. Lee on his birthday.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfalfa_Club
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1quyjyy/til_i_learned_about_the_alfalfa_club_dinner_it_is/

This week I learned, from a blind acquaintance here, that when we write in ALL CAPS in alt text, their screenreader reads it all out, *one letter at a time*.

Totally defeating the point of alt text making things accessible, right?
Needless to say, I've stopped.

Well, LOL remains LOL, of course!
#TIL #accessibility #blind #deafblind

TIL students invented a low-cost "invisibility coat" that hides the wearer from AI security cameras. It uses a camouflage pattern to trick visual recognition during the day and emits unusual heat signals to confuse infrared sensors at night.

https://www.the-independent.com/tech/invisibility-cloak-security-cameras-ai-invisdefense-b2241342.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qt7ayd/til_students_invented_a_lowcost_invisibility_coat/

TIL U.S. stop signs were designed to be identifiable by shape alone because many drivers had difficulty reading signs and shape recognition was considered more reliable than text.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_sign
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qsco1q/til_us_stop_signs_were_designed_to_be/

@WarnerCrocker uh … (does web search) … ok!

#TIL Candle warmer lamp:
https://lampinsider.com/how-does-a-candle-warmer-lamp-work/

#3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings
1) #TIL that our kiddo's #SFUSD school district allows middle & high schoolers a day of protest or civic action per year.
They just have to tell the school in advance.
2) The district didn't tell kids they had to, but they acknowledge that there is a #shutdown #walkout tomorrow.
3) Kiddo has been off sick but seems to be feeling better. So if she’s okay to tomorrow she can still go to #DoloresPark to protest & have another protest day to use for the next one. 😎

In my last weekly review post I had to admit that I didn’t explicitly learn anything in that week and that I wanted make more effort for learning.

To help with that, I’ve created a little tool to generate Flashcards of knowledge as printable PDF documents.

Idea is to have a bunch of knowledge as a Markdown file and then either use your favourite LLM with the provided prompt, or the provided Python script to generate a printable PDF file.

I’m starting with ‘tmux‘ as I want to learn how to use this effectively.

TIL that in the 1800 and early 1900s, women diagnosed with hysteria were sometimes treated by doctors using pelvic massage to induce a “hysterical paroxysm,” essentially an orgasm, which was believed to relieve their symptoms.

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/medical-vibrators-treatment-female-hysteria
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qqkztn/til_that_in_the_1800_and_early_1900s_women/

TIL at the beginning of 2024, Kuwait began mass citizenship revocations by decree. By December, several high profile figures and their children lost nationality. By March 2025, around 42,000 people had been stripped of citizenship in just six months.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaiti_nationality_law?wprov=sfti1#Citizenship_revocation
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qozlk7/til_at_the_beginning_of_2024_kuwait_began_mass/