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TIL the film "Norbit" was nominated for an Academy Award, while also winning four "Razzie" awards, reserved for the worst films. (filmaffinity.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/karma_trained on 2025-06-25 20:54:53+00:00.

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TIL that in 1906, a serial killer in Morocco was sentenced to death by immurement (being walled in). (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/a7xfan01 on 2025-06-25 20:50:22+00:00.

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TIL - In October 1582, ten days were skipped, moving directly from October 4th to October 15th when the Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian calendar. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Lughnasadh32 on 2025-06-25 20:42:47+00:00.

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TIL the process of making meat Kosher involves specifically the removal of the sciatic nerve due to the belief that Jacob had his sciatic nerve injured by an angel. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/FalconPUNNCH on 2025-06-25 19:28:41+00:00.

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TIL During Elvis Presley's funeral, a car crashed into a group of attending fans, killing 2. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/FalconPUNNCH on 2025-06-25 19:21:36+00:00.

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TIL that Iceland has no native mosquitoes. Its cold climate and self-cleansing lava rocks prevent breeding. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SmellyCat0007 on 2025-06-25 19:20:34+00:00.

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TIL a sequel to L.A. Confidential, set in the 1970s, with Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce returning, was being developed by Brian Helgeland and James Ellroy, but they couldn't get any studio interest (deadline.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/321 on 2025-06-25 18:28:19+00:00.

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TIL that there is a constructed language called Toki Pona that is by perfectly usable, but it is minimalistic by design and has only 120-140 basic words. (tokipona.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/AlleKeskitason on 2025-06-25 17:39:44+00:00.

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TIL that when Nintendo released the NES in Brazil, they formed Playtronic by contracting a clone manufacturer named Gradiente to manufacture their consoles, as they discovered their clones were bo... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Beginning_Cap_1563 on 2025-06-25 17:32:57+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that when Nintendo released the NES in Brazil, they formed Playtronic by contracting a clone manufacturer named Gradiente to manufacture their consoles, as they discovered their clones were both better built and cheaper to produce than Nintendo's version.

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TIL that according to PER, the basketball analysis statistic that attempts to incorporate all aspects of a player's game, the best NBA player of all time is Nikola Jokić (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/jstohler on 2025-06-25 16:29:29+00:00.

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TIL that George Washington died with a net worth of $594.2 million in today’s money, and drew a presidential salary of $25,000 (~$900k today) which was around 2% of the government’s budget at the ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Nitraus on 2025-06-25 16:58:43+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that George Washington died with a net worth of $594.2 million in today’s money, and drew a presidential salary of $25,000 (~$900k today) which was around 2% of the government’s budget at the time.

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TIL that the population density of Manhattan is 40% lower now than it was back in 1910, when it reached its peak population of 2.2M, compared to its now-present population of 1.6M. (urbanomnibus.net)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RanchoddasChanchad69 on 2025-06-25 16:55:49+00:00.

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TIL that aftershocks from the 1868 Hawaiʻi earthquake have continued until the present day -- after more than 150 years! (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RexSueciae on 2025-06-25 15:00:45+00:00.

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TIL that the first ever global satellite broadcast aired live on 25 June 1967, featuring the Beatles performing “All You Need Is Love” to 400 million people. The song opened with with the first fe... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 on 2025-06-25 07:46:14+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the first ever global satellite broadcast aired live on 25 June 1967, featuring the Beatles performing “All You Need Is Love” to 400 million people. The song opened with with the first few bars of the French national anthem and closed with snippets of Bach and Glenn Miller.

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TIL that the first women in America to earn a PhD in computer science was a Catholic nun, Sister Mary Keller (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Meteorstar101 on 2025-06-25 13:32:41+00:00.

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TIL that just like Sephardi Jews have a Judeo-Spanish language (Ladino) and Ashkenazi Jews have a Judeo-German language (Yiddish), Italian Jews have their own Judeo-Italian language (Italkian) whi... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Bossitron12 on 2025-06-25 11:30:22+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that just like Sephardi Jews have a Judeo-Spanish language (Ladino) and Ashkenazi Jews have a Judeo-German language (Yiddish), Italian Jews have their own Judeo-Italian language (Italkian) which is today spoken natively by 250 people, most of them in Italy

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TIL that wild flocks of rose‑ringed parakeets have thrived in and around London since the 1960s, after escaping or being released as exotic pets. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/jessicasergey on 2025-06-25 10:51:05+00:00.

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TIL of the Church of Adonitology, which is a religion where it’s followers worship women with big butts (www.tuko.co.ke)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SeaWolf_1 on 2025-06-25 10:11:24+00:00.

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TIL that when an escalator was first installed in a London department store "customers unnerved by the experience were revived by shopmen dispensing free smelling salts and cognac" (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL. Astronauts left mirrors on the moon for scientists on earth to bounce lasers off. (today.umd.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/moonLanding123 on 2025-06-25 06:56:17+00:00.

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TIL at Animal Kingdom in Disney World balloons aren’t allowed so they created a “balloon daycare” where your balloon is stored and they’ll give you a report card about its day and its activities. (www.disneyfoodblog.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MothersMiIk on 2025-06-25 06:11:06+00:00.

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TIL Babies are born with around 300 bones. That's 94 more than adults have. (www.bbc.co.uk)
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TIL KR Ushakumari an Indian teacher rows a boat and treks through forests everyday to teach tribal children. She rows a boat and do a steep uphill trek to reach the school. these are woods with el... (www.godyears.net)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SuvenPan on 2025-06-25 03:43:30+00:00.

Original Title: TIL KR Ushakumari an Indian teacher rows a boat and treks through forests everyday to teach tribal children. She rows a boat and do a steep uphill trek to reach the school. these are woods with elephants and leopards. It is a journey she has been taking for 17 years now.

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TIL A French Man in 2004 Survived 34 Days Lost in a cave without access to food and almost no water. (www.theguardian.com)
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TIL that the “chinpo” or “chinpoko” element in the South Park episode “Chinpokomon” is actually crude Japanese slang for the word “penis.” (en.wikipedia.org)
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