Today I Learned (TIL)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/waitingforthesun92 on 2025-06-24 17:28:29+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the 23 year reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius is considered the most peaceful in the history of the Roman Empire. There’s no record of Antoninus leading any military action, and it’s likely he likely never saw or commanded a Roman army or came within 500 miles of a legion during his reign.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/minerman30 on 2025-06-24 16:06:13+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DangerNoodle1993 on 2025-06-24 09:54:41+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/jamielandon on 2025-06-24 04:46:11+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/racc15 on 2025-06-24 16:05:52+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/stinkyfartpoopoo on 2025-06-24 15:22:38+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/9tailNate on 2025-06-24 12:33:05+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/PodfatherIII on 2025-06-24 13:44:40+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Particular_Cut_198 on 2025-06-24 13:28:21+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/PerfectUpstairs4842 on 2025-06-24 13:18:44+00:00.

Original Title: TIL comedian Redd Foxx would often pretend to have a heart attack and pratfall for laughs. Years later, Foxx would have a heart attack for real, with many people thinking it was a bit as he fell to the ground. He died from the heart attack.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/n_mcrae_1982 on 2025-06-24 13:11:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/cj_winters on 2025-06-24 11:37:07+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/a_splintered_mind on 2025-06-24 10:42:24+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/a_splintered_mind on 2025-06-24 10:31:10+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Myopic_Visionary_ on 2025-06-24 09:30:26+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Tough_Wallaby_2989 on 2025-06-24 07:14:21+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/unamazing on 2025-06-24 09:17:08+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Harold Ray Presley - cousin of Elvis and a Mississippi sheriff in the 90s - was mortally wounded in a shootout in 2001, and that an 8,000 pound monument was erected in his honor. In 2008, the monument disappeared under suspicious circumstances, and its whereabouts are still unknown.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SheilaSchlatt on 2025-06-24 08:08:00+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Kabang, a stray dog Aspin from Philippines, became a national hero in 2011 after she deliberately leapt in front of a speeding motorcycle to save her owner’s daughter and niece, resulting to losing her upper snout in the process. She passed away in 2021 at age 13.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Harry-Twotter on 2025-06-24 07:16:47+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/sgrams04 on 2025-06-24 03:36:39+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about Catatumbo Lightning, an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs over and around Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. This leads the lake to have the highest density of lightning in the world, sometimes with 16 to 40 flashes per minute.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/carboncopy95437 on 2025-06-24 03:54:47+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the antechinus is a small, mouse-like marsupial from Australia. During mating season, the male engages in frenzied 12-hour mating marathons with multiple females, pushing his body to the brink. The stress is so extreme that it often leads to organ failure and death shortly afterward.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/greenknight884 on 2025-06-24 04:13:31+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/bryson1995 on 2025-06-24 03:07:34+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/WavesAndSaves on 2025-06-24 02:41:18+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in its original run, The Jetsons only aired 24 episodes across a span of six months from 1962-1963, before being cancelled due to low ratings. Reruns got such high viewership over the years that in 1985, 51 more episodes were produced.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/WheatTrampler on 2025-06-24 02:25:33+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that many U.S. states secretly obtain the drugs used in lethal injections from small compounding pharmacies whose identities are hidden by state secrecy laws. These drugs are produced under less federal oversight, resulting in variable quality, and sometimes leading to botched executions.