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TIL the planet Scarif in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" got its name when director Gareth Edwards ordered a drink at a Starbucks and a barista misspelled his name "Gareth" as "Scarif". (www.polygon.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/noelg1998 on 2025-06-20 15:16:01+00:00.

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TIL in 1963, Italian rock singer Mina was banned from radio and TV due to her pregnancy and relationship with a married actor, which conflicted with dominant Catholic and bourgeois values. Despite... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/waitingforthesun92 on 2025-06-20 14:35:06+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 1963, Italian rock singer Mina was banned from radio and TV due to her pregnancy and relationship with a married actor, which conflicted with dominant Catholic and bourgeois values. Despite this, she remained as one of Italy’s most successful artists, and has released 77 albums as of 2024.

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TIL about Marthe Richard, who was a Prostitute, a Spy and later a Politician responsible for closing and outlawing French Brothels in 1946. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TheMadhopper on 2025-06-20 13:58:52+00:00.

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TIL about the Idaho Beaver Drops, an effort to humanely relocate beavers to rural Idaho by parachuting them in the 1940s (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/cypothingy on 2025-06-20 14:18:05+00:00.

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TIL that in 2016, a GPS satellite decommissioning glitch caused 15 satellites to broadcast the wrong time by 13 microseconds. The tiny error triggered thousands of system faults and alarms in tele... (www.bbc.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Darth_Vader_2000 on 2025-06-20 13:30:22+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 2016, a GPS satellite decommissioning glitch caused 15 satellites to broadcast the wrong time by 13 microseconds. The tiny error triggered thousands of system faults and alarms in telecom networks worldwide for over 12 hours.

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TIL that around 2000 years ago ancient Romans used sophisticated public toilets called latrines which had running water, sponge sticks for cleaning, and even served as places for socializing. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Mrk2d on 2025-06-20 12:44:35+00:00.

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TIL that the mechanical shark in Jaws (1975) was nicknamed Bruce (after Spielberg’s lawyer). It required 14 operators and frequently sank and jammed, earning the film crew's nickname for the produ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 on 2025-06-20 11:33:28+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the mechanical shark in Jaws (1975) was nicknamed Bruce (after Spielberg’s lawyer). It required 14 operators and frequently sank and jammed, earning the film crew's nickname for the production: "Flaws."

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TIL in 1490s Florence, gangs of pious youths called Piagnoni roamed the streets shaming sinners and collecting “sinful” items such as makeup, musical instruments, mirrors, wigs, dolls, and even ch... (www.historytoday.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/UndyingCorn on 2025-06-20 10:23:04+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 1490s Florence, gangs of pious youths called Piagnoni roamed the streets shaming sinners and collecting “sinful” items such as makeup, musical instruments, mirrors, wigs, dolls, and even chess pieces to burn in giant public bonfires led by the fiery Dominican Friar Girolamo Savonarola.

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TIL that the USA had an opportunity to purchase Alaska because of Russia's catastrophic defeat in the Crimean War (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/HydrolicKrane on 2025-06-20 09:23:51+00:00.

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TIL Charles Lightoller was sucked back into Titantic, “he was pinned against the grating for some time by the pressure of the incoming water, until a blast of hot air from the depths of the ship e... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Narrow_Guava_6239 on 2025-06-20 09:57:11+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Charles Lightoller was sucked back into Titantic, “he was pinned against the grating for some time by the pressure of the incoming water, until a blast of hot air from the depths of the ship erupted out of the ventilator and blew him to the surface.” He later fought in WW1 and WW2.

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TIL Frustrated with his generals inability to capture the town of Mirandola, Pope Julius II personally went there in January 1511, scolded his generals and personally assumed command of the siege.... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2025-06-20 08:14:39+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Frustrated with his generals inability to capture the town of Mirandola, Pope Julius II personally went there in January 1511, scolded his generals and personally assumed command of the siege. Two weeks later he took part in storming the walls, making sure to restrain his soldiers from looting

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TIL Halifax's United Memorial Church was founded by the surviving members of a Methodist church and a Presbyterian church that were both destroyed by the 1917 explosion. The two groups decided to ... (www.halifaxexaminer.ca)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ill_Definition8074 on 2025-06-20 05:47:48+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Halifax's United Memorial Church was founded by the surviving members of a Methodist church and a Presbyterian church that were both destroyed by the 1917 explosion. The two groups decided to temporarily hold services together but became so close they decided to merge into one church.

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TIL that shaving your head doesn't make the hair grow back thicker and darker. Cutting the blunt tip just looks coarser; the follicle’s growth rate and color stay the same. (www.mayoclinic.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/sekretspod on 2025-06-20 04:46:24+00:00.

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TIL that NASA once accidentally taped over the original Moon landing footage. (www.reuters.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Darth_Vader_2000 on 2025-06-20 04:46:53+00:00.

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TIL that Woodrow Wilson is the only former Confederate citizen to be elected President. Born in Virginia in 1856, and serving from 1913-1921, he is the last President to be born into a slave-ownin... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/WavesAndSaves on 2025-06-20 03:38:15+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Woodrow Wilson is the only former Confederate citizen to be elected President. Born in Virginia in 1856, and serving from 1913-1921, he is the last President to be born into a slave-owning household.

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TIL Despite being the sixth largest country, mainland Australia has no land antipodes (if you dug through the earth anywhere in Australia, you would reach open ocean) (www.antipodesmap.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Humeon on 2025-06-20 03:32:26+00:00.

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TIL the lungs are the primary excretory organ for fat. In plain English, we lose most body fat through our breath when doing exercise. When your body burns fat (especially during exercise), the fa... (www.bmj.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/jacknunn on 2025-06-20 02:50:42+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the lungs are the primary excretory organ for fat. In plain English, we lose most body fat through our breath when doing exercise. When your body burns fat (especially during exercise), the fat is converted into carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water

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TIL That bats account for about 25% of all mammal species. (www.nps.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/sew1974 on 2025-06-20 02:29:18+00:00.

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TIL the 1979 Pink Floyd album "The Wall" was inspired by an altercation in Montreal in which Roger Waters spat at a rowdy group of fans near the stage. He was shocked at his own behavior and how f... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL the 1979 Pink Floyd album "The Wall" was inspired by an altercation in Montreal in which Roger Waters spat at a rowdy group of fans near the stage. He was shocked at his own behavior and how fame had changed him, and he began speaking of building a wall between the band and the audience.

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TIL Colloquially, instead of a person from Connecticut is called a Connecticuter, the word Nutmegger is used (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ZitiRotini on 2025-06-20 01:35:22+00:00.

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TIL one of the largest great white sharks ever recorded in the Atlantic, a 14-foot male named Contender, was spotted near Pamlico Sound, NC (oceanographicmagazine.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/therealstotes on 2025-06-20 01:23:28+00:00.

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TIL Margot Kidder (Lois Lane from the original Superman) had a manic breakdown after the laptop she was using to write her autobiography crashed. She disappeared for four days (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/aprettyp on 2025-06-20 00:37:47+00:00.

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TIL "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) was a box office disappointment, earning only $16 million against a $25 million budget during its initial theatrical run, resulting in a loss of $9 million. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/GruvisMalt on 2025-06-19 23:55:55+00:00.

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TIL that Hetty Green, also called the “witch of Wall Street,” was incredibly rich, yet she continued to live in inexpensive lodgings, avoiding any display of wealth and seeking medical treatment f... (www.britannica.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Dystopics_IT on 2025-06-19 23:14:33+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Hetty Green, also called the “witch of Wall Street,” was incredibly rich, yet she continued to live in inexpensive lodgings, avoiding any display of wealth and seeking medical treatment for herself at charity clinics. On her death in 1916, Green left an estate of more than $100,000,000.

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TIL The Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and the United States are the only seven countries in the United Nations that do not require employers to provide paid ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/gullydon on 2025-06-19 21:33:56+00:00.

Original Title: TIL The Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and the United States are the only seven countries in the United Nations that do not require employers to provide paid time off for new parents.

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