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Original Title: TIL in the 1950s, faith healer Greet Hofmans has been invited in the Dutch royal court thanks to her treating the eyes of Princess Maria Christina before causing controversy over her influence over Queens Wilhelmina and Beatrix

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TIL that ants can recognize themselves in a mirror. In an experiment, blue dots were marked on ants' heads. When presented with a mirror, 23/24 tried removing the dot. Without the mirror, none tri... (www.journalofscience.net)

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Original Title: TIL that ants can recognize themselves in a mirror. In an experiment, blue dots were marked on ants' heads. When presented with a mirror, 23/24 tried removing the dot. Without the mirror, none tried to remove the dot, and nor did a control marked in a non-contrasting colour.

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TIL that after we spontaneously blink, our subjective perception of time often makes the following moment feel slightly longer than it actually is. (www.bps.org.uk)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/yooolka on 2025-06-16 08:28:21+00:00.

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TIL that various bizarre and occasionally offensive messages are encoded in The New Tetris, which was released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64. (tcrf.net)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Gecko99 on 2025-06-15 22:18:12+00:00.

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TIL The record for most stolen bases in one season of professional baseball is held by a woman. Sophie Kurys playing for the Racine Belles, stole 201 bases during the 1946 season. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ill_Definition8074 on 2025-06-16 07:26:39+00:00.

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TIL That there were over 1000 cartoons made in the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies brand and that they won five Oscars (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flubadubadubadub on 2025-06-16 05:17:11+00:00.

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TIL that even though Gomez Addams is a Spaniard, he's only been played by Anglo American, Italian American and (lately) Latino actors, never by a Spaniard. (movieweb.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/NicoteachEsMx on 2025-06-16 04:36:55+00:00.

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TIL The left-right political spectrum was born of parliamentary seating arrangements after the French Revolution, where revolutionaries were seated to the left and monarchists to the right of the ... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL The left-right political spectrum was born of parliamentary seating arrangements after the French Revolution, where revolutionaries were seated to the left and monarchists to the right of the president in the national assembly.

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TIL Pagash is a Slavic Lenten food found in Northeastern and Southwestern Pennsylvania. It is made from mashed potatoes, dough, and cheese. It is sometimes referred as as "Polish pizza" or "Slavic... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/bribridude130 on 2025-06-16 02:57:32+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Pagash is a Slavic Lenten food found in Northeastern and Southwestern Pennsylvania. It is made from mashed potatoes, dough, and cheese. It is sometimes referred as as "Polish pizza" or "Slavic pizza".

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TIL that Blue Öyster Cult were forced to ban cowbells from their concerts after the SNL sketch, and never featured the instrument live until after it aired (ultimateclassicrock.com)

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TIL that Sega released Phantasy Star Online on Dreamcast in North America on January 30, 2001. On January 31, 2001 Sega announced it would discontinue the Dreamcast and restructure as a third-part... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that Sega released Phantasy Star Online on Dreamcast in North America on January 30, 2001. On January 31, 2001 Sega announced it would discontinue the Dreamcast and restructure as a third-party developer.

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TIL the highest blood alcohol level reported in a child or adolescent who survived occurred in 1995 when a 15-year-old boy survived a BAC of 0.757%. (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-06-15 22:27:03+00:00.

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TIL in 2005, Microsoft was in talks to acquire spyware developer Claria. During this time, Microsoft started telling users to ignore Claria products, which was a change from Microsoft's original r... (www.zdnet.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/nuttybudd on 2025-06-15 22:24:36+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 2005, Microsoft was in talks to acquire spyware developer Claria. During this time, Microsoft started telling users to ignore Claria products, which was a change from Microsoft's original recommendation of removing them.

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TIL that in 1994 Porsche launched the C88, a prototype family car designed for the Chinese market in response to the Chinese government's invitation to international manufacturers for a new range ... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that in 1994 Porsche launched the C88, a prototype family car designed for the Chinese market in response to the Chinese government's invitation to international manufacturers for a new range of cars. It did not feature the Porsche badge and was designed with only one child seat.

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TIL that from the 1940s through the 1970s, all Ivy League colleges and Seven Sisters colleges (as well as Swarthmore) required all incoming freshmen to pose nude ostensibly to gauge the rate and s... (www.boston.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DangerNoodle1993 on 2025-06-15 17:13:56+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that from the 1940s through the 1970s, all Ivy League colleges and Seven Sisters colleges (as well as Swarthmore) required all incoming freshmen to pose nude ostensibly to gauge the rate and severity of rickets, scoliosis, and lordosis in the population.

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TIL of "Superman vs. Muhammad Ali", a 1978 issue of Superman where Superman and Ali are forced to fight eachother in a boxing match in order to repel an alien invasion. Ali won the fight (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2025-06-15 18:25:14+00:00.

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TIL that the Xerxes Canal in Greece was built around 480BC by Persian king Xerxes I to allow his fleet to safely bypass the dangerous waters around Mount Athos during his invasion of Greece, thoug... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that the Xerxes Canal in Greece was built around 480BC by Persian king Xerxes I to allow his fleet to safely bypass the dangerous waters around Mount Athos during his invasion of Greece, though much of it has eroded or been covered by farmland over the centuries.

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TIL there's a conspiracy theory in China that says that most of Western history is a hoax. They believe that most of the history of Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt is fabricated. For instance, they... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL there's a conspiracy theory in China that says that most of Western history is a hoax. They believe that most of the history of Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt is fabricated. For instance, they believe Greek sculptures and architecture can't be from that time because "they're too refined"

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TIL after Betty White (88), the second oldest SNL host was Miskel Spillman who hosted at 80 years old. She was the winner of SNL’s “Anyone Can Host” contest and remains the only non-celebrity to e... (parade.com)

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Original Title: TIL after Betty White (88), the second oldest SNL host was Miskel Spillman who hosted at 80 years old. She was the winner of SNL’s “Anyone Can Host” contest and remains the only non-celebrity to ever host the show

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TIL that Johnny Cash recorded an entire album in German, including songs like "I Walk the Line" and "Ring of Fire." (youtu.be)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Mulletron5k on 2025-06-15 16:57:54+00:00.

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TIL that crocodiles are more closely related to pigeons than they are to any lizard. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/dasubertroll on 2025-06-15 16:50:37+00:00.

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TIL the folktale "The Smith and the Devil" found in the Grimm Brothers' Compilation of tales was traced back to Proto-Indo-European roots in the Bronze Age (6000 years ago) with "high certainty" (royalsocietypublishing.org)

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TIL that in an effort to pay school tuition, Jeremy Clarkson’s parents sold unlicensed Paddington Bear dolls, which led to legal action. On the way to meeting at a law firm, Michael Bond and the C... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that in an effort to pay school tuition, Jeremy Clarkson’s parents sold unlicensed Paddington Bear dolls, which led to legal action. On the way to meeting at a law firm, Michael Bond and the Clarksons formed a fast friendship. Bond licensed the rights to the Clarksons, making them wealthy.