Today I Learned (TIL)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SuvenPan on 2025-06-06 17:38:40+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Sun, Earth, and all of the planets in the solar system orbit around the barycenter of the entire solar system. It is the center of mass of every object in the solar system combined. The solar system's barycenter can range from being near the center of the sun to being outside of sun's surface.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/EconomyPrompt2004 on 2025-06-06 15:32:31+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Wallace Vincent Boag and The Golden Horseshoe Revue were cited in The Guinness Book of World Records for having the greatest number of performances of any theatrical presentation.Boag's performances have influenced many later performers and comedians, most notable of whom is Steve Martin.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/FireTheLaserBeam on 2025-06-06 15:46:11+00:00.

Original Title: TIL astronauts aboard the ISS do not wash or dry their clothes. They wear them until they're too dirty or stinky to wear, then they put them in a capsule and drop them into the atmosphere, where they burn up during re-entry.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Agreeable-Storage895 on 2025-06-06 15:02:40+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about Operation Nimrod, where the British SAS conducted a daring raid on the Iranian Embassy in London to rescue hostages. Six armed revolutionaries stormed the embassy and took 26 people hostage, resulting in a 6 day siege. 19 hostages were rescued and the raid was broadcasted live.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/PalmettoBug64 on 2025-06-06 14:08:28+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/_Greatless on 2025-06-06 13:32:07+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/HerbalThought_ on 2025-06-06 13:16:35+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RanchoddasChanchad69 on 2025-06-06 12:07:19+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Raj_Valiant3011 on 2025-06-06 06:07:33+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/oblique_shockwave on 2025-06-06 11:11:26+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Eisenhower had an alternate speech prepared in case the D-Day invasion failed in which he takes full responsibility for the failure by calling the decision to attack “my decision” and going on to write: “If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone."

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Wrexis on 2025-06-06 10:29:38+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the space shuttle's STS-13 mission was renamed due to a new numbering system for launches. The crew made a mission badge featuring a black cat and the number 13 anyway, and it eventually landed successfully on Friday the 13th.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Mrk2d on 2025-06-06 10:31:32+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that during WWII, the U.S deployed the Ghost Army, which included a secret unit of designers, artists, and sound engineers who used inflatable tanks, fake radio transmissions, and sound effects to divert German forces from real troop movements

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Philiperix on 2025-06-06 09:59:03+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ModenaR on 2025-06-06 09:13:29+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Roman emperor Nero participated in the Olympics in AD 67. He had bribed organizers to postpone the games for a year so he could participate and won every contest in which he was a competitor. After he died a year later, his name was removed from the list of winners

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Holiday_Document4592 on 2025-06-06 08:51:36+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 2019 Daniela Leis, driving absolutely wasted after a Marilyn Manson concert, crashed her car into a home. The resulting explosion destroyed four homes, injured seven people and caused damage of $10-15million. She sued the concert organizers for serving her alcohol while intoxicated.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Commercial_Resort_27 on 2025-06-06 06:33:24+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/greencolorlessdreams on 2025-06-06 05:43:18+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/gandubazaar on 2025-06-06 05:42:17+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Future_Usual_8698 on 2025-06-06 03:49:00+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the original story of "Frankenstein" was written by an 18 year old runaway and mother, Mary Godwin ("Shelley" after marriage) when her pregnant stepsister's boyfriend, Lord Byron, created a contest for his friends to write the best ghost story after a cold summer night talking of gruesome things

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/lilbobeep on 2025-06-06 02:55:07+00:00.

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

Original Title: TIL that the last three dogs to survive the sinking of the Titanic were all so small (two Pomeranians and a Pekinese) that they were likely carried onto the lifeboats, concealed in their owners' coats or blankets, without other passengers noticing.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Bossitron12 on 2025-06-06 02:10:33+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Devious_Bastard on 2025-06-06 01:14:46+00:00.

Original Title: TIL a M1892 revolver was recovered from the USS Maine after it exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898. It was gifted to Theodore Roosevelt, before he was President. He used this revolver in the charge up San Juan Hill. The gun was stolen twice while on display. Once in 1963 and then again in 1990.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/strangelove4564 on 2025-06-05 23:01:48+00:00.

Original Title: TIL a major naval battle between the English and French took place in Hudson Bay in 1697, along the arctic coast of what is now Manitoba. The French were trying to drive out England's Hudson's Bay Company. The battle was a victory for France.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/EdgeOfExceptional on 2025-06-05 21:42:24+00:00.