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TIL that in 1892, Mercy Brown was exhumed in Rhode Island because villagers believed she was a vampire. Her heart was burned, and the ashes were mixed into a drink as a supposed cure for her sick ... (newengland.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/primal_cortex on 2025-07-31 16:35:20+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1892, Mercy Brown was exhumed in Rhode Island because villagers believed she was a vampire. Her heart was burned, and the ashes were mixed into a drink as a supposed cure for her sick brother.

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TIL that the Colossus of Constantine, a 12-meter (40-foot) ancient statue of the Roman emperor, had two right hands (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/spikebrennan on 2025-07-31 16:19:28+00:00.

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TIL Nevada is the state with the highest percentage of Vegans (kcr.sdsu.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/InGordWeTrust on 2025-07-31 15:16:59+00:00.

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TIL that the driving force to build public drinking fountains in the western world was driven by the temperance movement (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/djtj41 on 2025-07-31 14:48:21+00:00.

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TIL a vampire story older than Dracula , Leptirica (1973) adapts Milovan Glišić’s 1880 novella Posle devedeset godina (After Ninety Years), a tale about the vampire Sava Savanović published 17 yea... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/EngineeringGrand5274 on 2025-07-31 13:23:55+00:00.

Original Title: TIL a vampire story older than Dracula , Leptirica (1973) adapts Milovan Glišić’s 1880 novella Posle devedeset godina (After Ninety Years), a tale about the vampire Sava Savanović published 17 years before Bram Stoker penned Dracula.

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TIL the iPad was in development long before the iPhone, despite officially releasing 3 years after the iPhone. (www.npr.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/FrontBrick8048 on 2025-07-31 14:47:10+00:00.

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TIL lobsters pee out of their eyes to communicate emotions (www.researchgate.net)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Spiritual-Permit-307 on 2025-07-31 14:15:05+00:00.

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TIL: Goodyear (the tire company) has no relation to Charles Goodyear (the famous rubber inventor). The company was founded using his name 38 years after he died. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Fifth_Down on 2025-07-31 14:11:40+00:00.

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TIL that in 1858 the United States sent a squadron to invade Paraguay but they ended up establishing a relationship instead (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Global_Simple_5796 on 2025-07-31 13:49:22+00:00.

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TIL that not only are there multiple “Saint Michael” mounts, they’re also part of a straight line aligning 7 “Saint Michael” holy sites accross Europe. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Worldlyoox on 2025-07-31 12:44:19+00:00.

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TIL that astronaut Owen Garriott pulled off an epic prank during Skylab 3. He smuggled a tape recording of his wife’s voice onboard and later played it to Mission Control, making them think she ha... (www.youtube.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/cs005483 on 2025-07-31 12:50:23+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that astronaut Owen Garriott pulled off an epic prank during Skylab 3. He smuggled a tape recording of his wife’s voice onboard and later played it to Mission Control, making them think she had somehow visited the space station to deliver home-cooked food.

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TIL that after starring as an unemployed man in the 1948 neorealist film Bicycle Thieves, factory worker Lamberto Maggiorani was fired from his real job - his employer assumed the film made him ri... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/HazedFlare on 2025-07-31 12:10:03+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that after starring as an unemployed man in the 1948 neorealist film Bicycle Thieves, factory worker Lamberto Maggiorani was fired from his real job - his employer assumed the film made him rich, but he was only paid $1,000 and struggled to find work again, mirroring his on-screen character.

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TIL in 1960 when the book Lady Chatterley's Lover was on trial for obscenity, the prosecutor Mervyn Griffith-Jones asked the jury “Is it a book that you would even wish your wife or servants to re... (daily.jstor.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Koiboi26 on 2025-07-31 12:01:22+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 1960 when the book Lady Chatterley's Lover was on trial for obscenity, the prosecutor Mervyn Griffith-Jones asked the jury “Is it a book that you would even wish your wife or servants to read?” In response, members of the jury broke out in laughter.

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TIL Mr.Six, The old man mascot for SIX FLAGS, was 29 year old Danny Teeson, a British dancer and choreographer. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/KibbyJimenez on 2025-07-31 08:29:20+00:00.

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TIL in 1989, the Guinness Book of World Records listed among the people with the highest IQs someone named Keith Raniere, an American cult leader who, in 2020, was sentenced to 120 years in prison. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sabre-toothed on 2025-07-31 06:42:09+00:00.

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TIL that there is a tradition in the Inuit tribe called Kiviak, where you stuff whole birds into a seal and let them ferment for up to a year, and then eat the birds whole. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Raifurain on 2025-07-31 04:13:39+00:00.

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TIL: That Quentin Tarantino kept the only copy of the third act of the script to 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' in a safe to prevent it from being prematurely released. Brad Pitt later revealed t... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/appalachian_hatachi on 2025-07-31 04:28:53+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: That Quentin Tarantino kept the only copy of the third act of the script to 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' in a safe to prevent it from being prematurely released. Brad Pitt later revealed that the only other copy of the script was burned by Tarantino.

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TIL for political reasons, Microsoft does not include country flag emojis in Windows (geyer.dev)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/frackingfaxer on 2025-07-31 03:30:26+00:00.

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TIL that Alan Ritchson, of Reacher fame, auditioned on American Idol Season 3, and actually passed the initial stage. (youtu.be)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/doopdapdeedap on 2025-07-31 03:29:36+00:00.

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TIL Norwegian stock fish is very popular in Nigeria, as Stockfish was sent there by Norway as humanitarian aid during the Biafra war and its accompanying famine (youtu.be)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sea_Lingonberry_4720 on 2025-07-31 00:52:28+00:00.

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TIL the 'Naked Gun' theme played at Leslie Nielsen's funeral and he chose "Let 'er rip" as his epitaph as a final reference to his favorite practical joke, a fart machine (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SappyGilmore on 2025-07-31 01:48:01+00:00.

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TIL that from 1867 to 1974, various US cities had ugly laws targeting disabled or visibly poor people. San Francisco’s 1867 law made it illegal for anyone diseased, maimed, mutilated, or deformed ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Morella1989 on 2025-07-31 00:58:08+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that from 1867 to 1974, various US cities had ugly laws targeting disabled or visibly poor people. San Francisco’s 1867 law made it illegal for anyone diseased, maimed, mutilated, or deformed to appear in public unless for demonstrations showing their need for reformation.

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TIL of Sada Abe (1905–after 1971), a geisha and prostitute who, in 1936, strangled her lover and cut off his genitals, which she carried in her kimono. The case became a national obsession in Japa... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Morella1989 on 2025-07-31 00:32:46+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of Sada Abe (1905–after 1971), a geisha and prostitute who, in 1936, strangled her lover and cut off his genitals, which she carried in her kimono. The case became a national obsession in Japan and inspired many works of art. She served 5 years and later wrote an autobiography.

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TIL the original Eeny, meeny, miny, moe was about slaves and included a racial slur and was used like it is today, the exact origin is debated. Overtime the slur was replaced with tiger to make it... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/IFuckinHateCommunism on 2025-07-31 00:20:34+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the original Eeny, meeny, miny, moe was about slaves and included a racial slur and was used like it is today, the exact origin is debated. Overtime the slur was replaced with tiger to make it more acceptable.

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TIL In Iceland, family names are not commonly used, instead the use of patronymics (or matronymics in recent years) are favored by law. A patronymic (or patronym) is based on the given name of one... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Comprehensive_Boot_2 on 2025-07-30 22:41:12+00:00.

Original Title: TIL In Iceland, family names are not commonly used, instead the use of patronymics (or matronymics in recent years) are favored by law. A patronymic (or patronym) is based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (an avonymic), or earlier male ancestor.

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