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Original Title: TIL about Alphonse Le Gastelois, a man from Jersey who lived alone on a remote reef for 14 years after being wrongly accused of child assault. He was ostracized and feared for his life. The real attacker, Edward Paisnel, was caught in 1971 after 11 years of terror.

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TIL before WWII 20% of the entire Jewish global population lived in Poland. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/fanau on 2025-08-03 22:56:47+00:00.

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TIL about Atmos Clocks. Clocks that are powered by a change in temperature. It's said that a 1 degree change in temperature can power the clock for 4 days. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/spacecadet06 on 2025-08-03 19:34:47+00:00.

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TIL that Gemma Hayter (1982–2010) , a disabled woman from Warwickshire, was tortured and murdered in 2010 by people she believed were her friends. Her death was later identified as a case of "mate... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Morella1989 on 2025-08-03 19:33:04+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Gemma Hayter (1982–2010) , a disabled woman from Warwickshire, was tortured and murdered in 2010 by people she believed were her friends. Her death was later identified as a case of "mate crime," where vulnerable individuals are exploited by those they trust.

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TIL that cocaine doesn’t just create a high,it actually rewires the brain’s reward system, making it harder to feel joy without the drug. (www.healthline.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Illustrious_Gap_8853 on 2025-08-03 19:16:54+00:00.

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TIL Jackie Robinson's widow, Rachel, is still alive at 103 years old. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/BelieveInTheShield on 2025-08-04 03:59:59+00:00.

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TIL in Western Europe in the 19th century, women swimmers were encouraged to wear a bathing gown made of wool, with weights sewn into the hems so that they would not rise up in the water. Such mea... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/jacknunn on 2025-08-03 13:47:43+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in Western Europe in the 19th century, women swimmers were encouraged to wear a bathing gown made of wool, with weights sewn into the hems so that they would not rise up in the water. Such measures to protect "modesty" were common in the era when women began competing in modern Olympic swimming

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TIL that Steven Spielberg originally requested to use M&Ms for E.T., but Mars responded, saying they needed to see the script before agreeing. Not wanting to share anything about the movie, Sp... (www.etonline.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/OutrageousTerm7140 on 2025-08-04 01:28:22+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Steven Spielberg originally requested to use M&Ms for E.T., but Mars responded, saying they needed to see the script before agreeing. Not wanting to share anything about the movie, Spielberg switched to Reese’s Pieces.

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TIL Apple didn't invent Siri, they merely purchased it from an existing company. (www.imore.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/FrontBrick8048 on 2025-08-03 04:26:08+00:00.

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TIL that chimpanzees in Tanzania fought a four-year war from 1974 to 1978, with one group methodically killing all the males of a rival community to seize their territory. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/GDW312 on 2025-08-03 03:52:36+00:00.

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TIL that Hans Christian Andersen frequently accompanied his younger Danish friends to Paris brothels, where, while his companions "amused themselves", he talked to the sex workers (www.visithcandersen.dk)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SamsonFox2 on 2025-08-03 03:06:20+00:00.

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TIL that about 216 streets, squares and buildings in France were named after Arnaud Beltrame, a lieutenant colonel in the French Gendarmerie who was murdered at Trèbes (2018) after having exchange... (fr-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/exophades on 2025-08-03 11:34:59+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that about 216 streets, squares and buildings in France were named after Arnaud Beltrame, a lieutenant colonel in the French Gendarmerie who was murdered at Trèbes (2018) after having exchanged himself for a hostage, saving her life.

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TIL The tallest person with dwarfism was 7"2 at age 33. At age 18 he was 4"0. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/20127010603170562316 on 2025-08-03 23:14:57+00:00.

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TIL the 1922 Nosferatu movie was ordered by court to have all copies of it destroyed, Bram Stoker's widow considered it too alike to Dracula and sued over the adaptation's copyright violation. Som... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/rocklou on 2025-08-03 22:54:01+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the 1922 Nosferatu movie was ordered by court to have all copies of it destroyed, Bram Stoker's widow considered it too alike to Dracula and sued over the adaptation's copyright violation. Some copies survived and Nosferatu went on to become one of the most influential horror films of all time.

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TIL that in 1656, Swedish maid Karin Svensdotter claimed she had seven children with the King of the Fairies, who took them to his realm. Declared bewitched by Satan, her church was told to pray f... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Morella1989 on 2025-08-03 22:27:49+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1656, Swedish maid Karin Svensdotter claimed she had seven children with the King of the Fairies, who took them to his realm. Declared bewitched by Satan, her church was told to pray for her. After her family gave her a silver cross, the faerie man reportedly stopped visiting.

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TIL That General Hussein Kamel al-Majid and his brother General Saddam Kamel, who were cousins of Saddam Hussein and married to two of his daughters, defected to Jordan in 1995 to work with the We... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flubadubadubadub on 2025-08-03 22:38:47+00:00.

Original Title: TIL That General Hussein Kamel al-Majid and his brother General Saddam Kamel, who were cousins of Saddam Hussein and married to two of his daughters, defected to Jordan in 1995 to work with the West. In 1996 Saddam convinced them to come home as all was forgiven, they were both dead inside 3 days.

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TIL that James Bond actor George Lazenby quit after one film because his agent, Ronan O’ Rahilly, told him the character wouldn’t last through the 70s. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/South_Gas626 on 2025-08-03 22:12:36+00:00.

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TIL that during the filming of an episode of Law and Order: SVU, a lost girl wandered onto the set, and, mistaking actress Marisa Hargitay for an actual cop, asked her for help finding her mother. (people.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sebastianlim on 2025-08-03 10:01:02+00:00.

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TIL the term Bisexual was originally used in the 1940s-70s to mean something similar to how non-binary or genderfluid were used today. The modern meaning only gained prominence in the 1970s. (www.apa.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sailor_Rout on 2025-08-02 17:39:19+00:00.

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TIL that Killing People to use Their Remains for Get Rich Quick Magic is a Serious Problem in Modern Nigeria (www.cfr.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ShadowsSheddingSkin on 2025-08-03 21:02:44+00:00.

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TIL Nobel Prize winners sometimes develop a psychosis which even has a name, "Nobel Disease" (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/saintpetejackboy on 2025-08-03 20:13:28+00:00.