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TIL about ANEMOIA..a fake nostalgia about past experiences...which you didn't get to live or feel. (www.sciencefocus.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/drunk_conductor on 2025-07-23 08:20:15+00:00.

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TIL of the siege of Beitang cathedral during the Boxer rebellion, where 41 Italian and French marines managed to hold off thousands of Chinese troops for months until Japanese allies arrived to re... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Bossitron12 on 2025-07-23 06:36:41+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of the siege of Beitang cathedral during the Boxer rebellion, where 41 Italian and French marines managed to hold off thousands of Chinese troops for months until Japanese allies arrived to relieve the siege, saving the lives of 3,900 Christians who took refuge inside the cathedral.

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TIL mushroom picking is a deeply-rooted tradition in Poland. And because of this, the country has gathered quite a list of diverse species. (culture.pl)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/BackpackJack_ on 2025-07-23 06:05:15+00:00.

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TIL there used to be a “joke restaurant” in Japan that served curry specifically formulated to have similar taste and texture to human feces. The curry was served in toilet-shaped bowls. The resta... (www.cnn.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Vegetable-Orange-965 on 2025-07-23 05:49:40+00:00.

Original Title: TIL there used to be a “joke restaurant” in Japan that served curry specifically formulated to have similar taste and texture to human feces. The curry was served in toilet-shaped bowls. The restaurant was founded by Ken Shimizu, who is also one of Japan’s best-known adult media stars.

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TIL 17 y.o Matthew Scheidt a billing clerk intern spent days posing as a physician's assistant at a Florida hospital. He performed CPR, and even examined undressed male patients without anyone que... (www.nbcmiami.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Algrinder on 2025-07-23 04:51:10+00:00.

Original Title: TIL 17 y.o Matthew Scheidt a billing clerk intern spent days posing as a physician's assistant at a Florida hospital. He performed CPR, and even examined undressed male patients without anyone questioning him for days after convincing the hospital badge office that he had recently been promoted.

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TIL that German scientist August Kekulé discovered the seemingly-impossible chemical structure of benzene after having a dream about a group of snakes swallowing their tails (gallica.bnf.fr)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/altrightobserver on 2025-07-23 04:18:31+00:00.

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TIL a man from New Zealand tried to sell his “slightly-used soul” on TradeMe, the auction had received 32,000 hits and more than 100 bids. By 4pm someone had tracked him down and offered him $5001... (www.nzherald.co.nz)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/sippin11 on 2025-07-23 03:53:51+00:00.

Original Title: TIL a man from New Zealand tried to sell his “slightly-used soul” on TradeMe, the auction had received 32,000 hits and more than 100 bids. By 4pm someone had tracked him down and offered him $5001 for his soul, which he accepted.

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TIL the Lego Millenium Falcon set (7,541 pieces) was passed by the Lego Art World Map as the set with the most pieces with 11,695. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SuperMcG on 2025-07-23 00:58:05+00:00.

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TIL Rapper 50 Cent once dropped 54 pounds in order to better portray a cancer patient in a movie. The film, "All Things Fall Apart", was straight-to-video. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Hazmat-Asscastle on 2025-07-23 01:51:56+00:00.

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TIL that before Ozzy Osbourne famously bit the head off a bat he bit the head off of two live Doves that were meant to represent peace. (wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TheMadhopper on 2025-07-23 00:33:47+00:00.

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TIL there is a fruit called a pluerry that is a cross between a cherry and plum (raintreenursery.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/25hourenergy on 2025-07-23 00:02:52+00:00.

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TIL that Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) has a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Oxford. (www.britannica.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/noodlesnatchers on 2025-07-22 23:55:20+00:00.

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TIL The Capillary Cup designed by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit on the ISS allow users to drink fluids without a straw in space. (www.rit.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sentience-psn on 2025-07-22 18:14:16+00:00.

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TIL about Lucille Ricksen, a child star from the silent film era. She was often cast playing adults opposite fully grown men and her age was concealed from the public. She died at only 14. It’s be... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/NiceTraining7671 on 2025-07-22 20:39:59+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about Lucille Ricksen, a child star from the silent film era. She was often cast playing adults opposite fully grown men and her age was concealed from the public. She died at only 14. It’s believed that her mother and agents overworking her caused to her illness and early death.

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TIL that in 1985 the Mayors of the modern cities Rome and Carthage signed a ceremonial peace treaty, a mere 2131 years after the end of the Third Punic War (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/unclear_warfare on 2025-07-22 19:28:52+00:00.

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TIL about the book "Futility" (1898) revised as "The Wreck of the Titan" (1912) featuring an American ocean liner named Titan that sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg. 14 y... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Pappagallo1 on 2025-07-22 16:32:41+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about the book "Futility" (1898) revised as "The Wreck of the Titan" (1912) featuring an American ocean liner named Titan that sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg. 14 years later the same thing would happen to RMS Titanic.

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TIL Ozzy Osbourne gave up taking acid after talking to horse for an hour (www.nme.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Tascanis on 2025-07-22 18:22:10+00:00.

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TIL that Leopold von Sacher-Masoch was humiliated that the term "masochism" was named after him. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Starman-Deluxe on 2025-07-22 18:12:35+00:00.

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TIL In the 1950s Turkey (a member since 1949) rejected a Council of Europe proposal for a flag with a cross in golden circle over blue, citing religious concerns, despite suggestions to add a cres... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Rjfngwui-hiigsj on 2025-07-22 17:53:59+00:00.

Original Title: TIL In the 1950s Turkey (a member since 1949) rejected a Council of Europe proposal for a flag with a cross in golden circle over blue, citing religious concerns, despite suggestions to add a crescent to address Muslim objections. The circle of stars was adopted instead

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TIL That The last animal in the dictionary is the zyzzyva, a tropical weevil (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/NewlyDiscoverdMe on 2025-07-22 17:35:49+00:00.

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TIL the documentary "I Want It All Now!" (1978) covered the hedonistic and narcissistic lifestyle ostensibly characteristic of Marin County, California and is known for creating the stereotypical ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/gixk on 2025-07-22 17:11:56+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the documentary "I Want It All Now!" (1978) covered the hedonistic and narcissistic lifestyle ostensibly characteristic of Marin County, California and is known for creating the stereotypical association of Marin County with hot tubs and peacock feathers.

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TIL about Carl McGunn - Died in 1981 in Alaska when confusion about who was picking him up resulted in him being abandoned to starve (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/penkster on 2025-07-22 16:16:36+00:00.

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TIL that Billboard, Rolling Stones, Variety, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Golden Globes and the AMAs are all owned by the same company, Penske Media Corporation (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/mg10pp on 2025-07-22 16:11:19+00:00.

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TIL that the Amazonian giant centipede eats bats, birds, frogs, snakes and mice, making it one of few invertebrates that hunts vertebrates (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/OneVeryCoolFact on 2025-07-22 15:44:52+00:00.

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TIL The sinking of the USS Panay and 3 Standard Oil tankers carrying 600 fleeing Chinese civilians ships during the battle of Nanking in 1937. 3 americans and an unknown number of Chinese civilian... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Zimmonda on 2025-07-22 15:38:23+00:00.

Original Title: TIL The sinking of the USS Panay and 3 Standard Oil tankers carrying 600 fleeing Chinese civilians ships during the battle of Nanking in 1937. 3 americans and an unknown number of Chinese civilians would die. FDR would order footage of the sinking edited to lower Japanese culpability and avoid war.

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