Today I Learned (TIL)

1901

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TIL that in 1971, a man hijacked a Thunder Bay to Toronto flight to Havana. 30 years later, he was arrested in USA when Canadian investigators googled his name, with the sole hit being a then-rece... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that in 1971, a man hijacked a Thunder Bay to Toronto flight to Havana. 30 years later, he was arrested in USA when Canadian investigators googled his name, with the sole hit being a then-recent article about his work with Bronx kids.

1902

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TIL that Apple’s macOS and iOS took their roots from Unix systems written in the C programming language, which was created by Dennis Ritchie in the early 1970s at Bell Labs (en.wikipedia.org)

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1903

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TIL Epona was a Gaulic goddess who protected horses and ponies. She became the only Celtic god worshiped in Rome, where she became the patroness of cavalry. (en.wikipedia.org)

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1904

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TIL that hundreds of tree seeds went to the moon with the Apollo 14 mission, resulting in Moon Trees planted all around the country during the 1970s—few of which still stand today. (www.atlasobscura.com)

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1905

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TIL Crispin Glover did not reprise his role as George McFly in Back to the Future II and filed a lawsuit that created new rules for use of likeness with the SAG (comicbook.com)

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1906

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TIL that during World War I, the French planned to build a fake Paris, complete with a duplicate Champs-Élysées, to confuse German bomber pilots. (doughboy.org)

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1907

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TIL of the Cottingley Fairies. In 1917, two young English girls took photos of what they claimed were real fairies. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle then published the pics as proof of supernatural phenomen... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL of the Cottingley Fairies. In 1917, two young English girls took photos of what they claimed were real fairies. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle then published the pics as proof of supernatural phenomena. It wasn't until the 1980s that the girls admitted the fairies were really cardboard cutouts

1908

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TIL that the first nuclear bomb test done by the United States Army, called the Trinity test in 1945, was so powerful that it melted desert sand into a unique green glass now called trinitite. (www.orau.org)

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1909

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TIL while as few as a dozen workers died from accidents during the 1826–1832 construction of Ottawa's Rideau Canal, an estimated 1,000 died due to disease (primarily malaria) (www.rideau-info.com)

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1910

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TIL that Melbourne is 20km closer to Antarctica than is to Darwin Australia. (www.ricklecouteur.com)

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1911

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TIL that in 1998, workers found 1,200 human bones from at least 10 bodies in Benjamin Franklin’s London basement. Before assuming murder, it was revealed his house was used as an underground anato... (www.smithsonianmag.com)

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Original Title: TIL that in 1998, workers found 1,200 human bones from at least 10 bodies in Benjamin Franklin’s London basement. Before assuming murder, it was revealed his house was used as an underground anatomy school by his scientist friend William Hewson.

1912

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TIL Martin Scorsese is a huge admirer of Polish cinema from the 50's and 60's and often shows his favorite classic Polish films to actors and even executives before working with them. Scorsese has... (culture.pl)

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Original Title: TIL Martin Scorsese is a huge admirer of Polish cinema from the 50's and 60's and often shows his favorite classic Polish films to actors and even executives before working with them. Scorsese has an honorary doctorate from a Polish university and made a list of his 21 favorite Polish movies.

1913

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TIL Nebraska was bombed by both sides during WWII (www.onlyinyourstate.com)

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1914

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TIL that despite spanning five geographical time zones, China officially uses just one—Beijing Time (UTC+8)! (en.wikipedia.org)

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1915

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TIL of WW2 British Paratrooper Colonel Richard Pine-Coffin. His somewhat unlucky surname led to his troops nicknaming him Colonel "Wooden Box." (en.wikipedia.org)

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1916

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TIL about Perrine, Florida - In 1948, after it elected a black mayor the all-white city council dissolved the town (en.wikipedia.org)

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1917

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TIL Deer are the number one wildlife hazard to aircraft, ahead of geese and vultures. (www.pbs.org)

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1918

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TIL about Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy, a treatment that can restore walking for children with cerebral palsy (my.clevelandclinic.org)

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1919

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TIL about “wet bulb temperature” a combination of heat and humidity so extreme that if it reaches around 35°C (95°F), even fit, healthy individuals resting in the shade with unlimited water can no... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL about “wet bulb temperature” a combination of heat and humidity so extreme that if it reaches around 35°C (95°F), even fit, healthy individuals resting in the shade with unlimited water can no longer cool down by sweating. Death can occur within hours.

1920

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TIL that a haboob is a specific type of a dust storm or sandstorm that is generated by thunderstorm outflows. Haboob means blasting/drifting in Arabic. (www.foxweather.com)

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1921

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TIL there was a Marine who was a duck, Sergeant Siwash, and was also awarded a Purple Heart. (www.marinecorpstimes.com)

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1922

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TIL of John O’Niell who followed Osama Bin Laden while at the FBI said “we’re due for something big” the night before dying in the World Trade Center on Sept 11, 2001, where he worked as the head ... (pbs.org)

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Original Title: TIL of John O’Niell who followed Osama Bin Laden while at the FBI said “we’re due for something big” the night before dying in the World Trade Center on Sept 11, 2001, where he worked as the head of security since Aug 2001.

1923

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TIL EA’s Dead Space Team Studied Car Wreck Victims For Realistic Gore. (kotaku.com)

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1924

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TIL the name "fancy ketchup" means there is a set percentage of tomato solids used in the condiment, as set by the USDA. (Other grades being Standard and Extra Standard) (en.wikipedia.org)

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1925

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TIL Swimmer's Itch is considered to be an emerging infectious disease you can get simply swimming in slow-moving rivers, lakes or ponds (en.wikipedia.org)

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