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TIL that the world's largest Jack-in-the-Box has a 600 pound clown head once owned by Captain Kangaroo (www.damnedct.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Front_Requirement598 on 2025-07-11 21:24:53+00:00.

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TIL that Sweden required bars and clubs to get a dance permit for people to legally dance, permits were introduced as a way to prevent public disorder which led to riots. In 2016, Sweden voted to ... (www.vice.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/sippin11 on 2025-07-11 21:34:06+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Sweden required bars and clubs to get a dance permit for people to legally dance, permits were introduced as a way to prevent public disorder which led to riots. In 2016, Sweden voted to end the rule that made bars get a license for dancing a law that dated back to the 1970s.

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TIL of the bliss point; a point where, in processed foods, the levels of salt, sugar, and fat cause people to feel the food is "just right." Bliss point foods commonly produce cravings, and can by... (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MrMojoFomo on 2025-07-11 20:08:21+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of the bliss point; a point where, in processed foods, the levels of salt, sugar, and fat cause people to feel the food is "just right." Bliss point foods commonly produce cravings, and can bypass the body's satiety signals and lead to overeating

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TIL about Tsunami stones. They are ancient markers in Japan, often inscribed with warnings about past tsunamis. Placed after disasters, they advise future generations to build homes on higher grou... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/AlabamaHotcakes on 2025-07-11 20:05:27+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about Tsunami stones. They are ancient markers in Japan, often inscribed with warnings about past tsunamis. Placed after disasters, they advise future generations to build homes on higher ground to avoid deadly waves. Some date back centuries.

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TIL that nearly 2 out of every 3 revolvers sold in the US are made by a Brazilian company. Taurus, based in Brazil, dominates the American revolver market with a staggering 61% share (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ocs_sco on 2025-07-11 19:17:38+00:00.

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TIL Craigslist generated $302 million of revenue in 2024 with no spending on marketing or advertising and no sales team. (fox4kc.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/LookAtThatBacon on 2025-07-11 18:47:54+00:00.

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TIL while suffering dementia near the end of her life, Harriet Beecher Stowe re-wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin nearly word-for-word believing it was a new book. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/alphabeticdisorder on 2025-07-11 18:42:54+00:00.

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TIL the F.B.I finds it hard to hire hackers because you can't have smoked weed in the last 3 years (www.vice.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Apprehensive_Cry545 on 2025-07-11 18:27:43+00:00.

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TIL that the city of Melbourne in Australia was briefly known as Batmania in 1835, named after one of its founders, John Batman. It was officially renamed Melbourne in 1837 after the British Prime... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DangerNoodle1993 on 2025-07-11 18:18:50+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the city of Melbourne in Australia was briefly known as Batmania in 1835, named after one of its founders, John Batman. It was officially renamed Melbourne in 1837 after the British Prime Minister at the time, Lord Melbourne.

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TIL that the invention of the bicycle was sparked by the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora. The resulting Year Without a Summer caused crop failures and horse die-offs, which pushed Karl Drais to cre... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DangerNoodle1993 on 2025-07-11 18:10:00+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the invention of the bicycle was sparked by the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora. The resulting Year Without a Summer caused crop failures and horse die-offs, which pushed Karl Drais to create the first bicycle as an alternative to horse travel.

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TIL that in 2013, 15 Australian miners were fired for performing the 'Harlem Shake' in a gold mine (www.theguardian.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ModenaR on 2025-07-11 16:51:30+00:00.

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TIL Drivers ages 19 and below are more than four times more likely to be involved in an aggressive driving (road rage) crash than older adults (www.consumeraffairs.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RaccoonCityTacos on 2025-07-11 16:39:56+00:00.

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TIL your eyes rotate torsionally in their sockets durring head tilt and its not just post processing by our brain! (www.interacoustics.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Z3temis on 2025-07-11 15:44:18+00:00.

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TIL skydiving instructor Devrey LaRiccia & her student Kayla Black both died during a tandem jump after they encountered 2 dust devils (rapid rotating whirlwinds) at about 40 feet. LaRiccia ma... (www.usatoday.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-07-11 15:07:54+00:00.

Original Title: TIL skydiving instructor Devrey LaRiccia & her student Kayla Black both died during a tandem jump after they encountered 2 dust devils (rapid rotating whirlwinds) at about 40 feet. LaRiccia managed to avoid one, but got caught in the other, which sent them in an uncontrolled spin to the ground.

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TIL that in 1783, two French scientists became the first humans to ascend nearly 10,000 feet using a hydrogen balloon over Paris just 10 days after the first ever manned balloon flight. (www.amusingplanet.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Emotional-Gold4034 on 2025-07-11 14:52:21+00:00.

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TIL a species of ant (Polyrhachis lamellidens) uses other species as slaves. A newly mated queen seeks out a Camponotus japonicus ant colony, sneaks in with stolen pheromones, then kills their que... (link.springer.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/FireBirdSS10K on 2025-07-11 14:16:23+00:00.

Original Title: TIL a species of ant (Polyrhachis lamellidens) uses other species as slaves. A newly mated queen seeks out a Camponotus japonicus ant colony, sneaks in with stolen pheromones, then kills their queen single-handedly. Workers of the conquered colony raise their new master's brood.

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TIL: Enrique Iglesias's grandfather conceived a child who was born 7 months after he died, at age 90 (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/zahrul3 on 2025-07-11 12:58:45+00:00.

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TIL about the Selkie, mythological creatures that can shapeshift between seal and human forms by removing or putting on their seal skin (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/stealthynotion on 2025-07-11 12:53:19+00:00.

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TIL the Corona Muralis was a golden battlement-shaped crown awarded to the first Roman soldier or centurion who climbed the wall of a besieged city and to successfully place the standard of the at... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/BezugssystemCH1903 on 2025-07-11 08:48:23+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the Corona Muralis was a golden battlement-shaped crown awarded to the first Roman soldier or centurion who climbed the wall of a besieged city and to successfully place the standard of the attacking army upon it.

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TIL in 2011 the plural form of the Toyota Prius was decided by an online voting campaign. The winning choice was Prii, beating the other four contenders, namely Prius, Priuses, Prium and Prien. (pressroom.toyota.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/CybergothiChe on 2025-07-11 06:04:24+00:00.

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TIL that Guitar Center was originally named The Organ Center. When the Beatles became popular, the organ supplier demanded that Organ Center begin selling Vox guitar amplifiers. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/BoazCorey on 2025-07-11 07:07:15+00:00.

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TIL: CERN still uses tape drives to store data, as only tape drives can store the massive amounts of data generated by the Large Hadron Collider. Each tape contains 8.5 terabytes of data and can b... (cernandsocietyfoundation.cern)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/zahrul3 on 2025-07-11 04:32:51+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: CERN still uses tape drives to store data, as only tape drives can store the massive amounts of data generated by the Large Hadron Collider. Each tape contains 8.5 terabytes of data and can be bought as a gift from their giftshop.

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TIL that one U.S. county alone (San Bernardino) is larger than the states of New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island combined (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/JoeyZasaa on 2025-07-11 04:03:22+00:00.

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TIL about the Lombard queen Rosamund. Taken as a prisoner after her father, last king of the Gepids, lost a war to the Lombardic king Alboin who took her as his wife. He was notably cruel to her, ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/AlabamaHotcakes on 2025-07-11 03:49:46+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about the Lombard queen Rosamund. Taken as a prisoner after her father, last king of the Gepids, lost a war to the Lombardic king Alboin who took her as his wife. He was notably cruel to her, making her drink from her fathers skull at a banquet and she later instigated his assassination.

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TIL during Leon Trotskys assisination he fought back fiercely, breaking the assasins hand. But was struck in the head with an ice axe. When guards rushed in, they nearly killed the assasin, but Tr... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/AlabamaHotcakes on 2025-07-11 03:33:28+00:00.

Original Title: TIL during Leon Trotskys assisination he fought back fiercely, breaking the assasins hand. But was struck in the head with an ice axe. When guards rushed in, they nearly killed the assasin, but Trotsky insisted he be interrogated. Despite emergency surgery, Trotsky died the next day from blood loss.

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