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TIL 💥 GRB 221009A nicknamed BOAT • Brightest Of All Time • was the most powerful event ever recorded by humankind. It was a gamma-ray burst detected on October 9, 2022 ~ 2 billion light-years away... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL 💥 GRB 221009A nicknamed BOAT • Brightest Of All Time • was the most powerful event ever recorded by humankind. It was a gamma-ray burst detected on October 9, 2022 ~ 2 billion light-years away and released 10,000 times the energy our sun will produce over its lifetime

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TIL in a soccer penalty kick shootout, the team kicking FIRST wins 60% of the time. (www.soccermetrics.net)

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TIL that since 1949 all Treasurers of the United States, whose signature is on all dollar bills (along with the Treasury Secretary’s), have been women (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that a higher fibre diet mimics GLP-1 agonists and reduces food consumption (examine.com)

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TIL: Bruce Willis had a top 5 pop music hit in 1987. "Respect Yourself" was a duet with Willis and June Pointer featuring background vocals by the Pointer Sisters, (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that there is only one species of beetle that can sting, and it is the only arthropod that stings with its antennae. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that Axl Rose, the lead singer of Guns‘N'Roses, slept with his drummer Steven Adler's girlfriend, Adriana Smith, recorded it, and used the audio in the song 'Rocket Queen'. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Ulysses S. Grant met with Susan B. Anthony while President in 1872 to discuss the possibility of women's suffrage. Although he was unable to get them the vote, Grant did succeed in expanding w... (www.grantcottage.org)

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Original Title: TIL Ulysses S. Grant met with Susan B. Anthony while President in 1872 to discuss the possibility of women's suffrage. Although he was unable to get them the vote, Grant did succeed in expanding women's rights including in the workforce, appointing thousands of female Postmasters across the country.

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TIL about the Civilian Conservation Corp a depression Era program employing young men on civil improvement projects like park projects, dams and canals and other projects. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL about a man in Raleigh, NC creating a massive street art sculpture known as the 'barrel monster' using stolen construction barrels. Despite the construction company who owned the barrels appre... (www.sandiegouniontribune.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sandstorm400 on 2023-08-12 14:18:03+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about a man in Raleigh, NC creating a massive street art sculpture known as the 'barrel monster' using stolen construction barrels. Despite the construction company who owned the barrels appreciating it and the publicity it created and not wanting to press charges, the man was arrested anyway.

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TIL that most airlines never use a flight number again if that flight has a fatal crash, except for American Airlines, which keeps using flight #1 despite three major crashes. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Frank Lloyd Wright’s son invented Lincoln Logs, his granddaughter was famous actress Anne Baxter, and his niece was famous children’s author Elizabeth Enright (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL from 80s-00s George Michael was the most played artist on British radio. (news.bbc.co.uk)

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TIL electric cars were invented in the 1830's and Henry Ford's wife drove one in the 1920' as she though her husband's invention was dirty and noisy. (www.caranddriver.com)

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TIL: The amount of abs you can attain is purely determined by genetics. While 6 packs are the most common, some bodybuilders such as Schwarzenegger can only attain a 4 pack. This is due to humans ... (www.healthline.com)

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Original Title: TIL: The amount of abs you can attain is purely determined by genetics. While 6 packs are the most common, some bodybuilders such as Schwarzenegger can only attain a 4 pack. This is due to humans being born with different amounts of fascia bands. The most you can have is a 10 pack, which is rare.

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TIL Juggling is ancient with the earliest Egyptian depiction being in a 11th Dynasty (2150-1991 BCE) tomb painting. Juggling was also well established in China where in 603 BCE Xiong Yiliao made a... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL Juggling is ancient with the earliest Egyptian depiction being in a 11th Dynasty (2150-1991 BCE) tomb painting. Juggling was also well established in China where in 603 BCE Xiong Yiliao made a Song army retreat through an impressive display of juggling 9 balls.

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TIL the unclaimed remains of over 400 Jonestown Massacre victims are buried together in an Oakland, CA, cemetery. (www.talkdeath.com)

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TIL during the Coolie Ordinances in the Dutch East Indies it was ordained that plantation owners were completely free to exact physical or capital punishment on their indentured workers. This syst... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL during the Coolie Ordinances in the Dutch East Indies it was ordained that plantation owners were completely free to exact physical or capital punishment on their indentured workers. This system ended in the early 1940s, and it is estimated many tens of thousands perished.

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TIL that during the Argentine economic boom, from the 1860s to 1930s, the UK played a dominant role in the Argentine economy. The community of English, Scottish, and Welsh Argentines was the large... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that during the Argentine economic boom, from the 1860s to 1930s, the UK played a dominant role in the Argentine economy. The community of English, Scottish, and Welsh Argentines was the largest of any country outside the British Empire, leading to the popular name of the "Sixth Dominion".

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TIL The very first Ryder Cup was held at Worcester Country Club in Worcester Ma. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Lineworker2448 on 2023-08-11 11:23:09+00:00.

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TIL that Ryan O'Neal, the star of the classic movie Love Story, once had the same form of blood cancer as his love interest in the movie (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Oenothera drummondii (beach evening primrose) flowers respond to the specific frequency of flying bee sounds by producing sweeter nectar within 3 minutes (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)

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TIL That English band Black lace missed out on two worldwide hits after their versions were beaten to release by other bands. The Birdie song and Cotton eye Joe respectively. (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/godfatheroffilth on 2023-08-11 16:40:35+00:00.

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TIL that the US Gov't GPS was provided to the public in the aftermath of the 1983 Soviet downing of KAL flight 007, after it had strayed off course into Soviet airspace. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that the singer from Cannibal Corpse is an expert at playing arcade claw machines, and donates the toys he wins to charity (loudwire.com)

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