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TIL that The Official Register Of Color Names (ORCN) includes many colors including piss yellow

Piss Yellow color - #DDD618 - The Official Register of Color Names

Piss Yellow (#DDD618) Color Page. Variations: Shades, Tints, Hues, Tones and Harmonies. HEX, RGB, CMYK Conversions. #DDD618 Color images.

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL there is still no scientific consensus for why "the dress" appears as either white-and-gold or black-and-blue

The dress - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926.

Harry Houdini - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL of the death of Rudolf Rupp. His wife, two daughters, and one of their boyfriends falsely confessed to and were sentenced to jail for killing, dismembering, and feeding Rupp to dogs on the family farm. They were all later acquitted when his body was found intact in his car in the Danube.

the Guardian

Retrial opens in case of

Prosecutors stand by conviction of Rudolf Rupp

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL NoFap was created by a known Pseudoscience peddler.

NoFap - Wikipedia

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TIL Joe Metheny, serial only cooked his victims to eat himself, he also made burgers with their remains and sold them to unsuspecting customers from a roadside food stand.

Joe Metheny - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL that Keanu Reeves gave away most of his The Matrix earnings to the film's special effects and costume teams. He reportedly forfeited up to $75 million of his earnings because he felt they were the true heroes behind the groundbreaking film.

97.9 WRMF

Keanu Reeves Gave $75M to ‘Matrix’ Crew – 97.9 WRMF

If you think that Keanu Reeves is just one of those Hollywood snobs that cares about only himself, you're wrong. During an interview, Reeves a...

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL - that Larry Silverstein owner of the twin towers received $4.6 billion insurance money following the 9/11 attacks. Settlement was reached in 2007 after a long legal battle whether there was 1 or 2 separate attacks. It was ruled as 2 attacks significantly increasing the insurance payout.

Larry Silverstein - Wikipedia

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TIL in 2021 a woman who ran out of her regular hair spray used Gorilla Glue Spray instead, believing it to also be hair spray. This resulted in her hair becoming stuck to her scalp. Eventually, a plastic surgeon performed a 4-hour long surgical procedure on her for free to remove the adhesive.

Tessica Brown - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL in WWI, half of the French army mutinied in 1917. Soldiers remained in trenches, but refused orders to attack after the failure of the Nivelle Offensive, which General Nivelle promised a 48 hour victory. The mutinies were heavily suppressed by the French and were not fully disclosed until 1967.

1917 French Army mutinies - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL Senna remains a national hero in Brazil. His grave attracts more visitors than the graves of John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley combined.

Ayrton Senna - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL about a Burial Tax: a local tax was in place requiring a fee to be paid for "perpetual" burial. Some bodies for which the tax was not paid were disinterred and are in a museum

Mummies of Guanajuato - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL about "Squash Hands," a reaction to the hands that can sometimes occur when handling raw Butternut Squash. The squash's skin has an irritant that can cause a tight feeling in the hands, as well as skin peeling. https://www.verywellhealth.com/squash-hands-8401480 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gate9k/til_about_squash_hands_a_reaction_to_the_hands/

Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL The B-29 bomber program was the most expensive project of WWII, costing roughly ~50% more than the entire Manhattan Project

Boeing B-29 Superfortress - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL The policeman John Parker, who was assigned to guard the entrance to Lincoln’s box at Fords Theater, was not immediately fired after he was assassinated. He was even assigned to guard Mary Todd Lincoln afterwards, though she quickly dismissed him. He was only fired in 1868 for sleeping on duty.

John Frederick Parker - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL in the middle of October, 1994, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, and Jurassic Park were all in US cinemas at the same time (respectively 1st, 8th, 11th and 141st in IMDB all time top 250)

Box Office Mojo

Domestic 1994 Weekend 41 - Box Office Mojo

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL that the anti-copyright infringement campaigns such as "You Wouldn't Download a Car" ad were so widely ridiculed that they may have actually encouraged people to pirate more

You Wouldn't Steal a Car - Wikipedia

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Today I learned 1 year ago

TIL that plants can be albino, too. They have no chloroplasts and produce no chlorophyll of their own, so they either die early, or adapt to become parasites of the plants closest to them, and steal nutrients from them. Like vampire plants. Crazy!