Dawnawaken92
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Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL In 1897, the US Government created "The Board of Tea Experts" to taste test every lot of imported tea, to ensure that the tea tasted good. The Board was abolished in 1996. by Ihatethemuffinman
Tbh tasting things before public consumption should be someone's job in every company and more than likely is.
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Reply to comment by DearFeralRural in TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
Excuse me sir but I can deduce what an egg is.
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And one of the very few venomous mammals
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Reply to comment by brownsfan760 in TIL Jared Leto is the front man for American Rock Band "Thirty Seconds to Mars" with hits such as "The Kill" and "From Yesterday". by HamsterKarlie
Man he's no Justin Bieber. But I appreciate him giving that old guy some spotlight.
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Reply to comment by idonthavethumbs in TIL Lydia Angiyou, a Canadian mother, fought off a polar bear bare handed to protect her son and other children, before a hunter shot it 4 times to bring it down by Sierra-117-
Yeah? Well my mom can beat up your polar beat!
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Reply to comment by wwarnout in TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle. by BitterFuture
They have a directional jet booster with wings at the tail end to guide it
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Reply to TIL about the Zeitpyramide, a pyramid whose construction will take 1,160 years spanning once-a-decade installations, with one scheduled for 2023. by ColorUserPro
We don't need Captain Hindsight for this one.
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Reply to TIL Pluto hasn't completed an orbit around the sun since its discovery. Pluto's orbit takes about 248 years, and Pluto was discovered in 1930. by irbinator
It'll forever be a planet in my family.
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Reply to TIL A former Catholic priest once ran onto the track during a F1 Grand Prix and also ran onto the track during the Olympics and cost the runner a gold medal by mintwolves
This jackass is also a pedo he somehow avoided being convicted.
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Reply to TIL In the 1980s, an obscene image was snuck into one of the ice cubes in a Coca-Cola ad in South Australia. The company recalled and destroyed all of the posters, and the artist responsible for the image was fired and sued. by 54_actual
I hate it when they don't provide the image in question lmfao...
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Reply to TIL that an unknown 19th century Japanese artist painted a parody of the sacred scene of the Buddha's death that is commonly called the "Penis Paranirvana", in which the dying Buddha is replaced by a giant anthropomorphic penis being mourned by women and other penises. by JosephvonEichendorff
Masterful and majestic....
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Reply to comment by jokes_on_you in TIL in 1968 the state of Florida began to build a gigantic airport for supersonic jets in the Florida Everglades but was stopped by an environmental coalition after a federal report found the project would “inexorably destroy the south Florida ecosystem” and the Everglades by MustacheEmperor
It was the alligator I tell you. Damn lizard people.
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Reply to TIL that humpback whales have powerful flippers covered in sharp barnacles which they use as weapons to defend their young and fight off predators such as orcas and sharks. by Glittering-Disaster
Turning an annoyance into a defense.
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Reply to comment by twinwindowfan in TIL that during his mega solo debut album George Michael used to wear his sunglasses throughout that year and also wore them to bed due to overwhelming hysteria and couldn't make an eye contact with strangers. by Professional-AI
That's just an orgasm. Was an orgasm really all they needed?
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Reply to [TIL] Early in his career, Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, had a habit of getting into fights. He once had a shootout with a competitor, Matt Stewart. After Stewart shot and killed one of Sanders' employees, Stewart was convicted of murder, eliminating Sanders' competition. by OvidPerl
That's one way to get rid of the competition.
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Reply to comment by SnooPoems443 in TIL Diophantus of Alexandria, a mathematician from the 3rd century, came up with many mathematical equations that took a long time to solve. The last one, Fermat's Last Theorem, was first stated in 1637 and was proved in 1995 by British mathematician Andrew Wiles. by dustofoblivion123
Thanks
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Reply to TIL Diophantus of Alexandria, a mathematician from the 3rd century, came up with many mathematical equations that took a long time to solve. The last one, Fermat's Last Theorem, was first stated in 1637 and was proved in 1995 by British mathematician Andrew Wiles. by dustofoblivion123
Didn't he do it on accident cuz he thought it was homework. Or was that some other dude and equation.
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Reply to comment by ledouxrt in TIL that ruminants, such as cattle, sheep, and giraffes, do not have a top row of front teeth. They instead have a dental pad where gums meet directly to their bottom row of front teeth. by gmnitsua
Dude exactly the same. I hate all horses now. Thanks mom.
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Reply to comment by EliteKnightOscar in TIL that Evelyn Nesbit, dubbed "the world's first supermodel" became known for her involvement in a feud between her husband Harry Thaw and architect Stanford White who drugged and assaulted her age of 16, this led to Thaw murdering White inside Madison Square Garden in 1906. by TopAbies9056
You never know with bastards back then. A few of them did have somewhat of a sense of honor.
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Reply to comment by Elfere in TIL that in 1846 Christian Friedrich Schönbein discovered a formula for nitrocellulose when working in his kitchen. He spilled nitric acid and sulfuric acid on the kitchen table, wiped it up with a cotton apron, then hung it on the stove door to dry. As soon as it was dry, the apron ignited. by Do_Not_Go_In_There
That's just science.