Today I Learned (TIL)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TheMadhopper on 2024-10-19 16:33:40+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ShannyGasm on 2024-10-19 15:58:58+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about the 6th basic taste that's been discovered, adding to salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and umami. The 6th is ammonium chloride. This is a taste that can signal toxicity, but it's also part of a popular Scandinavian treat: salty licorice.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2024-10-19 15:41:20+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Called "the benevolent" due to his well intentioned nature, Ferdinand I of Austria, son of the last holy roman emperor, had to step down due to suffering as many as 20 epileptic seizures per day. When he tried to have sex, he had 5 seizures

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/UndyingCorn on 2024-10-19 15:33:07+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Since Adolf Hitler renounced his Austrian citizenship in 1925, he was stateless for about seven years until he got his German citizenship in 1932. The delay was due to several attempts to get him a government job that would have granted him citizenship falling through.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/UltimateOreo on 2024-10-19 13:52:03+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/trey0824 on 2024-10-19 13:37:15+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that O’Neill cylinders are space habitats proposed by physicist Gerard K. O’Neill. They consist of two rotating cylinders that generate artificial gravity and contain cities, farmland, and landscapes, with sunlight directed by mirrors, creating a livable environment for long-term habitation.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TommyJarvis12 on 2024-10-19 12:44:03+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/the_one_below on 2024-10-19 12:23:04+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flotack on 2024-10-19 12:15:55+00:00.

Original Title: TIL TB used to be associated with vampires. When one member of a family died from the disease, the other infected members would lose their health slowly. People believed this was caused by the original person with TB draining the life from the other family members

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Plupsnup on 2024-10-19 10:51:25+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that when Kissinger publicly threatened "countermeasures" in a press conference, during the Oil Crisis, if the OAPEC embargo was not lifted, the Saudis responded with threatening further oil cuts and to burn their oil fields if the US military invaded.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/itshannahgrape on 2024-10-19 04:00:08+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Hoarding Disorder was not recognized as a disorder until the DSM 5 came out in 2013. Many believe the show Hoarders which came out in 2006 influenced considerable scientific research leading to it's official inclusion in the DSM.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2024-10-19 03:00:44+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the "Petticoat Duel" between Lady Almeria Braddock & Mrs. Elphinstone occurred in 1792. Braddock reportedly claimed to be under 30 years old & took offense when Elphinstone said she was over 60. Both missed with their pistols, but Braddock won after wounding Elphinstone when they moved to swords

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TrailAndErrr on 2024-10-19 02:47:22+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/PeachFreedom on 2024-10-19 02:13:42+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Culzean_Castle_Is on 2024-10-19 00:51:55+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Port Hedland, a tiny little town in North Western Australia, is home to the 2nd largest bulk export port in the world and the #1 highest tonnage port in Australia with annual throughput of over 500 million tonnes of mostly iron ore headed to China.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MaroonTrucker28 on 2024-10-18 23:59:58+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that at the height of her career, a rumor circulated that Shirley Temple was not a child, but a 30 year-old dwarf (due to her stocky body type). The rumor became so prevalent, that the Vatican sent a priest to investigate whether she was indeed a child

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Karma-Houdini on 2024-10-18 22:51:32+00:00.

Original Title: TIL In order to repay $30,000 dollars in legal costs due to a lawsuit brought by Wendy Carlos, Momus commissioned 30 songs on his following album for $1,000 each. Every song was dedicated to whomever paid for it.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SudoMason on 2024-10-18 23:12:05+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that under the Invention Secrecy Act, the U.S. government can prevent certain patent applications from being disclosed if they deem the invention a threat to national security. Inventors can be prohibited from sharing or profiting from their own creations without even knowing why.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DABDEB on 2024-10-18 22:26:27+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flares117 on 2024-10-18 22:05:28+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: The Allies raided a Nazi chemical company in 1944 and interrogated a chemist due to the amount of radioactive material involved. However, they learned that he was not working on nukes, but radioactive toothpaste known as Duramad, using radiation to kill germs. Some samples are in a museum now.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/licecrispies on 2024-10-18 21:37:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Texas_Rockets on 2024-10-18 21:15:47+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Jerry Springer was elected to the Cincinnati City Council in 1971, was forced to step down 3 years later after admitting to soliciting a prostitute, and then was re-elected the next year by a landslide

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/JackThaBongRipper on 2024-10-18 20:28:39+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1976, 3 men kidnapped a bus full of schoolchildren with the goal of ransoming them back for 5 million dollars. They tried to place the ransom call, but the line was busy, and they ended up falling asleep. By the time they woke up, the children had freed themselves and made it to safety.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/UndyingCorn on 2024-10-18 19:49:35+00:00.

Original Title: TIL A french waiter claimed to have invented Crêpes Suzette on accident when he was preparing a dish for future King Edward VII. The story goes that the cordials on a dish of crepes had accidentally caught on fire, but after a taste test he decided the taste had been improved and served it anyways.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/oyiyo on 2024-10-18 19:32:00+00:00.

Original Title: TIL The novel Maltese Falcon got its name from the tribute of one falcon per year that the Knight Hospitallers, a Catholic military order founded during the crusade, had to provide to the monarchs of Sicily in exchange for getting the island of Malta. It went on continuously from 1530 to 1798.