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TIL that in Nazi-occupied Netherlands, you could not be a Catholic AND a Nazi. The same month the Nazis invaded, the Dutch Catholic bishops excommunicated all their Nazis. (www.catholicnewsagency.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/CatPooedInMyShoe on 2025-01-31 19:43:34+00:00.

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TIL: The only country who has successfully invoked NATO Article 5 is the USA after the attacks on September 11. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Amirashika on 2025-01-31 23:02:16+00:00.

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TIL Winnie-the-Pooh was originally named "Edward." They renamed the stuffed bear Winnie after meeting a black bear at the London Zoo with the same name. "Pooh" comes from a swan the creator AA Mil... (www.cbc.ca)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Giff95 on 2025-01-31 22:12:32+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Winnie-the-Pooh was originally named "Edward." They renamed the stuffed bear Winnie after meeting a black bear at the London Zoo with the same name. "Pooh" comes from a swan the creator AA Milne and his son encountered that they named Pooh.

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TIL: Maria Rasputin, Rasputin's daughter, after his death worked as a cabaret dancer, then for the Busch Circus. In one season, she became a lion tamer. She was eventually mauled by a bear and lef... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flares117 on 2025-01-31 20:40:22+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: Maria Rasputin, Rasputin's daughter, after his death worked as a cabaret dancer, then for the Busch Circus. In one season, she became a lion tamer. She was eventually mauled by a bear and left the circus to work as a riveter in the US before dying in LA.

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TIL that the first country to recognize U.S. independence from Great Britain, in 1777, was Morocco. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/old-guy-with-data on 2025-01-31 20:29:43+00:00.

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TIL The algae, Caulerpa taxifolia, has been identified as the largest known single-celled organism. Found underwater, it can grow up to several meters long- even though it's technically just one c... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/electroctopus on 2025-01-31 17:42:33+00:00.

Original Title: TIL The algae, Caulerpa taxifolia, has been identified as the largest known single-celled organism. Found underwater, it can grow up to several meters long- even though it's technically just one cell.

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TIL about Joseph Goldberger an epidemiologist in the US Public Health Service. He proved pellagra was due to bad diet, but for years his evidence was disbelieved. (history.nih.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/jbrune on 2025-01-31 17:24:58+00:00.

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TIL golfer LPGA founder Patty Berg won 15 majors and was also a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve during World War II, and, as a teen, played quarterback—and was the only girl—on the 50... (www.defense.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RedditIsAGranfaloon on 2025-01-31 15:52:02+00:00.

Original Title: TIL golfer LPGA founder Patty Berg won 15 majors and was also a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve during World War II, and, as a teen, played quarterback—and was the only girl—on the 50th Street Tigers football team in Minneapolis

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TIL Willem Dafoe played a fictionalized version of German actor Max Schreck in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), produced by Nicolas Cage, earning an Oscar nomination for his role. Schreck originally ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/maximumfunpriv on 2025-01-31 15:50:30+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Willem Dafoe played a fictionalized version of German actor Max Schreck in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), produced by Nicolas Cage, earning an Oscar nomination for his role. Schreck originally portrayed Count Orlok in the 1922 Nosferatu. Dafoe later starred in the 2024 remake of Nosferatu.

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TIL between 1991 and 2018 lithium-ion batteries became 30x cheaper (spectrum.ieee.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Double-decker_trams on 2025-01-31 14:28:08+00:00.

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TIL that Kmart has 1 remaining store in the Continental U.S. (www.voanews.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Joeskis on 2025-01-31 11:58:56+00:00.

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TIL a Jets player who won in Super Bowl 3 lost his super bowl ring shortly after while surfing. It was found in the ocean by a lifeguard who was snorkeling 40 years later and returned to him (www.espn.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/FlynnPatrick on 2025-01-31 14:39:11+00:00.

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TIL that King Louis XIII of France started to pioneer wig-wearing in 1624, because he had prematurely begun to bald in his twenties. This fashion then spread in Europe and European-influenced coun... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SteO153 on 2025-01-31 11:52:37+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that King Louis XIII of France started to pioneer wig-wearing in 1624, because he had prematurely begun to bald in his twenties. This fashion then spread in Europe and European-influenced countries, and remained a dominant style among men for about 140 years until the French Revolution

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TIL You could fit all the planets of the Solar System between the Earth and the Moon (www.universetoday.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MaidenlessRube on 2025-01-31 11:48:52+00:00.

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TIL Mount Villingili, the highest point in the Maldives, peaks at 5.1m/16.75ft above sea-level, comfortably shorter than the pole vault world record. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ImNobodyInteresting on 2025-01-31 10:04:19+00:00.

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TIL of Annie Wilkins, a 63 year old farmer who, given two years to live, embarked on a 4000 mile journey across the US to see the Pacific Ocean (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/joe_h on 2025-01-31 08:17:53+00:00.

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TIL of Stanley Green, who for 25 years roamed the streets of London advocating a low-protein diet, aimed at reducing passion and libido. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/J_Bear on 2025-01-31 08:09:01+00:00.

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TIL: There is an infamous 1855 book, "English as She Is Spoke" which a very poor Portuguese to English guidebook which became popular for it's unintentional humor due to the broken English. Exampl... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL: There is an infamous 1855 book, "English as She Is Spoke" which a very poor Portuguese to English guidebook which became popular for it's unintentional humor due to the broken English. Examples include, "What do him?", "I have mind to vomit", and "The walls have hearsay."

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TIL that mosquitos cannot withstand the smell of geraniol (from geranium) and linalool (from lavenders). When released into the air by perfume diffusers, geraniol repels 97% of mosquitos and linal... (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/zahrul3 on 2025-01-31 08:04:16+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that mosquitos cannot withstand the smell of geraniol (from geranium) and linalool (from lavenders). When released into the air by perfume diffusers, geraniol repels 97% of mosquitos and linalool repels 93%.

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TIL that Plants Emit Ultrasonic “Screams” When Stressed and Scientists Recorded Them. (www.sci.news)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/KowzuThe on 2025-01-31 05:50:33+00:00.

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TIL that MGM execs referred to Judy Garland as an “ugly duckling” and "little hunchback," made her wear caps on her teeth and rubber disks in her nose, often fed her a diet of chicken soup and cof... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/GetYerHandOffMyPen15 on 2025-01-31 05:27:30+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that MGM execs referred to Judy Garland as an “ugly duckling” and "little hunchback," made her wear caps on her teeth and rubber disks in her nose, often fed her a diet of chicken soup and coffee to ensure she didn’t gain weight, and allegedly gave her amphetamines and barbiturates as a child.

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TIL before Theodore Roosevelt came to office in 1901, the White House wasn't called the White House. People called the building the President's Palace, the President's House, and the Executive Man... (worldstrides.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Giff95 on 2025-01-31 05:09:47+00:00.

Original Title: TIL before Theodore Roosevelt came to office in 1901, the White House wasn't called the White House. People called the building the President's Palace, the President's House, and the Executive Mansion. Roosevelt officially named it the White House.

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TIL Homicide is the leading cause of death for pregnant women in U.S. (hsph.harvard.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Stack_of_HighSociety on 2025-01-31 04:40:30+00:00.

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TIL accoding to the FAA, air traffic controller applicants must be under the age of 31 and generally must retire at age 56 (www.local3news.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/hookums on 2025-01-31 04:38:13+00:00.

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TIL when East Germany reunified with West Germany in 1990, the German government withdrew East Germany banknotes from circulation, but instead of burning them, they let them rot in a concrete bunk... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/NateNate60 on 2025-01-31 04:17:06+00:00.

Original Title: TIL when East Germany reunified with West Germany in 1990, the German government withdrew East Germany banknotes from circulation, but instead of burning them, they let them rot in a concrete bunker until two people broke in and stole a large quantity of notes in 2001. Then what was left was burned.

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