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novembro 30, 2019
TIL In addition to "pig latin" there is an actual phrase called "dog latin", which is effectively the creation of fake phrases made to sound like Latin, the most common example of which is probably "Biggus Dickus."
novembro 30, 2019
TIL For 20 years, J.R.R. Tolkien sent his children illustrated letters from Santa Claus where Santa would battle goblins flying on bats, and included fireworks, a prank-loving polar bear, and multiple invented languages.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL the Elvis Presley's manager, "Colonel" Tom Parker prevented Elvis from touring outside of the US (except for 3 shows in Canada in 1957) because Parker was, among other things, an illegal alien from the Netherlands that was suspected of murder.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL while recording “I’m Coming Out,” Diana Ross had no idea “coming out” meant one revealing they’re gay. When Ross found out, she went back to the recording studio in tears, thinking songwriter Nile Rodgers tried to ruin her career.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL the producers of animated series "Thundercats" and "SilverHawks" hired a psychological consultant to review every script and make sure the episodes contained positive moral lessons and no disturbing scenes
novembro 30, 2019
TIL the whitewashed village of Juzcar, Spain used 4,000 liters of paint to turn the entire village blue for the release of Smurfs (2011). After the movie had been released, residents voted to keep it blue as it had helped increase tourism.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL Alexander Dumas (writer of the Three Muskateers)'s father was the first French black General and was the highest ranking black military officer in history for nearly 200 years.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL that Jerry Rice (one of the greatest wide-receivers in NFL history) started playing football in his sophomore year of high school after his principal caught him skipping class. The principal noted how fast Rice sprinted away from him, which led him to recommend Rice to the football coach.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL: This year, the official Yu Gi Oh tournament hosted by Konami instituted a hygiene clause to rulebook. This allows judges to penalize players with dirty clothing or terrible odor by giving them a loss. Super Smash Bros tournament have also started implementing similar rules.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL that Target has their own forensics lab which is so good that police departments routinely ask them for help.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL Norway has implemented a digital drivers license in the form of an app, that can be used instead of a physical one for roadside inspections.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL that Theodore Roosevelt Jr., son of President Theodore Roosevelt, was the only General to storm the beaches of Normandy in the first wave. He walked the beach with his cane, waiving his pistol, and rallied the troops. He would receive the Medal of Honor for his actions on Utah Beach.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL that Samurai in Japan had the right to execute commoners who paid them disrespect. This right continued until the 1870s, when the Samurai were abolished, as Japan modernized its military into a national fighting force modeled on Western standards.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL Gene Roddenberry never gave Captain Kirk a birthplace more specific than the state of Iowa. In 1985, when trying to find a theme for its annual festival, the town of Riverside voted to proclaim itself the future birthplace of the Starfleet officer. Roddenberry gave the town his blessing.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL that a man living in a high crime area of Oakland, CA put out a tiny statue of Buddha in an attempt to stop illegal dumping on his property. The tiny Buddha began getting worshipped by local Vietnamese residents, and eventually crime in the area went down 82%
novembro 30, 2019
TIL that wasabi is so expensive and difficult to grow, that almost all of it on the market is in fact dyed horseradish.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL of William Harrison, whose accused murderers were executed in 1661, only for Harrison to reappear in 1662, showing he was never actually dead. The events lead to the end of murder convictions without a body for 250 years in the UK.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL whenever a hermit crab finds a shell too big for itself it'll wait until a queue forms and an individual that fits the shell is found. Then an exchange will occur - smaller crabs will move to newly emptied shells.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL that in 1939, radio station WJSV in Washington, DC recorded their entire 19-hour broadcast day for historic purposes. It contains the only known recordings of a number of programs from the Golden Age of Radio. It is now in the National Recording Registry and is available free, streaming online.
novembro 30, 2019
TIL some lawmakers want to change Kazakhstan's name. The most recent suggestion was "Kazakh Republic" (Kazakhstan's original name) for the upcoming 100th anniversary of independence. They argue "stan" countries get confused and the change would create a unique identity for foreign interest.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL The man believed to be the richest drug lord of all time died while getting plastic surgery to alter his appearance. The two surgeons that performed the procedure were later found dead, encased in concrete inside steel drums, with their bodies showing signs of torture
novembro 29, 2019
TIL that in an effort to avoid naming everything after Euler, some mathematical discoveries and theorems are attributed to the first person to have proved them after Euler.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL in medieval games of chess, pawns that had been promoted to queen would be given the title of an "advisor," so as to not imply that the king had more than one queen or was unfaithful.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL loneliness has the same impact on mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, making it even more dangerous than obesity.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL during the siege of Leningrad, a group of Russian botanists holed up in a secret vault starved to death rather than consume the greatest collection of seeds they were guarding for a post-apocalyptic world.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL that General Eisenhower, horrified by the concentration camps discovered as allied troops rolled into Nazi territory, ordered camera crews to document the grisly scenes. He also forced local government officials to tour the camps. Warning: This video is extremely graphic!
novembro 29, 2019
TIL of the Kiplingcotes Derby, the world's oldest horse race (1519). The rules state it must be run every year or never be run again. The weather has threatened the race several times, causing a single rider to lead a horse around the track to prevent the race from being canceled permanently.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL that during World War I, a series of wolf attacks made Russian and German soldiers team up to fight wolves. After seeing wolves attack wounded soldiers and children, the commanders on both sides signed a temporary armistice, and killed hundreds of wolves. They then resumed fighting each other.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL the food court at Costco makes so much money selling pizza to hungry shoppers, it's ranked as the 14th largest pizza chain in the US - even beating out California Pizza Kitchen, among others
novembro 29, 2019
TIL the Church of Scientology sponsored a car in the 1988 Indy 500. It crashed on the second turn.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL that in Japanese Folklore, the Konaki-Jiji has the body of a baby with the head of an old man. It lies on the side of the road crying, waiting for a kind-hearted traveler to pick it up. Once the Konaki-Jiji is picked up, it turns into a heavy stone that crushes the victim to death.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL Three Honolulu firefighters were killed, and six wounded, during the attack on Pearl Harbor, making them the only fire department on American soil to be attacked by a foreign power.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL that immediately after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her secretary will inform the Prime Minister via a secure phone line by saying "London Bridge is down", thus initiating Operation London Bridge, a detailed procedure that outlines the action for days and weeks after the sovereign's death.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL a plan to restore a small islands ecosystem severely backfired when cats were brought to the island to fend off a rat invasion, and rabbits to supply food for stranded seamen. This resulted in the islands vegetation stripped 40% bare and two species of birds being exterminated.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL of Yasuke, an African who was the first foreign born samurai in Japan. He arrived in the country in 1579 with some Jesuit missionaries. He arose to become a confidant to Oda Nobunga. When he first came, hundreds of Japanese people turned out to see him; they’d never seen a black person before.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL That a small portion of television static you see between channels is caused by cosmic background radiation, remnants of the 'Big Bang'.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL that capsaicin -- the compound that makes peppers hot -- only affects mammals, who would chew the seeds and destroy them. It doesn't affect birds, who swallow the seeds whole and help disperse them.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL an 18-inch pizza has more pizza than two 12-inch pizzas
novembro 29, 2019
TIL about the Sacred Band of Thebes, which was a company of 150 pairs of homosexual lovers, who were considered amongst the most elite soldiers of their time.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL Standard Arabic, the Arabic taught in a majority of schools, is based off of the language Prophet Mohammad spoke. It is a language that nobody naturally speaks, and is preserved through formal education and news broadcasts. Egyptian Arabic is the most widely-understood dialect
novembro 29, 2019
TIL that children with the chromosomal abnormality William's syndrome are known to present with well developed verbal skills, extreme friendliness, and elf-like features.
novembro 29, 2019
TIL that using shm in phrases like "Rainforest Shmainforest" or "Rules Shmules" used to deride or dismiss a concept is called a "shm-reduplication" and is found in English, Yiddish, German, and Turkish speech
novembro 29, 2019
TIL that despite its name, West Virginia’s “New River” is one of the oldest rivers in the world. It cuts through the middle of the Appalachian Mountains, themselves a remnant from the supercontinent Pangea. This is because it is probably older than either.
novembro 28, 2019
TIL that in 1907, a Mexican railroad brakeman named Jesús Gracía saved the entire town of Nacozari by singlehandedly driving a damaged and burning train containing dynamite six kilometers away from the town before it finally exploded, killing him.
novembro 28, 2019
TIL of Rhythm O, a work by performance artist Marina Abramovic. An audience was invited to do to her what they wished with any of 72 objects, including a loaded gun, as she stood passive for six hours. She was cut with razors and assaulted. The audience fled when she became 'active' again.
novembro 28, 2019
TIL that Kevin Smith donated all future residuals from Weinstein-made films to Women in Film charity.
novembro 28, 2019
TIL a pharmacist misread a woman’s prescription for dry eye medication and gave her a cream for erectile dysfunction instead. The woman suffered temporary chemical injuries to her eyes.
novembro 28, 2019
TIL During the long winter of 1886, horses and cattle on the Great Plains died when their breaths froze over the ends of their noses, making it impossible for them to breathe.
novembro 28, 2019
TIL: Beethoven was such a massive star that following composers struggled to pull away from his artistic gravity. Brahms for example refused to make a symphony for 21 years, feeling unworthy. Schubert said: Who can ever do anything, after Beethoven?
novembro 28, 2019
TIL most adults with autism spectrum disorder are unaware they have it until tested. Being diagnosed can lead to treatment and becoming a more socially comfortable person.
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