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"TIL a Portuguese castle enduring a prolonged siege broke the enemies resolve by, in a fake show of plenty, throwing freshly baked bread made from the very last flour in the castle with the message, ‘if you need any more, just let us know’. Fearing a much more prolonged siege, the Spaniards withdrew." | todayilearned |
"TIL the Vietnam Memorial was designed by a 21 year old architecture student for a class project. She got a B+ despite winning the national competition." | todayilearned |
"TIL that when the US military tried segregating the pubs in Bamber Bridge in 1943, the local Englishmen instead decided to hang up "Black soldiers only" signs on all pubs as protest" | todayilearned |
"TIL because American textbooks are sold at a lower price in Thailand, somebody was reselling them in the US and making enough of a profit to get sued by the publishers, the Supreme Court ultimately ruled against the publishers because the "first sale" doctrine applies everywhere, not just the US" | todayilearned |
"TIL of a woman who gave her neighbor a ‘box of sex toys’ to hold on to. 6 months later the neighbor noticed a stench coming from her closet where the box was stored. She finally opened it and found a decomposing severed head inside. It was the original woman’s husband." | todayilearned |
"TIL That the world's oldest continuously running business is a hot springs hotel in Japan that's run since 705 A.D." | todayilearned |
"TIL that since Jason Alexander (George Costanza) is a trained Broadway singer, he had to re-record the famous George answering machine song because he sung it too well; Larry David wanted him to purposely sing terrible to make it sound believable." | todayilearned |
"TIL that 65% of cancer survivors surveyed by war on cancer said that they had been ghosted by friends or family after their diagnosis." | todayilearned |
"TIL that Dalmatians are the official firehouse dog because, in the 1700's, they would run alongside horse-drawn carriages keeping pace, even at full sprint, and protect the horses from other dogs or animals that could spook them." | todayilearned |
"TIL Female brown trout will fake 'orgasms' when courting with inferior males. She'll give all the right visual cues as if about to release eggs for fertilisation, but doesn't; the male will frantically ejaculate, not notice he's been duped, and swim away." | todayilearned |
"TIL ‘Nigerian Prince’ scam e-mails are intentionally filled with grammatical errors and typos to filter out all but the most gullible recipients. This strategy minimizes false positives and self-selects for those individuals most susceptible to being defrauded." | todayilearned |
"TIL when 18-year-old Lady Gaga was studying at NYU, her classmates made a Facebook group called "Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous" where they bullied her and called her an "attention-whore". She dropped out after a year to pursue her music career full time." | todayilearned |
"TIL that during World War II, M&Ms were exclusively sold to the U.S. military. The candies were heat-resistant and easy-to-transport, perfect for American soldiers’ rations." | todayilearned |
"TIL “Jaywalking” was invented by car companies in the early 1900’s to shift blame for accidents from motorists to pedestrians" | todayilearned |
"TIL that Steve McQueen had a habit of demanding free items, in bulk, from studios, when doing movies, it was later discovered that these items (like electric razors and jeans) went to Boys Republic reformatory school, where McQueen had been, as a teenager" | todayilearned |
"TIL scientists "hacked" the genetic code of brewer's yeast to produce cannabis compounds. They inserted genes from cannabis plants into the yeast's genetic code which allowed it to produce CBD and THC. Their end goal is to allow large scale cannabinoid production without cultivation." | todayilearned |
"TIL Nearly 70% of the Steel used in the US is recycled from scrap. Steel used in construction has a 90% recycling Rate." | todayilearned |
"TIL: A research that analyzed the birthdays of all 20 million husbands and wives in England and Wales failed to reveal any evidence of attraction or compatibility between people of particular star signs." | todayilearned |
"TIL In 1940, Princess Juliana of The Netherlands was evacuated to Ottawa Canada. When her child Margaret was born, Canada declared her rooms at the Hospital as extraterritorial so the baby would have Dutch nationality. As thanks, Princess Juliana has given Ottawa 10,000 tulip bulbs every year since." | todayilearned |
"TIL that the first non-white person in the NBA was Wataru Misaka a 5’7” Japanese-American point guard. Drafted in 1947, he’s still alive and turns 95 today!" | todayilearned |
"TIL a Romanian-born Israeli and American scientist, engineer, professor, teacher, and a Holocaust survivor, Liviu Librescu, held the door of his classroom during the Virginia Tech shootings sacrificing his life while the gunman continuously shot through the door saving 22 of his 23 students." | todayilearned |
"TIL The man credited with saving both Apollo 12 and Apollo 13 was forced to resign years later while serving as the Chief of NASA when Texas Senator Robert Krueger blamed him for $500 million of overspending on Space Station Freedom, which later evolved into the International Space Station (ISS)." | todayilearned |
"TIL in 2016 a man ate a ghost pepper in an eating contest and drank 6 glasses of water to cool off. He vomited so much he tore a hole in his esophagus and was rushed to a hospital where doctors found his left lung collapsed. He spent 23 days in the hospital and was sent home with a gastric tube." | todayilearned |
"TIL a neuroscientist determined the most "feel-good" songs of all time... and #1 was "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen" | todayilearned |
"TIL that the Venus flytrap naturally grows in very few areas in the Carolinas, so park rangers have to keep most of their grow sites a secret to keep them safe from poachers." | todayilearned |
"TIL that the final science exam for 8th grade students in Ketchikan Alaska is a 2 night survival trip on an uninhabited island." | todayilearned |
"TIL when J. R. R. Tolkien sold the movie rights for Lord of the Rings, he forbade Disney from ever becoming involved ''as long as it was possible to veto anything from or influenced by the Disney studios for all whose works I have a heartfelt loathing''" | todayilearned |
"TIL that Viggo Mortensen was offered the role of Aragorn in Peter Jackson's Hobbit film trilogy, but turned it down since Aragorn never appeared in Tolkien's Hobbit." | todayilearned |
"TIL a dog was once inducted as an official crew member of a Norwegian fighting ship during World War 2. The canine was known for breaking up fights amongst his crew-mates by putting his paws on their shoulders and calming them down. The much-loved dog was buried with full military honors." | todayilearned |
"TIL that “Weird Al” Yankovic would take dates to see The Naked Gun without telling them he was in it. He would also wear the same Hawaiian shirt he wore in the movie." | todayilearned |
"TIL that the AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas changes the gender signs on bathrooms based on the gender makeup of a crowd. This allows them to provide more female or male bathrooms depending on the event. It also prevents long lines for bathrooms." | todayilearned |
"TIL Spiders don't have muscles in their legs. They extend them using a system of hydraulics powered by their blood pressure. When they die, spiders' legs curl up because the blood pressure is gone." | todayilearned |
"TIL about the small town of Swastika, Ontario. During WW2, the provincial government tried to change the town's name. The town's residents rejected this, stating "To hell with Hitler, we came up with our name first"." | todayilearned |
"The Senate. Upvote this so that people see it when they Google "The Senate"." | movies |
"‘Black Panther’ actor Chadwick Boseman dies at 43 after 4-year fight with colon cancer" | movies |
"Hello, I’m Nicolas Cage and welcome to Ask Me Anything" | movies |
"Disney Reinstates Director James Gunn For ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 3’" | movies |
"Leo gets the Oscar!" | movies |
"Sir Sean Connery dies aged 90" | movies |
"Please Bring Back Voice Actors, Stop Celebrity Voices" | movies |
"Hey everyone, Guillermo here. I wanted the Reddit community to be the first to see the official artwork for my new film, The Shape of Water. Enjoy!" | movies |
"When cast in "Big Fat Liar", John Cho was asked to do his role with an accent. He turned down the part, saying he didn't want young people thinking it was okay to laugh at someone's accent. In Cho's entire career, he has not once played a character with a fake accent" | movies |
"Stan Lee, Marvel Comics' Real-Life Superhero, Dies at 95" | movies |
"‘Matrix 4’ Officially a Go With Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Lana Wachowski" | movies |
"Terminator came out 35 years ago - here are some of my personal behind the scenes shots" | movies |
"The World Unites on One Thing: No One Wants a Princess Bride Remake" | movies |
"'Joker' becomes first R-rated movie to gross $1 billion worldwide" | movies |
"Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers on the set of 'You Are My Friend'" | movies |
"First Image of Tom Holland as Nate in Uncharted" | movies |
"Robin Williams dead at 63" | movies |
"Peter Mayhew, actor of Chewbacca from 'Star Wars', has passed away" | movies |
"‘Dune’ Sequel Greenlit By Legendary For Exclusive Theatrical Release" | movies |
"Jagshemash. My name Borat. My new moviefilm is streams in Amazon. Please you will watch then spray me with questions. I strong, I have survive syphilis 17 time, I can take whatever you want pump on me! AMA!" | movies |
"First poster for ‘Wonder Woman 1984’" | movies |
"Guy On Doomed Planet Mostly Concerned With Skin Color Of People In Movies" | movies |
"Verne Troyer passed away today" | movies |
"Comedian Jerry Stiller, Seinfield Star And Father Of Ben Stiller, Dies Aged 92" | movies |
"Gilbert Gottfried, Comedian and ‘Aladdin’ Star, Dies at 67" | movies |
"First Image of Josh Brolin as Cable in Deadpool 2" | movies |
"Jordan Peele is the first black writer to win Oscar for best original screenplay." | movies |
"ASSHOLES OF R/MOVIE, GREAT SUCCESS! Join us for an AMA with famous journalist Borat this October 27th at 3:30 PT" | movies |
"Golden Globes: 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Wins Best Animated Feature" | movies |
"'Zombieland' Sequel a Go With Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin" | movies |
"First image of Pixar's 'Lightyear' Starring Chris Evans - the definitive story of the original Buzz Lightyear" | movies |
"WillSmith Banned from Attending Oscars Ceremony and Academy Events for 10 Years" | movies |
"How the HALO jump scene from MI: Fallout was filmed. The cameraman also jumped with Tom Cruise." | movies |
"Ryan Reynolds to Produce 'Stoned Alone' - R-Rated Re-imagining of Classic 'Home Alone'" | movies |
"Adam West, Straight-Faced Star of TV's 'Batman,' Dies at 88" | movies |
"Pixar's Incredibles 2 Trailer" | movies |
"'Borat 2' Has Already Been Shot and Screened by Sacha Baron Cohen" | movies |
"Carrie Fisher dead at age 60" | movies |
"James Cameron congratulates Avengers: Endgame on becoming the biggest film of all time" | movies |
"Why Everybody Should Be Very Afraid of the Disney Death Star: “Disney would control as much as 40 percent of the the U.S. movie business, and 40 percent of the U.S. television business”" | movies |
"Finally filming Kung Fury 2" | movies |
"Harvey Weinstein Guilty: Jury Convicts Him of Rape, Criminal Sexual Act" | movies |
"Parasite Wins Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards" | movies |
"RIP Peter Sallis - Wallace and Gromit" | movies |
"we told nicolas cage that his AMA had more comments than obama's. this is how he responded." | movies |
"Robbie Coltrane, Comic Performer Who Played Hagrid in ‘Harry Potter’ Movies, Dies at 72" | movies |
"Ryan Reynolds starring in movie about a man who realizes he's a background character in a video game. Stranger Things' producer Shawn Levy to direct" | movies |
"There are less than a dozen remaining Blockbusters in the United States. One of them has a Twitter account, and it's pretty hilarious." | movies |
"New 'Deadpool 2' Poster" | movies |
"Keanu Reeves Films Pulled from Chinese Streaming Platforms Over His Support for Tibet" | movies |
"Ten Years Later, 'The Social Network' Has Become a Supervillain Origin Story" | movies |
"Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk is the only live-action film in the top 25 worldwide box office of 2017 to be original—not an adaptation, remake or sequel." | movies |
"First image of Adam Driver and Lady Gaga as Maurizio Gucci and Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott’s ‘House of Gucci’ - The story of how Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci, plotted to kill her husband, the grandson of renown fashion designer Guccio Gucci." | movies |
"Dune Official Trailer" | movies |
"The Batman - DC FanDome Teaser" | movies |
"Netflix takes over lease to iconic but failed 71-year-old movie theater in New York City to show its own original films." | movies |
"Netflix got booed at Cannes, but it's not responsible for killing movies; at least it finances auteurs. A lot of blame should go to the major studios, which have become sequel and franchise-obsessed" | movies |
"Quentin Tarantino won’t recut “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” for China" | movies |
"My Grandmother kept a diary of the films she'd seen and gave them ratings. This was her diary from 1942." | movies |
"I hate inconsistent movie volume" | movies |
"Yes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Did Voice Paddington, StudioCanal Confirms" | movies |
"New picture of John Wick 3" | movies |
"First Image of Ryan Gosling from Barbie" | movies |
"Dave Prowse: Darth Vader actor dies aged 85" | movies |
"Sony, Marvel Make Up: Companies Will Produce Third ‘Spider-Man’ Film" | movies |
"About 60 artists who created hero makeups and background masks in 'Bright' were left out of the credits" | movies |
"'Borat' Sequel Fans Raise $50,000 for Unemployed Babysitter Duped in Sacha Baron Cohen Film" | movies |
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