It looks like a parking lot, but it's 250 feet deep and boiling. Pitch Lake, Trinidad.
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October 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
It looks like a parking lot, but it's 250 feet deep and boiling. Pitch Lake, Trinidad.
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TIL about 2-Nonenal, the natural chemical found on skin that is responsible for the distinct “old person smell.” It typically appears once humans turn 40 and is described as musty, greasy, or grassy. It is not hygiene related, as it cannot be washed away with standard soap and water.
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TIL about 2-Nonenal, the natural chemical found on skin that is responsible for the distinct “old person smell.” It typically appears once humans turn 40 and is described as musty, greasy, or grassy. It is not hygiene related, as it cannot be washed away with standard soap and water.
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October 12, 2026 at 5:28 AM
TIL about 2-Nonenal, the natural chemical found on skin that is responsible for the distinct “old person smell.” It typically appears once humans turn 40 and is described as musty, greasy, or grassy. It is not hygiene related, as it cannot be washed away with standard soap and water.
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Reminds me of Cards Against Humanity who used the profits from one pack for a set amount of time to pay people to dig a hole. That was it. They were just like "after we pay off everyone involved for the making of these cards we're gonna just pay people to dig a hole."
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October 12, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Reminds me of Cards Against Humanity who used the profits from one pack for a set amount of time to pay people to dig a hole. That was it. They were just like "after we pay off everyone involved for the making of these cards we're gonna just pay people to dig a hole."
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TIL that Tolkien's middle earth is neither flat nor a globe. It's a globe... Except if you're an elf. To them, the same round world behaves as a flat earth. This allows them to sail over the horizon to places other races can't go. Literary academics still dedicate studies to this geometry.
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TIL that Tolkien's middle earth is neither flat nor a globe. It's a globe... Except if you're an elf. To them, the same round world behaves as a flat earth. This allows them to sail over the horizon to places other races can't go. Literary academics still dedicate studies to this geometry.
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October 11, 2026 at 3:38 PM
TIL that Tolkien's middle earth is neither flat nor a globe. It's a globe... Except if you're an elf. To them, the same round world behaves as a flat earth. This allows them to sail over the horizon to places other races can't go. Literary academics still dedicate studies to this geometry.
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It literally blows itself up to protect the colony. Meet the exploding ant.
#explodingants #natureisfierce #weirdanimals #insectdefence #colobopsissaundersi #facts #didyouknow #interestingfacts #todayilearned #curiosity
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October 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
It literally blows itself up to protect the colony. Meet the exploding ant.
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For the record, Shane Gillis was wrong on the merits too:
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October 11, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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TIL Hitler farted constantly, leading to him hiring a shady doctor that loaded him up with daily regiments of strychnine poison, methamphetamine, cocaine, and morphine.
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TIL Hitler farted constantly, leading to him hiring a shady doctor that loaded him up with daily regiments of strychnine poison, methamphetamine, cocaine, and morphine.
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October 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
TIL Hitler farted constantly, leading to him hiring a shady doctor that loaded him up with daily regiments of strychnine poison, methamphetamine, cocaine, and morphine.
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The similarities are shocking. I think he needs a more extreme doctor.
The similarities are shocking. I think he needs a more extreme doctor.
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The similarities are shocking. I think he needs a more extreme doctor.
The similarities are shocking. I think he needs a more extreme doctor.
This Hawaiian waterfall defies gravity when the wind picks up 🌬️💦
#ReverseWaterfall #Hawaii #Maui #RoadToHana #NaturePhenomenon #facts #didyouknow #interestingfacts #todayilearned #curiosity
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October 10, 2026 at 2:55 PM
This Hawaiian waterfall defies gravity when the wind picks up 🌬️💦
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TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a response letter in 1938 to an inquiry from a Berlin publisher who asked for proof of his “Aryan descent” before they would translate The Hobbit in German. Tolkien wrote a backhanded response. The Hobbit wouldn’t be translated into German until 1957.
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TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a response letter in 1938 to an inquiry from a Berlin publisher who asked for proof of his “Aryan descent” before they would translate The Hobbit in German. Tolkien wrote a backhanded response. The Hobbit wouldn’t be translated into German until 1957.
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October 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a response letter in 1938 to an inquiry from a Berlin publisher who asked for proof of his “Aryan descent” before they would translate The Hobbit in German. Tolkien wrote a backhanded response. The Hobbit wouldn’t be translated into German until 1957.
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Peru has a hot waterfall where you can bathe in natural travertine pools. Would you take a dip? 🌿💧
#Peru #HotWaterfall #Travertine #ThermalSprings #NatureFacts #facts #didyouknow #interestingfacts #todayilearned #curiosity
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October 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Peru has a hot waterfall where you can bathe in natural travertine pools. Would you take a dip? 🌿💧
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TIL the Nintendo DS wasn’t powerful enough to render 3D on both screens at once, so developers tricked the system by making the screens take turns rendering 3D dozens of times per second, creating the illusion of simultaneous 3D graphics.
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TIL the Nintendo DS wasn’t powerful enough to render 3D on both screens at once, so developers tricked the system by making the screens take turns rendering 3D dozens of times per second, creating the illusion of simultaneous 3D graphics.
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October 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
TIL the Nintendo DS wasn’t powerful enough to render 3D on both screens at once, so developers tricked the system by making the screens take turns rendering 3D dozens of times per second, creating the illusion of simultaneous 3D graphics.
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This bird redecorates its nest with a fresh flower every single day—and discards the old one the moment it wilts. 🌺
#bowerbird #naturefacts #wildlife #animalbehavior #newguinea #facts #didyouknow #interestingfacts #todayilearned #curiosity
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October 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
This bird redecorates its nest with a fresh flower every single day—and discards the old one the moment it wilts. 🌺
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TIL a South Korean man who claimed online he could pitch a 24-person military tent by himself was dared to prove it — 2,000 people turned up to the T24 Festival to watch, and he did it in under two hours.
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TIL a South Korean man who claimed online he could pitch a 24-person military tent by himself was dared to prove it — 2,000 people turned up to the T24 Festival to watch, and he did it in under two hours.
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October 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
TIL a South Korean man who claimed online he could pitch a 24-person military tent by himself was dared to prove it — 2,000 people turned up to the T24 Festival to watch, and he did it in under two hours.
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TIL of Tracey Nix. In 2021, Tracwy fell asleep watching her 16- month-old grandson Ezra; he left the house and drowned in a pond. In 2022, allowed to babysit her 8-month-old granddaughter Uriel for the first time since Ezra’s death, Nix forgot her in a car, where she died in the Florida heat.
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TIL of Tracey Nix. In 2021, Tracwy fell asleep watching her 16- month-old grandson Ezra; he left the house and drowned in a pond. In 2022, allowed to babysit her 8-month-old granddaughter Uriel for the first time since Ezra’s death, Nix forgot her in a car, where she died in the Florida heat.
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October 8, 2026 at 5:48 AM
TIL of Tracey Nix. In 2021, Tracwy fell asleep watching her 16- month-old grandson Ezra; he left the house and drowned in a pond. In 2022, allowed to babysit her 8-month-old granddaughter Uriel for the first time since Ezra’s death, Nix forgot her in a car, where she died in the Florida heat.
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I learned on r/TodayILearned that these rhymes are actually about some dark twisted stuff that not even the Joker could laugh at
October 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I learned on r/TodayILearned that these rhymes are actually about some dark twisted stuff that not even the Joker could laugh at
TIL the Olympic Games used to be strictly amateur-only. Abusing this, the Soviet Union would enter athletes who were nominally working in some profession, but in reality were all paid to train on a full-time basis, leading to their dominance during the 70s and 80s.
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TIL the Olympic Games used to be strictly amateur-only. Abusing this, the Soviet Union would enter athletes who were nominally working in some profession, but in reality were all paid to train on a full-time basis, leading to their dominance during the 70s and 80s.
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October 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
TIL the Olympic Games used to be strictly amateur-only. Abusing this, the Soviet Union would enter athletes who were nominally working in some profession, but in reality were all paid to train on a full-time basis, leading to their dominance during the 70s and 80s.
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In Russia, there’s a stone that glows neon blue under UV light—and turns to dust if you breathe on it.
#chlorophane #strangefacts #minerals #science #glowingrocks #facts #didyouknow #interestingfacts #todayilearned #curiosity
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October 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
In Russia, there’s a stone that glows neon blue under UV light—and turns to dust if you breathe on it.
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TIL Practcially unknown outside of Asia, Baijiu is the best-selling spirit on the planet - outconsuming whiskey, vodka, rum, and gin COMBINED , and due to a massive domestic popularity in a country that is otherwise 73% abstinent from any alcohol consumption.
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TIL Practcially unknown outside of Asia, Baijiu is the best-selling spirit on the planet - outconsuming whiskey, vodka, rum, and gin COMBINED , and due to a massive domestic popularity in a country that is otherwise 73% abstinent from any alcohol consumption.
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October 7, 2026 at 8:28 AM
TIL Practcially unknown outside of Asia, Baijiu is the best-selling spirit on the planet - outconsuming whiskey, vodka, rum, and gin COMBINED , and due to a massive domestic popularity in a country that is otherwise 73% abstinent from any alcohol consumption.
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I thought they were mostly "student age". Anyway the rock meme reminds me of the "pet rocks" you could buy for $4 each in a box with straw in 1975. A million were sold and the inventor Gary Dahl became very wealthy. Originals are sold on eBay and Amazon etc. 😂
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October 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I thought they were mostly "student age". Anyway the rock meme reminds me of the "pet rocks" you could buy for $4 each in a box with straw in 1975. A million were sold and the inventor Gary Dahl became very wealthy. Originals are sold on eBay and Amazon etc. 😂
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#TodayILearned that women weren’t allowed to sit in the House of Lords (the UK’s second legislative chamber) until 1958
I guess the clue’s in its name
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October 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
#TodayILearned that women weren’t allowed to sit in the House of Lords (the UK’s second legislative chamber) until 1958
I guess the clue’s in its name
Currently reading: Between the Stops : The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus by Sandi Toksvig 📚
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