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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 27 minutes ago

Til that former actor Ricardo Medina Jr, known for his role as the red ranger in Power Rangers Wild Force, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter of his roommate and sentenced to 6 years in prison.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Medina_Jr
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Ricardo Medina Jr. - Wikipedia

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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 42 minutes ago

TIL that India's Madhya Pradesh state is home to several schools that specialize in teaching underprivileged rural kids' thievery. The student's families have to pay big sums of money for the tuition and in time are given a cut of the profits from the criminal gangs that recruit these students.

https://www.dialoguepakistan.com/en/bizarre/paid-indian--thieves--schools--teach-children-to-pick-pockets
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Paid Indian thieves' schools teach children to pick pockets | Dialogue Pakistan

Parents send their children, around 12 to 13 years old, to these thief schools where they join local criminal gangs and receive skills training.
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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 57 minutes ago

TIL that in Egypt, home internet is not unlimited. Users are sold a "Gigabyte Quota," and once it runs out, the internet effectively cuts off or slows to 2000s-era speeds unless you purchase "Add-on Gigs" to survive until the end of the month.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-want-unlimited-internet-government-say-no
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Egyptians want unlimited internet. Their government thinks they will steal it

A policy in force since 2009 is now being questioned by internet users who accuse the government of failing to keep up with the rising needs of consumers after the pandemic
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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 1 hour ago

TIL the Co-Author of the Sovereign Individual (The book that inspired crypto), William Rees-Mogg, was a devout Roman Catholic all his life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rees-Mogg
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William Rees-Mogg - Wikipedia

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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 1 hour ago

TIL in China an Emperor arrested a victorious General Zhang Yanze for War Crimes. Survivors of the pillaged City beat him up, uncuffed him by cutting off his hands, beheading him, cutting out his heart to sacrifice to his Victims. The common folk rushed in to break open his skull and eat his flesh.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Yanze
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Zhang Yanze - Wikipedia

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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

TIL that Barry Fisk (Original Possessed vocalist) and Ritchie Valens were the same age when each of them died

https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Barry_Fisk/54398
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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

TIL "Want to come up and see my etchings?" was a popular euphemism for an invitation to sex in the early 20th century

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etching#%22Etchings%22_euphemism
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Etching - Wikipedia

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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

TIL During a 1963 UK tour, a heavily inebriated John Lennon poured a beer over American singer Chris Montez’s head while he was sleeping on their tour bus. An enraged Montez, a former boxer, fought back, resulting in a physical altercation that was broken up by Tommy Roe

https://pleasekillme.com/brawl-between-john-lennon-chris-montez-1963-exclusive/
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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

TIL 7-year-old Bonnie Lohman went to the store with her stepdad & saw her own face on a milk carton. She asked to keep the image & was allowed to on the condition she kept it a secret. However after her neighbors saw the image & reported it, she learned that her mom had kidnapped her when she was 3.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/what-happened-to-milk-carton-kids/news-story/0503a2a5b24c7c00bdc6f317e6cd14ce#:~:text=Pictures/Getty%20Images.-,BONNIE%20LOHMAN,-Bonnie%20Lohman%20was
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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

TIL Manilius, a roman senator next in line to be consul was expelled from the senate by Cato the elder for kissing his own wife in public, in the presence of their daughter. Cato would joke that thunderstorms made him very happy, because that's the only time he'd allow himself to hug his wife

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Plutarch%27s_Lives_(Clough)/Life_of_Cato_the_Elder
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Plutarch's Lives (Clough)/Life of Cato the Elder - Wikisource, the free online library

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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

TIL Before Prince did his famous Super Bowl halftime show he also played during the pre-Super Bowl press conference so he wouldn't have to take questions.

https://youtu.be/LjxHZ5Od7zs?t=5
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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

TIL that approximately 42% of the city of Arlington Texas is dedicated to parking lots.

https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/texas/paved-paradise-maps-show-how-much-of-texas-cities-are-parking-lots/
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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

TIL of the self-fulfilling AIMA prophecy, a medieval Byzantine prophecy stating that the first initial of their emperors would spell out "AIMA" - Greek for "Blood." This was proven true with the succession of Emperor Alexios in 1081, Ioannes in 1118, Manuel in 1143, and finally Alexios II in 1180.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIMA_prophecy
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AIMA prophecy - Wikipedia

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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

TIL Nietzche's autobiography contained chapters such as "Why I Am So Clever", "Why I Am So Wise", and "Why I Write Such Excellent Books"

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/52190/52190-h/52190-h.htm
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Ecce Homo | Project Gutenberg

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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

TIL The average Krispy Kreme location produces one donut per square foot of store space per hour.

https://1851franchise.com/franchise-deep-dive-krispy-kreme-franchise-costs-fees-profit-and-data-2720807#stories
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Franchise Deep Dive: Krispy Kreme Franchise Costs, Fees, Profit and Data

Operators open locations of the glazed donut chain for as low as $440,500 and realize an attractive return on investment.
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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

TIL Cattle ranching, not logging, is the primary driver of deforestation in the Amazon. Responsible for 80% of forest clearing.

https://wwf.panda.org/discover/knowledge_hub/where_we_work/amazon/amazon_threats/unsustainable_cattle_ranching/#:~:text=Extensive%20cattle%20ranching%20is%20the,current%20deforestation%20(Nepstad%20et%20al.
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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

TIL that Olympic cauldrons around the world will reignite for each Olympic Games

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-olympic-cauldron-to-be-lit-once-again-for-beijing-winter-olympic-games-5016822
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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

TIL On January 4, 1970, Keith Moon, the drummer for The Who, accidentally ran over and killed his driver and close friend, 24-year-old Neil Boland, while trying to escape a hostile crowd.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/keith-moon-driver-death-1970/
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Ultimate Classic Rock

When Keith Moon Accidentally Killed His Driver

Revisiting Jan. 4, 1970, the day Keith Moon of the Who accidentally ran over and killed his driver and bodyguard Neil Boland.
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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

TIL that playing high-level chess causes players to burn calories at an athletic rate. For example, 21-year-old Grandmaster Mikhail Antipov was recorded burning 560 calories in just two hours of sitting—roughly what Roger Federer would burn in an hour of singles tennis.

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/27593253/why-grandmasters-magnus-carlsen-fabiano-caruana-lose-weight-playing-chess
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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

TIL that in 1787 Thomas Jefferson, trying to prove American wildlife wasn’t inferior, had an entire moose carcass shipped across the Atlantic to France to impress European scientists.

https://www.americanscientist.org/article/jefferson-buffon-and-the-moose
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