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TIL that Japanese actor Bandō Mitsugorō VIII claimed to be immune to fugu kimo, naturally toxic pufferfish liver. He ate 4 portions in a restaurant with his friends in Kyoto and died 8 hours later. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL in Japan raw eggs are generally safe to eat. This is because the country has developed a "super egg machine" that checks the inside of the eggs for salmonella using spectroscopic analysis. It a... (www.mashed.com)
While most eggs are considered unsafe to eat when raw, there's a scientifically interesting reason eggs are generally safe to eat raw in Japan.
TIL that "Eat, Pray, Love" is technically a sequel to "Coyote Ugly," since both are about the author's life. Before Elizabeth Gilbert went to find her bliss in 3rd world countries, she tended bar a... (www.theringer.com)
An inside look at the most “Noughties” movie ever made
TIL in 2005, a guy named Doug Heckman read the EULA before he installed some PC software. The agreement included a clause offering 'financial compensation' to licensees who actually read the licens... (www.pcmag.com)
Reddit Ramps Up Its Threats To Protesting Mods, As Ad Buyers Leave (www.techdirt.com)
The landed gentry are only in charge until the king comes to town and chops off a few heads. At least that seems to be the case at Reddit, where CEO Steve Huffman pretended his complaints about current moderators — who were protesting his decision to effectively cut off API access to tons of useful…
TIL that despite a growing population, full time college enrollment peaked in 2010 and has been dropping ever since (www2.deloitte.com)
Enrollment rates in higher education have been declining in the United States over the years as other countries catch up.
Reddit is going to remove mods of private communities unless they reopen — ‘This is a courtesy notice to let you know that you will lose moderator status in the community by end of week.’ (www.theverge.com)
Reddit has informed moderators of communities that are still private in protest that they will lose their mod status by the end of the week. Thousands of communities went dark earlier this month to push back on the company’s planned API pricing changes.
TIL many female insects mate only once in their lives. Insect populations can be controlled by releasing flocks of sterile males into the wild. Females mate with them, never give birth and simply die. (en.wikipedia.org)
Reddit Threatens Subs to Go Public Again, or Else... (gizmodo.com)
The site is handing out Thursday deadlines for reopening as key metrics take a hit.
Minecraft Developers Quit Reddit after its controversial API changes (www.cnbc.com)
In the latest blow to Reddit after its API billing changes, the makers of Minecraft — one of the best-selling video games of all time — have quit the platform.
TIL that while each individual paying for their meal is called “going Dutch” in English, in Egypt it’s called “English style.” In Pakistan, Thailand and parts of Latin America, it’s “American style... (en.wikipedia.org)
A lawsuit claims OpenAI stole 'massive amounts of personal data,' including medical records and information about children, to train ChatGPT (www.businessinsider.com)
The lawsuit alleges OpenAI crawled the web to amass huge amounts of data without people’s permission.
TIL that after the Korean War, hungry Koreans would salvage leftover food from US army bases and cook it into stew. “Army Base Stew” is still eaten as a comfort food and can include instant noodles... (en.wikipedia.org)
“Reddit cannot survive without its moderators. It cannot.” - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
That’s a recent quote from Reddit’s VP of community, Laura Nestler. Here’s more of it: This week, Reddit has been telling protesting moderators that if they keep their communities private, the company will take action against them. Any actions could happen as soon as this afternoon.
TIL that the manta ray has the biggest brain and by far the biggest brain-to-mass ratio of any fish and is one of the few animals in the world that may pass the "mirror test" for self-recognition. (en.wikipedia.org)
People are using Chatgpt as voice bots to torture telemarketers (www.wsj.com)
AI software and voice cloners simulate distracted saps willing to stay on the phone forever—or until callers finally give up
TIL: The Great Slave Auction occurred in 1859 and consisted of 436 slaves auctioned over 2 days to over 200 buyers and sightseers. It was heavily advertised and netted over $9.9 million in today's ... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL a study from 2015 showed evidence that polar bears are submissive to grizzly bears even when the latter is smaller, fewer, and/or not acting aggressively. Polar bears acted submissively towards... (academic.oup.com)
Abstract. Reduction of summer sea ice extent has led some polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations to increase their use of land during the summer/autumn open-w
TIL according to international space law, space is defined as common heritage of humanity, which makes territorial claims in space prohibited. The main purposes of this law are to prevent colonial ... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL just 4 religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, account for over 77% of the world's population, and 92% of the world is one of those religions or nonreligious, meaning that the o... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL The X Games have never drug tested athletes (en.wikipedia.org)
US wind produced more electricity than coal in April (renewablesnow.com)
According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), wind produced more electricity than
TIL that Vincent van Gogh was a failed missionary and art school dropout, suffered from psychotic episodes and delusions, drank and smoked heavily, spent time in psychiatric hospitals, lived with a... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that originally the Barbie movie was supposed to come out in 2018, with Amy Schumer as Barbie. (people.com)
Amy Schumer was originally cast to play Barbie in a live-action movie back in December 2016, though she departed the role in March 2017 citing scheduling conflicts at the time
As Reddit protests turn to porn-bombing, advertisers face increasing brand safety concerns (www.thedrum.com)
Protests on the social platform have entered a new phase, with users shirking the platform’s NSFW content rules en masse. The development has some media buyers on high alert, experts say.
TIL about the Swiss Guard's Last Stand. In 1527 Over 20k troops of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, rebelled after not being paid for months, marched on Rome and sacked the city, killing thousands. Fe... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that Sue, one of the most complete T. Rex skeletons ever discovered, was discovered on a Sioux reservation. This caused a five-year legal dispute over ownership, after which the skeleton’s owne... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Vanna White had a miscarriage in 1992 shortly after an episode of Wheel of Fortune contained "Vanna's pregnant" as the answer to a puzzle. (en.wikipedia.org)
Reddit plagued with 1-star App Store reviews over API debacle as users search for 0-star button (9to5mac.com)
Despite site-stopping protests by mods and users, Reddit leadership chose to brute force its way through any reasonable way of…
TIL the Coffee Break was first utilized during WWII at a necktie factory in Colorado. Wigwam Weavers gave two coffee breaks a day to its workers so that the caffeine boost would increase productivity. (www.eater.com)
The history of coffee’s role in the American workplace is driven by caffeine’s ability to stimulate capitalism
TIL The Earth Is Running Out of Sand, Spurring a Cutthroat Black Market (www.popularmechanics.com)
Sand is the second most-used resource after water, but it’s unregulated and ripping environments apart.
TIL that the Amazon River drains about 61 million gallons (230 million liters) of water into the ocean per second. This is greater than that of the world's next seven largest rivers combined and ac... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL the most widely used Language in North America during the 1700s and 1800s was not English or Spanish but a universal form of Sign Language now known as Plains Sign. It allowed natives and colon... (en.wikipedia.org)
Mojang exits Reddit, says they '"no longer feel that Reddit is an appropriate place to post official content or refer [its] players to". (www.pcgamer.com)
If you want official updates from the Minecraft dev team, you better not look on Reddit. A post from a Reddit user bearing the name sliced_lime and a flair indicating they are the Minecraft Java Tech
TIL the Mormon church is the wealthiest religious institution in the world with estimated assets between 80 and 100 billion dollars. (finance.yahoo.com)
In this article, we will take a look at Mormon Church’s 15 biggest stock positions. To see more such companies, go directly to Mormon Church’s 5 Biggest Stock Positions. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or the Mormon Church, has over $40 billion worth of stocks positions as of the end of the […]
TIL that in 2013 the number of U.S. children named “Cheese” skyrocketed by 450 percent. (nymag.com)
What about Milk? Table is a good name, too.
TIL NBA player Shawn Bradley was once fined $10,000 for not going to a mandatory team meeting at a strip club due to his Mormon beliefs. He was also called “The Stormin’ Morman” during his professi... (www.complex.com)
In his new “30 for 30” short, Shawn Bradley admits that he got fined $10,000 once for refusing to attend a team meeting at a strip club.
TIL that in 2001, a US navy submarine performed an emergency ballast blow maneuver to impress civilians onboard. It surfaced at high speed directly under a Japanese ship and cut it in half, killing... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL about Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine. Operating from around the early 1990s to 2018, this machine would dispense rare discontinued beverages. Supposedly the nearby businesses had no idea w... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL A Chicago man who bought $1,000 in stock about 70 years ago has given the resulting $2 million to a wildlife charity (www.usatoday.com)
A lifelong Boy Scout who bought $1,000 in Walgreens stock about 70 years ago donated the resulting $2 million to the Audubon Society.
TIL that in 1967 the DSV "Alvin" was attacked by a swordfish at 610m below the ocean surface. The swordfish became trapped in the Alvin's skin, and the Alvin was forced to make an emergency surface... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL of a machine lubricant called Thames Mud Butter, made from fats that were skimmed from the sewage effluent of late 19th century London. (thamesfestivaltrust.org)
What does the past smell like? Explore a unique part of London’s heritage through the sense of smell.
TIL that the Semai are a people of Malaysia who consider that making someone unhappy, especially by imposing one's own wishes, is taboo, so they don't have leaders, they don't punish their children... (en.wikipedia.org)
Google Says the Reddit Blackout Made Search Worse (gizmodo.com)
A senior Google VP said earlier this month that Google users who couldn’t add “Reddit” to their queries were “not quite happy” following the protest.
TIL Jungholz is an Austrian village that is only accessible via Germany. Because of access issues the village followed German customs since 1868 and used the Deutsche Mark until 2002. The odd place... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that until the early 1920s, most astronomers thought that the Milky Way contained all the stars in the Universe. Following the 1920 Great Debate between the astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL about Wood’s Metal. Because it melts at low temperatures, it was used to make joke spoons that would melt in hot soup. It is also highly toxic. (en.wikipedia.org)
Google execs admit users are ‘not quite happy’ with search experience after Reddit blackouts (www.cnbc.com)
Google executives acknowledged this month they need to do a better job surfacing user-generated content after the recent Reddit blackouts.