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TIL about Ted's bottle. Ted d’Auvergne, a New Zealand WW2 soldier was at the pub and late for his embarkation train. He asked the publican to set aside his 2nd bottle of beer to drink when he came home. Ted was killed but the promise was kept and that bottle of beer is still there

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Submitted by Spare-Cap-3152 t3_zcqenq on December 5, 2022 at 12:01 AM in todayilearned

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TIL that in 1984 Weird Al Yankovic's single "Eat It" reached number 1 in Australia. It outranked the song that it was making a parody of, Michael Jackson's "Beat It," which only reached number 3.

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Submitted by Lagavulin16_neat t3_zdjlpl on December 5, 2022 at 9:03 PM in todayilearned

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TIL That Alfred Eisenstaedt, the man who took the infamous "Eyes of Hate" photo of Joseph Goebbels, also took the well known "Victory Kiss" photo

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Submitted by Darkchyylde t3_ze7yfo on December 6, 2022 at 2:18 PM in todayilearned

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TIL The most successful submarine captain of all time, was Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière. He only fired 74 torpedos, with 39 hits, but during his career sank 194 ships, totalling 453,000 tonnes.

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Submitted by Standard-Assist-5793 t3_zk2sqo on December 12, 2022 at 3:54 PM in todayilearned

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TIL Funeral homes put spiked contact lenses in to keep your eyes closed after death.

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Submitted by UnfairMicrowave t3_zlue57 on December 14, 2022 at 3:48 PM in todayilearned

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TIL in 1831 the Swedish Navy planted over 300,000 oak trees with the intention of harvesting them for ships 150 years later. They remain unharvested today.

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Submitted by Cranyx t3_zmr0dt on December 15, 2022 at 5:37 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that famed aviator, Charles Lindbergh, once recieved a Nazi medal, and that when speaking of him, Roosevelt remarked that "if I should die tomorrow, I want you to know this, I am absolutely convinced Lindbergh is a Nazi."

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Submitted by lenny_the_pope t3_zn3hzo on December 16, 2022 at 2:18 AM in todayilearned

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TIL Trading Places was developed with the intent to cast comedy duo Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, but Pryor was severely injured after setting fire to himself while freebasing cocaine so it was cast with Dan Aykroyd & Eddie Murphy.

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Submitted by Jd20001 t3_zo82p3 on December 17, 2022 at 3:00 PM in todayilearned

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TIL the chief medical examiner of LA county, who performed most of the high profile celeb autopsies in the 60's, was forced to resign after allegations that on hearing the news of RFK being shot, he was seen dancing in his office, saying "i'm going to be famous, i hope he dies"

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Submitted by Ainsley-Sorsby t3_zrh9p7 on December 21, 2022 at 11:11 AM in todayilearned

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TIL that the creator of Vaseline, Robert Chesebrough, claimed to have eaten a spoonful of it every day.

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Submitted by LookAtThatBacon t3_zsks4i on December 22, 2022 at 12:16 PM in todayilearned

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TIL 55 million years ago, the North Pole was a lot like Miami today. There were palm trees and alligators, and the temperature was around 74° F.

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Submitted by [deleted] t3_zu3upo on December 24, 2022 at 6:38 AM in todayilearned

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TIL that yet another Christmas tradition, the burning of the Yule log for good luck, predates European Christianity and has its roots in paganism. Yule log burning is rooted in Germanic or Scandinavian paganism and associated with winter solstice rituals

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Submitted by thepronoobkq t3_zv6p8m on December 25, 2022 at 9:06 PM in todayilearned

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TIL South America is the only inhabited continent in the world without monarchies. All South American countries are presidential republics except Suriname (a parliamentary republic) and French Guiana (a French overseas department).

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Submitted by silvanosthumb t3_zw30t3 on December 27, 2022 at 1:34 AM in todayilearned

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TIL Cleopatra was born of incest. "More than a dozen of Cleopatra’s ancestors tied the knot with cousins or siblings, and it’s likely that her own parents were brother and sister. In keeping with this custom, Cleopatra eventually married both of her adolescent brothers.

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Submitted by 54_actual t3_zw4ppg on December 27, 2022 at 2:55 AM in todayilearned

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TIL: In 1986, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held that US activities in Nicaragua, including laying mines in its ports, had violated international law. The US refused to participate in the proceedings and then rescinded its 40-year consent to the court's compulsory jurisdiction.

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Submitted by theotherbogart t3_zwhyqt on December 27, 2022 at 3:19 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that Earth is the only known place in our solar system where fire occurs and no known exoplanets have oxygen enough to allow fire.

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Submitted by wcrp73 t3_zx7tnl on December 28, 2022 at 12:00 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that in order to grow vanilla, humans have to hand pollinate every vanilla orchid by delicately pressing the stamen and stigma together

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Submitted by evclides t3_zxa81l on December 28, 2022 at 1:58 PM in todayilearned

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TIL of the Mole Man of Hackney who spent 40 years digging under his home in London creating tunnels as long as 18m and as deep as the water table

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Submitted by sillyness t3_zxiszb on December 28, 2022 at 7:40 PM in todayilearned

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TIL there is an Amish computer. It doesn't have internet access, video, or music. It's marketed towards Amish farmers who need help managing increasingly complex operations.

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Submitted by AbaloneHo t3_zyi2ti on December 29, 2022 at 10:09 PM in todayilearned

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Are business in Vermont still allowed to ask for Vaccination Cards

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z9xsly on December 1, 2022 at 7:54 PM in vermont

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Looking for bakeries that use whole food/guilt-free ingredients

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zzvlv3 on December 31, 2022 at 2:45 PM in vermont

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Late Planning Xmas in Vermont!

Submitted by OfferImpressive t3_zceez3 on December 4, 2022 at 4:40 PM in vermont

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How much would someone have to make to live comfortably in Vermont?

Submitted by AggressiveWallflower t3_zcxo37 on December 5, 2022 at 5:10 AM in vermont

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Lamoille county called least risky county for impact from climate change by PBS Terra report

Submitted by CommanderDynamic t3_zdqqy7 on December 6, 2022 at 1:19 AM in vermont

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I'M THE KING OF VERMONT!!!!

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zef5gx on December 6, 2022 at 7:11 PM in vermont

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