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TIL on 21 September 1956, the Grumman F-11 Tiger became the first jet aircraft to shoot itself down. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/-1_2_3- on 2024-07-16 04:04:41+00:00.

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TIL It took 6 hours for Marilyn Monroe's body to reach the morgue. It should have only taken 45 minutes. (www.womanandhome.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RandomUser4857 on 2024-07-16 06:38:05+00:00.

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TIL that Christopher Walken worked as a lion tamer for a circus when he was 16 years old. (collider.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/shutterspeech on 2024-07-16 05:33:41+00:00.

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TIL that the US government wasted $247 billion dollars in 2022 alone ($2.4 trillion in the past 20 years) simply due to payment errors. (www.gao.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/InternetPopular3679 on 2024-07-16 03:07:03+00:00.

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TIL coffee beans are actually seeds from a fruit called the 'Coffee Cherry'. (www.viennacoffeecompany.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ReadditMan on 2024-07-16 02:44:56+00:00.

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TIL Michael Buffer makes between $25,000 and $100,000 every time he says,”let’s get ready to rumble” (informationcradle.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/chazbo26 on 2024-07-16 02:38:00+00:00.

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TIL all three victims survived the 1618 defenestration of Prague (the 2nd defenestration of Prague). The Catholics said they were caught by the Virgin Mary while the Protestants said their fall wa... (www.gresham.ac.uk)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Independent_Oil_5951 on 2024-07-16 02:00:10+00:00.

Original Title: TIL all three victims survived the 1618 defenestration of Prague (the 2nd defenestration of Prague). The Catholics said they were caught by the Virgin Mary while the Protestants said their fall was broken by a garbage pile.

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TIL that in 1833 Britain used 40% of its national budget to free all slaves in the Empire. The loan for the Slavery Abolition Act was so large that it was not paid off until 2015. (www.aaihs.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Foiuisilla on 2024-07-16 00:54:11+00:00.

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TIL that in Italy until 1981, if you caught your daughter or sister having extra-marital sex and killed them, the sentence was just 3-7 years of prison. (www.historiaetius.eu)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Upbeat_Advance_1547 on 2024-07-15 23:47:24+00:00.

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TIL that "Macgyver" started off as "Hourglass," a show that was to take place in real time over an hour. However, since each episode was supposed to stand by itself, its creator thought that they ... (macgyver.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/AgentOfFun on 2024-07-16 00:08:43+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that "Macgyver" started off as "Hourglass," a show that was to take place in real time over an hour. However, since each episode was supposed to stand by itself, its creator thought that they couldn't make it work as a series. The same concept was later used to make "24."

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TIL turtles and tortoises have nerve endings in the shells. They can feel you touch their shells as well as pain when something hurts their shell. (oliveridleyproject.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/xThunderSlugx on 2024-07-15 23:47:50+00:00.

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TIL that on average, a drunk driver will drive under the influence 80 times before their first arrest. (www.sparkslawfirm.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/InternetPopular3679 on 2024-07-15 23:07:21+00:00.

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TIL that in Italy it's the Great Watermelon, not the Great Pumpkin, because it sounds better ("Il Grande Cocomero") and they didn't know about Halloween there. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/HeavyMetalOverbite on 2024-07-15 21:24:39+00:00.

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TIL "Dukes of Hazzard" were destroying '68-'70 Dodge Chargers at such a rate that planes had to be used for aerial search for replacement cars among the populace. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/PulchritudinousLady on 2024-07-15 23:26:34+00:00.

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TIL that Alcatraz, the famous high-security SF jail, was once a crucial military outpost in the Gold Rush years (www.pbs.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/InternetPopular3679 on 2024-07-15 23:11:48+00:00.

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TIL that it was once proposed to bury nuclear waste at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, with the theory that tectonic plate subduction would eventually push it down into the Earth's mantle (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/GarysCrispLettuce on 2024-07-15 22:14:06+00:00.

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TIL a "mockbuster" sequel to Titanic was made in 2012: Titanic II, taking place on a Titanic replica exactly 100 years after the events of the first film. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/innergamedude on 2024-07-15 19:17:40+00:00.

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TIL there was a 100$ bill called the superdollar which was used as counterfeit money used by various crime organizations and governments from 1998 until the at least the 2000’s (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Bobba_fat on 2024-07-15 20:54:44+00:00.

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TIL that the FDA does not recognize Dr Pepper as a cola, a root beer, or a fruit-flavored soft drink. Instead, Dr Pepper is said to be in a category of its own kind, called "pepper soda", named fo... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MissingLemur on 2024-07-15 19:33:09+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the FDA does not recognize Dr Pepper as a cola, a root beer, or a fruit-flavored soft drink. Instead, Dr Pepper is said to be in a category of its own kind, called "pepper soda", named for the brand.

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TIL white people have a 79% chance of finding a match through the National Marrow Donor Program, while black people only have a 29% chance. (bethematch.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ishwari10 on 2024-07-15 19:21:53+00:00.

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TIL that women tend to outlive men by an average of 7 years worldwide. (www.health.harvard.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Bobba_fat on 2024-07-15 21:02:10+00:00.

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TIL According to an archival study on hurricane deaths in the US between 1950 and 2012, hurricanes with feminine names tend to kill more people. This is because they're perceived as being not as d... (www.pnas.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/VLenin2291 on 2024-07-15 18:41:54+00:00.

Original Title: TIL According to an archival study on hurricane deaths in the US between 1950 and 2012, hurricanes with feminine names tend to kill more people. This is because they're perceived as being not as dangerous as hurricanes with masculine names, leading to lower preparedness.

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TIL a Cambridge study shows that in 57 countries women on average display more empathy than men. In no countries studied did men have greater empathy (www.voanews.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/0nlyinVegas on 2024-07-15 18:39:40+00:00.

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TIL that Australian scientists accidentally developed pain-free blood sugar testing for diabetics while working on solar cells. (www.reuters.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Working-Scientist-21 on 2024-07-15 16:00:45+00:00.

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TIL that there are more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way. In fact, there are around 422 trees per person on earth. (environment.yale.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/WamPantsMan on 2024-07-15 15:49:15+00:00.

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