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TIL people at work refer to me as "old man" I'm not even 30.

posted by PhunkyPlatypus

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Today I Learned About Breatharianism (www.breatharian.info)

posted by OeeThaGreat

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TIL people at work think I'm a big wrestling fan

posted by PhunkyPlatypus

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TIL that if you select text from a comment and press 'reply' then the quotation markdown is automatically added

posted by jobes

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TIL Walmart does a bunch of open source stuff - Walmart Labs (github.com)

posted by pembo210

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Today I Learned Clancy Brown Does The Voice Of Mr. Krabs (en.m.wikipedia.org)

posted by OeeThaGreat

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TIL that both Werner Von Braun and Sergey Korolev, the architects of the American and Soviet programs during the Space Race, were heavily influenced by the legacy of the recluse, pioneer rocket scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. (www.fxsolver.com)

posted by tsirper

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Today I Learned Rutabagas Are A Cross Between Super Awesome Cabbage And Turnips (en.m.wikipedia.org)

posted by OeeThaGreat

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TIL Sweden's vodka export market is over 3x larger than Russia's (www.worldstopexports.com)

posted by jobes

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Today I Learned Juniper Berries Are Pretty Much Pine Cones. (en.m.wikipedia.org)

posted by OeeThaGreat

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TIL of Brigadier Nils Olav III a penguin in the Scottish armed forces (en.m.wikipedia.org)

posted by PhunkyPlatypus

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TIL Bill and Hillary Clinton Have an Airport Named After Them And The Airport Code is "KLIT" (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by ohphukimintrouble

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TIL Arkansal is Arkansas (www.businessinsider.com.au)

posted by ohphukimintrouble

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TIL The United States Military Helped Invent Cheetos (www.wired.com)

posted by ohphukimintrouble

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TIL that there are ways to fight lint and win.

posted by KillBill

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TIL There's KFC, Pizza Hut & McDonalds in Cuba... at Guantanamo Bay. (www.thedailymeal.com)

posted by ohphukimintrouble

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TIL in New Zealand in 1959 There Was Only 21 Unemployed People (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by ohphukimintrouble

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TIL in New Zealand, Parliamentary Members' Bills Are Drawn From a 30 Year Old Biscuit Tin (teara.govt.nz)

posted by ohphukimintrouble

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TIL that "Hello" is a fairly new word in the English language, only becoming a standard greeting due to the invention of the telephone. (www.npr.org)

posted by AP

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TIL One of Australia's Prime Ministers Died Going for a Swim in the Ocean (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by ohphukimintrouble

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TIL: Gun shots are a very costly medical expense.

posted by Hitchens

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TIL: Protestant Church Insurers Handle 260 Sex Abuse Cases a Year (www.insurancejournal.com)

posted by Hitchens

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TIL Japan Bombed Australia (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by ohphukimintrouble

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TIL: Eminem did not learn that the internet had a plethora of free pornography until 2009. (www.youtube.com)

posted by PhunkyPlatypus

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TIL how annoying it is when your built-in keyboard shits itself on your laptop

posted by KillBill

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