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2026-08-03 18:06:06 GMT

TIL that after the Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia in World War Two over 100,000 young women — known as partizanke — would serve as fighters in Josip Tito’s anti-fascist resistance movement. By the war’s end, 25,000 would die, 40,000 would be wounded, and 2,000 would acquire officer’s rank.
https://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/04/01/partizanke-dangerous-legacy/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vekojh/til_that_after_the_nazi_invasion_of_yugoslavia_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/032/902/082/804/127/original/a251805a6f659a1a.jpg

2026-08-02 15:51:05 GMT

TIL that brain scans have found people with high levels of sadistic traits show increased activity in the brain's reward system when witnessing others in pain, suggesting that another person's suffering can be experienced as rewarding.
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/everyday-sadists-take-pleasure-in-others-pain.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vdkozt/til_that_brain_scans_have_found_people_with_high/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/026/708/831/455/873/original/4b193c21aa3d1257.jpg

2026-07-28 04:21:05 GMT

TIL that the USA bought a colony in North Borneo from Brunei that lasted from 1865-1881
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Trading_Company_of_Borneo
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8mihz/til_that_the_usa_bought_a_colony_in_north_borneo/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/995/684/134/271/789/original/138886f46fa55a46.jpg

2026-07-25 14:06:06 GMT

TIL that in 1718, King Charles XII of Sweden was killed during a siege, and a 1998 forensic analysis concluded he was likely assassinated by a Swedish conspirator using a makeshift jacketed bullet long before they were in common use.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XII_of_Sweden
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v690pg/til_that_in_1718_king_charles_xii_of_sweden_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/980/997/571/558/308/original/dcb2e8e2762228cd.png

2026-07-25 09:36:05 GMT

TIL that the acronym for Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic is WEIRD
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20550733/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v63qqs/til_that_the_acronym_for_western_educated/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/979/935/791/887/155/original/e1162969356ffdcc.jpg

2026-07-24 08:36:06 GMT

TIL about "Artist's Shit" where in 1961 Italian artist Piero Manzoni sealed his own feces in 90 tin cans each filled with 30 grams of feces. In August 2016 in Milan one of the tins was sold in an auction for €275000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist%27s_Shit#:~:text=On%20October%2016%2C%202015%2C%20tin%2054%20was,are%20full%20not%20of%20feces%20but%20plaster
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v55iwp/til_about_artists_shit_where_in_1961_italian/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/974/037/622/224/625/original/c900c1f530304f43.jpg

2026-07-24 01:21:07 GMT

TIL that Samuel L. Jackson was an usher at Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/samuel-l-jackson-how-i-became-an-usher-at-martin-luther-king-jrs-funeral-guest-column-1099033/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4vm9r/til_that_samuel_l_jackson_was_an_usher_at_martin/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/972/327/192/926/571/original/cb2c6fcf9942868e.jpg

2026-07-23 18:36:08 GMT

TIL, when writing his biblical canon, Martin Luther added “alone” to Romans 3:28 to emphasize Sola Fide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther%27s_canon#:~:text=The%20most%20important,evangelische%20Art%22
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4lp40/til_when_writing_his_biblical_canon_martin_luther/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/970/734/750/388/850/original/a3e94377d69c1d2d.jpg

2026-07-23 18:21:08 GMT

TIL desert kites are neolithic animal traps with low stone walls ranging from a few hundred meters to several kilometers in length. Designed to funnel animals toward pits or precipices, these mega-traps were rediscovered by air in the 1920s.
https://popular-archaeology.com/article/massive-late-neolithic-animal-traps-in-arabia-have-archaeologists-mobilized/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4kube/til_desert_kites_are_neolithic_animal_traps_with/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/970/675/782/660/496/original/9dc9e4c47a5fb46e.jpg

2026-07-23 18:06:05 GMT

TIL Amerika was a Russian language magazine published from 1944 to 1994 by the US State Department for distribution in the Soviet Union. It was described as "polite propaganda".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerika_(magazine)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4kkpk/til_amerika_was_a_russian_language_magazine/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/970/616/577/127/773/original/b6acc6a72115fc1c.jpg

2026-07-23 17:51:05 GMT

TIL that the term "Patient Zero" is due to a misreading of an AIDS study by the CDC. It was actually Patient O (standing for "Out-of-California"). This patient was not the first person to spread HIV across the USA.
https://whyy.org/segments/how-the-myth-of-patient-zero-was-made/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4kexj/til_that_the_term_patient_zero_is_due_to_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/970/557/623/902/904/original/94b6d140ae655069.jpg

2026-07-23 17:36:03 GMT

TIL Jefferson scholars denied for generations that Thomas Jefferson had children with Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman in his household, until a 1998 DNA study established his paternity.
https://www.monticello.org/sallyhemings/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4k8c1/til_jefferson_scholars_denied_for_generations/

2026-07-22 15:36:04 GMT

TIL of Josias Manzanillo and the worst injury in baseball history
https://youtu.be/5fleIrJiMpM?si=EYbFw8uTbTfKTBQc
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v3j5so/til_of_josias_manzanillo_and_the_worst_injury_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/964/364/433/578/767/original/39eeeb70b6e0c357.jpg

2026-07-22 14:06:05 GMT

TIL leopards have the most varied diet of any big cat, with over 100 recorded prey species. They're also the only big cats known to regularly store their kills in trees, hauling prey up to 140% of their own body weight high into the branches to keep it from scavengers.
https://www.pbs.org/articles/big-cats-24-7-fun-facts-about-leopards
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v3g5c4/til_leopards_have_the_most_varied_diet_of_any_big/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/964/010/578/664/257/original/34715be6c6ae978f.jpg

2026-07-22 13:36:07 GMT

TIL every human embryo briefly develops a tail during early development, but it is usually reabsorbed before birth, leaving only the tailbone (coccyx).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_vestigiality?utm_source=chatgpt.com#Coccyx
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v3faop/til_every_human_embryo_briefly_develops_a_tail/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/963/892/724/342/669/original/7ba3f0c188b3fd6d.jpg

2026-07-22 13:21:04 GMT

TIL Katie Holmes passed on returning as Rachel Dawes in “The Dark Knight,” so Maggie Gyllenhaal took over the role. Holmes instead starred in the Queen Latifah crime comedy “Mad Money,” which holds a 22% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v3f0oy/til_katie_holmes_passed_on_returning_as_rachel/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/963/833/575/610/199/original/f680782d624d2f5b.jpg

2026-07-11 05:06:08 GMT

TIL that the world's largest child sacrifice site was discovered in Peru, where archaeologists unearthed 227 skeletons of children aged four to 14, who were likely sacrificed by the Chimú culture to appease the El Niño weather phenomenon.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/29/peru-huanchaco-sacrificial-site-skeletons
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uta7ca/til_that_the_worlds_largest_child_sacrifice_site/

2026-06-20 12:21:05 GMT

TIL about Bookland, a fictitious country that exists solely in the EAN barcode system. It is the nickname for the ISBN prefix 978 (and later 979) which is present in the numeric designator present in all books,regardless of their country of origin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookland?wprov=sfla1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uav7ks/til_about_bookland_a_fictitious_country_that/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/782/403/739/840/524/original/5a4f369cc86c3cc7.png

2026-06-19 05:06:06 GMT

Today I learned that tires on new cars are built to fake MPG standards
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a71475295/california-could-ban-aftermarket-tires/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u9sm1b/today_i_learned_that_tires_on_new_cars_are_built/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/775/030/991/120/610/original/ef00f993f7759f43.jpg

2026-06-15 17:21:04 GMT

TIL Yanks refers to Americans
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yank_(disambiguation)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u6muqg/til_yanks_refers_to_americans/

2026-06-15 03:51:05 GMT

TIL of the Tree of Ténéré, 250 miles from any other tree, was killed when hit by a drunk driver
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-most-isolated-tree-in-the-world-was-killed-by-a-probably-drunk-driver-5369329/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u64z01/til_of_the_tree_of_ténéré_250_miles_from_any/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/752/086/741/560/002/original/649405760d381ff7.jpg

2026-06-13 05:06:06 GMT

TIL Mohamed Atta, ringleader of the 9/11 hijackers, studied urban planning and hated skyscrapers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Atta
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u4htcs/til_mohamed_atta_ringleader_of_the_911_hijackers/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/741/057/163/955/195/original/e1be6c62f0f87ac5.jpg

2026-06-13 04:21:18 GMT

TIL that "Anwar Sadat" was a 1981 tribute single released by the British singer and songwriter Roger Cook. The song, which celebrated the Egyptian President, was originally written around 1977 but was shelved until it was released as a memorial song following Sadat's assassination in October 1981.
https://youtu.be/4mSs2441EDw?si=aUnRH87iFBvPe0Kq
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u4gs8z/til_that_anwar_sadat_was_a_1981_tribute_single/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/740/880/614/467/686/original/084adc17d9aae5f9.jpg

2026-06-10 02:36:29 GMT

TIL NBA/WNBA basketball courts are assembled using square wooden panels.
https://youtu.be/86bgaJhua4k?si=Ejn-qStEomidD3yM
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u1pcbc/til_nbawnba_basketball_courts_are_assembled_using/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/723/481/834/172/300/original/16107bbd2965631c.jpg

2026-06-09 17:36:09 GMT

Today I learned "I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU" by Tommy february6 is a cover!
https://youtu.be/1ZcMbOeTE4M?si=0kdNSsEHpOUNaHgM
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u1b3pc/today_i_learned_i_only_wanna_be_with_you_by_tommy/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/721/357/244/357/528/original/89460f81eb6bbeb2.jpg

2026-06-06 15:21:04 GMT

TIL Kurt Cobain played guitar left handed
https://youtube.com/shorts/5bKnxgaWSTw?si=3ZaSgHlpZMEC3im9
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tyjsbj/til_kurt_cobain_played_guitar_left_handed/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/703/839/158/065/305/original/29a93cd2f72f92c7.jpg

2026-06-04 07:06:05 GMT

TIL in 1822, a man named Gregor MacGregor pulled off one of the most brazen cons in history.
https://youtube.com/shorts/NIufB7lZCOY?si=eouFCn18m4DDPu4H
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1twfumi/til_in_1822_a_man_named_gregor_macgregor_pulled/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/690/568/158/881/505/original/5c5d7927a661c104.jpg

2026-06-02 21:36:04 GMT

TIL in 1985 the Canadian federal government demanded the name of the Jamaican Beef Patty be changed, but the Jamaican community fought back.
https://youtu.be/-PxtCIMeRMY?si=8KbR8lI2SimQ3fhR
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tv4gfp/til_in_1985_the_canadian_federal_government/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/682/664/462/441/349/original/8615eda70e750b8a.jpg

2026-05-19 15:21:05 GMT

TIL that the voice actor who played Winnie the Pooh, Sterling Holloway, also voiced the Cheshire Cat, Kaa from The Jungle Book, and the Stork in Dumbo. Disney kept hiring the same guy for decades because his voice was just that distinct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Holloway
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1thonz7/til_that_the_voice_actor_who_played_winnie_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/601/917/604/827/248/original/a0fad74b1824576f.jpg

2026-05-16 03:51:05 GMT

TIL Mike Tyson earned over $300 million in his boxing career but at one point had only $38 left in his bank account due to financial exploitation and years of uncontrolled spending
https://youtu.be/VzH4HjsZC2c?si=WXNTkYr1R58HtR_e
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1teif9y/til_mike_tyson_earned_over_300_million_in_his/

2026-05-14 16:51:08 GMT

TIL the tallest man ever recorded, Robert Wadlow, was 8 feet 11 inches (272 cm) tall and still growing when he died at age 22.
https://youtu.be/ga_EG03XEjk?si=xNz61WhEFdXgf2RW
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1td34bw/til_the_tallest_man_ever_recorded_robert_wadlow/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/573/960/168/494/582/original/4bbbdbd2457c4b3e.jpg

2026-05-11 15:51:05 GMT

TIL Lincoln is the only american president to have a patent . It was for an adjustable chamber to lift vessels in water .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_patent
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ta71pr/til_lincoln_is_the_only_american_president_to/

2026-05-08 21:21:06 GMT

TIL That the shiver down your spine or goose bumps you get when listening to a beautiful or powerful piece of music, or watching a tense movie and many other scenarios, is called Frisson
https://audioengine.com/explore/what-is-frisson-the-science-behind-why-music-gives-you-chills/?srsltid=AfmBOorBZLlJR5Hf1y-vPW-Sd8U4Bdldfbqw02vokFpmi6vN_EVra4_z
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t7kic2/til_that_the_shiver_down_your_spine_or_goose/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/541/047/879/805/303/original/cf6e659de12e5486.jpg

2026-05-05 03:06:05 GMT

TIL James Hong is one of the most prolific character actors of all time; he has worked in over 600 productions in American media since the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1950s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hong
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t434m5/til_james_hong_is_one_of_the_most_prolific/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/519/755/140/987/277/original/5468b0b2625a092a.jpg

2026-04-12 20:36:05 GMT

TIL The most active volcano in the US Pacific Northwest is under the ocean.
https://youtu.be/I71qhmxAovs?si=Bh6cnyqnt8wPcjJD
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sjp9nf/til_the_most_active_volcano_in_the_us_pacific/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/393/650/748/570/246/original/b9c014e6051c4ad9.jpg

2026-01-21 19:36:04 GMT

TIL a Colombian drug-sniffing dog was so good at finding cocaine that a cartel put a bounty on her head
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/27/colombia-gulf-clan-usugas-bounty-sombra-police-dog
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qj7noq/til_a_colombian_drugsniffing_dog_was_so_good_at/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/934/767/630/275/773/original/f10ae312d8bc6afb.jpg

2026-01-21 18:51:03 GMT

TIL that during excavation of the World Trade Center site in NYC, a Revolutionary War era sail boat was discovered 20 feet underground, preserved in the low-oxygen soil
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/revolutionary-war-era-gunboat-found-at-ground-zero-finds-a-new-permanent-home-in-new-york-180986694/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qj6jp9/til_that_during_excavation_of_the_world_trade/

2026-01-21 18:36:05 GMT

TIL that some trees can "talk" to each other through an underground network of fungi called mycorrhizae.
https://wildlife.org.au/exploring-the-secret-world-of-trees-and-their-communication-networks/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qj62e5/til_that_some_trees_can_talk_to_each_other/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/934/531/736/657/208/original/29907192cedf68c8.jpg

2026-01-21 18:21:05 GMT

TIL - the apple bottom jeans mentioned in Flow Ridas song "Low" is a brand and not a certain Type of Jeans (like baggy, slim, high waist...)
https://applebottoms.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqMFAvaAj9AeBiQbe0BD1aNhkICaoZe8GL5NqTEfwuQSDxkt2HF
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qj5cus/til_the_apple_bottom_jeans_mentioned_in_flow/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/934/472/755/165/714/original/88eeed66a72db32e.jpg

2026-01-21 18:06:05 GMT

TIL Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are full siblings, and each took an altered form of their parent's surnames (originally "Beaty" and "MacLean")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_MacLaine
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qj551j/til_warren_beatty_and_shirley_maclaine_are_full/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/934/413/806/337/345/original/dab925056a270aed.jpg

2026-01-21 16:36:05 GMT

TIL Simon and Garfunkel were also known as Tom and Jerry before becoming the duet that dominated the ‘60s and beyond.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qj2ppc/til_simon_and_garfunkel_were_also_known_as_tom/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/934/059/873/007/447/original/e6ef88f552ef3923.jpg

2026-01-21 16:06:02 GMT

TIL the world’s first chemo treatment for Leukemia was developed by a secretive investigation for an unexpected leak of Mustard Gas during a WW2 air raid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Francis_Alexander
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qj1sm3/til_the_worlds_first_chemo_treatment_for_leukemia/

2026-01-21 15:36:05 GMT

TIL there’s a concert in Germany that started in 2001 and won’t end until 2640
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Slow_as_Possible
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qj0s1k/til_theres_a_concert_in_germany_that_started_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/933/823/945/989/315/original/a0cc97a0debdee80.jpg

2026-01-21 15:06:04 GMT

TIL about HMS Porcupine which was split in half after a torpedo attack in 1942. The two sides were later rebuilt as accommodation hulks and named HMS Pork & HMS Pine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Porcupine_(G93)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qiztef/til_about_hms_porcupine_which_was_split_in_half/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/933/705/948/568/831/original/d8a3423bc2090dc9.jpg

2026-01-21 14:36:04 GMT

TIL that tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is caused by a potent toxin, tetanospasmin, produced by Clostridium tetani, which interferes with nerve signaling and can cause severe muscle spasms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qiyh7t/til_that_tetanus_also_known_as_lockjaw_is_caused/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/933/587/998/101/706/original/c3aca6832f259e1e.jpg

2026-01-21 14:21:03 GMT

TIL there's a library in Portugal that lets bats live there! Every night the little guys fly in to eat bugs that would damage old books
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/these-portuguese-libraries-are-infested-batsand-they-it-way-180969276/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qiydql/til_theres_a_library_in_portugal_that_lets_bats/

2026-01-21 14:06:08 GMT

TIL that a man in India named Jadav Payeng single handedly transformed a treeless sandbar into a 1,360-acre forest by planting trees over several decades.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadav_Payeng#:~:text=Shri%20(2015)-,Jadav%20%22Molai%22%20Payeng
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qiy1e5/til_that_a_man_in_india_named_jadav_payeng_single/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/933/470/251/255/089/original/194ce3cce49e754f.jpg

2026-01-21 13:51:08 GMT

TIL of Puncak Jaya, a 16,024 ft mountain on New Guinea. It is the highest mountain on an island on Earth. In 1623 a Dutch explorer saw glaciers on the mountain and was ridiculed in Europe when he said he had seen snow near the equator. The sighting went unverified for over two centuries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puncak_Jaya
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qixum4/til_of_puncak_jaya_a_16024_ft_mountain_on_new/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/933/411/307/556/490/original/06df04006ae37b07.jpg

2026-01-21 13:36:05 GMT

Today I learned about Fluoride concentrations in the pineal gland, brain and bone of goosander (Mergus merganser) and its prey in Odra River estuary in Poland
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4213386/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qixkxm/today_i_learned_about_fluoride_concentrations_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/933/352/138/020/605/original/f2a7af5111174e0e.jpg

2026-01-21 13:21:05 GMT

TIL that Gerald Tommaso DeLouise, (aka Burt Young) most recognized by his appearance in the Rocky movies was a boxer in the military only losing 2 matches out of 34.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Young
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qixj92/til_that_gerald_tommaso_delouise_aka_burt_young/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/933/293/130/873/278/original/cec1e0ab21c8b504.jpg

2026-01-21 12:51:03 GMT

TIL the Gilligan’s Island lagoon was a backlot pond at CBS/Radford Studio just ~½ mile from the Ventura Freeway, so traffic noise often held up filming, and after the show ended the lagoon sat on the lot until it was drained and paved over for parking in the mid-1990s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilligan%27s_Island_season_2#Production
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qiwywo/til_the_gilligans_island_lagoon_was_a_backlot/

2026-01-21 11:51:03 GMT

TIL that Emperor Augustus and Pompey were first cousins twice removed. Pompey was famously the main opponent of Julius Caesar in the Civil War of 49–45 BC. Augustus' maternal grandfather was Pompey's first cousin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Atius_Balbus
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qivl87/til_that_emperor_augustus_and_pompey_were_first/

2026-01-21 11:36:05 GMT

TIL According to the EPA under the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) burials at sea have to be done at least three nautical miles from shore.
https://www.epa.gov/marine-protection-permitting/burial-sea
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qivfd6/til_according_to_the_epa_under_the_marine/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/932/880/231/480/415/original/5147a691009cbeff.jpg

2026-01-21 11:06:04 GMT

TIL that in 2023 an elderly man died of fatal vitamin D overdose after consuming too much regular vitamin D supplements over nine months.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-68436576
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qiurnz/til_that_in_2023_an_elderly_man_died_of_fatal/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/932/762/251/807/674/original/278a38678a995ec9.jpg

2026-01-21 08:21:05 GMT

TIL: the UK has its own examples of ‘Tornado Alley’ and sees around 30 reports per year which contributes to one of the highest tornado densities in the world
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/tornadoes-in-the-uk
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qis143/til_the_uk_has_its_own_examples_of_tornado_alley/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/932/113/463/104/671/original/809424112178a25a.jpg

2026-01-21 05:51:03 GMT

TIL of a U.S. Congressional bill introduced in 2015 to limit the naming of bills with overly contrived or complicated names for the sole purpose of making an acronym. It was called the "Accountability and Congressional Responsibility On Naming Your Motions" Act, or the ACRONYM Act.
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/public-statement/960636/rep-honda-introduces-acronym-act-to-clean-up-bill-names
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qip9bj/til_of_a_us_congressional_bill_introduced_in_2015/

2026-01-21 05:36:06 GMT

TIL: Antonio Gramsci, an Italian philosopher had the view that when "The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Gramsci
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qip8xl/til_antonio_gramsci_an_italian_philosopher_had/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/931/464/774/429/665/original/b566c69ff177cc2f.png

2026-01-21 05:06:05 GMT

TIL The 1988 martial arts film Bloodsport is one of the only movies to be filmed inside Hong Kong's notorious Kowloon Walled City before it's demolition in 1993.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodsport_(film)#Filming
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qiotly/til_the_1988_martial_arts_film_bloodsport_is_one/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/931/346/687/594/227/original/83acbf02b8e09655.jpg

2026-01-21 04:06:05 GMT

TIL that credit card interest rates above ~18% were once illegal in most U.S. states, until a single 1978 Supreme Court ruling let banks ignore local usury laws by charging rates based on their home state, leading to today’s 20–30% APRs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usury
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qinfea/til_that_credit_card_interest_rates_above_18_were/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/931/110/759/921/818/original/82965cf20d21e845.jpg

2026-01-21 03:36:03 GMT

TIL that Brian Eno composed the startup sound for Windows 95 ... and he did it on a Mac.
https://themusicnetwork.com/the-odd-story-of-how-brian-eno-composed-the-windows-95-startup-sound/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qimfuh/til_that_brian_eno_composed_the_startup_sound_for/

2026-01-21 03:21:03 GMT

TIL that botox, also known as the botulinum neurotoxin, is the deadliest known natural substance in chemistry, with an estimated intravenous lethal dose of just one to two nanograms per kg of body mass.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulinum_toxin
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qim1xo/til_that_botox_also_known_as_the_botulinum/

2026-01-21 03:06:03 GMT

TIL in pre-1985 episodes of Jeopardy!, a sound accompanied a contestant ringing in. The sound was later eliminated because it was "distracting to the viewers" and presented a problem when contestants rang in while the clue was being read.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy!#Gameplay
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qily1p/til_in_pre1985_episodes_of_jeopardy_a_sound/

2026-01-21 02:51:03 GMT

TIL during the French Revolution and the wars associated with it, France introduced a fiat currency called assignats which were backed by the properties of the nobility and church land. The currency was then the victim of depreciation due to counterfeiting and excessive printing of money.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assignat
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qilt19/til_during_the_french_revolution_and_the_wars/

2026-01-21 02:21:05 GMT

TIL the world's worst wildfires are fuelled in part by Australian Eucalyptus introduced to Europe and the US in the 1800s for fast growing timber, but which are now invasive with their highly flammable oily bark and leaves
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-09/wildfires-portugal-greece-california-hawaii-euclyptus-trees/102760264
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qilazj/til_the_worlds_worst_wildfires_are_fuelled_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/930/697/932/103/549/original/53605713fd9bf7df.jpg

2026-01-21 01:06:04 GMT

TIL on this very day in 1976, the Concorde took its first commercial flight
https://www.britannica.com/today-in-history/January-21-Concorde-Jet-Takes-Off
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qijh4j/til_on_this_very_day_in_1976_the_concorde_took/

2026-01-21 00:51:04 GMT

TIL the last US president to have a baby in office was Grover Cleveland. His wife Frances gave birth to Esther in 1893 inside the White House. Esther remains the only presidential child born there and was nicknamed the White House baby.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Cleveland?wprov=sfti1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qij123/til_the_last_us_president_to_have_a_baby_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/930/343/943/637/926/original/4cb99e7c736d0746.jpg

2026-01-21 00:36:05 GMT

TIL that before the advent of air guitar in the 1960s, music listeners would "shadow conduct" to phonograph records, pretending to lead an orchestra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_guitar#History
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qiivyo/til_that_before_the_advent_of_air_guitar_in_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/930/285/028/176/403/original/aca308400f7fea37.jpg

2026-01-20 23:21:03 GMT

TIL about Osama bin Laden (the elephant) who killed 27 people over the course of a two-year rampage in a southern Indian district.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden_(elephant)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qigphq/til_about_osama_bin_laden_the_elephant_who_killed/

2026-01-20 23:06:06 GMT

TIL the main reason scientists oppose relocating polar bears to Antarctica is that they’d eat too many emperor penguins.
https://polarbearsinternational.org/news-media/articles/can-polar-bears-move-to-antarctica
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qigfl2/til_the_main_reason_scientists_oppose_relocating/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/929/931/182/317/495/original/18c045a2d08c5f16.png

2026-01-20 21:36:04 GMT

TIL that European investors hold at least $10 trillion in US securities
https://ticdata.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Documents/shl2024r.pdf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qieasy/til_that_european_investors_hold_at_least_10/

2026-01-20 20:51:05 GMT

TIL that over the last century, the average age that children are being potty trained in the UK has risen from 12–18 months, to an average of around three or even four years today
https://www.ucc-today.com/journals/issue/launch-edition/article/back-track-tackling-problem-toilet-training
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qid2qv/til_that_over_the_last_century_the_average_age/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/929/400/267/076/497/original/f42820ba64399cf6.jpg

2026-01-20 20:06:05 GMT

TIL “In 2024, bots made up a bigger proportion of global internet traffic than humans for the first time.”
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/bots-internet-traffic-ai-chatgpt-b2733450.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qib7ff/til_in_2024_bots_made_up_a_bigger_proportion_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/929/223/361/512/182/original/d5e3171d360869e3.png

2026-01-20 19:51:05 GMT

TIL the Las Vegas Raiders (originally the Oakland Raiders, then the Las Angeles Raiders, and then the Oakland Raiders again) NFL team's emblem used actor Randolph Scott's face as a model
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Raiders#cite_note-19
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qib0d5/til_the_las_vegas_raiders_originally_the_oakland/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/929/164/363/562/685/original/266f226582b98b55.png

2026-01-20 19:36:03 GMT

TIL the Aral Sea, once one of the world’s largest lakes, was destroyed after Soviet engineers diverted its two rivers to irrigate vast cotton fields. Rising salinity killed all fish. Towns and economies collapsed, and the exposed toxic seabed now spreads disease and crop damage across Central Asia.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Aral-Sea/Environmental-consequences
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qia54b/til_the_aral_sea_once_one_of_the_worlds_largest/

2026-01-20 19:21:03 GMT

TIL the Bakersfield Sound originated from an area of California that attracted Dust Bowl oilfield workers and farmers from the South. This style of country music shunned the orchestra driven Nashville sound of the 1950s, drawing from honky tonk and rock & roll.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield_sound
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi9l7y/til_the_bakersfield_sound_originated_from_an_area/

2026-01-20 19:06:04 GMT

TIL Maine has more coastline than California.
https://coast.noaa.gov/data/docs/states/shorelines.pdf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi9ea9/til_maine_has_more_coastline_than_california/

2026-01-20 18:51:07 GMT

TIL Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf despite being offered $30 million and 15% of box office profits
https://marca.com/en/lifestyle/movies/2022/08/31/630f6e02e2704eeaaa8b45c6.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi97rk/til_sean_connery_turned_down_the_role_of_gandalf/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/928/583/607/263/original/7a0feb9bc96de910.jpg

2026-01-20 18:36:04 GMT

TIL In humans the right lung has three lobes while the left only has two.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/8960-lungs
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi81ft/til_in_humans_the_right_lung_has_three_lobes/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/869/411/099/457/original/84a8166f55153777.jpg

2026-01-20 18:21:05 GMT

TIL that in 1938, demolition workers in Paris uncovered over 3,000 gold coins hidden inside a wall on Rue Mouffetard, along with a will written by a royal official leaving the treasure to his daughter, who never knew where it was hidden.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_of_Rue_Mouffetard
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi7zy9/til_that_in_1938_demolition_workers_in_paris/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/810/479/909/949/original/ae1651b16bf90dc2.jpg

2026-01-20 18:06:04 GMT

TIL that the Powerline Dance Set in Disney's A Goofy Movie was choreographed and recorded live before being animated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atMhXimViJI
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi7uo5/til_that_the_powerline_dance_set_in_disneys_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/751/401/747/014/original/725b00e6f7c91206.jpg

2026-01-20 17:51:05 GMT

TIL that Nobel laureate Tu Youyou discovered the malaria drug artemisinin after reading a 1,600 year Chinese medical text and realizing the herb had to be extracted cold, not boiled, paving a treatment estimated to have saved tens of millions of lives. She then tested on herself to prove it.
https://www.nobelprize.org/stories/women-who-changed-science/tu-youyou/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi7nd5/til_that_nobel_laureate_tu_youyou_discovered_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/692/487/802/248/original/073ebd65ebbfa848.jpg

2026-01-20 17:36:06 GMT

TIL that Finnish programmer Michael Widenius' 3 children, My, Max, and Maria, inspired the names for the database systems MySQL, MaxDB and the MySQL-Max distribution, and MariaDB.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Widenius
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi7ecu/til_that_finnish_programmer_michael_widenius_3/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/633/568/031/845/original/439ec7b49de87bf0.jpg

2026-01-20 17:06:05 GMT

TIL As far as we know, the african spiny mice are the only rodents that goes through a menstrual cycle. In general, menstrual cycles are rare in mammals.
https://theconversation.com/meet-the-egyptian-spiny-mouse-this-menstruating-rodent-may-help-us-understand-human-pregnancy-157889
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi6mlw/til_as_far_as_we_know_the_african_spiny_mice_are/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/515/555/304/956/original/73c5eea8db9dd8d4.jpg

2026-01-20 16:51:04 GMT

TIL The Danish government made a 1:1 replica of Denmark in Minecraft but ended up being vandalised with American flags soon after.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27308555
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi65fh/til_the_danish_government_made_a_11_replica_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/456/519/681/499/original/105303761a7b36d0.jpg

2026-01-20 16:36:04 GMT

TIL that Robocop (1987) was mostly filmed in Dallas, Texas in August. Main actor Peter Weller lost 3 pounds a day from sweating in his hot costume
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi5cos/til_that_robocop_1987_was_mostly_filmed_in_dallas/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/397/509/315/585/original/c7412a9058d1f432.jpg

2026-01-20 16:21:05 GMT

TIL the 2nd longest wall in the world is located in Morocco. It's a 2700 km fortified sand barrier in Western Sahara known as the "Moroccan Western Sahara Wall" or the "Berm". Also it's the longest continuous minefield in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Western_Sahara_Wall
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi4y9g/til_the_2nd_longest_wall_in_the_world_is_located/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/338/586/329/569/original/df35f196df8352c7.png

2026-01-20 16:06:05 GMT

TIL Gavrilo Princip, Franz Ferdinand's assassin and catalyst for the start of WW1, was 19 years old at the time of his trial, and only 27 days away from turning 20, which the minimum age for the death sentence in the Habsburg empire. He got the maximum of 20 years in prison but died just 4 years in
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavrilo_Princip#Arrest_and_trial
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi4qyy/til_gavrilo_princip_franz_ferdinands_assassin_and/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/279/637/941/061/original/a0fcc7c8a5fd354a.jpg

2026-01-20 15:51:10 GMT

TIL Nazi Germany was the first country to launch an object into space with a V2 rocket in 1944. They even made a scientific payload which was later modified by the USA to hold a camera and provided the first picture out of space in 1946.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-2_rocket
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi4ec1/til_nazi_germany_was_the_first_country_to_launch/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/220/949/492/841/original/f2744c0f97e89d0c.jpg

2026-01-20 15:36:08 GMT

TIL the actor who played the Professor on Gilligan’s Island was a WWII bomber pilot who survived being shot down, earned a Purple Heart, and actually understood most of the science his character explained.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russell-johnson-44-combat-missions/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi3otn/til_the_actor_who_played_the_professor_on/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/161/830/616/088/original/8ad23fa7ada27e34.jpg

2026-01-20 15:21:06 GMT

TIL a 1989 helicopter crash was caused by an invisible nick made when adhesive was trimmed from the rotor with a sharp blade. The helicopter flew perfectly for 922 hours, until it didn't.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/38412
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi32pf/til_a_1989_helicopter_crash_was_caused_by_an/

2026-01-20 15:06:05 GMT

TIL that the first mention of the phrase World War 3 was on a Times magazine article from 1941
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_III#Time_magazine
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi2nn4/til_that_the_first_mention_of_the_phrase_world/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/928/043/673/555/682/original/e9b7378fcb73c78b.jpg

2026-01-20 14:51:05 GMT

TIL that cave isolation can stretch the human internal clock to 48-hour "days".
https://www.thequantumcat.space/p/the-remarkable-underground-voyages
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi2j6y/til_that_cave_isolation_can_stretch_the_human/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/927/984/712/740/057/original/69cd59b871dedb8c.jpg

2026-01-20 14:36:04 GMT

TIL that Rhodium in Catalytic Converters is 100 times scarcer than gold
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/mineral-catalytic-converter-costs-10-102500619.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qi1sd4/til_that_rhodium_in_catalytic_converters_is_100/
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2026-01-20 14:21:04 GMT

TIL that Diocletian not only split the Roman Empire, but that his retirement palace became the core of the city of Split, Croatia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian
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2026-01-20 14:06:03 GMT

TIL there is a protein in the saliva of vampire bats that prevents blood from clotting, enabling them to drink as much as they need. It is called Draculin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draculin
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2026-01-20 13:51:07 GMT

TIL Rio de Janeiro’s full name is Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro
https://theworldexplorers.com/2023/12/09/the-story-of-rio-de-janeiros-name/
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2026-01-20 13:36:04 GMT

TIL that scientists can estimate prehistoric puberty from bones, showing Ice Age adolescents matured similarly to modern humans. A rare case of a teen with dwarfism also provides insight into social practices of the time.
https://scitechdaily.com/new-research-unveils-25000-year-old-ice-age-adolescents-went-through-puberty-just-like-modern-teens/
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2026-01-20 13:21:03 GMT

Today i learned they weld rail road tracks togheter with thermite
https://rail-track.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-thermit-welding-process-for-railroad-tracks/
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2026-01-20 12:51:06 GMT

TIL that the U.S. initially opposed British efforts to overthrow the democratically-elected Iranian government. Secretary of State Dean Acheson even stated that the British were "destructive, and determined on a rule-or-ruin policy in Iran". However, the American position shifted after Eisenhower.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Mosaddegh
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2026-01-20 12:21:05 GMT

TIL that rapper Coolio's cameo in Batman & Robin was an Easter Egg setting up a fifth movie in the series. Coolio is uncredited as playing Dr. Jonathan Crane aka The Scarcrow who would've been the main villain in Batman Unchained.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/coolio-was-courted-play-scarecrow-scrapped-batman-robin-sequel-973978/
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