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TIL that in the early 20th century, Punjabi men who immigrated to California ended up marrying Mexican women due to shared cultural similarities and legal constraints on interracial marriage. This led to a unique Punjabi Mexican American community, where elements of both cultures blended

28593 upvotes • backupJM

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TIL that astronaut helmets have a patch of Velcro inside of them so astronauts have a way to scratch their noses.

27541 upvotes • Ruby_m_Keating

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TIL Hugh Laurie shot his audition tape for House from a bathroom in Namibia because that was the only room with enough light.

25526 upvotes • mankls3

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TIL Benjamin Franklin was fond of dating older women, (in)famously writing 8 reasons why they were better than their younger counterparts. Among them, he stated that they naturally provided birth control, were discrete, and could not be distinguished from younger women from the girdle downwards. NSFW

25239 upvotes • AntonioLeeuwenhoek

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TIL in 2008 an Australian special forces dog named Sarbi spent almost 14 months missing in action after disappearing during an ambush. Eventually an American soldier noticed her with a local man & confirmed she was a trained military dog by using voice commands. She was then reunited w/ her handlers

23755 upvotes • tyrion2024

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TIL Actor Steve Cochran died on his boat AND left three women unable to navigate it for 10 days with his decaying body.

23584 upvotes • akoaytao1234

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TIL the distributor for the movie Snowpiercer (2013) requested that the scene involving a fish be removed, but director Bong Joon-ho convinced them to keep it in by lying about his father being a fisherman and claiming the scene was dedicated to him. Bong's father was never a fisherman.

20703 upvotes • gixk

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TIL of the Japanese concept of "Wa," in which everyone strives to prioritize the development of society over the individual. It is seen as a fundamental aspect of Japanese society.

19980 upvotes • green_morale

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TIL: Tumbleweeds are not indigenous to North America and were likely not around during the wild west.

19858 upvotes • Lurchie_

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TIL in 1719, prisoners in Paris were granted freedom on the condition that they marry a prostitute and relocate to Louisiana.

19700 upvotes • Acrobatic_Drag_7735

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL that in the early 20th century, Punjabi men who immigrated to California ended up marrying Mexican women due to shared cultural similarities and legal constraints on interracial marriage. This led to a unique Punjabi Mexican American community, where elements of both cultures blended	28593	backupJM
TIL that astronaut helmets have a patch of Velcro inside of them so astronauts have a way to scratch their noses.	27541	Ruby_m_Keating
TIL Hugh Laurie shot his audition tape for House from a bathroom in Namibia because that was the only room with enough light.	25526	mankls3
TIL Benjamin Franklin was fond of dating older women, (in)famously writing 8 reasons why they were better than their younger counterparts. Among them, he stated that they naturally provided birth control, were discrete, and could not be distinguished from younger women from the girdle downwards. NSFW	25239	AntonioLeeuwenhoek
TIL in 2008 an Australian special forces dog named Sarbi spent almost 14 months missing in action after disappearing during an ambush. Eventually an American soldier noticed her with a local man & confirmed she was a trained military dog by using voice commands. She was then reunited w/ her handlers	23755	tyrion2024
TIL Actor Steve Cochran died on his boat AND left three women unable to navigate it for 10 days with his decaying body.	23584	akoaytao1234
TIL the distributor for the movie Snowpiercer (2013) requested that the scene involving a fish be removed, but director Bong Joon-ho convinced them to keep it in by lying about his father being a fisherman and claiming the scene was dedicated to him. Bong's father was never a fisherman.	20703	gixk
TIL of the Japanese concept of "Wa," in which everyone strives to prioritize the development of society over the individual. It is seen as a fundamental aspect of Japanese society.	19980	green_morale
TIL: Tumbleweeds are not indigenous to North America and were likely not around during the wild west.	19858	Lurchie_
TIL in 1719, prisoners in Paris were granted freedom on the condition that they marry a prostitute and relocate to Louisiana.	19700	Acrobatic_Drag_7735