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TIL scientists at the Allen Telescope Array always keep champagne in their fridge in case they find signs of extraterrestrial life.

4963 upvotes • doopityWoop22

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TIL of a murderer who was captured four years later because he had the murder scene tattooed on his breast.

4924 upvotes • stale_booty

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TIL there was a DC character from the 80s who got his powers from cocaine. His only weakness was cocaine addiction.

4450 upvotes • doopityWoop22

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TIL In 1980, a Seattle businessman opened a sperm bank that only accepted sperm from Nobel laureates or 'accomplished males.' The goal was to produce genetically superior children. Many of the 218 children born under the program have been described as geniuses in a variety of fields.

4395 upvotes • Unusual-Rich62

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TIL that in 1884 a 14-year-old Canadian Native boy was accused of a murder and was subsequently lynched by an American mob led by two men who were likely the real murderers

4326 upvotes • silverdust29

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TIL that during a spin, a pilot jumped from his plane, only to see his unmanned F-106 recover and land safely in a field.

4302 upvotes • LunaCutieIRL

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TIL there's a Japanese proverb that literally translates to "Don't let your daughter-in-law eat your autumn eggplants"

4262 upvotes • K715_Eves1989

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TIL that a plane carrying 6,000 pounds of pot crashed in Yosemite National Park. Climbers in Yosemite Valley heard news of the crash and sparked a miniature gold rush with up to 20 people searching the frozen crash site. Much of the weed was salvaged, smoked, or sold before park rangers caught on.

4202 upvotes • Even_Refrigerator104

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Today I learned that in an early draft of the Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat", Jose Canseco missed the big game at the end because he was having an affair with Mrs. Krabappel. The real Conseco objected to this, so the finished episode has him missing the game for a more heroic reason.

4189 upvotes • wimpykidfan37

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TIL about Cash for Clunkers, which was a program designed to stimulate sales of new, fuel-efficient cars in the wake of the Great Recession, but was criticized for disrupting the used car market, and for scrapping exotic cars

4146 upvotes • Brix001

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL scientists at the Allen Telescope Array always keep champagne in their fridge in case they find signs of extraterrestrial life.	4963	doopityWoop22
TIL of a murderer who was captured four years later because he had the murder scene tattooed on his breast.	4924	stale_booty
TIL there was a DC character from the 80s who got his powers from cocaine. His only weakness was cocaine addiction.	4450	doopityWoop22
TIL In 1980, a Seattle businessman opened a sperm bank that only accepted sperm from Nobel laureates or 'accomplished males.' The goal was to produce genetically superior children. Many of the 218 children born under the program have been described as geniuses in a variety of fields.	4395	Unusual-Rich62
TIL that in 1884 a 14-year-old Canadian Native boy was accused of a murder and was subsequently lynched by an American mob led by two men who were likely the real murderers	4326	silverdust29
TIL that during a spin, a pilot jumped from his plane, only to see his unmanned F-106 recover and land safely in a field.	4302	LunaCutieIRL
TIL there's a Japanese proverb that literally translates to "Don't let your daughter-in-law eat your autumn eggplants"	4262	K715_Eves1989
TIL that a plane carrying 6,000 pounds of pot crashed in Yosemite National Park. Climbers in Yosemite Valley heard news of the crash and sparked a miniature gold rush with up to 20 people searching the frozen crash site. Much of the weed was salvaged, smoked, or sold before park rangers caught on.	4202	Even_Refrigerator104
Today I learned that in an early draft of the Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat", Jose Canseco missed the big game at the end because he was having an affair with Mrs. Krabappel. The real Conseco objected to this, so the finished episode has him missing the game for a more heroic reason.	4189	wimpykidfan37
TIL about Cash for Clunkers, which was a program designed to stimulate sales of new, fuel-efficient cars in the wake of the Great Recession, but was criticized for disrupting the used car market, and for scrapping exotic cars	4146	Brix001