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The original post: /r/damnthatsinteresting by /u/Bad-Umpire10 on 2024-09-17 06:44:53.
Original Title: The reason hurricanes and cyclones have human names is that the original meteorologist to name them, Clement Wragge, began naming them after politicians he didn't like. This let him say they were 'causing great distress' or 'wandering aimlessly'.
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The original post: /r/damnthatsinteresting by /u/ojosdelostigres on 2024-09-16 23:24:12.
Original Title: An engraved sapphire hololith, meaning a ring carved from a single stone, with a gold band mounted on the inside, likely during the Middle Ages. It might have to have belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, with the engraving representing Caligula’s wife Caesonia.
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The original post: /r/damnthatsinteresting by /u/Bad-Umpire10 on 2024-09-17 06:15:32.
Original Title: Early in his career, H.B. Reese, inventor of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, created two nearly identical candy bars. The "Lizzie Bar" was named after his oldest daughter and the "Johnny Bar" was named after his son. The only difference between the two was that the Johnny Bar had nuts.
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