Today I Learned (TIL)

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TIL that "Cheech" Marin is a nickname derived from Chircharron - a fried pork rind snack (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/andersonfmly on 2024-01-24 14:23:31+00:00.

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TIL: The National Institute of Health timed men ejaculating using a stopwatch to study premature ejaculation. They found the average to be 7minutes, but the range was 1 minute to an hour. The trea... (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flares117 on 2024-01-24 14:21:16+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: The National Institute of Health timed men ejaculating using a stopwatch to study premature ejaculation. They found the average to be 7minutes, but the range was 1 minute to an hour. The treatments suggested were using specific techniques, medication such as SSRIs, and sex therapy.

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TIL over 98% of Korean households have a special kimchi fridge (kccart.ca)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/admiralturtleship on 2024-01-24 13:58:42+00:00.

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TIL that “The Prince”, the political Treatise which originated the concepts of Machiavellianism, is believed by some to be a satire, as it contradicts Machiavelli’s other writings. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sebastianlim on 2024-01-24 13:57:06+00:00.

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TIL that the first African American Governor of a US State, Douglas Wilder, wasn’t elected until 1990. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Zer0Sum12 on 2024-01-24 13:41:21+00:00.

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TIL that the Rambo lunchbox by Thermos in 1985 marked the end of the metal lunchbox era. Manufacturers switched to making lunchboxes with plastic because it was cheaper and because a group of moth... (www.cbsnews.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Forward-Answer-4407 on 2024-01-24 13:15:23+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the Rambo lunchbox by Thermos in 1985 marked the end of the metal lunchbox era. Manufacturers switched to making lunchboxes with plastic because it was cheaper and because a group of mothers in Florida complained that metal lunchboxes were being used by children as weapons.

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TIL in Bram Stoker’s original book, Dracula is much less powerful in daylight and is only able to shift his form at dawn, noon, and dusk. The sun is not fatal to him, as sunlight does not burn and... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/comrade_batman on 2024-01-24 12:12:06+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in Bram Stoker’s original book, Dracula is much less powerful in daylight and is only able to shift his form at dawn, noon, and dusk. The sun is not fatal to him, as sunlight does not burn and destroy him upon contact, though most of his abilities cease.

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TIL that Alaska Airlines is actually based outside Alaska, more specifically in the city of SeaTac, Washington (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Rayuzan_Mojavec on 2024-01-24 11:09:09+00:00.

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TIL Billionaire Richard Branson started more than 100 businesses in total and failed at least 15 times (www.businesspundit.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/monerovegas on 2024-01-24 10:47:30+00:00.

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TIL that the inflation experienced by Hungary after WW2 was so bad that the government stopped collecting taxes as even a single day's delay in collecting would wipe out the value of the money. (globalfinancialdata.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Username_Is_TakenF on 2024-01-24 09:56:15+00:00.

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TIL Boeing used depleted uranium plates as counterweights in its 747 airplanes and some helicopters. While relatively safe, some of these plates have been lost. They stopped using it completely in... (www.nrc.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/blueman0007 on 2024-01-24 09:51:12+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Boeing used depleted uranium plates as counterweights in its 747 airplanes and some helicopters. While relatively safe, some of these plates have been lost. They stopped using it completely in 1981.

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TIL-Blackface minstrelsy was the first uniquely American form of theater (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Limp_Fig9993 on 2024-01-24 08:53:41+00:00.

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TIL chickens sing an "egg song" that can go on for several minutes after laying an egg, and we're not sure why. (chickenandchicksinfo.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/NoNumberUserName_01 on 2024-01-24 08:23:21+00:00.

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TIL that Mona Simpson from the Simpsons was named after one of the writer's wife, who is also a writer. She learned as an adult she had a lost brother, and that brother was Steve Jobs. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Whizzo50 on 2024-01-24 07:49:59+00:00.

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TIL that, in 1920s Paris, James Joyce would get drunk, start fights, and then hide behind Ernest Hemingway for protection, screaming, "Deal with him, Hemingway!" (www.bbc.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ellefak02 on 2024-01-24 07:41:30+00:00.

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TIL a kid is making $200k per year tapping on a microphone. What am I doing driving to work every day. (www.capitalfriday.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/capitalfriday on 2024-01-24 07:06:36+00:00.

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TIL Oddjob is average height in the James Bond movie Goldfinger (even taller in the novel). The only reason he’s a dwarf in Goldeneye 64 is because the developers confused him with Nick Nack from ... (www.thegamer.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Bubbly-Wait-225 on 2024-01-24 06:31:19+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Oddjob is average height in the James Bond movie Goldfinger (even taller in the novel). The only reason he’s a dwarf in Goldeneye 64 is because the developers confused him with Nick Nack from The Man With the Golden Gun.

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TIL: Some American chocolate brands (like hershey’s) add butyric acid to longer shelf life of the chocolate, here why some chocolates smells like vomit (www.huffpost.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Bear_necessities96 on 2024-01-24 04:48:03+00:00.

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TIL The publication of "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" in 1962 by Thomas S. Kuhn was a landmark event in the history, philosophy, and sociology of science (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/BornAgain20Fifteen on 2024-01-24 04:18:19+00:00.

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TIL Kung Fu Hustle by Stephen Chow is a parody of an old Chinese movie called The House of 72 Tenants (1958) (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/malacata on 2024-01-24 03:03:04+00:00.

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TIL that the official residence of the UK Prime Minister, 10 Downing St, originally started out as being numbered 5 Downing St and was not renumbered until 1779. (www.gov.uk)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/EssexGuyUpNorth on 2024-01-23 22:59:12+00:00.

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TIL about the 'Sacamantecas' (Spanish for "Fat Extractor"), a bogeyman in Spanish folklore similar to the sack man, based on Manuel Blanco, Spain's first documented serial killer who abducted peop... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/WrapOk9349 on 2024-01-24 05:59:48+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about the 'Sacamantecas' (Spanish for "Fat Extractor"), a bogeyman in Spanish folklore similar to the sack man, based on Manuel Blanco, Spain's first documented serial killer who abducted people to extract their body fat and make soap.

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TIL that even though Jim Delligatti is often regarded as the creator of the Big Mac, Delligatti admitted that he didn’t invent the Big Mac, but merely copied the “double deck hamburger” marketed b... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/waitingforthesun92 on 2024-01-24 02:45:31+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that even though Jim Delligatti is often regarded as the creator of the Big Mac, Delligatti admitted that he didn’t invent the Big Mac, but merely copied the “double deck hamburger” marketed by the Big Boy hamburger chain since the 1940s. The actual Big Mac was created to compete with Big Boy.

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TIL the word 'Rooster' originated in the mid to late 18th century as a euphemism to avoid the sexual connotation of the original English 'Cock', and is widely used throughout North America. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/murdocsvan on 2024-01-24 02:31:35+00:00.

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TIL that after retiring from baseball Jackie Robinson became vice president of the coffee company Chock full o'Nuts. This made him the first Black vice president of a major American corporation. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/JosiahWillardPibbs on 2024-01-24 02:04:45+00:00.

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