Today I Learned (TIL)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/BedZestyclose3727 on 2025-04-18 08:08:57+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ThisIsNotAFarm on 2025-04-18 06:48:16+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2025-04-18 03:42:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ExtremeAstronomer852 on 2025-04-18 02:59:03+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/xk543x on 2025-04-18 05:14:19+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/avandleather on 2025-04-18 02:24:09+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that there is a superstition dating back to 1920 that French presidential candidates who eat the famous Omelette de la mère Poulard at Mont-Saint-Michel win the elections. The story roughly translates to "eat the omelette, and president you will become."

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ILoveTabascoSauce on 2025-04-18 03:04:18+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Perfect-Conference32 on 2025-04-18 03:02:11+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/cosquilla on 2025-04-18 02:15:54+00:00.

Original Title: TIL During World War II (1942-45), the U.S. forcibly relocated and incarcerated around 120,000 people of Japanese descent—two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens—in ten camps run by the War Relocation Authority.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/foot_note on 2025-04-18 01:29:40+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RippingLegos__ on 2025-04-18 00:21:26+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/FilteredRiddle on 2025-04-18 00:14:11+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that after Surya Bonaly fell during her routine at the 1998 Winter Olympics and realized she wouldn’t win a medal, she performed an illegal backflip and became the first figure skater to land one on a single blade in Olympic competition.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TriviaDuchess on 2025-04-17 23:59:27+00:00.

Original Title: TIL General James Wilkinson was a high-ranking U.S. officer during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Years after his death, historians in Spain uncovered proof he had been a Spanish spy—prompting Teddy Roosevelt to say, “In all our history, there is no more despicable character.”

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TriviaDuchess on 2025-04-17 23:42:27+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 1895, Alva Vanderbilt shocked American society by divorcing William K. Vanderbilt after allegations of adultery. Alva secured millions, received several estates, and used her fortune to support women’s suffrage, efforts to uplift women of all races and champion social and prison reform.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ansyhrrian on 2025-04-17 22:06:20+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/happytree23 on 2025-04-17 21:26:18+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/StrictlyInsaneRants on 2025-04-17 22:41:34+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that grapefruit juice can interact in unpredictable ways with many drugs. This can occur even when eaten few days before taking the drugs due to the irreversal blocking of critical enzymes needed to metabolize the drug. Other fruits like citrus, apple and pomegranate have similar issues.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/UniqueUsername3171 on 2025-04-17 21:43:57+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/judgejellybean on 2025-04-17 21:06:24+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/brainrooted on 2025-04-17 19:21:58+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the girl on the famous UK test card is Caorle Hersee, a costume designer who was featured on the card when she was nine, becoming the most aired person in television history, appearing on air for over 70,000 hours.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/mikechi2501 on 2025-04-17 19:00:48+00:00.

Original Title: TIL after returning from WWII, Henry Ford II took control of Ford and hired 10 young army veterans known as “The Whiz Kids” to implement aggressive management control systems. This team took the 1949 Ford from concept to production in 19 months resulting in 100,000 car orders on day one.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/shudashot on 2025-04-17 18:17:55+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the "S." in US Civil War General and President Ulysses S. Grant doesn't stand for anything and was a result of a filing error on his application to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DearMyFutureSelf on 2025-04-17 18:17:06+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that almost immediately after its completion, Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper began to deteriorate in the monastery that held it. During World War 2, it would have been destroyed had it not been covered in mattresses and sandbags in case the monastery was bombed.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SaltyPeter3434 on 2025-04-17 17:46:40+00:00.

Original Title: TIL after Drew Barrymore posed nude for Playboy in 1995, her godfather Steven Spielberg sent her a note saying "cover yourself up", along with copies of her pictures altered to make it appear she was fully clothed

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/funkyflowergirlca on 2025-04-17 17:46:27+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: Most outlet stores don’t sell leftovers from regular stores—they sell cheaper, lower-quality versions made just for outlets. The “compare at” prices and big discounts? Often fake. You think you’re getting a deal, but it’s not the same product. (California Department of Justice)