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TIL early American colonists once "stood staring in disbelief at the quantities of fish." One man wrote "there was as great a supply of herring as there is water. In a word, it is unbelievable, in...

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  • The number of birds was supposed to be equally stupifying.

    • Making your bed is a waste of time

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  • The only reason that ever convinced me was the opinion that it simply feels nicer to get into a made bed at the end of a long day.

    • Linux May Be the Best Way to Avoid the AI Nightmare

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  • I'm doing something similar with KODI and. NAS currently. I'm curious to know if you set up a MySQL database to sync your watch history across devices? I have been reading up on it but since my NAS is just a portable USB HDD plugged into my router, I don't think I can include this option.

    • The Bill & Ted Trilogy will be released in a most excellent 4K box set by Shout Factory

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  • Bill carried the entire movie

    This is very true and was a big surprise for me. I expected more from Keanu.

    • Sped up footage from Chang'e 6 lander descent

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  • I know it's sped up but that really felt like a Launchpad McQuack landing.

    • TIL about the “Tetris Effect” where after playing a video game for significant amount of time, a person can experience altered thoughts, dreams and experiences in their real life.

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  • They reference this in the Tetris movie.The main character says he's experiencing it after just a few hours of exposure to the game but in my experience it took longer to take effect. That movie is great overall.

    • Recently got my Florida MMJ card... how long does it take to get out of the "kid in a candy store" phase?

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  • You absolutely should try all the shops in your area. Most offer a discount for your first or first several visits. Sign up for the email clubs too. They do sales often

    • Random observations from a Parisian in Tokyo: I visited the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, ask me anything.

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  • Why does the placebo effect work?

    • Former Marco Rubio Intern Indicted for Storming Capitol on January 6

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  • I think that is Rubio in a wig.

    • Ant smell

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  • Smell is how ants communicate with one another so maybe these ant sniffers will be the first humans who can speak ant.

    • TIL Candy corn was called "Chicken feed" when it was first produced in the late 1880s. The Goelitz Confectionery Company, who bought the manufacturing rights in 1898, alluded to the old name with ...

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  • Crowning? Like when the baby's head pops out of his Mom? Weird candy.

    • The series will end with formation of the MCRN.

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  • I had to look it up but there is a legit reference to FAMK.

    Jamestown Base goes online in 1973 and undergoes a series of expansions.

    In The Expanse (S5E1), a sign advises people to visit history Jamestown Base, est. 1973.

    • Both Prisons and the Public Rely On Incarcerated Writers

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  • Guy is a great writer.

    • TIL that Philip Gale was a child prodigy who killed himself at age 19 by jumping from a classroom window. Before he did it, he wrote on the blackboard Newton's equation for how an object accelerat...

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  • 1998? That 'Phil was here' bit had to be a reference to Shawshank.

    • Four minors found working at Alabama poultry plant run by firm found responsible for teen's death

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  • Seems like adding insult to injury to find the minors responsible. They're just kids.

    • 706 people named Kyle got together in Texas. It wasn’t enough for a world record

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  • Upon learning that the record was missed, the organizers issued the following statement: Screw you, Kyles. I'm going home.

    • ‘It’s Going Quite Well,’ Putin Tells Xi

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  • They can't even afford neckties. How well can it really be going?

    • TIL that a couple wrote a 'spur of the moment' letter to Buckingham Palace inviting Queen Elizabeth II to their wedding; she unexpectedly did show up.

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  • Seems like queen should know it's rude to show up without a RSVP.

    • Crumb rule

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  • Crush them in the wrapper. Open one end and pour directly in mouth. This is an advanced technique because one slip up and you will launch those crumbs.

    • TIL that castrated men do not go bald. Balding is caused by sex hormones which castrated men do not produce.

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  • Whose ready to update Weird Al's White and Nerdy with Bald and Horny?