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TIL that transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (also known as prion diseases) have the highest mortality rate of any disease that is not inherited: 100% via /r/todayilearned


TIL that transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (also known as prion diseases) have the highest mortality rate of any disease that is not inherited: 100%
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/640123-highest-mortality-rate-non-inherited-disease

Submitted May 28, 2023 at 05:49AM by Neil_2022
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TIL: Lemons are not a naturally occurring fruit. They were created in SE Asia by crossing a citron with a bitter orange around 4000 years ago. They were spread around the world after found to prevent scurvy. Life didn’t give us lemons.. We made them ourselves. via /r/todayilearned


TIL: Lemons are not a naturally occurring fruit. They were created in SE Asia by crossing a citron with a bitter orange around 4000 years ago. They were spread around the world after found to prevent scurvy. Life didn’t give us lemons.. We made them ourselves.
https://www.trueorbetter.com/2018/05/how-lemon-was-invented.html?m=1

Submitted May 26, 2023 at 06:50AM by Geek_Nan
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TIL that the Dragon Ball Z villain Frieza, a galactic tyrant who destroys all life on planets so he can resell them at a profit, was inspired by real estate speculators during the Japanese asset price bubble in the 1980s. Series author Akira Toriyama called them “the worst kind of people”. via /r/todayilearned


TIL that the Dragon Ball Z villain Frieza, a galactic tyrant who destroys all life on planets so he can resell them at a profit, was inspired by real estate speculators during the Japanese asset price bubble in the 1980s. Series author Akira Toriyama called them “the worst kind of people”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieza#Creation_and_conception

Submitted May 24, 2023 at 08:56AM by derstherower
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TIL that actor James Garner smoked marijuana his entire adult life. As quoted in his memoir: “I smoked marijuana for 50 years […] After decades of research I’ve concluded that that marijuana should be legal and alcohol illegal.” via /r/todayilearned


TIL that actor James Garner smoked marijuana his entire adult life. As quoted in his memoir: “I smoked marijuana for 50 years […] After decades of research I’ve concluded that that marijuana should be legal and alcohol illegal.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garner#Memoir

Submitted May 22, 2023 at 12:02PM by boogermanus
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TIL A German man spent years in a mental institution for claiming that his ex-wife and the bank where she worked were involved in a massive money laundering scheme. The accusations turned out to be true, and the plot to have him committed was part of a conspiracy to silence him. via /r/todayilearned


TIL A German man spent years in a mental institution for claiming that his ex-wife and the bank where she worked were involved in a massive money laundering scheme. The accusations turned out to be true, and the plot to have him committed was part of a conspiracy to silence him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustl_Mollath

Submitted May 20, 2023 at 03:11PM by Black_Gay_Man
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TIL Humans are a tropical species. Human evolution has produced bodies that were meant to live in hot and humid conditions. Our species is in its infancy as far as cold weather evolution is concerned, and physiologically speaking, our bodies are not supposed to be able to survive there. via /r/todayilearned


TIL Humans are a tropical species. Human evolution has produced bodies that were meant to live in hot and humid conditions. Our species is in its infancy as far as cold weather evolution is concerned, and physiologically speaking, our bodies are not supposed to be able to survive there.
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-01-19/most-humans-havent-evolved-to-cope-with-the-cold-yet-we-dominate-northern-climates-heres-why.html

Submitted May 18, 2023 at 11:46AM by Parks714
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TIL Humans will naturally begin to walk in circles when they can’t tell what direction is straight, and there is no agreed on explanation for this via /r/todayilearned


TIL Humans will naturally begin to walk in circles when they can’t tell what direction is straight, and there is no agreed on explanation for this
https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2011/06/01/131050832/a-mystery-why-can-t-we-walk-straight

Submitted May 09, 2023 at 10:41AM by CatPotatey
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TIL a depressed patient attempted suicide by gunshot to the head, destroying the part of the brain that may cause depression. Most of her depressive symptoms went away. via /r/todayilearned


TIL a depressed patient attempted suicide by gunshot to the head, destroying the part of the brain that may cause depression. Most of her depressive symptoms went away.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2680780

Submitted May 07, 2023 at 05:31AM by FartOfGenius
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TIL of a courtier, Jeffrey Hudson, in the court of King Charles I of England who was only 18 inches tall. He challenged a normal-height man to a duel with pistols over an insult. His opponent came to the duel armed with a water squirt gun. Hudson shot him in the head with a real gun, killing him. via /r/todayilearned


TIL of a courtier, Jeffrey Hudson, in the court of King Charles I of England who was only 18 inches tall. He challenged a normal-height man to a duel with pistols over an insult. His opponent came to the duel armed with a water squirt gun. Hudson shot him in the head with a real gun, killing him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Hudson#Duel_and_disaster

Submitted May 06, 2023 at 01:46AM by Maytree
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