TIL after he died, all of Nikola Tesla's belongings were confiscated by the FBI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla#Death

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bcy0ri/til_after_he_died_all_of_nikola_teslas_belongings/

TIL When Emma Stone registered for the Screen Actors Guild, her real name "Emily Stone" was already taken, so she decided on the name "Emma" in honor of Emma Bunton, AKA Baby Spice of the Spice Girls.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Stone#Notes

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bcxnjz/til_when_emma_stone_registered_for_the_screen/

TIL That between the introduction of human growth hormone-therapy (using the glands of human cadavers) in the late 1950s and 1977, 226 patients were infected with CJD, a fatal prion disease. Today, we use synthetic growth hormone, which doesn't carry this risk.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647424/

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bcxn1y/til_that_between_the_introduction_of_human_growth/

TIL Max Brooks is a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, and “his books have inspired the U.S. military to examine how they may respond to potential crises in the future”.

https://mwi.westpoint.edu/max-brooks/

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bcx9r3/til_max_brooks_is_a_senior_fellow_at_the_modern/

TIL A Japanese researcher took his own life after his research revealed the presence of Fireblight in native pear trees, resulting in a government cover-up and him being blamed by farmers for their lost revenue

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-22-mn-26755-story.html

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bcwymg/til_a_japanese_researcher_took_his_own_life_after/

Today I learned that People did not know how many sequels some older book series have. Did you know Oz is 14 books long?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oz_books

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bcuv8w/today_i_learned_that_people_did_not_know_how_many/

TIL An MI6 source's claim that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction was entirely lifted from the plot of the movie The Rock

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/06/movie-plot-the-rock-inspired-mi6-sources-iraqi-weapons-claim-chilcot-report

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bcusij/til_an_mi6_sources_claim_that_iraq_had_weapons_of/

TIL The Black Swallower can reach depths of 2750m

https://neal.fun/deep-sea/

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bcu77s/til_the_black_swallower_can_reach_depths_of_2750m/

TIL what Appendix Testis Torsion is from personal experience

https://www.webmd.com/men/what-is-appendix-testis-torsion

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bctd21/til_what_appendix_testis_torsion_is_from_personal/

TIL that some beautiful people have scanned old Wishbook Catalogs!

http://www.wishbookweb.com/

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bctanb/til_that_some_beautiful_people_have_scanned_old/

TIL in 1976 a Canadian band called Klaatu rose to instant stardom because they sounded so much like the Beatles people thought they were the band secretly getting back together

https://dailycampus.com/2024/02/02/tales-from-the-turntable-klaatu-or-the-worst-way-to-have-your-career-destroyed/

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bcsqfz/til_in_1976_a_canadian_band_called_klaatu_rose_to/

TIL Matt Fallon was the initial replacement for Neil Turbin in the band Anthrax

https://loudwire.com/anthrax-spreading-the-disease-album-anniversary/

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bcsizz/til_matt_fallon_was_the_initial_replacement_for/

TIL that in the 1961 film Barabbas, an actual solar eclipse was used to recreate the crucifixion darkness during the death of Jesus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barabbas_(1961_film)

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1banmdg/til_that_in_the_1961_film_barabbas_an_actual/

TIL The consumption of soft drinks that are caffeinated, or sweetened with aspartame, is linked to earlier menstruation in girls, which is linked to risk for several chronic diseases

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4548172/

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bandap/til_the_consumption_of_soft_drinks_that_are/

TIL there is scientific evidence of reincarnation based on young children’s memories of real past events

https://www.npr.org/2014/01/05/259886077/searching-for-science-behind-reincarnation

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ba2cr8/til_there_is_scientific_evidence_of_reincarnation/

TIL: There is a scientific study involving 2537 men and 3185 women which tested correlation between number of partners and most chronic illnesses. Cancer was the only one statistically significant. 10+ partners means you are more likely to get cancer and had having 0-1 has the least.

https://srh.bmj.com/content/46/2/100

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1b9u7cu/til_there_is_a_scientific_study_involving_2537/

TIL that in 4 billion years, when the Milky Way galaxy collides with the Andromeda Galaxy, the distance between the stars will be so vast that none of the 1.3 trillion stars are expected to collide.

https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-andromeda-and-milky-way-collision-explained/

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1b8qi4n/til_that_in_4_billion_years_when_the_milky_way/

TIL Chlorovirus ATCV-1, an algal virus commonly found in lakes, can infect humans and remain in their mucosal surfaces, where its presence is associated with a modest decrease in cognitive functioning.

https://www.science.org/content/article/algal-virus-found-humans-slows-brain-activity

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1b7d4sz/til_chlorovirus_atcv1_an_algal_virus_commonly/

TIL that the rapper Shyne, famous for going to jail as part of Diddy's posse as well as writing for many famous artists, converted to Orthodox Judaism in prison, moved to Jerusalem to study the torah up to 12 hours a day, and now has become a politician and leader of the opposition party in Belize.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shyne

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1b6pcax/til_that_the_rapper_shyne_famous_for_going_to/

TIL: Rice brokers were extremely influential during the Edo period. Rice brokers provided rice loans, set up the Kyoto central rice market, and introduced paper money. However, inflation, the inability of samurai to pay back their loans, and the debasement of rice ended the rice broker profession.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_broker

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1b5kz6a/til_rice_brokers_were_extremely_influential/