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TIL that by 1984, the English band Depeche Mode desperately wanted to shed their youthful image. To do this, they released the song “Master and Servant” - a song about sexual domination and exploitation. Their plan worked so well that some radio stations even refused to play the song.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_and_Servant
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TIL that the Ford "deathtrap" Pinto was in fact safer than other cars in its class and on average just as safe as other cars on the road.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto#Retrospective_safety_analysis
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Today I learned that "Staying Alive", John Travolta's breakout movie, was directed by Sylvester Stallone. He also co-wrote and co-produced it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staying_Alive_(1983_film)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1of6opu/today_i_learned_that_staying_alive_john_travoltas/
TIL there’s a tiny snake called the flowerpot snake (Indotyphlops braminus) that’s spread worldwide through potted plants and every single one is female. They don’t need males; they clone themselves!
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adt6477
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TIL that the first video game ever created, *Tennis for Two*, was developed in 1958 by physicist William Higinbotham. It was a simple two-player tennis simulation displayed on an oscilloscope, and predates *Pong* by almost 15 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_for_Two
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1obyj70/til_that_the_first_video_game_ever_created_tennis/
TIL There’s a lake in Dominica that literally boils, surrounded by a steaming, alien-like landscape.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_Lake
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oasnq3/til_theres_a_lake_in_dominica_that_literally/
TIL Bill Murray once offhandedly asked a Philadelphia waitress if she wanted anything "from the army-navy store" before leaving. She replied, "Yeah, camo pants." Twenty minutes later, a pair of camo pants were duly delivered at the restaurant.
https://people.com/food/9-of-the-best-celebrity-tips-ever/#:~:text=A%20Philadelphia%20waitress%20recounted%20in%202012%20how%20Murray%20…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oa0c4i/til_bill_murray_once_offhandedly_asked_a/
TIL that Them!, released in 1954, was meant to be a color 3-D movie. However, a broken camera rig on day one of shooting forced the filmmakers to switch back to black and white. Critics later said this decision made it creepier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them!
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1o9woj9/til_that_them_released_in_1954_was_meant_to_be_a/
TIL breast milk is a dynamic, living fluid that adapts to a baby's needs by changing its composition based on the baby's age, growth spurts, and even illness.
https://lolalykke.com/blogs/mamahood-manuals/5-magical-ways-your-breast-milk-changes-to-meet-your-babys-needs?srsltid=AfmBOoqM8BJj_wOc6n8no6tsLU-bnapk92tQAFJBtkNbiX7R5pHMP-wJ
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1o9cxa1/til_breast_milk_is_a_dynamic_living_fluid_that/
TIL that Japan's Cybersecurity Minister has never used a computer.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46222026
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1o8zfbr/til_that_japans_cybersecurity_minister_has_never/
TIL that the Wichita language, once spoken by the Wichita people of Oklahoma, went extinct in 2016 when its last fluent speaker, Doris McLemore, passed away.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_language?wprov=sfti1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1o8za3b/til_that_the_wichita_language_once_spoken_by_the/
TIL that the 1977 Atari 2600 beat ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot at a game of chess
https://www.ibm.com/think/news/atari-wrecked-chatgpt-in-chess
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1o7zcv3/til_that_the_1977_atari_2600_beat_chatgpt_and/
TIL that the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Threshold”, widely regarded as one the worst episodes in all of Star Trek, was officially declared non-canon by its creators. It also won an Emmy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_(Star_Trek:_Voyager)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1o7e61u/til_that_the_star_trek_voyager_episode_threshold/
TIL that William Shatner became a vocal advocate for climate action at the age of 90 years, after going to space in 2021. He felt a sense of mourning, stating "It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered. "
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/william-shatner-space-boldly-go-excerpt-1235395113/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1o72kqz/til_that_william_shatner_became_a_vocal_advocate/
TIL your bones aren’t just rigid sticks holding you up—they’re alive, constantly reshaping to your habits. Lift weights, they thicken. Sit around, they thin. Wolff’s law proves your skeleton quietly adapts to every stress you put on it, like a biological blacksmith at work.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539839/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1o66i9h/til_your_bones_arent_just_rigid_sticks_holding/
TIL renowned Moebius did concept art for the original TRON
https://tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/when-moebius-designed-tron-the-movie/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1o5pu0d/til_renowned_moebius_did_concept_art_for_the/
TIL that when Farscape aired in 1999 it was one of the most expensive TV shows ever made outside the US. It was filmed entirely in Australia and featured puppetry from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farscape
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1o5hh9d/til_that_when_farscape_aired_in_1999_it_was_one/