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TIL Green Day bassist Mike Prichard adopted the stage name Mike Dirnt as "Dirnt" was originally a nickname that his friends from grade school gave him, as he constantly played "air bass/guitar" an...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Bluest_waters on 2023-07-18 01:55:17+00:00.
Original Title: TIL Green Day bassist Mike Prichard adopted the stage name Mike Dirnt as "Dirnt" was originally a nickname that his friends from grade school gave him, as he constantly played "air bass/guitar" and made a "dirnt, dirnt, dirnt" noise while pretending to pluck the strings.
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TIL To promote his new movie Lost in Space (1998), Matt LeBlanc appeared on three different talk shows (Live with Regis & Kathie Lee, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien), ...
www.itsabouttv.com What's on TV? Tuesday, April 7, 1998You're sure to remember these shows, many of which can still be seen!
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/PTBR on 2023-07-18 01:45:48+00:00.
Original Title: TIL To promote his new movie Lost in Space (1998), Matt LeBlanc appeared on three different talk shows (Live with Regis & Kathie Lee, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien), which all aired on the same day.
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TIL Super Hurricanes (hypercanes) form only in waters of 120F or higher. These extend into the stratosphere and will destroy the planets ozone layer if they're not stopped quickly.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/attention_needed on 2023-07-18 01:34:43+00:00.
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TIL that the US, Turkey, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Argentina, and the UK are all within 10 percentage points when it comes to obesity rates
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/alfooboboao on 2023-07-18 01:16:06+00:00.
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TIL that Penguins, Chimpanzees and Capuchin monkeys practice prositution
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ghost_Hunter45 on 2023-07-18 01:12:39+00:00.
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TIL More than one million Chinese soldiers crossed the Yalu River into North Korea during the Korean War and soldiers stayed for years afterwards to help with reconstruction and aid. However, the ...
www.voanews.com Chinese Veterans Recall Korean WarMore than one million Chinese soldiers crossed the Yalu River into North Korea to help Pyongyang fight against the Americans
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/einstein_bern on 2023-07-18 00:23:31+00:00.
Original Title: TIL More than one million Chinese soldiers crossed the Yalu River into North Korea during the Korean War and soldiers stayed for years afterwards to help with reconstruction and aid. However, the Chinese were told to avoid any close connection with North Koreans and not to mingle or make friends
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TIL male kangaroos have two penises that sit below the balls, females have 3 vaginas, and in the process of trying to find out why/ how this works, I learned echidnas have 4 penises but only 2 can...
www.theguardian.com Australian researchers discover why only two of echidna’s four penis heads become erect at one timeThe major blood vessel of the penis splits into two main branches which each supply two of the four penile heads
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/kay_tee_tee on 2023-07-18 01:14:29+00:00.
Original Title: TIL male kangaroos have two penises that sit below the balls, females have 3 vaginas, and in the process of trying to find out why/ how this works, I learned echidnas have 4 penises but only 2 can get hard at once (wtf even is nature!?)
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TIL that during his development, Nintendo almost made Waluigi an evil version of Princess Peach named "Warupichi," but he ultimately became the evil Luigi because Wario needed a doubles partner in...
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/B0rtles on 2023-07-18 00:56:33+00:00.
Original Title: TIL that during his development, Nintendo almost made Waluigi an evil version of Princess Peach named "Warupichi," but he ultimately became the evil Luigi because Wario needed a doubles partner in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64