TIL That an Italian banker, Gilberto Baschiera, is considered a modern-day Robin Hood. Over the course of 7 years, he secretly diverted 1 million euros to poorer clients from the wealthy ones so they could qualify for loans. He made no profit and avoided jail in 2018 due to a plea bargain.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/04/robin-hood-of-the-alps-pays-for-cos…
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TIL that the Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World didn't chart in the US until it was used on the Soundtrack of "Good Morning, Vietnam" in 1987, 17 years after his death. The president of the record label hated it and refused to promote it in the US. In the UK it charted at #1 in 1967.

https://downbeat.com/news/detail/qa-with-armstrong-scholar-ricky-riccardi-50-years-…
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TIL that you are not supposed to rinse out your mouth after brushing your teeth so the fluoride can strengthen your enamel and prevent tooth decay

https://www.healthline.com/health/dental-and-oral-health/should-you-rinse-after-brushing-teeth
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oxjhi2/til_that_you_are_not_supposed_to_rinse_out_your/

TIL That an Italian banker, Gilberto Baschiera, is considered a modern-day Robin Hood. Over the course of 7 years, he secretly diverted 1 million euros to poorer clients from the wealthy ones so they could qualify for loans. He made no profit and avoided jail in 2018 due to a plea bargain.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/04/robin-hood-of-the-alps-pays-for-cos…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oxrqdl/til_that_an_italian_banker_gilberto_baschiera_is/

TIL in 1815 a man named George Wilson attempted to walk 1,000 miles around London in 20 days. After the press covered his walk, large crowds of circus acts, prostitutes, troublemakers, and alcohol salesmen showed up. He later was arrested for disturbing the peace 1 mile into his 16th day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wilson_(race_walker)
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TIL that you are not supposed to rinse out your mouth after brushing your teeth so the fluoride can strengthen your enamel and prevent tooth decay

https://www.healthline.com/health/dental-and-oral-health/should-you-rinse-after-brushing-teeth
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1oxjhi2/til_that_you_are_not_supposed_to_rinse_out_your/

TIL in 1815 a man named George Wilson attempted to walk 1,000 miles around London in 20 days. After the press covered his walk, large crowds of circus acts, prostitutes, troublemakers, and alcohol salesmen showed up. He later was arrested for disturbing the peace 1 mile into his 16th day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wilson_(race_walker)
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TIL Spain has second longest high speed rail network in the world, only behind China

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_Spain
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TIL Spain has second longest high speed rail network in the world, only behind China

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_Spain
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Today I learned that all those pointless collective nouns (a murder of crows, a parliament of owls, a pride of lions), which are only ever used in pub quizzes, were made up by one woman 500 years ago.
https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/01/04/brian-wildsmith-birds-company-terms/

#TIL #TodayILearned

TIL Philadelphia’s Historical Medical Library holds rare “anthropodermic” books—volumes bound in human skin, including three from Mary Lynch, whose story highlights the complex ethics and history behind medical collections. Yes, you read that right… Human skin.

https://histmed.collegeofphysicians.org/skin-she-lived-in/
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Today I learned that all those pointless collective nouns (a murder of crows, a parliament of owls, a pride of lions), which are only ever used in pub quizzes, were made up by one woman 500 years ago.
https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/01/04/brian-wildsmith-birds-company-terms/

#TIL #TodayILearned

TIL Philadelphia’s Historical Medical Library holds rare “anthropodermic” books—volumes bound in human skin, including three from Mary Lynch, whose story highlights the complex ethics and history behind medical collections. Yes, you read that right… Human skin.

https://histmed.collegeofphysicians.org/skin-she-lived-in/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ov8r3w/til_philadelphias_historical_medical_library/

TIL armored cage fighting is a sport. It's like regular mma cage fighting except they fight with full suits of armor and longswords.

https://youtu.be/E25-Fw8WlT4?si=xFiqK0pGZENEIB3K
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ouz0ia/til_armored_cage_fighting_is_a_sport_its_like/

TIL armored cage fighting is a sport. It's like regular mma cage fighting except they fight with full suits of armor and longswords.

https://youtu.be/E25-Fw8WlT4?si=xFiqK0pGZENEIB3K
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ouz0ia/til_armored_cage_fighting_is_a_sport_its_like/

TIL that doing just 11 minutes of moderate exercise per day, about 75 minutes a week, is enough to significantly reduce the risk of early death, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cancer compared to doing no exercise at all

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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