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TIL about the Boötes Void, an enormous, nearly empty region of space 330 million light-years in diameter. It is so desolate that if the Milky Way had been in its center, we wouldn't have known other galaxies existed until the 1960s.
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/bootes-void
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rgeizp/til_about_the_boötes_void_an_enormous_nearly/
TIL In 2023 Tomas Lindberg of Melodic Death Metal band 'At The Gates' was diagnosed with ACC and would require surgery to remove most of the roof of his mouth, he entered the studio and recorded all vocals for future album 'The Ghost of a Future Dead' in a SINGLE day ONE day before surgery. RIP
https://blabbermouth.net/news/at-the-gates-vocalist-tomas-lindberg-is-battling-rare-form-of-oral-cancer
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rfypub/til_in_2023_tomas_lindberg_of_melodic_death_metal/
TIL In 2023 Tomas Lindberg of Melodic Death Metal band 'At The Gates' was diagnosed with ACC and would require surgery to remove most of the roof of his mouth, he entered the studio and recorded all vocals for future album 'The Ghost of a Future Dead' in a SINGLE day ONE day before surgery. RIP
https://blabbermouth.net/news/at-the-gates-vocalist-tomas-lindberg-is-battling-rare-form-of-oral-cancer
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rfypub/til_in_2023_tomas_lindberg_of_melodic_death_metal/
TIL that the Switzerlands largest supermarket Migros, doesn’t sell alcohol or tobacco in stores, pays no dividends, caps profits by lowering prices if earnings exceeds 5%, is a cooperative with 2M+ members, and donates 1% of revenue to social projects, purely out of the founders moral philosophy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migros
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rfaq9y/til_that_the_switzerlands_largest_supermarket/
TIL that the Switzerlands largest supermarket Migros, doesn’t sell alcohol or tobacco in stores, pays no dividends, caps profits by lowering prices if earnings exceeds 5%, is a cooperative with 2M+ members, and donates 1% of revenue to social projects, purely out of the founders moral philosophy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migros
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rfaq9y/til_that_the_switzerlands_largest_supermarket/
TIL that James Gandolfini (best known for playing Tony Soprano) guest-starred in Sesame Street episode #4030, where he helped the Muppet Zoey overcome her fear of loud noises. He self-described his fears as the dark, haircuts, and giant talking vegetables.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/tv/james-gandolfini-on-sesame-street
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1regg2s/til_that_james_gandolfini_best_known_for_playing/
TIL that there's a satellite orbiting Earth that when not performing its function broadcasts the Kerbal Space Program main theme song.
https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/OTP-2_Satellite_Musical_Beacon
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1reg9gh/til_that_theres_a_satellite_orbiting_earth_that/
TIL that James Gandolfini (best known for playing Tony Soprano) guest-starred in Sesame Street episode #4030, where he helped the Muppet Zoey overcome her fear of loud noises. He self-described his fears as the dark, haircuts, and giant talking vegetables.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/tv/james-gandolfini-on-sesame-street
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1regg2s/til_that_james_gandolfini_best_known_for_playing/
TIL that there's a satellite orbiting Earth that when not performing its function broadcasts the Kerbal Space Program main theme song.
https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/OTP-2_Satellite_Musical_Beacon
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1reg9gh/til_that_theres_a_satellite_orbiting_earth_that/
TIL that the Butt plug was patented in 1892 by Dr. Frank Young as a "rectal dilator" and was intended to treat constipation and insanity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Young%27s_Ideal_Rectal_Dilators
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TIL that the Butt plug was patented in 1892 by Dr. Frank Young as a "rectal dilator" and was intended to treat constipation and insanity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Young%27s_Ideal_Rectal_Dilators
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1re5782/til_that_the_butt_plug_was_patented_in_1892_by_dr/
TIL that the MBTI Personality Test, commonly known as the 16 Personalities Personality Test, is complete pseudoscience. It has zero predictive power, is not repeatable, and fails to paint a comprehensive picture of personality. It was developed by people with no background in psychology/neuroscience
https://nesslabs.com/mbti
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rdhz79/til_that_the_mbti_personality_test_commonly_known/
TIL that in the 90's Australian kids show The Ferals, one of the characters, a rabbit puppet, is called Mixy M. Toasus. Named after Myxomatosis, which was introduced to Australia to reduce the population of feral rabbits in 1950.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ferals#Puppets
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rddzge/til_that_in_the_90s_australian_kids_show_the/
TIL that the MBTI Personality Test, commonly known as the 16 Personalities Personality Test, is complete pseudoscience. It has zero predictive power, is not repeatable, and fails to paint a comprehensive picture of personality. It was developed by people with no background in psychology/neuroscience
https://nesslabs.com/mbti
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rdhz79/til_that_the_mbti_personality_test_commonly_known/
TIL that in the 90's Australian kids show The Ferals, one of the characters, a rabbit puppet, is called Mixy M. Toasus. Named after Myxomatosis, which was introduced to Australia to reduce the population of feral rabbits in 1950.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ferals#Puppets
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rddzge/til_that_in_the_90s_australian_kids_show_the/
TIL that holding your nose while you sneeze can cause ruptured eardrums, ruptured superficial blood vessels to the eye or nose, throat or neck damage, brain aneurysm, or even rib fractures! (I've been doing this for 15 years... fuck).
https://www.health.com/condition/cold/is-it-just-me-holding-in-sneeze-bad
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rcmeg4/til_that_holding_your_nose_while_you_sneeze_can/
TIL the film The Gospel According to St. Matthew was directed by Paolo Passolini, a known atheist, homosexual and Marxist, was called by the official Vatican newspaper as "the best film on Christ ever made".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gospel_According_to_St._Matthew_(film)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rd054h/til_the_film_the_gospel_according_to_st_matthew/
