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TIL Beauty and the Beast was written in 1740 as a critique of the forced marriages between 13-15 yr old girls to adult men common at the time. Later versions shifted the emphasis to teach young girls "good manners and how to deal with the idea of marrying young and being in an arranged marriage."

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todayilearned + Join reddit Posted by MyosinV. TIL that after studios refused, Monty Python and the Holy Grail was instead financed by the rock stars Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Jethro Tull and Elton John who all saw it as simply 'a good tax write-off". 101K upvotes Comment View 1394 comments

REI tilthat TIL that because of a mistranslation Jimmy Carter told the Polish people in 1977 that he desired them carnally and that he had left the United States to never return. via reddit.com postmarxed Imagine being a Polish citizen and you hear the American president say he's here to f k and he's not leaving Source: tilthat 12,610 notes

Posted by u/cpclemens 5 days ago TIL that ZZ Top is the longest-running group with an unchanged line-up in the entire history of popular music

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TIL Titanic crew member William Murdoch who was portrayed as shooting a passenger and then commiting suicide in the movie, was in fact last seen trying to fill as many life boats as possible and heroically went down with the ship.

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Mind the gap

TIL that a man named Oswald can be heard only at Embankment station saying "mind the gap". In 2012 they were planning on changing all voiceovers but decided not to at this station when Oswalds wife told them that he had passed away in 2007. She loved listening to him when on the way to work.

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Apollo 15

TIL only three people in the nation were qualified to hand-pack the parachutes for Apollo 15. Their expertise was so vital, they were not allowed to ride in the same car together for fear that a single auto accident could cripple the space program.

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Pull up your dukes

PULL laughhard TIL the word for "Pull" in Thai looks like an old school doctor, ready for some fisticuffs. Reblogged 12 hours ago from floating-head (originally from laughhard) 513 notes

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TIL there was a song written in the 1630s that was performed only in the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican kept the composition of the piece secret for 150 years until the 14-year-old Mozart listened to the piece two times, transcribed it from memory, and produ

"source":https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3hczze/til_there_was_a_song_written_in_the_1630s_that/

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TIL millionaire Michael O'Leary, CEO of airline Ryanair, has his own taxicab company with just one cab so he can legally use the bus lanes and avoid traffic jams

"source":https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3g0vgm/til_millionaire_michael_oleary_ceo_of_airline/

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TIL of a Malawian teenager who taught himself how to build a windmill out of junk and bring power to his village. He then went on to build a second, larger windmill to power irrigation pumps. He did this all from books he read in the library.

"source":https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2yqkp9/til_of_a_malawian_teenager_who_taught_himself_how/

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TIL that Adidas will cancel any sponsorship deal they have with a player if it turns out he has anything to do with Scientology (sportige.com)

"source":https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3hl59i/til_that_adidas_will_cancel_any_sponsorship_deal/

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TIL that a newspaper posted a poll asking readers if watching Blackfish -- a documentary critical of SeaWorld for keeping orcas captive -- changed their opinions of SeaWorld. The results were "No." It was later revealed that 55% of the votes came from a s

"source":https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3fzpx5/til_that_a_newspaper_posted_a_poll_asking_readers/

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TIL at a Marine Mammal Studies Institute, dolphins were trained to turn in trash that fell into the pools in exchange for fish. One dolphin was smart enough to hide pieces of paper under a rock, tearing off smaller pieces from the paper in order to get mo

"source":https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3i4twv/til_at_a_marine_mammal_studies_institute_dolphins/

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TIL most Japanese schools do not employ janitors or custodians. The Japanese education system believes that requiring students to clean the school themselves teaches respect, responsibility, and emphasizes equality.

"source":https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vuffa/til_most_japanese_schools_do_not_employ_janitors/

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TIL Beauty and the Beast was written in 1740 as a critique of the forced marriages between 13-15 yr old girls to adult men common at the time. Later versions shifted the emphasis to teach young girls "good manners and how to deal with the idea of marrying young and being in an arranged marriage."

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