TIL that Dartmouth College founder Eleazar Wheelock named the school after William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth in an effort to gain his financial support for the new college, as Legge had funded other schools founded by Wheelock in the past. Legge refused and vocally opposed Dartmouth's founding.
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[Highlight] Jalen Hurts takes it in himself for a game-winning TD in OT against the Bills - Week 12, 2023
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TIL of Marcus McDilda, an American pilot who was captured two days after Hiroshima was bombed. He was tortured and interrogated about how many atomic bombs America had, and knowing nothing about their existence, lied and said America had 100 and would destroy Tokyo and Kyoto within several days.
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The first English expedition to the Americas occurred in 1497, when John Cabot landed in Newfoundland. The fist successful, permanent English settlement was Jamestown, Virginia in 1603. What happened in the intervening years? Was there simply a lack of interest in colonization by English monarchs?
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What was the state of Ancient Roman religion (Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, etc.) in the 4th century? Was it on the decline, and Emperors like Constantine and Theodosius simply exacerbated a growing trend by promoting Christianity, or could it have feasibly lasted for centuries longer if left alone?
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TIL that Archie Comics Jughead Jones' iconic "crown" is actually a style of hat known as a whoopee cap. Made of a fedora with the brim cut and folded upwards, it was a style of hat popular in the mid-20th century. Youths often decorated their caps with buttons or bottlecaps, as seen in Jughead's cap
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TIL that Jimmy Carter is the most recent President (and fourth overall) to not nominate a Supreme Court Justice. He is the only President to serve at least one full term to not nominate a Justice, as the other three (William Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Andrew Johnson) all served less than four years.
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TIL that there have been three major plague pandemics in history. The Plague of Justinian in the 6th century, the Black Death in the 14th century, and the 3rd Pandemic beginning in 1855. The 3rd Pandemic was considered active until 1959, and hundreds of cases of plague are still reported every year.
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TIL that tabloid newspapers take their name from medicines. The first pills were known as "tabloids" of compressed powder for easy administration. Tabloid newspapers got their name because they are condensed stories and are "easier to swallow" than normal newspapers.
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TIL that while Secretary of War in the Pierce administration, Jefferson Davis revolutionized the United States Army. It increased in size, and troops were given better equipment, better training, and increased pay. Davis would go on to fight a war against this army a mere four years later.
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(Spoilers Extended) ‘Game Of Thrones’ Fans Now Just Hoping George R.R. Martin Dies Soon So Estate Can Release Whatever He’s Already Written
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How would the later years of The Beatles have been different if Paul hadn't died in 1966?
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TIL that Saturn's moon Titan is the only known object in the universe aside from Earth to have stable bodies of liquid. There are lakes, seas, and rivers of hydrocarbons across the surface. Its thick atmosphere has been compared to the hypothesized atmosphere of early Earth.
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TIL due to the harshness of the communist Chinese government crackdown following the Tiananmen Square massacre, photos of the famous Tank Man needed to be protected from the authorities, such as by smuggling a roll of film out of the country in a box of tea, and hiding one roll in a toilet tank.
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TIL that the entire astroid belt combined is roughly 3% of the mass of the Moon. 60% of the asteroid belt's mass is contained within four objects: Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, and Hygiea.
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TIL that Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother once gave an "anti-toast" to people she disliked, such as dictator Idi Amin, politician Tony Benn, and Jimmy Carter. Carter kissed her on the lips at a function in 1977, and Elizabeth was insulted, as he was the first man since her husband died to do that.
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TIL Eddie Adams, the man behind the famous Saigon Execution photo, regretted taking the photo later in life. He saw the executioner as a hero, as the prisoner allegedly killed six children and an elderly woman. He personally apologized to the executioner for the impact it had on him and his family.
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Josh Allen has beaten every team (aside from the Bills) at least once, with the exception of the Eagles.
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TIL of conservation-induced extinction. In efforts to save critically endangered animals, multiple other species have gone extinct. Common practice in conservation programs of birds and mammals is to remove all parasites, driving certain species of parasite unique to these animals to extinction.
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Tom Brady gave Patrick Mahomes his first regular season loss, his first playoff loss, and his first Super Bowl loss.
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Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts are the only quarterbacks drafted after 2012 to win a Super Bowl.
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Jalen Hurts set the record for highest career completion percentage in the Super Bowl at 73.3% (Minimum 40 attempts)
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Jalen Hurts since Nick Bosa said they "put the blueprint out there" to stopping him: 17 Wins; 7 Losses; 50 Total TDs; 11 Ints; Super Bowl MVP
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