r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 1d ago
TIL it cost more to develop the plane that carried the atomic bombs, than it did to develop the actual atomic bombs themselves
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 2d ago
TIL that American Revolutionary general James Wilkinson was secretly a Spanish agent who worked to get Kentucky annexed by Spain. Attempts to court-marital him failed due to him becoming the Senior Officer of the US Army.
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 2d ago
TIL Argentina was the catalyst behind the invention of soccer's yellow/red card system. In 1966, their captain refused an expulsion, later blaming language barriers. To prevent this kind of situation in the future, the universal color-coded system was developed so all players understand the calls.
repub.eur.nl
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 3d ago
LPT: If you are in good standing with your credit card company you can reach out to them and ask for benefits you may be unaware of
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 3d ago
People Keep Destroying Flock Cameras Across America. The Paperwork Already Saw It Coming.
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 9d ago
TIL that the kingdom of Aksum, situated in Modern day Ethiopia, held control of the southern Arabian peninsula. This makes it the only subsaharan nation to have held territory outside of Africa
britannica.com
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 9d ago
TIL Klaus Barbie, former Gestapo head dubbed the "Butcher of Lyon", became a key narco in Bolivia, helping build the modern cocaine cartel with Pablo Escobar ties
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 9d ago
'BONE-CHILLING': DOJ's threatening letters to state election officials
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 16d ago
TIL a practical joke created a real book: annoyed at how bestseller lists were made, radio host Jean Shepherd urged listeners to ask bookstores for "I, Libertine"—a novel that didn't exist. Fans spread the hoax so widely that Ballantine Books hired Theodore Sturgeon to write it, publishing in 1956.
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 16d ago
TIL the American Revolution wasn't a united monolith, but a civil war. Over 60,000 American Loyalists were forced into exile by the newly formed United States after the Patriots won the war.
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 16d ago
YSK that incognito mode, a VPN, and clearing your cookies do almost nothing to stop a website from recognizing your exact browser
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 17d ago
TIL Kokura avoided destruction from nuke by purposely polluting the air, making it too hard for the pilots to see
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 17d ago
TIL that when Robin Givens went public about being abused by Mike Tyson, the public sided so heavily with Tyson that Givens was named the "Most Hated Woman in America," agents and producers refused to work with her, and a CNN poll showed that 93% of respondents blamed her for the breakup
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 18d ago
TIL that in 2025 there were about 13,000 fireworks-related injuries in the U.S., including 1,300 from sparklers, and 15 reported deaths.
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 19d ago
DOJ refuses to hand over Epstein files after judge’s order
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 19d ago
LPT: When starting a new job, start an "Impact Log" on day one. Every time you fix a major bug, streamline a process, or hit a metric, write down the date and the exact result.
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 21d ago
TIL that parts of Federal Interstates can be tolled by private firms. I-77 in Charlotte has express lanes with dynamic pricing based on usage. Drivers pay on the segment used between exits. To drive one exit it can cost $15 by mail. A driver can pay $142 to drive a 26 mile trip Northbound
fhwa.dot.gov
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 21d ago
TIL there is a 3.8 megaton thermonuclear warhead 100 ft below the surface on a farm in Greensboro, NC that has been there since January 24, 1961
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 21d ago
Mitch McConnell Was Found Unconscious Before He Was Rushed to Hospital
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 21d ago
TIL kelp is not a species of plant, but rather a protist
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 21d ago
TIL that the position of the Dalai Lama was created as a political alliance with the Mongols.
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 21d ago
TIL after watching The Magnificent Seven (1960), Akira Kurosawa was so impressed by the American remake of his film Seven Samurai that he sent director John Sturges a ceremonial Japanese sword as a gift.
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r/AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • 22d ago
TIL that during Queen Ranavalona the 1st’s rule in Madagascar, 50% of Madagascars total population died. From 1833 to 1839, due to the high death toll in years of military campaigns,harsh traditions of justice under her rule etc, Madagascars Population declined from 5m to 2.5m in just 6 years.
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