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TIL claw machine games with live lobsters are a thing
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TIL of HMS Dreadnought, a ship built in 1906. It used such revolutionary technology that a whole new class of battleships named "dreadnoughts" was created. It was the fastest battleship in the world and had 32 guns. However, its only significant action was ramming and sinking a German submarine.
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TIL that David Bowie was turned down by a BBC talent selection group just before his breakthrough, stating “amateur sounding vocalist who sings wrong notes and out of tune”.
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TIL in 1994, Howard Stern talked a caller out of jumping off the George Washington Bridge as a nation listened
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TIL that in Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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TIL K-pop members have to sign lengthy contracts which enforce them to practice a lot, gives the labels control over how they dress, what they say, and even who they have a romantic relationship with. Also, the government tailors schools to create talented singers and dancers. It is a business.