TIL that in two days in the Chernobyl zone the human body receives a radiation dose equal to one intercontinental flight
http://www.chernobylwel.com/en/safety.html
TIL that professional bowlers in the 60's and 70's made twice as much money as NFL stars, signed million dollar contracts, and were heralded as international celebrities.
http://priceonomics.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-professional-bowling/?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
/u/Brandi_Lea outlines the best web resources for graphic designers. Freebies, inspiration, and more!
http://np.reddit.com/r/graphic_design/comments/21okdi/what_are_some_graphic_design_websites_that_you/cgf8zjp
HorrorMoviesMoveMe explains the safest way to use Tor when a new user asks for some tips
http://www.reddit.com/r/onions/comments/21rowz/is_tor_tails_all_you_need/cgfv8yc
TIL that Steve Buscemi showed up at his old firehouse the day after the 9/11 tragedy in New York to volunteer, worked twelve hour shifts for a week digging through rubble looking for missing firefighters... anonymously.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000114/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
/u/11023517141 was all alone in the pitch black and took a picture.
http://www.reddit.com/r/AbandonedPorn/comments/21ss3e/i_was_all_alone_in_pitch_black_then_i_took_this/cgg5wde
TIL Sony sold 12 million floppy disks.. in 2009
http://hothardware.com/News/Sony-Finally-Kills-35-Floppy-Drive-But-Shipped-12-Million-In-2009/
The US consumer has paid for corporations to get rich and expand overseas operations risk-free.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/21brn8/as_long_as_the_rate_of_return_on_capital_r/cgbuyzf?context=3
/u/hereticjones gets his ass beat, but it changed his life for the better.
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/21lbj1/who_here_has_had_the_shit_kicked_out_of_them/cgedq06
TIL that in World War II, American soldier John R. Fox died when he deliberately called an artillery strike on himself. Realizing that German troops were overrunning his party's position, the strike delayed the enemy long enough for other American units to organize a counter attack.
http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/2744/fox-john-r.php
TIL Layne Staley (former lead singer of Alice in Chains) was found over a week after he died not because his friends or family notified someone, but because his accountant noticed he hadn't withdrawn money from his account in a week.
http://sabotagetimes.com/music/layne-staley-the-self-destructive-genius-of-the-alice-in-chains-frontman/#_
TIL that Nixon sabotaged LBJ's peace negotiations with North Vietnam.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21768668
Add Some order to your Life and Move on
17 Tips for Saving Time in the Morning
Let the sun in to get started on the right foot.
For many professionals, getting out of the door in the mornings fed, dressed, and on time can seem like a constant battle.
A recent Today Show/AOL survey found that women spend an average of 55 minutes each morning on their appearance — or a total of 6.4 hours each week — while men spend a total of 4.5 hours a week getting ready.
How can you get out the door faster? Here are a few easy adjustments that will significantly shorten your morning routine:
The Night Before
1. Write the next day's to-do list. By planning out the following day, you can go to sleep with less on your mind and wake up on the right track.
2. Pack your bag. Don't spend the next morning scrambling to make sure you've got everything for work.
3. Make lunch. Preparing lunch the night before for yourself or your kids frees up your time. It's also good for your wallet, since going out for lunch every day costs you about $1,000 each year, home good for Health too.
4. Check the next day's forecast. Knowing the weather will help you prepare your clothes, as well as plan your commute. For example, if there's going to be a snow or rain storm the next morning, you should probably get out the door sooner than usual.
5. Pick your outfit. You can cut down a significant amount of preparing for the day if you wake up knowing what you're going to wear. (Don't save any ironing for the morning, either.)
6. Get to bed at the same time every night. By getting into a strict sleep schedule, you'll wake up feeling more refreshed and focused. Studies have shown that "better sleep is better than more sleep."
7. Prepare your coffeemaker.
If you need a dose of caffeine in the morning, you're better off setting up the coffeemaker the night before and coordinating the brewing time with your alarm. A Keurig machine will save you even more time because it brews individual cups in under 30 seconds, and you can also set a time for it to turn on and warm up.
In The Morning
8. Lay off the "snooze" button. Any time you hit snooze and drift off, you're restarting your brain's sleep cycle, which will make you feel even groggier when you finally roll out of bed. If you consistently wake up tired, you may need to go to bed earlier.
9. Do some quick stretches. If you don't have time for a full-blown exercise routine, it's worth setting aside a moment for some easy stretches. You'll get your heart pumping faster and get the excess fluid out of your joints, ridding you of some lethargy.
10. Let the sun in. When light hits your eye in the morning, it taps into your brain's circadian rhythm and helps you wake up. Research suggests that the sun's orange light and the sky's blue light have a greater impact than the light bulbs in your ceiling.
11. Drink a cold glass of water. A glass of water first thing in the morning will give your metabolism a boost — and thus your energy level — without affecting your digestion. Some dieticians believe the energy used to process cold water enhances this effect.
12. Play some music. Not only can music improve your mood and energy level, but it can also serve as a way to track how much time has passed, especially if you use a playlist you made for the morning.
13. Ignore your phone, computer, and TV. If you're trying to save time, don't get caught up in emails, texts, or a TV show.
14. Set a strict time to leave the house. Determine a time to leave your home that has proven to get you to work early. Set an alarm if you have to.
15. Cut your personal-care products down to the essentials.
Women, for example, can save time by using beauty products that multitask, like stick foundations that act as both concealer and foundation.
16. Have a fast, nutritious breakfast available. It is a Must. If you want optimal energy, then you need to eat breakfast. Foods like Greek yogurt, granola, and fruit are quick and nutritious, and you can take them along for your commute if you're running late.
17. Have set locations for things like your keys, bag, and coat. There's no need to spend 10 minutes hunting down your keys.
Adding some order to your life will free you up each morning.
/u/leftabitcharlie explains a seemingly unexplainable turn of events for a couple of startled kittens.
http://www.reddit.com/r/StartledCats/comments/21rstd/scatter/cgfx7q6
/u/atomofconsumption, using just the negative afterglow of a plasma TV, successfully names the exact episode of The Simpsons the OP was watching
http://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/21risv/i_noticed_a_strange_glow_coming_from_my_tv_that/cgg5bjh?context=3
/u/ThunderToe describes the ennui of long-term relationships in a surprisingly non-sexual post on /r/gonewild
http://www.reddit.com/r/gonewild/comments/21ophc/i_can_fuck_you_all_the_time/cgf5psn
/u/awh details the day the Internet ran on gasoline
http://www.reddit.com/r/geek/comments/21p0sf/i_found_google_from_1995_in_my_nannas_attic_bonus/cgfaih6
TIL In North Korea it is the year 103, not 2014. This is because their calendar is based around the birth of Kim Il-Sung
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_calendar
TIL that 156 years ago today, March 30 1858, the first wooden pencil with a rubber eraser was patented.
http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/Pencil.html
TIL 7 American tobacco CEOs testified under oath that nicotine is not addictive in 1994.
http://www.jeffreywigand.com/7ceos.php
/u/drunken1 describes the key characteristics of 12 easy to find wines for anyone wishing to learn more about wine tasting.
http://www.reddit.com/r/wine/comments/21p7jb/what_are_some_of_your_best_examples_of_wines_that/cgfgjiv
TIL After Rosanne Bar said Tom Arnold had a small penis, he replied "even a 747 looks small if it lands in the Grand Canyon".
http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/best/small-wonders-571512-7#slide-8
TIL that there are more tigers kept as pets in Texas than there are wild tigers in India
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15475636
TIL that Buddhists have been selecting monks to study science in order to create a curriculum including science education. This will be the first change in Tibetan monastery and scholastic curriculum in 600 years.
http://www.scienceformonks.org/SciencePrograms/SagerScienceLeaders/index
/u/KingMswati, a Moderator from /r/morbidreality, shows a little compassion for a guy who is dealing with the loss of his girlfriend.
http://www.reddit.com/r/MorbidReality/comments/21qsdl/i_miss_her/cgfnxf7
TIL Neil deGrasse Tyson criticized the scene in "Titanic" where Rose looks at the night sky after the ship sank, saying the placement of the stars was inaccurate. After speaking with Tyson, Cameron corrected the scene for the DVD- it was the only scene to be completely redone for the re-release.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film)#3D_conversion
TIL that Rihanna banned fans from bringing umbrellas to her U.K. concerts. She was afraid people would get injured if fans tried to copy her dance moves with the umbrellas when she performed “Umbrella"
http://www.boomsbeat.com/articles/153/20140127/50-interesting-facts-about-rihanna.htm
TIL The USA adopted the metric system in 1975, but the Reagan administration used budget cuts to halt the final implementation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_States
/r/FreedomUterus explains in detail how to set up boundaries with a freeloading friend.
http://www.reddit.com/r/relationships/comments/21q6le/my_f_20_good_friend_f_22_keeps_farting_in_front/cgfkmsw
TIL The weight of insects eaten by spiders every year is greater than the total weight of the entire human population
http://www.meadowtreasures.com/spiderfacts.htm
TIL: A twin was born 34 min after her brother, but because daylight savings time switched, was actually born 26 min before her brother
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2011296/
/u/pbtechie needs a flight home urgently and has no luck getting help until /u/moolah_ hears about it and then magic happens...
http://www.reddit.com/r/Assistance/comments/21npdf/request_literally_homeless_on_monday_need_a/cgfnko8
TIL Genghis Khan's chief adviser was a captured scholar named Yelu Chucai. His contribution to the Mongol Empire was to suggest that the Mongols not kill everyone, but tax them instead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yel%C3%BC_Chucai
TIL - In 1996 Woody Harrelson was arrested for climbing the Golden Gate bridge to hang a banner protesting the destruction of the Redwood forest.
http://articles.latimes.com/1996-11-24/news/mn-2645_1_golden-gate-bridge
TIL HAL Laboratory named that way because each letter put them one step ahead of IBM
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Laboratory
TIL that Jews account for 20% of all Nobel Prize laureates, despite being only 0.2% of the world's population.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_Nobel_laureates
/u/william_1995 accidentally asks r/socialism for help with social skills.
http://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/comments/21p282/i_want_to_meet_new_people_but_how/cgf60et
/u/GuitarGreg on the state of the world
http://www.reddit.com/r/Psychonaut/comments/21prxm/what_do_you_think_about_this_world/cgfdqy4
r/Australian rallies to inform a foreigner of the (totally real) drop bear phenomenon
http://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/21p42a/drop_bear/cgf62sy
OP asks why people say they're autistic 'like it's some kind of badge of honor'. /u/telperien answers.
http://www.reddit.com/r/autism/comments/21gwid/aspie_nt_what_gives/cgfa8b8
TIL that after seeing Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, the astronauts of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to leave Earth's orbit, were tempted to radio back reporting the appearance of a black monolith.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/profile.cfm?MCode=Apollo_8&Display=ReadMore
/u/sativacation on "the sting" of major purchases
http://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/comments/21posm/the_sting/cgfe1ev?context=1
/U/BCSWowbagger2 comments on lays out why the Catholic Church forbids priests from marrying
http://www.reddit.com/r/Catholicism/comments/21p2dj/why_does_the_roman_catholic_church_forbid_priests/cgf77tc
/u/likes_rusty_spoons describes the majesty of unearthing a fossil, even one as small as a sea shell
http://www.reddit.com/r/geology/comments/21pj9w/i_took_a_picture_of_some_shell_fragments_i_dug_up/cgfa5bz
/u/Asakari dreams a profound perspective on the meaning of life
http://www.reddit.com/r/LucidDreaming/comments/21no3c/what_is_the_meaning_of_life/cgeug5j?context=3
u/reddit_troll_account outlines in detail why fetal personhood laws are dangerous for women and allow unprecedented government intrusion into private matters
http://www.reddit.com/r/offbeat/comments/21m0l2/woman_to_be_tried_for_murder_for_giving_birth_to/cges71x
Humanity's Superpowers
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskScienceFiction/comments/21jn84/superman_returns_how_the_hell_did_superman_have_a/cgdzqq1?context=3
/u/Inessia doesn't think Spain is so rich. /u/roobens says compared to Eastern Europe they're "swimming in pools of pesetas." /u/TarBarrel wants to know the value in dollars. /u/allthediamonds links to his answer in /r/theydidthemath
http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/21nt0m/20_maps_of_prejudice_in_europe_1280_x_1920/cgexc2o?context=3
TIL that Zambia had a space program in the 1960s. It consisted of a grade school science teacher, a teenage girl and her cat, and a missionary.
http://news.discovery.com/space/private-spaceflight/to-mars-zambias-forgotten-space-program.htm
TIL that there exists a museum in Massachusetts which is dedicated to exhibiting shitty art "too bad to be ignored"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Bad_Art
/u/AiwendilH explains the difference between Wayland and the X windowing system
http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/21o42f/eli5_wayland/cgex0db
TIL that chopsticks actually replaced forks in China after they were developed, as opposed to the country having never developed them as many people think.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopsticks#Chinese_etiquette
TIL The NHL designed a puck with IR sensors in it to track it - that's how they made it glow in the 90's
http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2014/01/foxtrax_glowing_puck_was_it_the_worst_blunder_in_tv_sports_history_or_was.html
/u/PleaseRespectTables waxes poetic about the difficult life of a table in response to a thread of table-flipping copypasta
http://www.reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful/comments/21nlo0/a_website_for_those_emotionstext_faces_you_see_on/cgeymjt?context=5
/u/funkstrumentalist explains why corporal punishment is a bad idea
http://www.reddit.com/r/daddit/comments/12nn03/official_vote_thread_lets_talk_about_corporal/c6x1vf3
TIL Yelp itself only has a 2.5 star average with almost 6000 reviews on Yelp.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/yelp-san-francisco
/u/StrangeCrusade tells the story about how a little magic trinket in a campaign turned into an incredible adventure.
http://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/21mcpv/what_is_the_most_obscure_loot_you_have_given_your/cgeiy8m?context=2
/u/Xalem explains the flaws in modern Evangelical Christianity.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/21o061/i_enrolled_in_an_introduction_to_old_testament/cgevvb6
/u/gyrfalcons takes /u/Kaneshadow 's cue and runs with it. Choose Your Own Adventure ensues...
http://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/21o57s/tomt_book_an_adventuretype_book_i_had_as_a_kid/cgex0ar
TIL the International Space Station is estimated to be the most expensive thing ever built ($150 billion)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station#Life_support
TIL in a study to improve hospital design for children, researchers polled 250 children regarding their opinions on clowns; every single one reported disliking or fearing them.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/01/16/us-clowns-odd-idUSL1582409620080116
/u/tazzy531 explains some legitimate reasons for storing cash offshore
http://www.reddit.com/r/InsightfulQuestions/comments/212lxe/if_revenue_from_american_companies_is_kept/cg93e06
peacefulchaos89 explains to an aspiring physician that medical school can't make him/her happy or unhappy, because happiness is up to oneself.
http://www.reddit.com/r/medicalschool/comments/21hwp8/what_was_your_backup_plan_if_you_didnt_get_into/cgd7bf2?context=3
TIL That Walmart in 2005 had a "Singles Night" where people had bows on their cart if they were "looking" for someone.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/07/news/fortune500/walmart_dating/
U/BuccaneerRex comments on Why are religious people so obsessed with controlling everyone's sex lives?
http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/21m8x6/why_are_religious_people_so_obsessed_with/cgelfm2
/u/Sophocles explains why religious people examine evidence differently than non-religious people by comparing it to a homicide investigation
http://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/21kmle/doubt_your_faith_from_a_tbm/cge69iz?context=3
xyz92 explains what makes good sex from a woman's perspective
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskWomen/comments/21nsta/if_you_have_slept_with_a_real_amazing_guy_do/cgetiho
TIL a genetic disease called Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva causes human tissue to turn into bone. "Sufferers are slowly imprisoned by their own skeletons."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva
TIL 68% of people in one study experienced "phantom vibration syndrome"—a sensory hallucination where you mistakenly think your phone is buzzing.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/30960/why-do-people-feel-phantom-cellphone-vibrations
TIL that according the stories in the Bible God killed minimum 2,400,000 people, while Satan killed only about 10.
http://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.hu/2006/08/who-has-killed-more-satan-or-god.html
TIL that Miley Cyrus's first job was to pick up the bras and the underwear that her dad's fans (country singer Billy Ray) threw on the stage. She got paid $10 for it.
http://www.boomsbeat.com/articles/141/20140123/50-interesting-facts-about-miley-cyrus.htm
TIL Stephon Marbury designed and played in basketball shoes to be sold for $15, knowing most parents did not have $150 to spend on the latest high end basketball sneakers for their kids.
http://www.today.com/id/17962620/ns/today-today_news/t/nba-star-sells-sneakers/#.UzXXY16prk0
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