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Today I Learned...

That the word "Thespian" means "Actor/Actress" and comes from "Thespis" a greek poet from the 6th century who come up with the concept of acting.

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That "R&R" means "Rest & Relax" How do people agree on these things?

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That the Brooklyn area of DUMBO is called like that because it is Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. How do cities decide these names become official?

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that because early commercial aircraft could not fly high enough to avoid constant turbulence and cabins were not pressurized the first generation of flight attendants were registered nurses who helped sick passengers 

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That the entire area of DUMBO in Brooklyn has free WiFi!

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That John Gorrie invented refrigeration (ac/artificial ice) in 1851 in Charleston, SC. We thank you for that sir.

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The world’s first road traffic death involving a motor vehicle is alleged to have occurred on 31 August 1869. An Irish scientist Mary Ward died when she fell out of her cousins' steam car and was run over by it.

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That the first fatal airplane crash took place on September 17, 1908 where Lt. Thomas Selfridge was killed in a plane piloted by Orville Wright. Orville Wright survived the crash.

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That the worlds tallest bungee jump was 233 meters (764 feet).

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That air conditioning was first invented for cooling movie theaters.

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That I could take BART to the San Francisco airport.

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That in Korea it is believed that if you dream of clams, you or someone close to you will have a baby girl soon.

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After a lot of years of not drinking, one car bomb makes my eyes see blurry.

blurrily?

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That most dinosaurs were vegetarians!

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That the most popular words/phrases in startups are: Bootstrap, Lean and Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

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that my Billy Ripken 1989 Fleer error card is not worth much.

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That chocolate contains something called Theobromine. That's a stimulant that can make chocolate poisonous to small animals.