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@very-rusty said
https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/axe-origin

The intriguing (and grisly) origin of the phrase "to fly off the handle" 🩸

I suggest Suzie Q should read about this! 😉

-VR

What device, invented by Peter Cooper Hewitt in 1902 and obsolete by 1975 with the introduction of devices such as the silicon diode and thyristor, converts alternating current to direct current by means of putting electricity through vapor?

rookie54

What device, invented by Peter Cooper Hewitt in 1902 and obsolete by 1975

0% Iron pole converter

13% Carbon rod transformer

75% Mercury arc rectifier

13% Manganese current exchanger

8 votes • Final results

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/challenger-discoveries

In the search to recover debris from the 1986 Challenger disaster, a series of unbelievable discoveries were made in the ocean.

-VR

@very-rusty said
https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/challenger-discoveries

In the search to recover debris from the 1986 Challenger disaster, a series of unbelievable discoveries were made in the ocean.

-VR

@lemondrop said
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@very-rusty said
https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/vinegar-valentines


The nasty side to Valentine's Day in the Victorian era. It certainly wasn't all about expressing love

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/stanislav-petrov

In 1983, one man saved the world from nuclear disaster... by not doing his job. His actions weren't rewarded as you might expect ...........

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/ota-benga

In 1906, The Bronx Zoo unveiled their latest exhibit: a man named Ota Benga. "The Human Zoo Exhibit" is every bit as shocking as it sounds

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/father-schmidt

There has only been one priest executed in U.S. history. The story of Hans Schmidt will send shivers down your spine.

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/edelweiss-pirates

The brave young rebels who fought fascism and made the Hitler Youth quake in their boots. Meet the "Edelweiss Pirates"

-VR

keep going buddy
there's so much I don't know

@lemondrop said
keep going buddy
there's so much I don't know

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/goat-killed-abusive-owner

When Snowy the goat killed his owner, his local community stepped forward. There are always two sides to a story...

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/pilgrim-badges

In the Middle Ages, pilgrims wore bawdy badges that might leave you blushing. But their purpose was very serious (although maybe not all that effective...)

-VR