TIL about Velvalee Dickinson, a.k.a. the Doll Lady, an American doll-collector-turned-spy for imperial Japan during WW2. She sent coded letters about Navy ships, ostensibly about dolls, w/ the return addresses of other collectors with whom she’d previously had disagreements

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TIL about the MS Satoshi, a cruise ship which was bought by “cryptocurrency enthusiasts”, who planned to turn it into a floating city. The plan failed because, among other things, the ship could not be insured, nor did they have enough money to keep the ship running.

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TIL about “Shanghaiing”, or crimping, the once common practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors. The most successful “crimpers” could make $300,000+ in today’s money. Despite technological advancements and multiple attempts at reform, it wasn’t until 1915 that it was decisively outlawed.

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TIL about conservation induced extinctions, which are when the conservation of one species leads to the extinction of another. For example: the conservation of a species leads to the extinction of a parasite of said species.

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TIL about Velvalee Dickinson, a.k.a. the Doll Lady, an American doll-collector-turned-spy for imperial Japan during WW2. She sent coded letters about Navy ships, ostensibly about dolls, w/ the return addresses of other collectors with whom she’d previously had disagreements

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TIL about Velvalee Dickinson, a.k.a. the Doll Lady, an American doll-collector-turned-spy for imperial Japan during WW2. She sent coded letters about Navy ships, ostensibly about dolls, w/ the return addresses of other collectors with whom she’d previously had disagreements

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TIL about the MS Satoshi, a cruise ship which was bought by “cryptocurrency enthusiasts”, who planned to turn it into a floating city. The plan failed because, among other things, the ship could not be insured, nor did they have enough money to keep the ship running.

TIL about conservation induced extinctions, which are when the conservation of one species leads to the extinction of another. For example: the conservation of a species leads to the extinction of a parasite of said species.

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Why is it, game companies say, “No, we couldn’t do or add that into the game.” Then here comes some random person working out of their basement office, says “Bull crap” and does it in like a week?

Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast favourite to become Chile’s next president after first round vote

TIL about the MS Satoshi, a cruise ship which was bought by “cryptocurrency enthusiasts”, who planned to turn it into a floating city. The plan failed because, among other things, the ship could not be insured, nor did they have enough money to keep the ship running.

Farya Faraji & Michael Burnyeat – V’la l’bon Vent [Canadian Traditional]