NSFL: TIL about "Four D meat"
four d meat at DuckDuckGo
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=four%20d%20meat&ko=-1&ia=web
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TIL how offside actually works in soccer (football)
What Is Offside in Soccer? (Published 2022)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/21/sports/world-cup/offside-soccer.html
Understanding the rule can be tricky. This is your guide.
TIL that there are home shopping radio stations
I was browsing Radio Locator and clicked on the Other category where among reading services and exactly one electronic station was a cluster of shopping stations.
TIL The Sculptor of Mount Rushmore Had Ties to the KKK
Construction of Mount Rushmore - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction_of_Mount_Rushmore?wprov=sfti1#
TIL the term "Spaghetti Western" refers to Western films made in Europe. It's called such because most of these films were directed by Italians.
TIL about Willie Jones, who survived the highest human fever at 46.5 °C or 115.7 °F.
Orders of magnitude (temperature) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude_(temperature)
TIL there are surplus food apps that can save you big money on groceries
Surplus food apps can save you big money on groceries
https://www.newschannel5.com/dont-waste-your-money/surplus-food-apps-can-save-big-money-on-groceries
Millions of dollars of food are thrown away every month by stores and restaurants. Some new apps can find stores and bakeries near you, where you can buy surplus food for pennies on the dollar.
TIL that asthma is the most common chronic illness among Olympians.
Olympic Athletes With Asthma | Allergy & Asthma Network
https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/news/olympic-athletes-with-asthma/
Asthma is the most common chronic condition among Olympians. Find out how athletes with asthma manage their condition and stay in the game.
TIL One of the people imprisoned for threatening South Park creators later became an FBI informant and now works to counter extremism
An extremist’s path to academia -- and fighting terrorism
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/extremists-path-academia-fighting-terrorism
Jesse Curtis Morton begins work as a counterterrorism researcher at George Washington University this fall. But his path to the position was highly unconventional: until 2012, Morton was Younus Abdullah Muhammad, a Muslim extremist who founded a radical Islamist website. His decision to go undercover and assist in counterterrorism efforts while in prison changed his trajectory profoundly.
TIL Olympians live 5 years longer on average than the general population
Female and male US Olympic athletes live 5 years longer than their general population counterparts: a study of 8124 former US Olympians
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/4/206
Objective To quantify US female and male Olympic athletes’ longevity and the years of life lost or saved due to multiple causes of death as compared with the US general population. Methods Former US athletes who had participated in the summer or winter Olympic Games at least once between 1912 and 2012 were included. Olympians’ date of birth, death and the underlying causes of death were certified by the National Death Index. The Olympians’ overall and cause-specific mortality were compared with the US general population based on the US life tables, adjusted by sex, period and age. Mortality differences between the populations were quantified using the years lost/years saved (YS) method. Results 8124 US Olympians (2301 women and 5823 men) lived 5.1 years longer (YS 95% CI 4.3 to 6.0) than the general population, based on 2309 deaths observed (225 women, 2084 men). Different causes of death contributed to longevity for Olympians as follows: 2.2 years were saved (1.9 to 2.5) from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs); cancer, 1.5 years (1.3 to 1.8); respiratory diseases (eg, influenza, pneumonia), 0.8 years (0.7 to 0.9); external causes (eg, accidents, homicides), 0.5 years (0.4 to 0.6); endocrine and metabolic diseases (eg, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia), 0.4 years (0.2 to 0.5) and digestive system diseases (eg, cirrhosis, hepatic failure), 0.3 years (0.2 to 0.4). Mortality rates due to nervous system disorders (eg, Alzheimer’s and Parkinsons’s diseases) and mental illness (eg, dementia, schizophrenia) were not different from the general population. Conclusion US Olympians lived longer than the general population, an advantage mainly conferred by lower risks of CVD and cancer. Nervous system disorders and mental illness did not differ between US Olympians and the general population.