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The Philippines Wins Its First-Ever Olympic Gold, After Nearly 100 Years Of Trying 127,703
/r/worldnews, 2021-07-26, 16:21:56
Tesla Turns Power Back On At Children's Hospital In Puerto Rico 118,182
/r/worldnews, 2017-10-25, 19:15:26
TIL in the 1790s, an Oxford student introduced using guano (bird poop) as fertiliser. He spread guano across the university lawn, using it to spell G U A N O. The lawn was soon scrubbed, but when spring came, the word GUANO was clearly visible, growing higher and thicker than the rest of the grass 99,591
/r/todayilearned, 2020-10-11, 12:27:34
TIL that Mike Judge moved to Texas and a storm blew off a part of his fence. After his new neighbors fixed it for him, no questions asked, it became the basis for King Of The Hill - "about neighbors who... ultimately, do the right thing and do right by people and are basically good people." 98,579
/r/todayilearned, 2021-08-18, 01:11:46
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TIL In 1988, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole called a studio at 3am and asked if he could record because he had a good idea. The studio owner said yes even though he already closed the studio. 15 minutes later he recorded Israel playing his ukelele and recorded "Over the Rainbow" in one take. 93,997
/r/todayilearned, 2018-07-28, 01:49:06
TIL of Martin Pistorius, a man who fell into a coma at age twelve. He was trapped in his body for 12 years. When he showed signs of recovery, his mum quit her job and worked with him for two years, teaching him to speak with a computer. He went on to get a degree, learn to drive, and get married. 90,858
/r/todayilearned, 2020-09-14, 12:44:01
Americans Go Home: Canadians Track U.S. Boaters Sneaking Across The Border 89,957
/r/worldnews, 2020-08-02, 12:15:12
TIL during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russians made a small "mouse" hole into a secure anti-doping lab and exchanged "clean" urine samples for those showing their athletes' PED use. Over 100 dirty samples were smuggled out by a Russian agent pretending to be a sewer engineer. 85,157
/r/todayilearned, 2022-02-10, 14:09:05
TIL brussels sprouts used to have a bitter taste until breeders in the 90s started to cross-pollinate different varieties in order to remove the chemicals that caused the bitterness. The result of their work has lead to brussels sprouts's recent culinary popularity. 82,808
/r/todayilearned, 2022-12-02, 14:09:21
TIL Prairie dog language is complex. They don’t just have a call for “danger”: their calls differentiate human, hawk, domesticated dog, coyote etc. and specify size & color. One study found that they can communicate “Here comes the short human in the yellow” (vs the tall human in blue) to each other 81,117
/r/todayilearned, 2020-10-27, 22:18:15
TIL The US Military still uses 8 inch floppy disks on outdated IBM computers to run the nuclear missile systems. It's because they are incredibly hard to hack. The computers are essentially air-gapped and the old IBM computers are reliable. They could run for another 40 years with spare parts. 80,100
/r/todayilearned, 2019-08-25, 19:14:55
We Alerted The World' To Coronavirus On Jan. 5, WHO Says In Response To U.S. 80,006
/r/worldnews, 2020-04-15, 20:18:40
Biden Administration Restores Aid To Palestinians, Reversing Trump Policy 73,896
/r/worldnews, 2021-01-27, 00:18:53
TIL In 2017, scientists began a global search to find a mate for Jeremy, a rare left-coiled snail. Since his shell coiled in the opposite direction of most snails, his organs couldn't align with others. Two contenders were found, but they mated with each other instead of Jeremy. 73,785
/r/todayilearned, 2022-01-26, 01:57:21
Congress To Make Members Pay Out Of Pocket For Sexual Harassment Settlements 72,810
/r/nottheonion, 2018-12-13, 15:45:18
TIL in 2007, "Big Bang Theory" set designers toured the apartments being used by current graduate students to see how young scientists really live. They did a faithful re-creation of the apartments, but after CBS tested the show, the sets were scrapped because they were too depressing. 72,730
/r/todayilearned, 2018-04-25, 04:02:27
Twitter has lost 50 of its top 100 advertisers since Elon Musk took over, report says 71,079
/r/news, 2022-11-25, 22:25:52
TIL In Alaska, plants can grow freakishly large due to the 20 hours of sunshine they receive per day - which gives them a photosynthesis bonus. Examples include 138 lb cabbage, 65 lb cantaloupe, & 35 lb broccoli. A noted side effect is that the produce is also much sweeter due to the extra sunlight. 68,677
/r/todayilearned, 2020-04-17, 15:45:27
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curl "https://socialgrep.com/api/v1/search/posts?query=site%3Anpr.org" -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
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curl "https://socialgrep.com/api/v1/search/comments?query=site%3Anpr.org" -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
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Query breakdown by subreddit posts
API examples
Posts:
Comments:
For more information, see the API Reference page.
curl "https://socialgrep.com/api/v1/search/posts?query=site%3Anpr.org" -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Comments:
curl "https://socialgrep.com/api/v1/search/comments?query=site%3Anpr.org" -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
For more information, see the API Reference page.