TIL that notoriously emasculated husband John Bobbit later also lost all his toes in a contaminated water scandal at Camp Lejeune. (www.the-sun.com)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/13/5a/135a1313d74ede668c204f97a2bd5256ae542c2eaf2059acc5765f0e51cd0286.jpg)
TIL there are three types of tears: basal, reflex, and psychic. Psychic tears, produced when we're sad, contain leucine enkephalin, a natural painkiller that helps us feel better. (en.wikipedia.org)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/39/ba/39bab1ec6ec16dc6cd16b76f7ef28c98f3181e7176551e9f97140646d053ca4a.jpg)
TIL: of where fresh water meets salt water -youtube (Wonder World) (youtu.be)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/6e/60/6e60f59b7f78ca59ab2757b87d196e5e8e7171a7fa83c02eecb1d0334e84ea4b.jpg)
TIL that his museum says that "Roald Dahl’s racism is undeniable and indelible" (sh.itjust.works)
This is the first I’ve heard of it, but here’s one of his infamous quotes:...
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/ef/59/ef59027bcd0cd219e99e9ede714be9e573c38ba44c1d4db19bfb95144fa14c45.jpg)
TIL that Germany created synthetic butter from coal during WW2. It was described as nutritious and of agreeable taste. (en.wikipedia.org)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/87/cc/87cc126308667353ee7a090cef76b1013320bfbf1543e325d960d1fd35f10fc0.jpg)
TIL Art Competitions were held at the Olympics 1912 to 1948. The winners of the competitions were awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals, similar to the winners of the athletic competitions (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. Which led to bankruptcy (en.wikipedia.org)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/10/7c/107cdbd0b04819e1c7508cb4f0f3232335e81c21090b170309a4608c796b5d78.png)
i am free (lemmy.world)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/d0/60/d060fa2f523d00299a8ab1567868c1ad2d894aa47487d560f271c4b96d8dd35d.png)
TIL that the connection between Parkinson's and pesticides was discovered after Californian drug users injected themselves with faulty heroin that contained a neurotoxin byproduct, subsequently exhibiting symptoms (www.iospress.com)
It was only in the early 1980s that the first tangible evidence connecting a toxicant with neurodegeneration came to light. In a tragic experiment of nature, a group of drug users in California accidentally injected themselves with a bad batch of designer heroin and began suffering from symptoms closely resembling those of...
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/d2/f4/d2f437693947d99d6cbd08b6a248bf93aff2fca133f667bea853ee3b427c052d.jpg)
TIL Washing your hands with plain soap is probably better than using antibacterial soap in the long run (www.fda.gov)
TIL that the Pantheon (a former Roman temple, the name translates to "all gods" in ancient Greek), has actually been a Catholic church since 609 AD. (www.aaastateofplay.com)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/19/fd/19fd9fd6ea3dfc3500d83383b6be36a0de8d14940a33bb6e8b3d1ed2bb23abdc.jpg)
TIL that on the day he was assassinated at least nine of Kennedy’s Secret Service agents were recovering from an all night bender that ended at 5:00 AM (www.irishcentral.com)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/ab/df/abdf883578939848226499c6e071f55dd391adf317a094bd931dfdcdad46b528.jpg)
TIL each pawn in chess had a specific name/profession based on its starting position on the board (en.wikipedia.org)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/d8/21/d8215e245f78d6acdaf43670d161426ec288a57a560df603cdb32944f51c4e88.jpg)
TIL in 1818, an Englishman accused of murder demanded a trial by combat. Surprisingly, the law that allowed for trial by combat was still valid, and the man was acquitted when his accuser declined the (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL in 1818, an Englishman accused of murder demanded a trial by combat. Surprisingly, the law that allowed for trial by combat was still valid, and the man was acquitted when his accuser declined the offer of battle. Trial by combat was abolished the following year.
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/8f/fd/8ffdeeaf5cd07de75c90de6744d251b3ba176f782eedddbf5bcdd8f87f862c44.jpg)
TIL Adenosine is an organic compound that, when injected, stops the heart for a few seconds and is used to treat heartbeats, that are too fast (140-250bpm), in effect turning it off an on again. (en.wikipedia.org)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/9c/bc/9cbc4ae3aa969e472a297888504d7b05b4575bf4ea9392fe962e8f6a9a6efd86.png)
TIL George Harrison (Beatles) funded The Life of Brian (Monty Python) (youtu.be)
Can skip to 18:40 in this interview documentary of making the Monty Python movie The Life of Brian...
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/c1/33/c133eb3305307d3537f1ea9b5bcadd86ed7f8728f0057c6f256f207fc52f2b39.jpg)
TIL that a high school in Pennsylvania issued an Apple MacBook to each of its 2,306 students, then remotely activated the webcams to spy on the students at home. (en.wikipedia.org)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/13/64/13645c89365dd40850711015f6551c44dee1b22b5f1dfa3c75a6f1d07f083988.png)
TIL Will Smith turned down Django because “Violence begets violence” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/58/02/5802b50c33dd4961bf473bc5c56fbcd94e8c441ebf421cbeed3928516cafb13f.png)
TIL that Kurioshi, Japan, has purpose-built tsunami evacuation towers (kuroshio-kanko.net)
TIL Only about 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled. (en.wikipedia.org)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/12/4f/124fc1fbcb95986499a7af5215f9d08ef4e65ed995fea770731980c059d4fc79.jpg)
TIL Morrissey wrote a novel that was published in 2015. It got a ton of negative reviews and won the "bad sex award for love scenes" that year. (www.theguardian.com)
The love scene in question:...
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/56/db/56dba803803b3dd3a5fc4b3d7e8ebc74ef9fedd8da83849b758f740c971dade3.jpg)
TIL the Aztecs regarded childbirth as a form of battle. Women who died during childbirth were thought to rise to one of the highest heavens - the same one as for male warriors who died in battle. (www.mexicolore.co.uk)
TIL Adolf Hitler was sent by the German armed forces to infiltrate the German Worker's Party led by Anton Drexler. The party was the precursor to the Nazi party that would be led by Hitler. (en.wikipedia.org)
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/6e/ce/6ece4b25b28b575d0acec26cf6c8bb12cb87dfa940ab5d11e4367663817d0bbd.jpg)
TIL what the ancient Mesopotamians ate for dinner (www.bbc.com)
for the lamb stew known as tu’hu, first you get water. Then you sear leg meat in fat. In go salt, beer, onion, rocket, coriander, Persian shallot, cumin, beets, water. Crushed leek and garlic and more coriander, for a fiery taste. Then add kurrat, an Egyptian leek.
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/d1/e9/d1e9223c5b07baabf8bcb0293c6d90248023ee40287056c795f4f28d48e77325.jpg)