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Leoimirmir , in TIL most Americans belived Indians ate live snakes and monkey brains after watching Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom

TIL Indians don’t eat snakes and monkey brains

Ghostalmedia OP ,
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The article didn’t say anything about th delicious scarabs.

Sens , in TIL A man was awarded $7 million in damages after he developed a lung condition from eating two bags of popcorn every day and inhaling the steam from the bag
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Fake butter flavour (Diacetyl) is harmful when breathed. Popcorn lung is no joke.

qisope ,
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i’ve been eating 8 bags a day for the last 12 years in my living room. it’s developed popcorn ceiling, should I sue?

SgtThunderC_nt , in TIL A man was awarded $7 million in damages after he developed a lung condition from eating two bags of popcorn every day and inhaling the steam from the bag

Let’s not even talk about the workers though…

“In 2004, a jury awarded 32-year-old Eric Peoples, a worker at the Gilster-Mary Lee plant in Jasper, Mo., $20 million for lung damage he sustained during the manufacturing process of buttered popcorn. At the time, 29 other workers had cases pending.”

JollyTheRancher , in TIL A man was awarded $7 million in damages after he developed a lung condition from eating two bags of popcorn every day and inhaling the steam from the bag

I had a popcorn kernel stuck in my throat for a week before an ENT doctor got it out (Saliva wont dissolve popcorn kernels ever apparently). She told me she knew a surgeon who believed popcorn was the worst food a person could eat because of what it does to the intestines. I asked the ENT doctor what food she thought was the worst - “Popcorn, definitely”.

I know 7 million is a lot, but, I’ve got a feeling it still wasn’t worth it.

cosima_takeyama ,

Not to mention it’s around 800 mostly empty calories a day (at least based on the calories in the popcorn I eat). For me, that’s half the calories I need in a day to stay in deficit.

2dollarsim ,

Goddammit why did you have to say that. Now I can’t just gobble everyone’s movie popcorn.

Smokeydope , in TIL A man was awarded $7 million in damages after he developed a lung condition from eating two bags of popcorn every day and inhaling the steam from the bag
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Lmao

2dollarsim , in TIL A man was awarded $7 million in damages after he developed a lung condition from eating two bags of popcorn every day and inhaling the steam from the bag

I love popcorn more than most people but this is ridiculous

arin ,

Yes it’s ridiculous that poisonous butter is allowed to be sold to consumers as food

TheBananaKing , in TIL that, unless it contains alcohol, kosher food is generally halal. However, halal food is not generally kosher; halal allows shellfish, camels, rabbits, and the mixing of meat and dairy, all of ...

ehh, it depends a lot on the individual; there’s a lot more scope for interpretation in Islam depending on both religious and cultural variations.

Islamic slaughter follows the same basic method - must die from blood loss, etc - but the prayers said over the animal while this happens are different, and some people consider this significant. Also some people consider certain kinds of shellfish haram, while others consider anything that lives in the water to be completely exempt, etc.

Halal has vastly simpler and more livable-with rules than kosher, and while (apart from alcohol) kosher food is a subset of things that can be halal, it’s not always the case that they’re a subset of things that are halal.

Source: lived with a muslim for many years.

skunch , in TIL that Japanese Sumo wrestlers life expectancy is between 60-65 years old or about 20 years less than the typical Japanese male.

Their dietary and exercise regimen is hardcore. These guys are built as all hell underneath the fat. I’ve been following Sumo for ten or so years and I am constantly astonished by the raw fucking power the rikishi bring to the dohyo, especially at the sekitori level. These guys are absolute beasts.

Overzeetop , in TIL that a day on earth used to be just 19 hours long
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Somewhere between 25 and 26 would be perfect for me.

SuiXi3D ,
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Nothing quite like a 14 hour work day becoming the norm.

Doll_Tow_Jet-ski , in TIL that a day on earth used to be just 19 hours long

Wow that's fascinating

SuiXi3D , in TIL that a day on earth used to be just 19 hours long
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So the earth’s spin is very slowly slowing down? Neat!

wiredweird , in TIL that a day on earth used to be just 19 hours long
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Does this mean the hours in a day are getting longer?

Pmmeyourtoaster , in TIL how trash is disposed of in modern large submarines. Trash is deposited into a Trash Disposal Unit (TDU) which collects and compacts it into a galvanized steel can. A ball valve is opened allow...

Really wish that each til title encapsulated a full thought or fact instead of just straight up linking to the Wikipedia page without giving me the cruz of the fact in the title. It’s a tease and I don’t like it.

LostAndSmelly ,

Also the link goes to the Wikipedia page insert of the section on the page. So when I followed the link I could not find the relevant section before my interest wained.

BenHM3 ,

You mean "…it took me to the part on sound-absorbing tiles, which made me wonder how much neoprene compresses underwater, so I had to look up the formula for…"<7 hours later, you wrote your above post>

Doll_Tow_Jet-ski , in TIL that approximately 70% of the world’s vegetarians live in India.

When I was a vegetarian, Indian food was my go to. Guaranteed to be vegetarian and tasty. It would even be mostly vegan but they use ghee in almost everything, so it's a big no-no for vegans unfortunately

aeternum ,

Vegetarianism is not enough. Cows are murdered at a few hours old if they have the misfortune of being male, or unwanted "stock" if they're female. Male chicks are killed at a few hours old because they'll never produce eggs. Vegetarians preach love for animals, but they're hypocrites. dairy and eggs are so cruel.

Doll_Tow_Jet-ski ,

I agree. I was vegetarian for 3-4 years and realized that if I was doing it for the animals, I couldn't keep consuming eggs and dairy, or any other animal product for that matter. Been a vegan for more than 10 years now

aeternum ,

got a few years on me, but I'm vegan too. Probably for about 4-5 years

Doll_Tow_Jet-ski ,

Ye man I could infer that from your earlier comment :D
Just a tip: I agree with everything you say, but if our goal is to change peoples' behavior, it is detrimental to call the hypocrites (and similar adjectives). That creates cognitive dissonance, and people usually double-down on their old behavior when faced with cognitive dissonance instead of changing their behavior. What I've found works best to make people go vegan is instead of calling them out on their behavior, show them positive examples of veganism, and let them do the math.

aeternum ,

This is true. I was probably a bit rash calling them hypocrites. it just makes me so angry.

MadMenace ,

I've been told that Sri Lanka is a popular travel destination for vegans because the food is like Indian food minus the ghee.

Doll_Tow_Jet-ski ,

Nice tip! Thanks

Supreme , in TIL that approximately 70% of the world’s vegetarians live in India.

Man I had Indian food for the first time a few months ago. Had some cauliflower that tasted like chicken. Changed my life.

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