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TIL of a machine lubricant called Thames Mud Butter, made from fats that were skimmed from the sewage effluent of late 19th century London. (thamesfestivaltrust.org)

What does the past smell like? Explore a unique part of London’s heritage through the sense of smell.

TIL that the earliest instance of referring to someone as "toast" to mean doomed was a line that Bill Murray ad-libbed in Ghostbusters (www.giantfreakinrobot.com)

TIL In Korea babies are classed as 1 year old at birth (they'll be changing to 0 this week to align with international standards) (www.independent.co.uk)

TIL that the Semai are a people of Malaysia who consider that making someone unhappy, especially by imposing one's own wishes, is taboo, so they don't have leaders, they don't punish their children... (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL Jungholz is an Austrian village that is only accessible via Germany. Because of access issues the village followed German customs since 1868 and used the Deutsche Mark until 2002. The odd place... (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL that until the early 1920s, most astronomers thought that the Milky Way contained all the stars in the Universe. Following the 1920 Great Debate between the astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber... (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL about Wood’s Metal. Because it melts at low temperatures, it was used to make joke spoons that would melt in hot soup. It is also highly toxic. (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL the scientific answer to "which came first: the chicken or the egg?" is the egg (en.m.wikipedia.org)

TIL: Six Flags name is derived from its first park called “Six Flags Over Texas”. This refers to the six nations that governed TX: Spain, France, Mexico, Rep. of Texas, USA, and Confederacy (en.m.wikipedia.org)

Yes, I just watched the Vengeance (2022) film 😂

TIL in 1974 the Cleveland Indians held a Ten Cent Beer promotion that resulted in on-field streaking, fans lighting fireworks in the stands, and pelting of players with hotdogs that culminated in a... (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL Poison Dart frogs are completely non-toxic when captive bred (dart frogs are commonly bred in captivity), even wild-caught poison dart frogs gradually lose their potency in captivity. (perryponders.com)

One of the most poisonous animals on Earth is the Poison Dart Frog. However, when kept in captivity the poisonous nature of the frog completely disappears.

TIL: In 2013, after Zimbabwe finished paying the salaries of public workers, the government had only $217 in the entire country's bank balance due to decades of financial mismanagement and 231 mill... (www.vice.com)

I once found $200 on the floor of a gas station. If I’d known that made me richer than a country, I wouldn’t have been so bummed about having to spend it all on tax debts.

TIL that every employee at the Hanford Engineer Works in Richland, WA donated one day's worth of their pay to purchase a B-17 bomber, as their contribution to the WW2 effort. The plane was christen... (www.historylink.org)

TIL that since 2004, countries like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE have replaced camel jockeys with robot drones, to prevent children being exploited into riding camels. It also prevented race-fixin... (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL about the CSS Hunley, a confederate submarine that sank three times, killing her entire crew each time. (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL that if you're a communist - or were in the past 10 years - the US prevents you from becoming a citizen (www.uscis.gov)

A. Purpose and Background 1. Purpose The inadmissibility ground for immigrant membership in or affiliation with the Com

TIL that a set of triplets found each other coincidentally after being separated at adoption for a pyschological experiment, when a college student mistook one of the triplets for his unknown broth... (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL about Bill Benter, a gambler who wrote an algorithm that helped him win nearly $1 billion on horse races. (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL that Sigourney Weaver only earned $35,000 for Alien (1979) but got $1,000,000 and a share of the profits for Aliens (1986) (www.joe.ie)

TIL fish have thoughts and feelings, they like to have fun, and they achieve stress relief through soothing physical contact like monkeys and humans do (think mutual grooming or massage therapy). T... (thehumaneleague.org)

Now that we know fish have thoughts, emotions, and pain receptors, it’s time to let them off the hook.

TIL that the movie "Flamin' Hot" is not based on a true story; the LA Times investigated the origin of Flamin' Hot and it does not match up with what Richard Montanez claims he did (www.latimes.com)

Richard Montañez has for years told a story of how he dreamed up Flamin’ Hot Cheetos while working as a Frito-Lay janitor. The archival record, former employees and Frito-Lay itself say otherwise.

TIL that the Canadian government will send you a flag that has been flown on top of the Parliament buildings. The current waiting list is over 100 years. (www.cbc.ca)

TIL Michael Jackson's "Billy Jean" was a real stalker who sent Jackson multiple letters claiming he was the father of one of her twins, culminating in sending him a handgun and an invitation to a m... (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL Jimmy Carter and his administration despite many attempts failed to locate a downed twinengine plane over Africa. The CIA contacted a woman in California who claimed to have supernatural capabi... (historynewsnetwork.org)

How to Stop a Charging Dog When You're Out Walking (and don't have pepper spray...) (www.youtube.com)

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