epv54 TIL England and Ireland had sumptuary laws preventing lower classes from eating, drinking and dressing like the typical elite class, after the economic boost to peasants post the black death plague.
VBrNp TIL that Mangos have a very caustic sap when you pick them. It contains urushiol, terpinolene and resin acids. These can cause severe burning to your skin and could send you to the ER. Urushiol is also found in Poison Ivy and Cashews.
X0YBr TIL that Bryan Cranston's father, Joseph Cranston, abandoned the family during Bryan's youth after being unable to get enough acting jobs to support them. They would not meet for another 11 years. In 1988, Bryan would star in 'The Big Turnaround' which was directed by his very own father Joseph
OGXOg TIL Lasthénie de Ferjol syndrome is a type of anemia caused by a self-harm behaviour of repeatedly drawing one's own blood.
69rlW TIL that in his letter of 1637 to the Procurators of San Marco, Monteverdi complains that the bass Aldegati, in front of a congregation shouted, “The Director of Music comes from a brood of cut-throat bastards, a thieving, fucking, he-goat… and I shit on him and whoever protects him.”
wogD8 TIL that the world's oldest known prosthetic device is a 3,000-year-old wooden toe found on an Egyptian mummy. The "Cairo Toe" shows signs of wear, indicating it was actually used by its owner during their lifetime, not just attached for burial purposes
R5Pe8 TIL of The Tale of Genji, one of the world's first novels, which was written by a Japanese noblewoman in the early 11th century
W7Bro TIL that approximately 1 in every 5-6 million boys are born with two penises
9wEBQ TIL about ‘The 9 Nanas,’ a group of women who secretly met at 4am for 30 years to anonymously help people in need, sending care packages with pound cake and notes saying ‘Somebody loves you.’
nWgD7 TIL Muhammad Ali's daughter, Laila, is considered one of the greatest female professional boxers of all time.
x6gmo TIL that the world's largest Jack-in-the-Box has a 600 pound clown head once owned by Captain Kangaroo
4klP6 TIL Hermann Göring was a member of the flying circus, a fighting ace squadron in WW1. Göring had 22 confirmed aerial victories and was recognized as one of the most successful enemy pilots in WW1