Zpowp TIL a man in Denmark died by poisoning 26 hours after he drank coconut water (that had been spoiled by a fungus) directly from a coconut using a straw. But instead of keeping it refrigerated, it was left on the kitchen table for a month. It had been commercially prepared & sold as "ready-to-drink".
78dAr TIL In the Pacific Northwest there are sea wolves which are a unique subspecies of grey wolf which have a semi-aquatic lifestyle, including a diet that is almost entirely marine-based coming almost entirely from the ocean, and whose DNA differentiates them from inland wolves.
kJXe1 TIL a 2009 study found that the character of James Bond had "strong" sexual contact with 46 women and "mild" encounters (such as kissing) with a further 52 during the first 20 movies (up until 2002's Die Another Day).
EgRdX TIL those steel windmill-looking things that are commonly seen on farms are called "windpumps", and they use energy from the wind to pressurize and pump water for irrigation.
Y7dLr TIL England Had a 20 Year Long Civil War When The Grandchildren of William of Normandy (Empress Matilda and King Stephen) Fought Over the English Throne
BgnQD TIL in 2024, a woman gave birth on a bench outside Sainte-Croix Hospital in Quebec after not realizing that the main doors are locked overnight and that patients need to use the emergency room entrance during those hours. Afterwards, signage was added to the hospital doors.
rNrax TIL that Cesare Borgia was the object of a conspiracy in 1502 to remove him from power. However he became aware of the conspiracy and tricked three of the plotters to arrive at a friendly meeting, them having them arrested and killed.
NXlPN TIL Hyperthymesia - a rare condition in humans that gives them a superpower of recalling memories with excellent details which are carefully indexed by date involuntarily; BUT the memories keeps playing and you can't pause them ever.
l7VJr TIL in the town of Espelette, France, people grew Espelette peppers. The town held pepper festivals dedicated to these local peppers every October. The peppers have a fruity flavor and have a heat level of 4,000 Scoville Heat Units. The peppers today have the EU's PDO status and France's AOP.
8e5wV TIL that the last four-funneled ocean liner to be scrapped was the RMS Aquitania which was in service from 1914-1949.
P1rPG TIL Abraham Lincoln was involved in a sword duel as a young man, in 1842. To duel legally, he and his opponent had to travel to neighboring Missouri. They were facing each other on-site when they agreed to call a truce. Later in life, Lincoln made it clear he did not wish to discuss this incident.
ep96b TIL that endurance athletes are more likely to develop heart problems than the average person.