TIL, people in medieval times used to sniff their own farts to ward off plagues. The air was thought to be dangerous, so strong smells were believed to repel infection.
TIL When recording with Bowie in Berlin, Brian eno would use whatever loose change he had in his pocket to buy a U-Bahn subway ticket to however far that cash would take him, and then spend the day exploring there. Bowie says they took that approach to recording the album
TIL that tree's secretly talk, share resources and steal from each other using a fungal network called the "Wood Wide Web".
TIL That Jane Snowball, a 72 year old British grandmother became the first online shopper in the world in 1982 by using her television to order groceries from her local supermarket.