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TIL: About the Minoan Civilization (3000BC) where women walked barechested and men used skirts

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neoBP TIL of the oldest bottle of wine, Known as Römerwein, or the Speyer wine bottle, it’s at least 1,650 years old. This dates back to the 4th century, sometime between 325 and 359 AD. The 1.5-liter glass vessel was discovered during the excavation of a Roman nobleman’s tomb in modern-day Germany.
QNv4L TIL in 2014, a toddler died after his dad accidentally left him in a hot car for 7 hours. A jury sentenced him to life without parole because he was having an affair that day, making them believe he left his son to die to start a new life. A surpreme court overturned the 'unfair' conviction in 2022.
7Dx TIL LSD can help cure alcoholism
E1RXo TIL that dolphins have names for one another, using a unique whistle to distinguish between different members within their pod.
7JXb TIL that in 2006, a 12-year-old spearheaded a study that revealed 70% of the time ice at a fast food restaurant is dirtier than their toilet water