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TIL that shallots were considered a separate species of allium until 2010, when they were merged with the common onion

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DQMdr TIL that Oxford University held a grudge against a man for around 550 years, requiring students to swear an oath to never reconcile with him. They stopped because the university forgot who he was or what he did.
9YpAD TIL of Budd Dwyer, PA State Treasurer who committed televised suicide the day before he was to be removed from office for a bribery conviction, so his wife and disabled child could receive full death benefits after being bankrupted by legal fees. He was later proven innocent.
kDL1 TIL that you shouldn’t use dryer sheets with anything meant to absorb (like towels, rags, or cloth diapers), because dryer sheets can negatively impact their ability to soak moisture .
49gw TIL In the mid 1800’s millions of American children learned in school that one taste of alcohol could lead to blindness, madness or death. And there was the possibility too, the children were told, of spontaneous combustion; just one drink of alcohol might cause their bodies to go up in flames.
Y7mlZ TIL in the Serbian flag, the white represents mother’s milk feeding strong Serbian children.