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TIL pigs are actually smarter than dogs and possibly even more intelligent than dolphins.

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D1Yxj TIL: From the 1500’s - 1800’s tomatoes were usually only consumed by the poor because they were considered poisonous to the rich. The high lead content of pewter silverware and plates would leech into high acidic foods when eaten causing poisoning and death.
X07LQ Today I learned about Frederick Lindemann, Churchill's advisor who encouraged him to target working class houses, and divert food shipments from India.
ADE8B TIL of "Zonal" languages. Zonals are like universal languages but for a specific language family. Slavic, Germanic, and Romance languages would all have their own "Zonal" designed using familiar rules/logic/alphabet/etc. The goal is promoting greater regional cohesion in a language zone.
pYvwe TIL in 2022 biologists determined there were 6 species of reindeer (caribou) instead of 1
PYpRn TIL that a Finnish expression "Nuha lähtee nussimalla" literally means "The flu gets healed by fucking".