Post * 5YyVQ — Curious Curator

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TIL Australians eat white bread with butter and sprinkles (and they love it!)

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4kXKa TIL that watercress technically has more protein per calorie (roughly 21g/100 Kcal) than a lot of protein powders(standard whey protein powders have about 20g/100 Kcal).

R7QK7 TIL that Stalin killed way more people than Hitler by creating a famine to promote his forced collectivization of agriculture and five-year plan.

VBjLp TIL that because nicotine has an affinity for melanin-containing tissues, skin colour has a direct biological impact on one's ability to quit smoking.

0dORR TIL that Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, who stood at 5' 2", would always travel with a pillow bearer. The bearer's job was to ensure the emperors feet would always rest on a pillow when he sat down in a chair, as they would otherwise dangle without touching the ground

Oo1ge TIL Mushrooms are the only non-animal food with Vitamin D and their vitamin D levels can be increased by placing them in the sun, just like humans