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TIL One of the “cures” for the Bubonic Plague was to fart in a jar and smell it.

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Mjp7 TIL that the naked mole rat is unable to feel pain, is the only known thermoconforming mammal, is resistant to cancer, and possesses extraordinary longevity for a rodent.
4r45 TIL Elvis Presley once asked his limo driver, “Do you own this limo or do you work for the company?” He responded, “I work for the company.” Elvis said “Well, you own it now.” The limo driver’s tip was the limo.
QyGp TIL The music most of us think as ‘circus theme song music’ is actually entitled Entry of the Gladiators
YpAmB TIL That Chinese 20 something superstar vlogger described as a “cute goddess” by China’s Global Times and is “worshipped” on the Douyu platform by her 100,000 followers, is not the glamorous young woman in the videos but actually a 58yr old using filters.
7eLp TIL A Kid paralyzed by a bully’s punch has been awarded a settlement of $4.2 million after proving the school knew about the bully’s tendencies and did nothing to prevent his attack.