› added 12 years ago

148

TIL 4% of Americans believe shape-shifting reptilian people control our world by taking on human form and gaining political power to manipulate our societies.

Read more publicpolicypolling.com

via reddit.com

NXd1 TIL There was a dagger specifically for finishing off wounded knights. It’s called the misericorde, Latin for mercy.
maYY TIL a chemical in “magic” mushrooms can grow and repair brain cells
dDJpd TIL Bigorexia is a condition where someone thinks that their body is puny or not muscular enough, even if objectively they would be considered fit or athletic by other people, the condition is also called Muscle Dysmorphia. About 10% of the men going to the gym suffers from it.
78Wrr TIL that Great Britain accidentally adopted the gold standard in 1717 due to Isaac Newton (who was at the time the master of the Royal Mint) setting the exchange rate of silver to gold too low, thereby causing silver to go out of circulation.
J1WRv TIL that in medieval England, the "Benefit of Clergy" allowed literate individuals (proven by reading a Bible verse, often Psalm 51, the "neck verse") to be tried in more lenient ecclesiastical courts instead of harsh royal ones, effectively escaping execution for many crimes.