› added 9 years ago

136

TIL Kosher salt is not called “Kosher” because the salt itself is specifically certified as kosher. Rather, Kosher salt got its name because this larger grained version of salt was used in the process of koshering meat, specifically to remove surface blood from meat.

Read more todayifoundout.com

via reddit.com

E1jV TIL When Julius Caesar was captured and held hostage by pirates, he told them he would crucify them all personally. The pirates took it as a joke, but when the ransom was paid, Caesar raised a fleet, captured the pirates, and crucified them.
Y7B1r TIL That The Clania Crameri bagworm cuts wood to reinforce its cocoon forming its own little log cabin in the process.
oRlw8 TIL Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, the daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, lived up until 1990.
LQVNQ TIL Pachucas were Mexican American women who wore zoot suits during the 1930s-40s, a sign of rebellion due to fabric rationing for the war effort. Their look included thinly-plucked eyebrows, dark lipstick and wearing their hair styled into a pompadour, in which they kept razor blades.
xdYD TIL Vatican City is the only place in the world where cash machines offer instructions in Latin.