› added 1 year ago

120

TIL that due to very poor consumer reviews and negative media attention in 2014, Haribo discontinued sugar free gummy bears. The gummy bears contained maltitol, a sugar alcohol that is not fully digestible and that ferments in the gut. It can cause increased flatulence, loose stools, and diarrhea.

Read more atlasobscura.com

via reddit.com

eEA6 TIL that 86.8% of Pit Bulls pass a temperament test - better than Collies, Golden Retrievers and Beagles
16DE4 TIL the Martini Bianco vermouth mixer drink just filtered white wine flavored with various Alpine herbs and sweetened with beet sugar.
WQaY TIL that the green Haribo gummy bears are strawberry flavored. The red are cranberry.
e0ErE TIL in 2017 Glastonbury Festival had to add pineapples to their list of contraband following the success of Glass Animals and their song Pork Soda, which contained the lyric "Pineapples are in my head" and caused fans to bring the fruit to live performances en masse
rPRw TIL Louis C.K. wrote and directed the cult-classic film “Pootie Tang,” which Roger Ebert called a “trainwreck” that was “not in a releasable condition.”