› added 8 months ago

294

TIL of Koi Pla, a raw fish salad dish consumed in the Isan region of Thailand said to be responsible for the deaths of around 20,000 people every year. Mainly due to the fish being used containing fluke worms that if eaten can inflict you with bile duct cancer.

Read more unilad.com

via reddit.com

EVP TIL a species of pig, the Barbirusas, has tusks that can grow long enough to penetrate its own skull, killing it
wo6g1 TIL that Vienna has an orchestra that performs with instruments made entirely of vegetables — and then turns them into soup!
4X0E6 TIL The US Navy submarines started using Xbox 360 controllers back in 2017 to control their periscopes
N9DP TIL that the dog who played Wishbone on the 1990s children’s show of the same name was named Soccer and was a veteran television commercial actor before appearing on the series. He lived from 1988 to 2001 and is buried on the Plano, Texas ranch where Wishbone was filmed.
ZbNp TIL that “Pawn Stars” star Rick Harrison dropped out of school in ninth grade to pursue a business selling fake Gucci bags. He made $2,000 a week.