› added 4 years ago

133

TIL Historians have followed the trail of Lewis and Clark with help from the Mercury in their latrines. Mercury, in the form of Dr. Rush’s Bilious Pill (a fast-acting purgative), that was used as a go-to drug for many conditions, including constipation

Read more mentalfloss.com

via reddit.com

rRw51 TIL that the employees of Disney land worked in such terrible conditions they referred to the park as “Mauschwitz” until managers discovered the employee lingo and banned use of the word for being un-Disney-like. Within an hour the staff switched to “Duckau”
yQWgV TIL That Dolly Parton almost lost her toes at the age of 7/8 when she jumped over a fence and landed on a mason jar. Her father and brothers held her down while her mother poured kerosene over the wound and sewed her toes back together.
GAMMj TIL that Chinese Americans are the most prolific inventors in America as a group
WkxL TIL that Canada was the third country to go to space
rej1 TIL of Rent a Goat, landscaping services whereby goats are used instead of traditional machinery or pesticides in order to curb unwanted invasive plant growth.