› added 2 years ago

130

TIL that Spanish Fly, often believed to be an aphrodisiac, actually causes vomiting, severe gastro-intestinal bleeding, and kidney failure

Read more pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

via reddit.com

woYKE TIL That 68% of world's population (especially Asia & Africa) is lactose intolerant, which makes them incapable of digesting milk and its products
ADYP7 TIL tomatoes weren't commonly used in Italian cuisine until the 18th century. Tomatoes originated in North America and didn't arrive in Europe until after the discovery of the New World.
OGeX4 TIL that every time you shuffle a deck of cards, chances are that the exact order of those cards has never existed before.
ANo9l TIL there exist tsunami survival pods, capable of saving lives during tsunamis. These buoyant capsules can accommodate from two to sixteen people.
0daPM TIL That Christian Holmes IV, Father of the Disgraced CEO Elizabeth Holmes (Convicted of Fraud in 2022), Was One of the Vice Presidents of Enron