› added 5 years ago

150

TIL that caffeine, THC, nicotine, capsaicin (hot peppers,) theobromine (tea,) are natural insecticides. Yet humans find them delicious.

Read more laidbackgardener.blog

via reddit.com

Bgd6r TIL that Dr. Seuss created the word NERD in "If I Ran the Zoo), which is no longer being published.
Nrvb TIL numerous western tourists in Dubai were either charged, or were given prison sentences when they were raped
XmZj TIL when you get blackout drunk you don’t actually forget anything. Your brain wasn’t “recording” in the first place.
lrAA TIL That Tailgating is the Primary Cause of Traffic Jams
eYyJ TIL Operation Mockingbird was a classified CIA program spanning from the 50’s through to late 70’s intended to influence the media and create ‘a propaganda network’ of leading American journalists.