› added 5 months ago

82

TIL- There is no requirement for alcohol to have allergen warnings on the label in the U.S., and it is common for winemakers to use Chitosan (shellfish exoskeletons) as a clarifying agent, and to stop fermentation.

Read more learn.winecoolerdirect.com

via reddit.com

8eG04 TIL when the Beach Boys released God Only Knows in 1966, it was taboo to reference "God" in a song's title, and that they were worried that the song may not receive airplay
b9NPQ TIL: Jim Carey used to get to do stand up in his 7th grade class. He used humor to fit in and his teacher made a deal with him - if he was quiet all day he would get 15 minutes at the end of class where he did stand up using material from life, the class, or doing impressions of faculty members.
1ylD TIL in Japan’s Shima Marineland aquarium, a goldfish was thrown into an exhibition tank to be live-bait for a larger fish. The goldfish escaped through a tiny gap that led to a filtration tank, where it lived alone in the dark for 7 years, feeding off food scraps that made its way into the tank.
XE6k6 TIL A dog named Cactus ran an ultramarathon in the Sahara Desert just for fun, beating the majority of human runners.
MG4W TIL a 2012 episode of Peppa Pig was banned from Australia as the central message that spiders were not to be feared was deemed “inappropriate for an Australian audience”