› added 8 years ago

290

TIL that bad breath wasn’t considered a real problem until Listerine, who said their mouthwash cured “Halitosis” — a non-medical term.

Read more smithsonianmag.com

via ift.tt

R5L78 TIL that the Razzie Awards that hand out prizes for the worst performances each to stand in opposition to the Oscars, also hand out "Redeemer" awards for people and groups that have won or be nominated for Razzies in the past, but managed to redeem themselves with actual good performances.
RnQl TIL The first art left outside of Earth includes a crudely drawn penis made by Andy Warhol.
yQYLM TIL that there is a type of tumor that can grow eyes, hair, teeth, and limbs.
yQA0e TIL: One of the more popular early American wiping objects was the dried corn cob
d8PXr TIL that Colin Campbell Ross, an Australian, was executed in 1922 for the murder of a child (a case which was sensationalised by Keith - father of Rupert - Murdoch's newspaper). After the original evidence was tested for DNA in 1998, the case returned to court, and he was finally pardoned in 2008