› added 3 years ago

134

TIL followers of the Yazidi religion do not eat lettuce, as it is thought that when a 13th century Yazidi saint was executed, the crowd pelted him with heads of lettuce.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

md8p TIL the “bus stop” sign is painted by hand without using a lettered stencil. Yet the uniformity!
WkAa4 TIL John Quincy Adams had a pool table installed in the White House that he enjoyed playing most days. Something his opponents and some dignitaries found scandalous.
7rOrL TIL that even though the melody of "Happy Birthday to You" was created in 1893, and none of the early printed appearances of the melody and lyrics stated a copyright notice, Warner/Chappell Music managed to keep the song out of the public domain until a court ruling in 2016.
kLJ4 TIL that a man who spent 6 months in jail after being falsely accused of murder was set free when his attorney established his alibi by finding him in outtake footage from “Curb Your Enthusiasm” which was shooting at a Dodgers game.
V4RG TIL: It takes half a calorie of energy to digest a stalk of celery, making it not, in fact, negative calories