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TIL That in the 1700’s, tomatoes were thought to be poisonous because people died after eating them. The real issue was people using pewter plates and the acidity of tomatoes leached lead out of them causing lead poisoning

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NXgN6 TIL that one third of sea level rise is from thermal expansion (not melting ice)
1aowX TIL about swedish carolean soldiers and how their battle tactic consisted of marching so close to the enemy, that the white in their eyes was visible. They were not scared of death, as their strong belief in God told them it was their fate to die in battle.
4o1g TIL - Cats bring home dead animals not out of love, but to try and teach you the hunting skills that you clearly lack
awKy TIL that a number of Renaissance era artists depicted Jesus Christ after the crucifixion with a post-mortem erection.
laYK TIL that 34.5 % of the female prison population in Canada are aboriginal women, even if they only accounted for 4% of the total Canadian female population