› added 1 year ago

58

TIL that the Volga Germans refused to eat tomatoes, prior to becoming "Americanized", on account of tomatoes being a relative of the poisonous nightshade plant.

Read more volgagermans.org

via reddit.com

kvpm TIL When Craig Ferguson was in the deep end of his alcoholism he decided to kill himself, only to get distracted on the way by a drink.
J1JV1 TIL this date in 1857, my Great Uncle, a Mormon leader, began distributing children under the age of 8 to families in central Utah to adopt. He and his other Mormon friends had slit the throats of all the other children and adults.
XE6XE TIL A fatal dose of caffeine is 113 cups of coffee, but you’d die of water poisoning first.
BNPk TIL That Paul Simon listed the time length of “Fakin’ It” as 2:74 because radio stations didn’t want to play something over 3 minutes long
e0ek5 TIL: During WW2 black U.S soldiers stationed in England were drinking in a pub with local people when U.S Military police arrived to stop them getting served and arrest them for not segregating. The white local people in the pub defended the black men, which eventually led to a riot and gunshots.