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TIL that some bra’s can also be used as a gas mask. Kinda funny, kinda genius.

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R7dD6 TIL of Le Viandier, a recipe collection credited to Guillaume Tirel, a master cook to Charles V, the oldest extant version of which is from the late 13th/early 14th century. It contains the first detailed description of an entremet, small dishes served between courses we'd refer to as dessert now.
K4Gw TIL St. Lawrence of Rome is the patron saint of chefs and comedians, because when he was being burnt alive over a huge gridiron, he cheerfully proclaimed ‘turn me over, I’m well done on this side!’
KOvlG TIL the big-headed turtle of SE Asia has a skull of solid bone that is so large in proportion to its body that it cannot be withdrawn into its shell for protection. It has legs covered with large scales and a tail that is very long and muscular, the longest tail relative to body size of any turtle.
W5po TIL that from 2005-2010, Prague had a brothel where men paid a one-time $23 fee, and women and couples entered for free. The catch was that their exploits were filmed and streamed online to paying customers.
prop TIL: Pope Francis assures atheists: You don’t have to believe in God to go to heaven