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TIL Europeans used to think tomatoes were poisonous because the acid in the tomato caused their pewter plates to leak lead into their food

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VMDwD TIL in 1950, an Austrian psychology researcher had his assistant wear a pair of goggles that turned the world upside-down. By the 10th day, everything looked "normal" to him to the point he could effortlessly walk through a crowded sidewalk and even ride a bicycle while wearing them.
BgLNy TIL Göbekli Tepe: The oldest discovered temple in the world. Located in the Germus mountains of southeastern Anatolia, this property features monumental round-oval and rectangular megalithic structures built by hunter-gatherers during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period between 9,600 and 8,200 BC.
aZ9b TIL black people in ancient Rome were not discriminated against because of their skin colour or physical features. They were not excluded from any profession and there was no stigma against mixed race relationships. Classical writers did not attach social status or degree of humanity to skin colour.
95JM TIL that according to a 2013 study, practitioners of BDSM (Bondage, Discipline & Sado-Masochism) have a better mental health overall than practitioners of “vanilla” sex.
NK91 TIL that a town called Sweetwater, Texas, as well as most of the Southeast, hold a form of a rattlesnake holocaust each year and have been doing so since about 1939.