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TIL underwater basket weaving has been used as a pejorative term for excessively easy/useless/niche courses for at least the past 65 years

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Q19e TIL “The Dutch Reach” [SFW] using your far-hand to reach for a car door handle. It forces you to swivel, automatically looking out at mirror & easily back for bikes & traffic decreasing the chances of “dooring” a cyclist.
OnyL TIL a farmer in China grows Buddha shaped pears.
Br5DL TIL about the Medlar, a fruit that was once popular in ancient and medieval times but was nearly forgotten in the 20th Century (Deleted and reposted due to title error in the original post, which stated that this fruit is enjoyed rotten. In fact, bletting is a kind of ripening)
4kEow TIL that the popular Springfield (Missouri) style cashew chicken dish was invented by a Chinese born chef who also among other achievements was part of the D-Day invasion.
yVvDw TIL About Oksana Chusovitina, an Uzbekistani artistic gymnast who already competed in eight Olympic Games and has plans to compete in ninths.