Post * loeZA — Curious Curator

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TIL The name for a person who can speak many languages is a ‘polyglot’, not a ‘linguist’.

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v1EoB TIL Saffron is the most expensive food on earth, costing ~5,000 USD per pound. It is so expensive due to the fact that it has to be harvested manually, and takes between 50,000-75,000 flowers to produce just one pound of the spice.

e04NJ TIL that an ancient Babylonian tablet used the Pythagorean Theorem 1200 years before Pythagoreas was born

E1aXd TIL that in the 19th Century, to purge the body of illness, people would use an Antimony Pill. When swallowed, a tiny amount of antimony will dissolve in the gut and would cause severe diarrhea and vomiting. The pill would then be passed, fished from the feces, washed and stored, ready for reuse.

A6Wl TIL the word “french” in french fries doesn’t need capitalized, since it means to slice food into thin strips

xjBD TIL when filming ‘The Princess Bride’ Andre the Giant would warm a freezing Robin Wright Penn (Princess Buttercup) simply by placing his huge hand on her head.