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TIL Brussels sprouts taste less bitter than they did 20 years ago, as a result of selective breeding

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nWlg7 TIL that John Ratcliffe (the bad guy in Pocahontas) was actually for trading with Native American Indians and was disliked for doing this by his fellow colonists. He was eventually killed by Native Americans though by being skinned alive from the feet up by mussel shells
5WpR TIL that 4 states (Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii, and Maine) have laws prohibiting the use of outdoor advertising with billboards.
la87 TIL more salt is used for de-icing roads (8% of global manufactured salt) than for human consumption (6%).
yQ9vl TIL that a Rolls Royce oil change is $650 and the annual check up is almost $4,000...
xVgk5 TIL of the Bombing of the Bezuidenhout, an incident in which the British RAF accidentally bombarded a civilian neighbourhood in The Hague resulting in 511 casualties.