› added 3 years ago

143

TIL Leonardo Davinci was famed for buying caged birds at markets and setting them free.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

X0pkj TIL Teddy Roosevelt's great grandson Simon died in motorcycle accident aged 19. 17 years later, Simon's brother Caleb died in a car accident at the same age of 19. Four years after that, their brother William died at 21 after getting hit by a pickup truck.
GAGVJ TIL: The British Secret Service discovered that semen made a great invisible ink while under the leadership of Mansfield Smith-Cumming. His agents adopted the motto, "Every man his own stylo." They later stopped the use due to the smell and questions about agents' masturbatory habits.
bwPN TIL that there are no U.S. quarters with 1975 as the mint year because commemorative 1976 bicentennial quarters were being minted early in anticipation of collectors snatching the coins from circulation
W7EX4 TIL daily mouthwash use is associated with an increased risk of diabetes/prediabetes.
N7agP TIL: In the 1980's, Catholic priests were dying of AIDS at a rate four to six times higher than the general population despite being celibate.