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TIL there's another unit to measure temperature, the Rankine scale (°R)

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R5578 TIL limes are only green because they are unripe. They are sent that way to stores because they’re easier to ship. Unlike oranges and lemons, limes don’t ripen once picked, so they stay green. Ripe limes are yellow.
W7478 TIL In 1373, the pope sent two papal delegates to serve the Lord of Milan, Bernabò Visconti, his excommunication papers. Bernabò, infuriated, placed the two papal delegates under arrest and refused their release until they had eaten the parchment, seal, and silken cord which they had served him.
ae59 TIL that to show how Classical Chinese had become an impractical language, linguist Chao Yuen Ren wrote a 92-character poem in which every syllable has the sound “shi”. The poem “Shī Shì shí shī shǐ” translates to “Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den”.
pxK4 TIL Microwaving food does not diminish the nutrients. When done right, it’s actually one of the most nutritionally sound methods in food preparation.
e06o4 TIL the star-shaped base of the Statue of Liberty was originally a fort built to defend against the British