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TIL that Lieutenant Paul Stamets in the new Star Trek: Discovery is based on a real American mycologist.

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Z8plB TIL Aseeda is a high-energy food made from millet or cassava eaten at most meals in Darfur where ongoing genocide has had a devastating effect on food and agriculture. Aseeda is often eaten with a stew or curry containing okra
m1rDv TIL an analysis of the lyrics of more than 12,000 English-language songs released between 1980-2020 (from the genres of rap, country, pop, R&B & rock) found that lyrics have become simpler, angrier, more repetitive & more self-obsessed over that period of time.
l7e5 TIL that during prohibition, solid grape concentrate was sold with the warning message, “After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days, because then it would turn into wine.”
pNjQ TIL the story of Teddy Roosevelt sparing a bear cub is a myth, he just didn’t want to kill it himself because it was bad sport. The bear’s neck was cut open and they ate its paws that night for dinner with possum.
4Xymb TIL That law enforcement officers in many states have their own additional bill of rights