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TIL Honey is the only food that doesnt go bad honey that was buried with the Pharoahs is still safe to eat

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eLnk TIL Musket shot (bullets) were made by dropping molten lead from a tall tower, allowing it to cool into a sphere on its way down.
ADoDw TIL of Karl P. Schmidt, a herpetologist who documented his own death after he was bitten by a juvenile boomslang snake. He made detailed notes on the symptoms he experienced, almost right up to the end. He died 24 hours after the bite, bleeding in his lungs, kidneys, heart, and brain.
VMge4 TIL: We know how ancient Sanskrit sounded because in the fifth century BCE, the Indian grammarian Panini produced a complete grammar of the language, including how all sounds are pronounced. The complexity of his linguistic analysis wasn't replicated until the 20th century.
yVjYv TIL "Cut off your nose to spite your face" There is a version that this phrase has a rather curious origin. Saint Ebbe was said to have severed her own nose to dissuade violation by Viking raiders.
e0N4n TIL that a Karen or Qareen is a type Ginn demon.