› added 7 months ago

65

TIL individual brain size can vary almost twofold among typically developing humans

Read more pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

via reddit.com

M1mB TIL that actors usually snort powdered lactose on set and if they’re lactose-intolerant, then vitamin B powder
xVaxD TIL the Black Plague was so deadly it killed 50% of Europe's population in the 14th century & reduced world population by up to 200 million
v1vkB TIL that Maple trees aren’t the only trees tapped for syrup. The sap from Pine, Birch and Black Walnut trees also produce edible syrup.
4kEE5 TIL Sobekneferu is the earliest confirmed female Egyptian pharaoh, ca. 1800-1700 BC
GMvN TIL Listerine was sold as a cure for gonorrhea in the 19th century. But it wasn’t a success until the 1920s, when it was pitched as a solution for bad breath. Listerine’s ads featured women turned off by their mate’s bad breath. Until that time, bad breath was not considered such a catastrophe.