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TIL The Blue Lagoon Is A Manmade Spa Located Within A Lava Field In Iceland Supplied By Water Used In The Nearby Geothermal Power Station, Also Known To Heal Diseases Such As Rheumatoid, Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis.

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wm7 TIL that football evolved out of mob football, a game played between whole villages, with the goal being to get the ball into the center of the other village. Any means could be used to move the ball, as long as it did not lead to manslaughter or murder.
DQGxV TIL that when someone was trapped with other skiers in an Avalanche that part of what saved them was when that person recited every line to The Princess Bride to keep everyone helpfully occupied.
p8884 TIL that making a purple pigment used to dye clothes for royalty in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome involved harvesting the pigment from rotting snails. The stench was so bad that Jewish law specifically granted women the right to divorce any husband who became a dyer after marrying.
wLxNP TIL Jean-Baptiste Lully died of a gangrenous abscess after accidentally piercing his foot with a staff while he was vigorously conducting a Te Deum. It was customary at that time to conduct by banging a staff on the floor. He refused to have his leg amputated so he could still dance
YVRd TIL: Sardinian Cheese is illegal. The cheese is made from goats milk that is fermented in a a newborn baby goat’s stomach. The baby goat is killed, its milk filled stomach is then hung up for months while the milk hardens into cheese. Although it is illegal, it is still made today.