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XE85P TIL food industries were aggressively opposed to writing "insect-based" on ingredient labels even though many products we consume and buy are made with insects. The FDA and EU agreed to allow variations. So, now, when you see "carmine", "cochineal", "natural red 4", or "E120" - that also means bugs.
404J TIL Alcatraz showers were always supplied with hot water to hinder inmates from getting acclimated to the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay. Furthermore, inmates had access to good food, monthly movies, and a 15,000 book library in order to curb bad behavior
OE6g TIL that a brain disease that devastated communities in Papua New Guinea spread because people ate their dead family members’ brains in ritual cannibalism. People who didn’t die from the disease have a genetic mutation that blocks it.
wPl7 TIL The rule “The Captain goes down with the ship” was not intended to save ship, passengers or crew, but to prevent others from claiming cargo as salvage.
NXjrQ TIL a TV sitcom called "Turn On" was pitched as "the first computerized TV show." It was cancelled after one episode