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TIL: The Salem Witch Trials were probably caused by everyone being high on hallucinogenic mold…

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eJ96 TIL there is a reason for peeling stripes on a cucumber besides making it look fancy. The skin is slightly bitter and can overwhelm the mellow flesh part. Removing a portion of it reduces the bitterness without taking away all the flavor and nutrients.
VkRZ TIL Poor women who drank tea were viewed as irresponsible as whisky drinkers in early 19th-century Ireland
9YLWM TIL about The Day The Clown Cried, directed and starring Jerry Lewis about a clown sent to a concentration camp. The ambitious 1972 film was plagued by problems in production and was never finished. Lewis' son donated an incomplete copy to the Library of Congress but won't be shown until 2025.
X0kPR TIL a pastor was offered $250,000 to oppose a menthol cigarette ban from a tobacco company, RJ Reynolds
A9bB TIL that the mega-detector, called IceCube, took 10 years to build 2,400 meters below the Antarctic ice. At one cubic km, it is bigger than the Empire State building, the Chicago Sears Tower - now known as Willis Tower - and Shanghai’s World Financial Center combined