bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL First grown in Africa about 5,000 years ago, yellow watermelons went through generations of selective cross-breeding for texture, color and sweetness before any pink variety ever appeared. As ...plus-squarefarmflavor.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL First grown in Africa about 5,000 years ago, yellow watermelons went through generations of selective cross-breeding for texture, color and sweetness before any pink variety ever appeared. As ...plus-squarefarmflavor.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL maternal prepregnancy obesity was associated with an increased risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality through 1 year post partum; it appeared to be mediated by hypertensive disordersplus-squarejamanetwork.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL maternal prepregnancy obesity was associated with an increased risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality through 1 year post partum; it appeared to be mediated by hypertensive disordersplus-squarejamanetwork.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL that Blame It On The Boogie was written by M. Jackson - that's Mick Jackson, song writer from the UK - so The Jacksons' version is actually a coverplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Blame It On The Boogie was written by M. Jackson - that's Mick Jackson, song writer from the UK - so The Jacksons' version is actually a coverplus-squarewww.youtube.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL that since 2013 The Price is Right has been directed by Adam Sandler. But, not that Adam Sandler.plus-squarewww.distractify.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that since 2013 The Price is Right has been directed by Adam Sandler. But, not that Adam Sandler.plus-squarewww.distractify.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL that Puff the Magic Dragon really was written as a children’s poem and isn’t a euphemism for smoking weed.plus-squareamericansongwriter.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Puff the Magic Dragon really was written as a children’s poem and isn’t a euphemism for smoking weed.plus-squareamericansongwriter.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL The GEICO Cavemen had their own short-lived TV series in 2007, which was described as one of the "worst TV shows ever" in the Chicago Tribuneplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The GEICO Cavemen had their own short-lived TV series in 2007, which was described as one of the "worst TV shows ever" in the Chicago Tribuneplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL that the first cure for tuberculosis, streptomycin, was developed by a 23 year old grad student at Rutgers, Albert Schatz. It was also effective against other penicillin resistant infections a...plus-squarewww.govinfo.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the first cure for tuberculosis, streptomycin, was developed by a 23 year old grad student at Rutgers, Albert Schatz. It was also effective against other penicillin resistant infections a...plus-squarewww.govinfo.govbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL, vegan horseback riding, aka hobby horsing, is a sport.plus-squarewww.horseandhound.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL, vegan horseback riding, aka hobby horsing, is a sport.plus-squarewww.horseandhound.co.ukbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL that roughly in a million cicadas have blue eyes instead of red. There's an urban myth that they are worth thousands of dollars.plus-squarenews.vanderbilt.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that roughly in a million cicadas have blue eyes instead of red. There's an urban myth that they are worth thousands of dollars.plus-squarenews.vanderbilt.edubOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL that “heat lightning” is a misnomer. It is simply lightning from distant thunderstorms. Lightning can be seen up to 100 miles away in the right conditions, while the sound of thunder doesn’t t...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that “heat lightning” is a misnomer. It is simply lightning from distant thunderstorms. Lightning can be seen up to 100 miles away in the right conditions, while the sound of thunder doesn’t t...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL the Minuteman ICBM had a smaller more portable brother, the Midgetman missileplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Minuteman ICBM had a smaller more portable brother, the Midgetman missileplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL Mickey Jones aka Pete from “Home Improvement” was Bob Dylan’s drummer shortly after Dylan went electric in 1966plus-squarewww.chron.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Mickey Jones aka Pete from “Home Improvement” was Bob Dylan’s drummer shortly after Dylan went electric in 1966plus-squarewww.chron.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL: You can't take pictures in the Sistine Chapel because a Japanese broadcaster said so and the Vatican ran with itplus-squarewww.rd.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: You can't take pictures in the Sistine Chapel because a Japanese broadcaster said so and the Vatican ran with itplus-squarewww.rd.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL Woody Guthrie composed "This Land is Your Land" and then forgot about it, not doing anything with it for 5 yearsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Woody Guthrie composed "This Land is Your Land" and then forgot about it, not doing anything with it for 5 yearsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL before WW1 ended on November 11th 1918, Romania re-entered the war on November 10th.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL before WW1 ended on November 11th 1918, Romania re-entered the war on November 10th.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL renowned horror director George Romero got his start working on Mister Roger's Neighborhood.plus-squarescreenrant.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL renowned horror director George Romero got his start working on Mister Roger's Neighborhood.plus-squarescreenrant.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL that in 1938 the Nazis would only create a German version of The Hobbit if Tolkien proved his Aryan heritage. Tolkien wrote back that he disavows any sort of "race doctrine".plus-squarelithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1938 the Nazis would only create a German version of The Hobbit if Tolkien proved his Aryan heritage. Tolkien wrote back that he disavows any sort of "race doctrine".plus-squarelithub.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL that the Gregorian Calendar is used in all but 4 countries: Ethiopia, Nepal, Iran, and Afghanistan.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Gregorian Calendar is used in all but 4 countries: Ethiopia, Nepal, Iran, and Afghanistan.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL Hitler loathed New Zealanders as a “lower form of human being”. At a speech given on 15 July 1925 he argued that New Zealanders lived in trees and ”clambered around on all fours”, having not y...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Hitler loathed New Zealanders as a “lower form of human being”. At a speech given on 15 July 1925 he argued that New Zealanders lived in trees and ”clambered around on all fours”, having not y...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agoTIL: In 1562, Spanish bishop Diego de Landa burned 27 Mayan manuscripts in front of the Maya people of Maní, Yucatan. This was an attempt to erase their memories of their Gods and beliefs so that ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: In 1562, Spanish bishop Diego de Landa burned 27 Mayan manuscripts in front of the Maya people of Maní, Yucatan. This was an attempt to erase their memories of their Gods and beliefs so that ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
