TIL that, although rhubarb leaves are poisonous, you would have to eat several pounds in one sitting to reach a potentially lethal level
TIL people generally can't pantomime turning the steering wheel for a lane change
TIL the word "jalopy" most likely comes from a mispronunciation of the Mexican city Xalapa, where old American cars were imported into Mexico
TIL in 2013, an Italian mafia "Ndrangheta" made more money than McDonald's and Deutsche Bank combined (€53bn / £44bn)
TIL that Volkswagen also makes and sells its own brand of sausage
TIL that following the Roman departure from Britain (410 CE), systematic construction of paved highways in the UK did not resume until the early 18th century
TIL of COCONUTS-2b, a giant gas planet that takes over 1 million years to orbit around its star
TIL India still officially recognises 5 sub-national monarchies, known as the 'Kings of Dangs'. They receive payment from the government every year during Holi
TIL of the Kingdom of Bailundo, a non-sovereign monarchy located in Angola. Its king was notably deposed in 2021 after being charged of involvement in a murder
TIL an ant mega-colony exists across 3 continents and is thought to contain billions of ants, all of which recognise each other to be from the same colony. The largest part of the colony is in Europe
TIL the Turks and Caicos accidentally had an igloo on its flag for almost eighty years despite comprising tropical islands
TIL when Robert De Niro sought Italian citizenship, he was opposed by the largest Italian-American group for damaging the reputation of Italians by playing gangsters
TIL in 2011 the Argentine government is believed to have begun making McDonald's underprice the Big Mac specifically to cover the country's high inflation on The Economist's Big Mac index
TIL in the 1900 Olympics, the Dutch pair rowing team fired their coxswain after the semifinals and won the gold medal with a random, unknown French boy as a lighter replacement
TIL treadmills originated as a form of punishment in prisons
TIL there's exactly one upside-down traffic light in the US because the local Irish residents kept breaking it when red was above green.
TIL that no one knows what the "p" in "pH" stands for
TIL the Soviet Union still produced advertisements, often of fake products, to make itself look more prosperous
TIL Big Bird's puppeteer navigates by a TV inside the suit, showing what is being recorded by the camera
TIL that Civilloquy.com is an instance, ha
