TheLimeyCanuck
TheLimeyCanuck t1_jed4xje wrote
Reply to comment by SpreadingRumors in TIL children were most prone to lead poisoning because lead chips and toys with lead dust tasted "sweet". by WhatA_Nerd
The Romans literally used lead as an additive to improve the taste of cheap wine.
TheLimeyCanuck t1_j9kdcz7 wrote
Reply to comment by GrumpyDumps in TIL - That avocado seeds are so large because they depended on extinct megafauna to eat and disperse them. by byronhadleigh
Firstly, humans didn't need to cultivate them initially to save the species, they only had to consume them while foraging and move the seeds around. Secondly, even if it took humans a long interval before they positively affected avocado procreation they could still have limped along as an endangered species for centuries without fully dying out.
TheLimeyCanuck t1_j9ibe6x wrote
Reply to comment by CaptainStack in TIL - That avocado seeds are so large because they depended on extinct megafauna to eat and disperse them. by byronhadleigh
Humans. The same way that domesticated turkeys would die off in a generation without human artificial insemination.
TheLimeyCanuck t1_j1smk1j wrote
Reply to TIL that British troops developed a diss song against Nazi leaders during World War II titled "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball." It was quickly picked up and sang by Allied troops. by collarpoppppppin
Wow... I feel old, and I wasn't even around for the war. Lot's of the kids I knew growing up sang this song.
TheLimeyCanuck t1_jed57k5 wrote
Reply to comment by BamberGasgroin in TIL children were most prone to lead poisoning because lead chips and toys with lead dust tasted "sweet". by WhatA_Nerd
Midgely not only invented Ethyl, he also developed CFC refrigerants.