4 Comments TIL In 1014, Byzantine Emperor Basil II captured several thousand Bulgarian soldiers, put them into groups of 100, and blinded 99 in every group. The last soldiers had only one eye gouged out and were ordered to lead their blind friends home. Upon seeing this, Tsar Samuel died of a heart attack. by whatilearned June 18, 2022, 1:07 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL that a lot of commonly used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, oregano, thyme, etc as well as catnips are from the same family of flower plants called Lamiacae or Labiatae. by whatilearned May 13, 2022, 5:55 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL that the “M” character in the Austin Power movies was named Basil Exposition, as in he provides the background plot information (i.e. the exposition) needed for the viewer to understand what is happening in the present. by whatilearned September 21, 2021, 3:29 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL about Basil “The Owl” Banghart, a criminal who escaped federal custody by pretending to be a federal agent who was overpowered by his prisoner, Basil Banghart. by whatilearned April 23, 2021, 6:03 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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