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TiL the Brussel Sprouts have been systematically bred to be less bitter and taste better since the 90s

by whatilearned May 10, 2023, 11:02 pm

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TIL about the invention of tonic water. In early 19th century India and other tropical posts of the British Empire, medicinal quinine was recommended to British officials and soldiers to prevent malaria,[2] where it was mixed with soda and sugar to mask its bitter taste, creating tonic water.

by whatilearned March 23, 2023, 12:17 pm

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What has caused you to become bitter?

by QuestionGuy March 16, 2023, 3:47 pm

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People who drink coffee without sugar, How do you handle the bitter taste?

by QuestionGuy March 13, 2023, 1:28 pm

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Wow, talk about an angry and bitter comment..

by CopyPastaArchive January 1, 2023, 10:21 pm

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An ex husband an ex wife are in court fighting in a bitter custody battle over their child.

by cringeyjokesman December 14, 2022, 12:29 am

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TIL brussels sprouts used to have a bitter taste until breeders in the 90s started to cross-pollinate different varieties in order to remove the chemicals that caused the bitterness. The result of their work has lead to brussels sprouts’s recent culinary popularity.

by whatilearned December 2, 2022, 2:18 pm

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TIL that wild almonds contain deadly amounts of cyanide. The almonds we enjoy today are from a genetic mutation that reduced the production of amygdalin that makes wild almonds bitter and poisonous.

by whatilearned November 4, 2022, 5:04 pm

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Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule

by HistoryBuff October 30, 2022, 5:37 pm

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A man stood outside of his house after a bitter divorce and he noticed a crate of beer bottles.

by cringeyjokesman September 6, 2022, 7:22 am

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TiL the little red-haired girl, Charlie Brown’s crush, was based off a woman that Charles Schulz courted who ultimately married a different suitor. Schulz described it as an “emotionally damaging” event. “What a bitter blow that is. A blow to everything that you are.”

by whatilearned August 2, 2022, 2:29 pm

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TIL of Sardinian bitter honey, obtained in October – December from flowers of the strawberry tree (a Mediterranean tree named corbezzolo in Italian). It is used in traditional desserts or paired with cheese, and it’s often added to coffee to enhance the bitter aromas

by whatilearned July 25, 2022, 7:18 pm

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