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TIL of Sylphium, an ancient plant the Romans considered worth its weight in silver. It was used as a seasoning, perfume, aphrodisiac, medicine, and contraceptive. The exact identity of the plant remains a topic of debate and mystery, with many believing it to be extinct.

by whatilearned January 27, 2022, 4:33 pm

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TIL that in Australia 2008, Harper colins book ‘Daring book for girls’ got into a controversy for encouraging girls to play the Didgeridoo. Didgeridoo is considered by the Aboriginals to be a men’s instrument and and is believed to cause infertility to the girls when the girls touch it.

by whatilearned January 25, 2022, 8:13 pm

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TIL that the Philippines considered renaming itself Malaysia but was beaten to it by modern day Malaysia.

by whatilearned January 25, 2022, 5:34 pm

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What are we doing today that will be considered equivalent to the Roman communal sponge stick in 2000 years?

by QuestionGuy January 25, 2022, 2:59 pm

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TIL the allies had plans to assassinate Hitler in 1944, but decided against it because they considered him to be less competent than anyone who might have replaced him (likely Himmler, Bormann, Goebbels, or Goering). He made enough strategic mistakes that it was probably better to keep him around.

by whatilearned January 25, 2022, 4:40 am

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TIL that in 1931 the USSR sold off many of the Hermitage’s most important artworks (which they considered elitist decadence) to fund industrialization. Under Andrew Mellon, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. acquired 21 of them, creating one of the best ensembles of art in the Americas.

by whatilearned January 22, 2022, 10:53 pm

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Cigarettes were considered ‘healthy’ in the past until they killed hundreds later. Similarly, What do you think is considered ‘normal’ now but may be potentially killing us?

by QuestionGuy January 21, 2022, 9:58 pm

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TIL That the White Tailed Deer, generally considered to be herbivorous, have been caught on camera slurping baby birds out of their nests like candy and munching on human bones.

by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 9:36 pm

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TIL Latvia’s symbol of national identity is a rare breed of cow with light blue or dark ultramarine hides, dark meat and produce very little milk. Under Soviet times, the cow was considered useless and tried to breed other cow breeds to replace it, nearly driving the blue cow to extinction.

by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 2:43 am

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TIL Attacus Atlas, considered the largest moth in the world, has wings that resemble snake heads which is exaggerated by movement of the wings to scare off potential predators.

by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 1:05 am

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What is something that is considered innocent to google in 2010 but has a whole new meaning in 2022?

by QuestionGuy January 20, 2022, 1:31 am

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TIL that in Mexico, mosquito eggs are considered a delicacy and are prepared fried and put in a tortilla, or are made into pancake batter.

by whatilearned January 19, 2022, 3:30 am

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