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TIL people in Germany and France used to eat cockchafer beetles. They were made into a soup and could also be candied. This practice stopped when the beetles’ population steeply declined from the use of pesticides.

by whatilearned May 12, 2022, 12:28 am

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TIL of the “royal touch”, a medieval practice wherein monarchs touched one of their subjects suffering from an illness, thereby supposedly curing them of said illness

by whatilearned May 6, 2022, 11:57 pm

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Please stop making fun of people for being Virgins. It’s tough because I’m a leftist, I love this sub, and I work hard to be a good person and practice good praxis, but I’m also 28 and a virgin. Watching Y’all make fun of people for being virgins or calling people virgins really hurts.

by CopyPastaArchive May 1, 2022, 9:06 am

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TIL about a “remittance man,” who were young British emigrants paid by their families to live outside of Britain, usually in Canada or the U.S., on the expectation that they not return home. This practice began in the 1880s and continued well into the early 20th century.

by whatilearned April 28, 2022, 12:46 am

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TIL of the Kangina – a Afghani traditional practice that preserves fruits into the winter months. It is made of wet clay-rich mud, molded into a bowl shape and sun baked. When dried, the fruit – often grapes – are sealed inside with more serving of mud to form a closed, air-tight vessel.

by whatilearned April 18, 2022, 11:23 pm

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TIL that in 1950 in Beatrice, NE, a church exploded five minutes after choir practice started. No one was hurt because every single member of the choir was late for completely separate reasons, so the church was empty

by whatilearned April 9, 2022, 7:19 pm

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TIL that the slang term “corn hole” is derived from the practice of using dried corn cobs for toilet paper in outhouses.

by whatilearned April 6, 2022, 7:50 pm

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TIL about shrinkflation, the practice of stealthily reducing a product’s size while maintaining its price so that consumers may unknowingly pay the same for less.

by whatilearned April 5, 2022, 9:07 pm

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TIL Nuclear waste can be recycled but President Carter banned the practice.

by whatilearned March 31, 2022, 1:13 am

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TIL For centuries the Romans used a period of eight days in civil practice, but in 321 CE Emperor Constantine established the seven-day week in the Roman calendar and designated Sunday as the first day of the week.

by whatilearned March 28, 2022, 9:32 pm

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TIL that Intersex people are subjected to routine medically unnecessary surgery in infancy, something which is becoming increasingly recognised as a human rights issue. Only four countries have outlawed the practice.

by whatilearned March 26, 2022, 8:52 am

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Why hasn’t the practice of Daylight Savings Time been eliminated yet?

by QuestionGuy March 13, 2022, 3:43 pm

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