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TIL that when Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1993 Indy 500 he chugged orange juice instead of the traditional milk, earning the enmity of the fans. Fittipaldi owned an orange grove in his native Brazil and wanted to promote the product.

by whatilearned May 24, 2023, 4:20 pm

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TIL the pinkypromise has been used in the US since at least the 1860’s. One possible origin of this traditional promise is Japan, where it is known as ‘yubikiri’, meaning “finger cut-off”. Supposedly, people in Japan believed that if you break a pinky promise, you have to cut off your pinky finger.

by whatilearned April 28, 2023, 2:45 pm

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TIL The traditional Mexican hibiscus tea is called Jamaica simply because the main ingredient, the hibiscus plant, was originally brought over to Mexico from Jamaica

by whatilearned April 24, 2023, 9:40 pm

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TIL that same-sex behavior has been recorded in more than 1000 species in animal kingdom ranging from beetles to penguins.This was earlier often seen as an example of Darwin’s paradox as these behaviors are non-reproductive and don’t contribute to the advancement of species in the traditional sense.

by whatilearned April 2, 2023, 9:52 pm

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TIL that ciabatta is not a long-established, traditional Italian bread. It was invented in 1982, largely as a response to the popularity of French baguettes.

by whatilearned March 27, 2023, 2:39 pm

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Why were the melons forced into a traditional marriage?

by cringeyjokesman March 26, 2023, 1:13 am

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TIL That E-cigarettes were first invented in the 1960s, but were never sold in order to protect the traditional cigarette market

by whatilearned March 22, 2023, 9:55 pm

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TIL that Gac fruit(fruit from heaven) has 70 times more lycopene than tomatoes, 40 times more vitamin C than oranges and 10 times more beta carotene than carrots. It is an orange spiked melon like fruit grown on vines that is native to Asia. Typically used to make a traditional red sticky rice dish

by whatilearned March 14, 2023, 2:37 am

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TIL: USS Fomalhaut was launched 25 January 1941 by Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, Tex., as Cape Lookout, a Type C1 ship cargo ship. The launch used 7,000 pounds of ripe bananas, which the US Maritime Commission found to be an “efficient substitute” for traditional launching grease.

by whatilearned March 3, 2023, 6:01 pm

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TIL that traditional lacquer is made w urushiol sap, aka the rash-causing toxin in poison ivy & poison oak. In fact, “urushi” (as in “urushi-ol”) is the Japanese for the Chinese lacquer tree (also toxic) & an English word for lacquerware. They all fall in the genus Toxicodendron, or “poison tree”.

by whatilearned March 1, 2023, 3:06 pm

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A rap about eco-friendly alternatives to traditional toilet paper generated by Chat GPT

by CopyPastaArchive February 26, 2023, 6:47 am

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Should Satanism/The Satanic Temple be granted the same rights as other, more traditional religions? Why or why not?

by QuestionGuy February 11, 2023, 8:52 pm

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