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TIL about the 1900 English beer poisoning. More than 6,000 people in England were poisoned by arsenic-tainted beer. It took 4 months to be noticed, with doctors...
en.wikipedia.org·4h·
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The Folklore of Herbs – Chapter 6
robindouglas.org·15h
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Doctors Are “Concerned” Most Americans Don’t Know This Alcohol Fact
scitechdaily.com·11h
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#29 Discount, tare, tret & cloff...History and Etymology of Math Terms
pballew.blogspot.com·21h·
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TIL that President Lyndon B Johnson used to hold meetings while sitting on the toilet to assert dominance.
historyfacts.com·18h·
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10 Tools You’ll Need To Outfit a Home Bar and Sip Tasty Cocktails on Your Couch
mymodernmet.com·2d
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Forgive Savants Their Midwittery
lesswrong.com·3h
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Food Thread: I Say Whisky...You Say Whiskey? Let's Call The Whole Thing Off!
acecomments.mu.nu·6h
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Stone tools are reshaping the story of the First Americans
earth.com·11h
🏺Deep History
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Eric 26 Inconvenient Truths
pjmedia.com·2h
☀Optimism
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How a Bihari barber helped give the world “shampoo”
timesofindia.indiatimes.com·15h
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This Unbreakable CIA Cipher Fooled the World for 37 Years. Then Two People Accidentally Solved It.
popularmechanics.com·1d
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Community Headlines in Your Hands
dillanxlza901429.pointblog.net·1d
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The Persistent and Problematic Claims of Long-Forgotten Trauma (2019)
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov·1d·
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Jack-A-Roe — a story of love and cross-dressing on the high seas
ft.com·22h
📚Musicology Stories
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In 1925, seven students went 60 hours without sleep—for science
popsci.com·1d
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Acadia National Park, Maryland Horror Movies, Bluesky, More: Sunday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, November 2, 2025
researchbuzz.me·4h
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No, College Degrees Aren’t Losing Their Value
washingtonmonthly.com·3h
📱Contemporary Absurdity
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A Sensory Journey through Scent
carlyaler470509.digiblogbox.com·21h
🚀Technology
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Patients Are Sharing The Wildly Inappropriate Comments Their Doctors Actually Made, And It's Rage-Inducing
yahoo.com·5h
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