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TIL Jacobo Pazzi was hanged next to a rotting corpse, then was buried, dug up and thrown in a ditch, then dragged through the streets, propped at the door of his palace with his head used as a doorknob, thrown in a river, fished out by children, hanged again, flogged and thrown back in the river
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by Ainsley-Sorsby t3_zy4xko
TIL that elements of the ancient Mesopotamian religion (first formed in the 6th millennium BC) may have survived until the early 20th century. The Shamsīyah, a sect of sun-worshippers, persisted in southeastern Turkey (sometimes outwardly adopting Christian customs) until the early 1900s.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by RexSueciae t3_zxb59h
TIL that the Flag of Puerto Rico's colors are not specifically defined. While its independence-era flags used a sky blue, and its readoption in 1952 used a dark blue to match the US flag, there is no official definition for what shade of blue must be used in the flag.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by RexSueciae t3_zwo6ek
Submitted by BogdanAnime t3_zx3wlw
TIL Betty White was nominated in the 1st Emmy category for female performers in 1950, 1 of the first women to have full creative control of her own TV show, while she was still living at home with her parents, the1st woman to host her own talk show and 1st woman to win an Emmy for game show hosting
biography.comSubmitted by 54_actual t3_zwxyru
TIL that King Tut's tomb was unusually small, likely due to his successor taking Tut's intended tomb for his own burial. King Tut's small tomb allowed it to be forgotten and spared from robberies, which led to him becoming famous in the modern era.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by No_Comparison2778 t3_zxpq1y
Submitted by avarensis t3_zxlzek
TIL that one of the few positive health effects of smoking is a drastic reduction of a person's risk of thyroid cancer. According to a Korean study of the health records of over 10M people, smokers have a 36% lower risk of thyroid cancer. Smoking and heavy drinking reduces one's risk even more.
thyroid.orgSubmitted by EncyclopediaJake t3_zwtfsi
TIL Why Dog Paws Smell Like Fritos. Even the cleanest, healthiest pooch has trillions of bacteria and fungi living on their skin. That yeasty, corn chip smell is actually a normal byproduct of harmless bacteria, usually Proteus or Pseudomonas, both of which are naturally present in our environment.
hamptonveterinaryhospital.comSubmitted by Rossknight65 t3_zuypwt