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The dungeon of Castello D'este in Italy. Imprisoned after a failed plot against his brother, the reigning duke, Giulio D'este survived for 53 years in this cell until he was released by his grand nephew at the age of 81
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The dungeon of Castello D'este in Italy. Imprisoned after a failed plot against his brother, the reigning duke, Giulio D'este survived for 53 years in this cell until he was released by his grand nephew at the age of 81
r/Damnthatsinteresting - The dungeon of Castello D'este in Italy. Imprisoned after a failed plot against his brother, the reigning duke, Giulio D'este survived for 53 years in this cell until he was released by his grand nephew at the age of 81


TIL that the Inughuit (aka Polar Eskimos) lived in such extreme isolation prior to being contacted by Europeans in 1818 that they were unaware of the existence of other humans, including other Inuits. Due to their isolation they had lost various technologies such as boats and bow and arrows.






In 19th century Persia, mustaches on women were a symbol of beauty. Princess Fatemeh Khanum "Esmat al- Dowleh" was the princess of Persia. She was the daughter of King Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, and one of his wives Taj al-Dowleh.
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In 19th century Persia, mustaches on women were a symbol of beauty. Princess Fatemeh Khanum "Esmat al- Dowleh" was the princess of Persia. She was the daughter of King Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, and one of his wives Taj al-Dowleh.
  • r/interestingasfuck - In 19th century Persia, mustaches on women were a symbol of beauty. Princess Fatemeh Khanum "Esmat al- Dowleh" was the princess of Persia. She was the daughter of King Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, and one of his wives Taj al-Dowleh.
  • r/interestingasfuck - In 19th century Persia, mustaches on women were a symbol of beauty. Princess Fatemeh Khanum "Esmat al- Dowleh" was the princess of Persia. She was the daughter of King Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, and one of his wives Taj al-Dowleh.
  • r/interestingasfuck - In 19th century Persia, mustaches on women were a symbol of beauty. Princess Fatemeh Khanum "Esmat al- Dowleh" was the princess of Persia. She was the daughter of King Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, and one of his wives Taj al-Dowleh.






TIL male dolphins will kill baby dolphins of another father so that the female will be available to mate with them.
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TIL Electron microscopes produce only black and white images. Colour doesn’t exist at that scale, because the things it images are smaller than the wavelength of visible light but false colour as often used

YSK the #1 most common culprit of bland cooking is not using enough salt
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YSK the #1 most common culprit of bland cooking is not using enough salt

Why YSK: I frequent a few cooking-related subs, and BY FAR, the most common reason for people asking why their food is bland is they do not know that they need to taste things and add more salt if it's bland. It really is as simple as that, like 95% of the time.

One of the worst things you can do is add the exact amount of salt a recipe calls for, and then complain that it's bland. You are in control here, so you need to add the right amount of salt that suits your palate. A recipe is not "bad" if they didn't provide the exact right amount of salt to add for your palate. Recipes will generally err on the side of too little salt, rather than too much salt, since you can always add more.

The other 5% of the time, adding an acid (vinegar, lemon juice, etc) works.

Edit: Lots of really strong anti-salt opinions here. Here's a second YSK for y'all...

YSK that cooking at home without prepared ingredients--which is what my post is talking about--will inherently LOWER your overall sodium intake. Adding the amount of salt called for, and an extra pinch or two, to a dish that serves 4+ people will not bring your overall sodium intake into dangerous levels, and it will in fact still be lower than if you had bought the same amount of food from a restaurant, or prepared/processed food from the grocery store. Don't just take my word for it...

https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-education-resources-materials/sodium-your-diet

Despite what many people think, most dietary sodium (over 70%) comes from eating packaged and prepared foods—not from table salt added to food when cooking or eating.