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Digitalis

Today I learned that Xanthopsia caused by the plant Digitalis could explain some of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings[^1].

Wine

Today I learned that Wine.com is the largest wine retailer in the US and sells over 2 million bottles per year.

Sour Cream

Today I learned that sour cream has a bad name because there are only very minor differences between sour cream and crème fraîche1,2.

Oxalic acid

Today I learned that Oxalic acid causes spinach teeth and is used in 1. Oxalic acid sticks to the calcium in your saliva and form little crystals that don't dissolve. When attached to your teeth, they produces the uncomfortable "spinach teeth" feeling.