TIL that the leader of the Crips, Stanley Williams, lived a double life where during the day, he was an anti-gang youth counselor, and at night acted as the overboss of the Crips, committing violent gang crimes against the Bloods [source, comments]

Song of the day 🕊💥: "Ja klar sind wir für Frieden, doch erst müssen wir gewinnen" https://open.spotify.com/track/3owQNPhIzH9VS9dvAI1Kta?si=HAiZvU-bQgymYCjiQ4mLhg

TIL During King Louis XIV reign he popularized pairing salt with pepper since he disliked dishes with overwhelming flavors, and pepper was the only spice that complemented salt and didn't dominate the taste. [source, comments]

Switzerland has a long tradition of spying on its inhabitants. Especially on leftists. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_files_scandal