TIL the most widely used Language in North America during the 1700s and 1800s was not English or Spanish but a universal form of Sign Language now known as Plains Sign. It allowed natives and colon... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL the Mormon church is the wealthiest religious institution in the world with estimated assets between 80 and 100 billion dollars. (finance.yahoo.com)
In this article, we will take a look at Mormon Church’s 15 biggest stock positions. To see more such companies, go directly to Mormon Church’s 5 Biggest Stock Positions. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or the Mormon Church, has over $40 billion worth of stocks positions as of the end of the […]
TIL that in 2013 the number of U.S. children named “Cheese” skyrocketed by 450 percent. (nymag.com)
What about Milk? Table is a good name, too.
Proteins in crushed cockroach body fragments and feces become a component of house dust. After inhaling dust, sensitive children and adults develop allergic symptoms similar to those of hay fever (lancaster.unl.edu)
Source : lancaster.unl.edu/pest/…/cockroach manual.pdf
TIL NBA player Shawn Bradley was once fined $10,000 for not going to a mandatory team meeting at a strip club due to his Mormon beliefs. He was also called “The Stormin’ Morman” during his professi... (www.complex.com)
In his new “30 for 30” short, Shawn Bradley admits that he got fined $10,000 once for refusing to attend a team meeting at a strip club.
TIL that in 2001, a US navy submarine performed an emergency ballast blow maneuver to impress civilians onboard. It surfaced at high speed directly under a Japanese ship and cut it in half, killing... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL about Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine. Operating from around the early 1990s to 2018, this machine would dispense rare discontinued beverages. Supposedly the nearby businesses had no idea w... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL In Korea babies are classed as 1 year old at birth (they'll be changing to 0 this week to align with international standards) (www.independent.co.uk)
TIL A Chicago man who bought $1,000 in stock about 70 years ago has given the resulting $2 million to a wildlife charity (www.usatoday.com)
A lifelong Boy Scout who bought $1,000 in Walgreens stock about 70 years ago donated the resulting $2 million to the Audubon Society.
TIL that in 1967 the DSV "Alvin" was attacked by a swordfish at 610m below the ocean surface. The swordfish became trapped in the Alvin's skin, and the Alvin was forced to make an emergency surface... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL of a machine lubricant called Thames Mud Butter, made from fats that were skimmed from the sewage effluent of late 19th century London. (thamesfestivaltrust.org)
What does the past smell like? Explore a unique part of London’s heritage through the sense of smell.
TIL that the Semai are a people of Malaysia who consider that making someone unhappy, especially by imposing one's own wishes, is taboo, so they don't have leaders, they don't punish their children... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Jungholz is an Austrian village that is only accessible via Germany. Because of access issues the village followed German customs since 1868 and used the Deutsche Mark until 2002. The odd place... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that until the early 1920s, most astronomers thought that the Milky Way contained all the stars in the Universe. Following the 1920 Great Debate between the astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL about Wood’s Metal. Because it melts at low temperatures, it was used to make joke spoons that would melt in hot soup. It is also highly toxic. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL the scientific answer to "which came first: the chicken or the egg?" is the egg (en.m.wikipedia.org)
TIL: Six Flags name is derived from its first park called “Six Flags Over Texas”. This refers to the six nations that governed TX: Spain, France, Mexico, Rep. of Texas, USA, and Confederacy (en.m.wikipedia.org)
Yes, I just watched the Vengeance (2022) film 😂
TIL in 1974 the Cleveland Indians held a Ten Cent Beer promotion that resulted in on-field streaking, fans lighting fireworks in the stands, and pelting of players with hotdogs that culminated in a... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Poison Dart frogs are completely non-toxic when captive bred (dart frogs are commonly bred in captivity), even wild-caught poison dart frogs gradually lose their potency in captivity. (perryponders.com)
One of the most poisonous animals on Earth is the Poison Dart Frog. However, when kept in captivity the poisonous nature of the frog completely disappears.
TIL: In 2013, after Zimbabwe finished paying the salaries of public workers, the government had only $217 in the entire country's bank balance due to decades of financial mismanagement and 231 mill... (www.vice.com)
I once found $200 on the floor of a gas station. If I’d known that made me richer than a country, I wouldn’t have been so bummed about having to spend it all on tax debts.
TIL that every employee at the Hanford Engineer Works in Richland, WA donated one day's worth of their pay to purchase a B-17 bomber, as their contribution to the WW2 effort. The plane was christen... (www.historylink.org)
TIL that since 2004, countries like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE have replaced camel jockeys with robot drones, to prevent children being exploited into riding camels. It also prevented race-fixin... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL about the CSS Hunley, a confederate submarine that sank three times, killing her entire crew each time. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that if you're a communist - or were in the past 10 years - the US prevents you from becoming a citizen (www.uscis.gov)
A. Purpose and Background 1. Purpose The inadmissibility ground for immigrant membership in or affiliation with the Com