P1Wbw TIL Abacus, a NY Chinese bank and 2,531st largest in the US, was the only US bank indicted for the 2008 financial crisis. An isolated incident of laundering money turned into an indictment for mortgage fraud. "They were the ones singled out." Abacus was found not guilty on all 240 charges.
epWaL TIL About Cynthia Ann Parker, Who Was Kidnapped by Comanche Warriors and Eventually Gave Birth to the Last Great Comanche War Leader, Quanah
VBVRD TIL that half of all plastics ever made were made in the last 15 years
X0P6R TIL: After his death in 2002,MLB Hall of Fame Left Fielder Ted Williams’ children went against his wishes of cremation, instead electing to freeze his remains cryogenically leading to a lawsuit between his children.
69o6w TIL that in 1934 former North Dakota governor William Langer declared independence, declared martial law, and barricaded himself in the governor's mansion following his conviction for defrauding the government. He was elected to the Senate 4 years later.
W7ewB TIL that Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat door. He cut a hole in his door to let his cat in and out, inadvertently creating the first pet door.
R5w41 TIL In December, the USA became 386,000 sq. miles bigger below the sea's surface. America's extended continental shelf (the shallow waters around its coast) has increased in seven areas.
woAZ7 Today I learned that heavenly bamboo is used as an ornamental plant by cultivators, but it is an incredibly invasive species and very poisonous to birds & mammals.
OG9y1 TIL that Thales, a greek philosopher who according to tradition was one of the first to predict an eclipse, thought that water was the most basic form of matter.
x6Ay0 TIL The Cranberries' "Dreams" made them very popular in Hong Kong after a Cantonese cover by Faye Wong was featured in the film Chungking Express (1994).
epWag TIL 1 in 18 people have a third nipple. Sometimes hard to spot at first, sometimes blatantly obvious. Better have a second look in the mirror this morning just to make sure.
nW8Ed TIL a martini glass is half full when the liquid is 80% the depth of the glass