Curious Curator

Curious Curator

Domain

› wikipedia.org

→ 62117 posts found.

TIL that the company that owns Monster Energy also owns Peace Tea. The Monster logo can be found on all cans of Peace Tea.

TIL Leo Tolstoy wrote a book in 1908 called “Letter to a Hindu” in which he argued that the only way for India to gain independence from Britain was through non-violent resistance. Gandhi read this book and others by Tolstoy. They struck up a correspondence and the course of history was changed.

TIL Jack Daniel’s last words were “One last drink, Please”

TIL that, contrary to depictions in science fiction, the human body can briefly survive in outer space unprotected, and that the human skin doubles in size, more resembling a body builder than a balloon.

TIL that the Whipping Tom of 1681 would assault women, lifting their dresses and slapping their buttocks while yelling “Spanko!”.

‹
1
2
...
12052
12053
12054
12055
12056
12057
12058
...
12423
12424
›

Posts › Domain> › wikipedia.org