› added 11 years ago

92

TIL in Nickelodeon’s “The Fairly OddParents”, Timmy Turner’s hat is pink because producer Butch Hartman ran out of blue ink.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Oox64 TIL that during Prohibition (1920-1933), the US government poisoned alcohol leading to dangerous consequences. Experts estimate that the Federal government poisoning program lead to over 10,000 deaths. All for a societal reformation in the name of peace.
W7yZ8 TIL The richest families in Florence in 1427 are still the richest families in Florence.
8aRra TIL that Norways oil fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, boycotts investing in Wal-Mart, due to ethical reasons, among those "blocking workers' efforts to form unions"
8abnG TIL: Unknown song, unofficially called "Egyptian Wife", does anyone know the official title and author?
p8GJO Today I learned that the United States overthrew a liberal, democratically-elected government in Iran in 1953, and many other democratically-elected governments such as Salvadore Allende in Chile 1973