› added 1 year ago

52

TIL According to American flag etiquette worn out flags should be destroyed in a dignified manner, preferably by burning.

Read more defense.gov

via reddit.com

wLR5Y TIL One of the first ever works of post apocalyptic fiction was written in 1826 by Mary Shelley, author Frankestein. In it, she describes a dystopian future in which earth in the 21st century is ravaged by a mysterius pandemic
e05wE TIL the Microsoft Surface Laptop is built in such a way that it is impossible to open one for repairs without destroying it.
56mQ TIL in 1963, a Turkish man knocked down a wall in his basement, revealing a secret room which led to an underground tunnel that took him to the ancient city of Derinkuyu
EbeX TIL: U.S. ranked 49th in Freedom of Press. Down from 17th in 2002.
rR7nx TIL Charles Waterton was a naturalist who preceded Darwin. He taught a Guyanese slave to practice taxidermy, who taught Charles Darwin. He is credited as the first man to bring the poison curare to Europe to be used as a veterinary anesthetic, and he liked to dress as a scarecrow and sit in trees.