› added 11 years ago

79

TIL that as Jiffey Lube was recommending 3,000 mile oil change intervals, they also happened to be owned by the Shell Oil Company. A 5,000 mile oil change is considered an early one, by most vehicle manufactures.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Mp6K TIL most Ivy League colleges did not accept women until very recently. Harvard in 1977, Columbia in 1983.
xyy0 TIL that hippo milk is pink
kkOE TIL Tesco began stocking smaller melons after a psychologist said shoppers subconsciously chose them according to boob size. Sales went up by a million in 2 months
lE8K TIL a British man tried to invoke his medieval right to trial by combat instead of paying a £25 fine
rRodM TIL gorillas are in a semi-permanent state of flatulence, meaning they're always farting, due to the bacteria in their gut and the almost 40 pounds of vegetation they consume daily