› added 5 years ago

134

TIL ‘Glass Cliff’ is a phenomenon where women are more likely to be in leadership roles during times of crisis, causing them to have higher chance of failure.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

XEm4j TIL In 1920, a comedian called Harold Lloyd lost two fingers after picking up what he assumed to be a lit prop bomb at a photo shoot, that turned out to be a real bomb. It took 8 months to recover, and for the rest of his career, he had to wear a prosthetic.
kOYrd TIL M&M's were created in 1941 to provide the military with chocolate that didn't melt. During WW2 M&M's were exclusively sold to the military.
xB91 TIL that due to DNA research on Richard III’s remains, the current English royal family may not have a legitimate claim to the throne.
X86j TIL “fika” is a concept in Swedish culture that means “to have coffee, cake and a chit-chat”. It’s a big part of the culture and most companies have two daily fika breaks at 9am and at 3pm.
V7y8 TIL In Washington State there is a “mutual combat” law that takes legal precedence as long as two individuals consensually engage in a fair fight and don’t harm bystanders/property. Police officers are not allowed to intervene, even if they are a few feet away.