› added 10 years ago

100

TIL that Shell had a peaceful non-violent protest leader murdered by Nigeria because they wanted oil on the land of the protester. Shell was sued and settled the lawsuit for millions.

Read more ccrjustice.org

via reddit.com

0Lry TIL that a koi fish named “Hanako” was owned by several individuals over its lifetime and lived to be 225 years old.
9YRQM TIL that Philadelphia is Greek for "brotherly love," derived from the Ancient Greek terms φίλος phílos (beloved, dear) and ἀδελφός adelphós (brother, brotherly)
e0PbL TIL A Japanese company has awarded its non-smoking employees 6 extra vacation days to compensate for the smoker’s smoke breaks
PYARZ TIL That ADHD presents itself differently in women and women usually go undiagnosed until they are in college
Wkmb9 TIL that the dress worn by Katrina at the end of Sleepy Hollow (1999) was just a white silk dress drawn on with magic marker to give it its black stripes.