› added 7 years ago

166

TIL that Canada’s seargent at arms carries a 4.3 million dollar jewel studded golden mace which he uses to summon the parliment

Read more speaker.ontla.on.ca

via ift.tt

4X8mw TIL police have been called to investigate multiple skeletons discovered hidden in Odd Fellows lodges which were used in the secret society’s initiation rituals.
OGV1R TIL Fritz Haber invented Haber-process to produce ammonia by using nitrogen from the air, but also invented poison gas in World War I that led his wife to suicide...
9YxWp TIL The Coco Bongo Club from "The Mask" really exists, and is owned by Jim Carrey
P1OPZ TIL in 2009, BlackBerry held 56% of the U.S. smartphone market, Fortune magazine ranked RIM as the fastest growing company, and the BlackBerry Curve was the best-selling smartphone in the U.S.
D148P TIL that a single Wolverine crossed the ice of Lake Huron into Michigan, where it lived out its days as the only one in the entire state. A local science teacher followed and studied her closely for years until her death. Upon finding her dead he said, "I feel like I lost a member of my family."