› added 8 years ago

495

TIL that the Vatican broadcast its public approval of Pokémon in April 2001, claiming that the game was based on “intense ties of friendship” and lacked “any harmful moral side effects.”

Read more nypost.com

via ift.tt

b9BRp TIL that Yale University is named after Elihu Yale, "the most overrated philanthropist in history," instead of main philanthropist Jeremiah Dummer, because Dummer College would have been a bad name.
nePMb [TIL] Fish can have larvae. I thought it was just for insects.
NXwEe TIL that December 11 is the most common breakup day of the year, with Christmas causing couples to reflect on whether they want to continue with relationship.
VO9k TIL there is an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that has been pending ratification since 1810. It would strip the citizenship from any American who accepts a title of nobility from another country.
695bJ TIL chameleons can move their eyes completely independently of one another. They can see in almost any direction, giving them almost 360° vision.