› added 7 years ago

68

TIL When Brazil joined the Allies in WW2, many riots broke against German Brazilians and their businesses

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

j6jbj TIL The summit of Mount Everest is not the farthest point on Earth away from the Earth's center. The summit of Chimborazo, a volcano in Ecuador, holds that designation due to Earth's slight equitorial bulge.
lodpA TIL after the 2011 earthquake in Japan, members of the yakuza gathered supplies and gave food to the victims. Some even opened their offices to people who couldn't return home. Some people felt like their response was much quicker and efficient than that of the government.
VBORQ TIL the current chief legal counsel to the Philippine President is 100 years old
kOZK7 TIL there are approximately 600 million cats worldwide.
aw1N TIL Michael Buffer, the boxing announcer has earned at least $400 million from the catchphrase “let’s get ready to rumble!”