› added 9 years ago

120

TIL The Golden Ass is the only Ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety

Read more wikipedia.org

via ift.tt

oBQ9E TIL that McDonalds owner Ray Croc had his own idea for a non-meat burger on the menu, a grilled pineapple with cheese on a cold bun, however he dropped it after the Filet-O-Fish sold way more
xV461 Today I learned that "Broomrape" is a real parasitic sometimes flowering plant found spread out across the world, and not whatever the hell you're thinking of.
oRgDL TIL Barnacles possess the largest penis-to-body size ratio of any known animal, up to eight times their body length.
xP7w TIL Stephen Hawking had to purchase a one-year subscription to Penthouse for Kip Thorne after losing a bet pertaining to the existence of black holes.
eV8g TIL da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man’ most likely had a groin disorder (Inguinal hernia)