› added 1 year ago

78

Today I Learned English Romanticism was born from a serious Germanomania that inspired Poets, Novelists, and Philosophers

Read more aeon.co

via reddit.com

Og9R TIL that a Belgian beer club proposed to substitute beer instead of soft drinks on school menus to prevent childhood obesity.
J1YK1 TIL despite being home to Las Vegas, lotteries have been banned in Nevada since its statehood in 1864.
GA9KG TIL Tyre Nichols was a skater with some cool skills. It's good to see him in his prime and contrast that with the released videos published today.
R7ek6 TIL the shape of a lawn mowers blade creates lift which forces the grass to stick up, making it much easier to be cut by the next blade
1awL7 TIL Stagehands mistakenly installed a malfunctioning piano for an hour-long solo Jazz performance. The musician, Keith Jarrett, had to improvise around the instrument’s limitations. A recording of this concert went on to become the best selling piano album of all time.