› added 7 years ago

1184

TIL that all But one U.S. President are descendants of King John, the signer of the Magna Carta and villain of Robin Hood.

Read more curiousmindmagazine.com

via reddit.com

9wZ8X TIL Johannes Kepler's mother Katharina, who first sparked his interest in astronomy at age 6 with the Great Comet of 1577, was accused of witchcraft using garbled contents of mankind's first science fiction The Dream, which he wrote. He succeeded in acquitting and releasing her alive, a rare result
0aby TIL the NFL’s New York Jets shipped 350 rolls of toilet paper to London, England, for their clash with the Miami Dolphins. A Jets intern, who had been to London numerous times, had stated ‘the toilet paper was very thin because their plumbing isn’t as good’, so the Jets brought their own.
kJWK4 TIL China Produces More Steel than the Rest of the World Combined
oveR TIL every year in Detroit, MI they have “Devil’s Night,” where residents take to the streets to commit vandalism and arson
9Yvgm TIL That until the 10th century there was no set way of appointing the pope. Pope Fabian was made pope because a dove landed on his head at an opportune time.