› added 5 years ago

164

TIL European colonization of Americas killed so many it cooled Earth’s climate

Read more theguardian.com

via reddit.com

VMx9D TIL Confederate spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow drowned when weighed down by $2,000 of gold hidden in her underclothes
BaLy TIL that Lego is an adjective and is not meant to be a standalone name, therefore the plural of Lego is Lego bricks.
bmRN TIL the name for the thin paper that is in every Hershey’s kiss is called a “Niggly Wiggly”
KYWv9 TIL before 1974 a trillion in the US was equal to a billion in England. (A billion US was a Milliard UK)
prnZ TIL Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis by famous player Rene “The Crocodile” Lacoste and only later adopted by polo players