› added 1 year ago

57

TIL zip codes in the US weren't created until 1963

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

ny5o TIL when a flea is infected by Y.pestis (Black Death/plague), the bacteria build up and form a film that blocks the flea’s esophagus. After it bites a host, the flea cannot eat until it has vomited up this blockage, spreading a concentrated dose of the bacteria to its target.
7b7O TIL: This is the 1st year in 40 Years…..that McDonalds will close more stores than it opens (At least in the U.S.)
y9ow TIL that during the English Civil War, Lady Mary Bankes defended a castle from over 200 attackers with only five men under her initial command. She would be reinforced by 80 royalists and would hold against a total 600 men for three years before being betrayed and forced to surrender.
9wk9X TIL the familiar music played during Final Jeopardy is called "Think". It was written in 1963 by Merv Griffin, creator of Jeopardy, to help his then five-year-old son Tony fall asleep. Since its first use in the show in 1964, the song has earned the Griffin estate over $100 million in royalties.
W7y1d TIL: 242 known languages went extinct during the 20th century