› added 1 year ago

61

TIL that Banjo Kazooie and System of a Down's debut album both came out 25 years ago and just 1 day apart

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Eg9mP TIL where the idiom “dead as a doornail” came from. In old times when nails were made by hand, they were often reused and had quite a long life span. Nails used to make doors however, only had a one time use because of how they were used to build a strong door.
e0kYn TIL about Tapputi, a Babylonian perfume-maker widely considered to be the world's first chemist. A cuneiform tablet from 1200 BCE describes one of her perfumes, made from flowers, oils, balsam, myrrh, and various solvents.
VMWKk TIL The clothing company, Hugo Boss, was nearly dismantled following World War 2 due to the founder being a staunch supporter of the Nazi Party.
neOyB TIL: In 1935 George S. Patton led an operation to bomb erupting Hawaiian volcano Mauna Loa to divert lava flow from the city of Hilo.
P107O TIL Disneyland has a feral cat colony on the payroll.