› added 8 months ago

35

TIL That the Olympic torch relay was invented by the Nazis as a way for Hitler to spread Nazi influence to other countries

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

5Vgpr TIL Pope Adrian IV was the only English Pope. Adian IV may have given King Henry II of England the Laudabiliter bull which gave Henry the Papal right to invade/rule Ireland, though the existence/legitimacy of the Laudabiliter is debated.
KYVv9 TIL the anime streaming platform Crunchyroll was first launched as an anime pirating site, and even received venture capital funding while it still allowed uploads of unlicensed content to the site.
1a1lW TIL China has 7 coffee shops that are a blatant ripoffs of Starbucks, competing with actual Starbucks without any legal consequences.
pl44 TIL that billionaire Elon Musk was severely bullied throughout his childhood, and was once hospitalized when a group of boys threw him down a flight of stairs and then beat him until he blacked out.
4r5g TIL that there is a popular internet meme based on the Pokemon character Slowpoke.