› added 6 years ago

761

TIL That Chinese Tourists got so bad the government stepped in and published a How to Guide in order to avoid embarrassment. One of the tips was "Don’t spit phlegm or gum, throw litter, urinate or defecate wherever you feel like it."

Read more theatlantic.com

via reddit.com

ZpwyY TIL the Dodge Brothers sued Henry Ford in 1919 after Ford tried to use his massive profits to increase wages and make car prices more affordable, claiming that a corporation's sole purpose must be to generate profit for shareholders instead of to benefit employees or consumers. They won.
4kb8J TIL of Bracken Cave near San Antonio, Texas. The world's biggest bat cave, it hosts about 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats from March to October, the largest concentration of mammals anywhere on earth
P1QrE TIL Peter Farrelly, one of the "Farrelly brothers," made 'Movie 43' - a Razzie winner for worst director and worst picture. Five years later he won Best Picture and Best Screenplay for 'Green Book'
oVAK TIL that in addition to having mild winters, Greece has a period of about two weeks around the end of January in which the climate is like summer’s. It’s been going on every year and for at least 3000 years!
jd5N TIL In ancient China, during the Imperial Exams people were isolated in small rooms for 3 days with only a jug of water, a chamber pot, and writing supplies. To prevent favoritism official typists would copy all the exams so the examiners wouldn’t recognize the handwriting of the exam takers.