› added 3 years ago

169

TIL about "Drinksgiving", the night before Thanksgiving, which produces more people killed in drunk driving crashes than Christmas. It's also known as Blackout Wednesday.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

4X0kw TIL Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind was sampled from Love On a Two Way Street by The Moments (1970)
pYaxN TIL that the United States Postal Service doesn’t own or operate any aircraft. Instead, they contract with companies like FedEx and UPS to help transport mail and packages
jNNbp Short answer: Yes, but only at night
vPLe7 TIL That Christmas Tree Tinsel was originally made from Sliver, but because sliver tarnishes quickly, many people decorated their trees with Lead Tinsel. This practice continued into the 1960s.
N8b8 TIL that when Manfred Von Richthofen(aka the Red Baron) was shot down and killed. The allies gave him a full milatary funeral with honours.