› added 8 years ago

150

TIL at least 10 children have been born in Antarctica.

Read more wikipedia.org

via ift.tt

M7BYB TIL Francesco Guicciardini's father refused to make his son a priest, out of principal, even if it meant less money. As a layman Francesco ended up working for 20 years as the Pope's right hand man. He privately wrote that he hated the clergy, but self interest demanded to keep working for them
jk8j TIL Margaret Thatcher was reportedly more proud of becoming the first Prime Minister with a science degree than the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
woDWP TIL Human sexuality is influenced by genetics
x65O1 TIL that future stars Jill St. John, Natalie Wood, and Stefanie Powers were members of a children's ballet company together. All three would later marry or co-star with actor Robert Wagner.
OGgyY TIL that the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris was considered so ugly by some that there was a plan to put up a full-sized Statue of Liberty in front to hide it.