› added 2 years ago

53

TIL the state parliament of Bremen, Germany, is called the Bürgerschaft

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

de6Z TIL that Green tea can improve your cognitive function, in particular the working memory
XEp4r TIL that Godwin's law, introduced in 1990, states that the longer an online discussion grows, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches 1
jND0p TIL the oldest woman to climb El Capitan is the mother of Alex Honnold (of Free Solo fame) who did it at the age of 66. Her first time in a climbing gym was when she was 57.
4XDO6 TIL Flying "coach" is a reference to traveling by stagecoach, which involved large numbers of travelers sharing cramped quarters with little to no amenities. This primitive, negative connotation is why airlines don't officially call it "coach," but rather "economy class."
OoMo7 TIL The English subtitles for Pan's Labyrinth were translated and written by Guillermo del Toro himself. He no longer trusts translators after having encountered problems with his previous subtitled movies.