› added 10 years ago

242

TIL: Graffiti is Plural. Graffito is the singular form

Read more oxforddictionaries.com

via reddit.com

rR8v4 TIL: that its a common practice in China, to not tell an old person about their cancer diagnosis, where it is believed that telling them can make their condition deteriorate quicker.
KYKPB TIL that during the inter-war era, it was the British and not the Germans, who were the world leaders in tank design and the organisation of armoured forces.
W7yxX TIL the University of Bologna is considered to be the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere
l7JyV TIL the socialist leaders had a fraternal kiss
5Y6yp TIL that in the strait between Denmark & Sweden is a natural island called Saltholm (Salt Islet). When the countries built a bridge connecting the two, they made an artificial island and named it Peberholm (Pepper islet) to complement Saltholm