› added 9 years ago

101

TIL: The movie Gone With The Wind, When adjusted for monetary inflation,is still the most successful film in box-office history.

Read more wikipedia.org

via ift.tt

mxwKv TIL 'sounding' is a fetish where people insert thin rod-like objects up their urethra NSFW
9Yp4Q TIL before the fedora became synonymous with mobsters, then hipsters, then neckbeards, it was initially popularized by a crossdressing actress and became associated with women's rights, at one point being used as a symbol for the movement.
R7xEw TIL that English versions of the Bible sometimes translate penises as “feet”
xVkvg TIL because of laws passed in the 1970's to stop dishonest seed sellers in the UK and EU, thousands of historical plant varieties have been lost since only approved varieties are allowed to be sold.
R74M1 TIL Killer whales go through menopause to avoid competition with daughters. This may shed light on why menopause exists at all.