› added 10 years ago

135

TIL that the surname “Kennedy” means “ugly head” in Gaelic.

Read more scotclans.com

via reddit.com

9wv9p TIL Baileys Irish Cream was invented in 1974 as a way to use surplus cream and whiskey from a failing distillery and turn a profit. Now owned by international beverage conglomerate, Diageo
dl09 TIL that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was still operational and producing power up until 2000, a full 14 after the infamous reactor 4 meltdown
jNXjM TIL: Mister Rogers flatuated in public to make his wife laugh
9YDQD TIL There are only 23 words that date back 15,000 years and are considered the oldest known words in the English language. They are: thou, I, not, that, we, to give, who, this, what, man/male, ye, old, mother, to hear, hand, fire, to pull, black, to flow, bark, ashes, to spit, and worm.
kJO4 TIL That the largest population of Welsh speakers outside of the United Kingdom is in the Chubut Province of Argentina, with 5,000 speakers