› added 12 years ago

175

TIL Anonymous has become an child pornography task force, removing 40+ child porn websites in 2011 alone

Read more techland.time.com

via reddit.com

6E1xl TIL that unrelated animals have evolved into crabs so many times that biologists have a word for it, "carcinisation"
KOlDQ TIL The Romans believed that the vein in the ring finger on the left hand ran directly to one's heart, that they called the vein of love. To solidify a union based on love, they'd place the ring on that finger that housed the vein of love to signify the romance the newly married couple shares.
wLndJ TIL, Elvis Presley wanted to record "I Will Always Love You". Dolly Parton was interested until Presley's manager told her that she needed to sign over half of the publishing rights to the song. She refused. This decision helped her make millions of dollars in royalties from the song.
EgxKo TIL about the "Patty Wars". When Jamaican Beef Patty vendors were discovered in Toronto in 1985, the government attempted to ban them from using "Beef Patty" in the name. This led to an huge uproar, and it was eventually settled with an agreement to identify the food simply as a "Jamaican Patty."
gM6A TIL there are no wild hedgehogs in america