› added 4 years ago

97

TIL That the current holder of the title "worst vice president of the United States of America" according to the Time Magazine is held by Aaron Burr, the murderer of Alexander Hamilton. You become eligible for that list only after your first term.

Read more content.time.com

via reddit.com

mxBXP TIL of the Plain Writing Act (2010), which states all US legislation must be written in clear, concise, and simple writing that everyday folk can understand
rRNGM Frozen in time, Franz Josef Land is one of the last lingering remnants of the truly wild Arctic. The remote and nearly uninhabited 192-island archipelago is renowned for its biodiversity, which includes polar bears, walruses, bowhead whales, belugas, and narwhals. The intensifying impact of climate change, however, nearly turned this serene environment deadly for National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala and his crew.
b6PQ TIL That the Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched AFTER voyager 2
LQWN9 TIL that Joey Ramone sang "1969" at CBGB in 2000 and that CBGB closed in 2006
Wk5W9 TIL Among her many tattoos, Avril Lavigne has a tattoo of the letter D with a pink heart representing her ex-boyfriend Deryck Whibley and the name "Brody" under her right breast for her ex-boyfriend Brody Jenner.