› added 4 years ago

47

TIL about White Tower restaurants started in the 1920s, which was a knock off of White Castle, had staff dressed as nurses to help give the impression that it was a hygienic place to eat.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

d8RK9 TIL rice is grown in water to prevent weed growth, rice does not need to be surrounded by water to grow, however, weeds will die surrounded by water.
VMvmp til of r.a.p.p. (rockers against pay-to-play), a group in los angeles in the late eighties who organized protests against hollywood music venues that required performers to buy a large amount of pre-sale tickets before they would book the aforementioned act
yV7Ya TIL that the area of Tunisia Lucas used for the Star Wars Tatooine scenes was actually called "Tataouine" IRL.
M7LEW TIL that "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears was heard by Simon Cowell who knew it would be a hit. He offered the writer, Max Martin an Aston Martin if he would give the song to his boy band, Five. Five initially began writing verses; however, Martin had promised the song to Britney.
gr0o9 TIL Buzz Aldrin brougth Wine and Bread on board Apollo 11 to take Communion ON THE MOON