› added 12 years ago

219

TIL that the last Great Auk, an extinct bird, seen in the British Isles was killed after it was accused of being a witch.

Read more 10000birds.com

via reddit.com

nA4G TIL the reason that a donkey represents democrats is that Andrew Jackson’s opponents called him a jackass, so he embraced it and used the strong-willed animal on his campaign posters.
mxwpR TIL that Michael Jordan turned down MLB offer from Oakland A's so he could 'do the baseball thing from the ground up'
VBQZ TIL that I’ve been pooping the wrong way my whole life.
p8j6Z TIL what DARVO means. It stands for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. It is a common reaction for abusers and perpetrators trying to flip the script on their victims in order to avoid accountability for their actions.
WkanL TIL about Harry Markopolos who informed SEC about Madoff Ponzi scheme since early 2000, but SEC did nothing