› added 10 years ago

631

TIL Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was one of the first people to propose creating a Panama Canal

Read more history.com

via reddit.com

jWrv TIL that in Japan eating Christmas dinner at KFC is so popular that two-hour lines form at some locations as people wait to get in.
ZpgjY TIL: There is a study that proves across 80 pairs of jeans that women pockets are generally half the size of men for the same brand. Only 40% of them can comfortably fit an iPhone X and only 10% can fit your entire hand. In comparison 100% of male jeans can fit either.
beQE TIL - William Shatner purposefully wasted time and ruined the alternate take to ensure the first interracial kiss on television happened.
WkbB8 TIL the Metric system was invented in 1799
5Vm8R TIL that the person with the highest IQ ever recorded has the surname Savant.