› added 11 years ago

532

TIL that the Roman Emperor Nero bought a young boy, married him, castrated him and dressed him up as a girl at public events.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

yVQgJ TIL a Pornocracy is a government ruled by prostitutes or by corrupt officials (Who sell themselves for power). Its a term made most famous by the Darke Age of the Papacy (904-964AD).
KOykG TIL: The Bradley Effect is when voters give inaccurate polling responses out of fear of stating their true preference. Members of the public may feel under pressure to provide an answer that is deemed to be more publicly acceptable.
gr80A TIL Levi Strauss was the first company to use barcodes on their products
JYOol TIL about The Onion King, an onion farmer in the 30s who took control of 98% of America’s onions and manipulated the market.
nK0b TIL J.K. Rowling is quoted as saying “I have met thousands of children now, and not even one time has a child come up to me and said, ‘Ms Rowling, I’m so glad I’ve read these books because now I want to be a witch” when her books were accused of satanic themes.