› added 6 years ago

59

TIL of John Komnenos the Fat, a Byzantine noble who attempted to usurp the imperial throne on July 31st, 1200/1201. When he sat on the throne, it broke under his weight, and he was captured and executed that same day.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

ladB TIL that when hermit crabs encounter a new shell that is too big for them, they will wait around to see if another crab shows up to take it. They form groups of up to 20, holding onto each other in order from largest to smallest, each waiting to get into a larger shell that fits them.
p8EKe TIL by the late 90s the buses in Belgrade were in such bad condition that one passenger died after falling through the rusted floor of a bus and being crushed by a wheel.
1aj9O TIL the Kamasutra affirms and recognizes same-sex relations, and there are several Hindu temples that have carvings that depict both men and women engaging in homosexual acts. There are also several Hindu temples which have carvings that depict both men and women engaging in homosexual acts.
vRPx TIL Josef Stalin’s granddaughter lives in Portland, OR
awMV0 TIL the Nintendo Switch sold 17.8 million units in its first year alone. That is more than Nintendo’s previous console, the Wii U, sold in its entire lifetime.