› added 9 years ago

104

TIL that the very last full-blooded Tasmanian aboriginal person, Truganini, died in 1876. She lost her mother, uncle, sister, and fiancé to European explorers. To this day the ‘Black War’ against Tasmanian aborigines has never been officially memorialised

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

kJeJg TIL that most national currencies have no backing in precious metals or commodities and have value only by fiat.
b9pmE TIL That sheep must be kept with at least two others, but if left alone can seek the company of other animals such as humans. When this happens, they see themselves as small wooly people, making them great pets!
E118w TIL The Icelandic for 'sleep' is sofa.
9Y8X7 TIL of Rosie Ruiz, a marathon runner who came in first among women in the 1980 Boston marathon. After winning, reporters noticed she wasn't that sweaty and didn't seem that tired at all. It turned out she took the subway the majority of the route and simply snuck back into the race to win.
x0Dk TIL A sperm donor in Kansas is being force to pay child support for a lesbian couple that doesn’t want him to pay child support