› added 12 years ago

88

TIL Darwin proposed that nodding for “yes” and head-shaking for “no” is a common cross-cultural gesture because it has its roots in basic human instincts related to breast feeding

Read more seequine.blogspot.com

via reddit.com

Ow5L TIL that five days after Hitler committed suicide, German and American troops fought side by side to defend Itter Castle against Himmler’s SS.
D7pY TIL Burger King is called Hungry Jack’s in Australia because when they began to expand operations to the country they found out ‘Burger King’ was already trademarked by a take-away food shop in Adelaide.
loWBN TIL WW1 started because Franz Ferdinand's driver took a wrong turn
BVDk TIL in 2012, a petition was created urging the U.S. government to create a Death Star, which gained more than 25,000 signatures, enough to qualify for an official response.
pkAG TIL that until 1966, the NBA had Territorial Draft Picks. A team could forgo its first round pick and take any player within 50 miles of its location. They included Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson.