› added 11 years ago

214

TIL The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button

Read more abc.net.au

via reddit.com

neJYo TIL 536 was the worst year to be alive in the history of mankind
EgrPw TIL the Japanese history textbook controversies involve controversial content in government-approved history textbooks used in the secondary education of Japan. The controversies primarily concern the nationalist right efforts to whitewash the actions of the Empire of Japan during World War II.
0dpnR TIL before 1923 in UK, only men were allowed to file for divorce and only in the case of adultery. In 1923 Matrimonial causes act was passed which gave the same right to women. Further in 1937, additional grounds for divorce such as cruelty, desertion, etc. were offered.
xD95 TIL: The NHL is the only professional sports league among ‘The Big 4’ that does NOT list Marijuana as a banned substance.
ZpXDp TIL Roger Ebert hated the 1994 movie "North" so much, it led to a book titled "I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie." Screenwriter Alan Zweibel claims people frequently quote Ebert's zero-star movie review to him and his son (who inspired North), and he keeps a copy of it in his wallet