› added 6 years ago

95

TIL That malaria has killed more than half of all humans since they were created.

Read more historyonthenet.com

via reddit.com

8aJaK TIL Getty Images, a company infamous for sending threatening letters requesting payment when their photos are used without permission, was sued for more than $1 billion in damages when they mistakenly demanded a “settlement payment” from a photographer for her own work.
RLoj TIL That Fanta was created by Coca-Cola as a way of maintaining their market share in Nazi Germany
VbPZ TIL one of the wealthiest drug lords in history died after extensive plastic surgery to change his appearance
ZpmRp TIL right after the WTC 1 was hit on 9/11, there was no evacuation order in WTC 2 and everyone in the building was supposed to stay put. Only some offices chose to defy this order. This only changed when WTC 2 was also struck by a plane.
neDWo TIL Martha Washington probably did not name her feral tomcat after Alexander Hamilton, despite rumors that may have originated in a satirical letter after Hamilton's death.