› added 1 year ago

57

TIL the Greek philosopher Anaximander theorised the Earth to be cylinderical in shape

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Z8vKD TIL In December 1973, Johnny Carson made a joke about an upcoming toilet paper shortage... the talk show host’s joke was blamed for causing a nationwide toilet paper shopping spree
GYJPQ TIL the full name of the dictator of Zaire (now D.R. Congo) was Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga, which translates to "The all-powerful warrior who, because of his endurance and inflexible will to win, goes from conquest to conquest, leaving fire in his wake."
9wrWp TIL there is no correlation between current AI progress and unemployment (for now)
am09 TIL: In the 1980’s, Mcdonald’s ran a contest where a person could win a million dollars for succesfully reciting a song with their entire menu as the lyrics.
XEPGX TIL that when Allen Iverson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016, he became the first (and still only) former Grizzlies player to be inducted, a distinction he earned despite playing only three games for Memphis in 2009