› added 5 years ago

282

TIL about "Zoombombing"

Read more theverge.com

via reddit.com

grV5y TIL about the Pittsburgh Agreement. In the wake of World War I, Czech and Slovak officials met in Pittsburgh, USA where they would sign a memorandum of understanding to form a new nation in Czechoslovakia
yVVgM TIL that TIME Magazine's Person of the Century online poll resulted in the top spots going to Jesus Christ and Ric Flair, neither of which were considered eligible.
JbEk TIL That Conan O'Brien pranked Bill Cosby when he was 19. He wanted to meet Cosby, so he created a fake award for Cosby to accept.
PYGjE TIL The Prime Minister of Canada doesn't have to be a member of parliament, but does need a seat to participate. In the 1925 election Liberal Party leader William Lyon Mackenzie King lost his seat while his party won and "governed from the hallway" before winning a by-election a few weeks later.
j6JaN TIL that a shot of espresso has less caffeine than a cup of regular coffee.