› added 6 years ago

102

TIL that Bill Gates' father is still alive at 93 years old and is 6'6in tall

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

w8AJ TIL that the oldest human being to ever live smoked for 96 years, drank alcohol frequently, and ate more than 2 pounds of chocolate a week.
OXWR TIL the name of the Syrian hamster roughly translates to “mister saddlebags” in the local Arabic dialect due to the amount of storage space in their cheek pouches.
gMan4 TIL of Scientists who dropped off closed boxes in a remote Ethiopian village containing tablets, taped shut, with no instructions. Within 5 months, the children had not only learned to use 47 apps, but also managed to hack the Android OS.
9l9G TIL that a man was awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for kicking a would-be suicide bomber in the balls during the 2007 terrorist attack on Glasgow Airport
JeaQ TIL a California girl sued the Boy Scouts of America after they wouldn’t let her join because of her gender. She lost.