› added 7 years ago

304

TIL of Dorthy and Herbert Vogel, a teacher and postal worker who donated their 5,000 piece art collection, worth millions, to the National Galley for the public to enjoy for free. In 2008, 2,500 pieces were distributed to all 50 states with each state receiving 50 pieces from the collection.

Read more youtu.be

via reddit.com

MYEB TIL that the word ‘plastic’ in 'plastic surgery’ is in no way a reference to the petroleum based engineered material, but actually denotes 'sculpting or reshaping’, from the Greek derived word 'πλαστική’ (plastikē), “the art of modelling” of malleable flesh.
8ebvV TIL the French colonization of Texas started in 1685 when Robert Cavelier de La Salle intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but errant maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 640 km to the west, off Texas's coast. The colony struggled greatly.
DQeoV TIL The world's largest employer is The United States Department of Defense (with 3 million employees)
yQyoM TIL in 1954 an archaeologist discovered 1,224 intact pieces of wood from 2500BC under the Great Pyramid of Giza. A boat builder then spent 14 years figuring out how they fit together and un-warping them to assemble the "Khufu ship", visible in a museum today.
eJ96 TIL there is a reason for peeling stripes on a cucumber besides making it look fancy. The skin is slightly bitter and can overwhelm the mellow flesh part. Removing a portion of it reduces the bitterness without taking away all the flavor and nutrients.