› added 11 years ago

264

TIL in in 1963, Lego started producing sets of smaller bricks specifically for adults (architects/industrial designsers) called Modulex.

Read more lego.wikia.com

via reddit.com

wLNbE TIL about Seneca Village that once existed where now Central Park in NYC is located.
xVXX7 TIL that in the 1930's a flute player released his pet lyrebird into the wild, which was able to mimic certain phrases of the man's music. The bird has shared the music with other lyrebirds and the same melodies are still sung by these birds today.
yQaXX TIL when Rafał Gan-Ganowicz, a Polish mercenary, was asked about how it felt to take a human life, he replied "I wouldn't know, I've only killed communists".
1aAD8 TIL 50% of Panda births result in twins, but Panda moms almost always abandon one. Therefore, Zookeepers have to switch the cubs every few hours to trick the mom in to caring for both.
Yvnx TIL during the Civil War, Lincoln suspended the writ of Habeas Corpus. This allowed for the arrest of those who expressed sympathy for the Confederate cause. Furthermore, it also prevented military officials from being convicted of false arrest, false imprisonment or search and seizure violations.