› added 1 year ago

47

TIL cats respond to baby talk, but only if it's coming from their owner

Read more sparklekitty.com

via reddit.com

v1BEx TIL It is illegal in Taiwan for children under two years old to use a smartphone or watch TV
loYNG TIL the British invented the "toast sandwich" which is literally a sandwich with buttered toast as the filling. A 1861 recipe suggests adding salt and pepper to taste, and that it "will be found very tempting to the appetite of an invalid."
e0ZxJ TIL that while fighting in WWII Battle of Bougainville, Tony Stein modified a .30 caliber ANM3 Browning aircraft machine gun which he picked up from a wrecked dive bomber into a personal weapon firing 1200-1500 rounds per minute, which he named “The Stinger”.
dDKaK TIL that Napoleon married his second wife by proxy and met her for the first time two weeks later. Upon meeting she remarked "you are much better-looking than your portrait."
wXVP TIL Many Japanese Yugioh cards were modified (censored) for American versions.