› added 4 months ago

21

TIL Hatshepsut, who depicted herself as a male pharaoh to establish herself in the Egyptian patriarchy, was one of the most prolific builders and oversaw a period of great prosperity and peace during her 20 years of reign

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

QJMnk TIL in 2002 a DHL flight and Bashkirian Airlines flight collided mid-air, killing everyone. 1.5 years later, a Russian citizen who lost his wife and kids tracked down the ATC employee who was on duty and murdered him.
PYw4V TIL that in Japan, a woman past the age of 25 was known as a "Christmas Cake" because, just like "cakes [that] go on discount once Dec. 25 rolls around", she was "considered past her prime."
KO06J TIL A 22 year old Chinese man known as 'C' his whole life was denied the right to continue using his name. The Chinese government does not recognise Latin characters. He could not provide evidence of the letter 'C' being in the National Chinese Standards of Letters and Symbols.
BWob TIL a woman named Michelle Thompson suffered from Permanent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (PSAS) and had more than 300 orgasms a day.
b6lG7 TIL that Iceland was once covered in trees until the Vikings came and cut them down to make room for sheep