› added 3 years ago

131

TIL Germany, Italy and Japan were elected among others in 1986 to serve together on the U.N. Security Council for the first time. This marks the first time all three former Axis powers joining the council led by the victorious Allied powers of World War 2, all of which are permanent members.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

9wkDr TIL: The top (summit) of Mt Everest is grey limestone, complete with embedded marine invertebrate fossils (e.g. trilobites). This means that the rock that makes up the top Mt Everest was once underwater.
8axlK TIL when Big Bird appeared on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, Mr. Rogers wanted to do a segment where Caroll Spinney would remove his Big Bird costume, demonstrate how the puppet worked, and talk about what it's like to play Big Bird. Spinney refused to do it, not wanting to ruin the illusion for kids.
6EVQ TIL There is a giant hexagon shaped storm at Saturns north pole.
KYa TIL Haystacks sometimes spontaneously combust if they contain too much moisture.
AD6dw TIL Chinese Empress Cixi once remarked that she has heard much of Queen Victoria but she did not think that "her life is half as interesting and eventful as mine". Under her, China attained the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, telegraph, and an army and navy