› added 1 year ago

134

TIL Robin Williams was a Secret Santa to sick kids and thanked the staff with tears in his eyes

Read more usatoday.com

via reddit.com

epjDb TIL that the French have their own version of "Saturday Night Live", created by putting "Le" in front of the name.
lobN7 TIL the Mastic tree is only found on the island of Chios and has been harvested for 2500 years. It is used for digestive problems, colds, as a breath freshener (chewing gum) and a multitude of other uses. It was threatened by the Chios forest fires in August 2012
wo0y1 Today I learned there’s a Norse god of skiing! ⛷️ 😳
kJG61 TIL Queen Victoria received a Pekingese dog in 1860 from the expedition army to China in the second Opium War, and it's named Looty.
eAAb TIL an IRA terrorist was given a 490 year prison sentence in 1999, only to be released a few months later under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement