› added 7 months ago

25

TIL On Jan. 30, 1607, the water levels in the Bristol Channel in the UK suddenly rose to more than 25 feet above sea level. Water flooded towns and villages along the coast in England and Wales, causing an estimated 2000 deaths and thousands of animals drowned and farm fields of above 200sqmi ruined

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

QJPpX TIL Despite Mac and Dick McDonald having already franchised 6 restaurants before meeting Ray Kroc, Ray considers himself the founder. He even falsely claims in his autobiography that his franchise was the first McDonald’s ever opened
QBZE TIL that since Paul G. Lind of Portland, Oregon, loved to play Scrabble so much, his family and friends decided to have a Scrabble-themed tombstone made just for him when he died in 2005.
x68D1 TIL that how much time you take before responding in a conversation actually varies by culture
rR8Eo TIL that Einstein gave his wife a list of conditions if she wanted to stay with him. The list included that she must keep his laundry in good order, serve him his 3 meals a day in his room, and stop talking when he requests it. Also, she was not to expect any intimacy from him.
KOvQG TIL that the Scroll Lock was meant to, and still makes the arrow keys pan the window (in some programs, like Microsoft Excel) instead of moving the input cursor.