› added 12 years ago

168

TIL - in 2011, firefighters let a house burn down because the owners had not paid the $75 annual firefighting fee

Read more nbcnews.com

via reddit.com

e0BpE TIL that Neil Armstrong Had to Go Through U.S. Customs after Returning from the Moon
XAXE TIL Poison Dart Frogs are poisonous due to the diet. Frogs raised in captivity are not poisonous.
mgBv TIL German nursing homes have fake bus stops to catch Alzheimer’s patients wondering off.
XREQ TIL: that Migros, a Swiss supermarket chain, had self check-out machines back in 1965.
VMyap TIL the origins of the slogan "Don't Mess with Texas" was a litter campaign. Printed on street signs, it reduced litter by 72% within a few years.