› added 10 years ago

66

TIL The price of entry to a zoo in 18th century England was a cat or a dog - They were fed to the lions.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Oown1 TIL of an early variation of the jockstrap, called the "suspensory". It was developed in the 1820s as way to lift the scrotum away from the saddle. General Custer's suspensory is on display at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Museum.
16OE8 TIL Post war Japan is basically the reason why Mecha anime exist in Japan, because it reflected Japan's desire to rebuild Japan after WW2.
Lklvd TIL NASA calculated that you only need 40 digits of Pi to calculate the circumference of the observable universe, to the accuracy of 1 hydrogen atom
8eAxP TIL in 2003 the BBC aired a promotion for it's drama programming featuring a woman falling off a cliff while a couple nearby watch with the tagline "Everyone likes to watch." It was pulled after 3 airings on the same day.
6EXPQ TIL: Tom Morello was a stripper after graduating from Harvard. Went by the name Tom "Meat Swinger" Morello