› added 5 years ago

501

TIL that there is a National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, and one of their Hot Dog Etiquette tips is that you can NOT use ketchup on your hot dog after the age of 18.

Read more hot-dog.org

via reddit.com

JYQel TIL that the Canadian term “Hoser” originated from a losing hockey team’s duty to hose down the pond or rink. It’s synonymous with loser.
7poL TIL there is a U.S. Military Cemetery where the “Dishonoured Dead” are buried.
Oo4P4 TIL of Hedviga Golik a Croatian woman who died in front of her television in her apartment in Zagreb in 1966 and was found 42 years later in 2008
kOV51 TIL The Cullinan diamond, found in 1905, is the largest diamond ever discovered at 3,106 carat. A fake diamond was transported from South Africa to England via a guarded ship, while the real diamond was simply sent in the mail in a plain box.
WMgY TIL that it is estimated that we have a 2% chance of confirming extraterrestrial life within ten years.