› added 11 years ago

111

TIL Bullwinkle encouraged children to pull the tuner knob off their TV set. “In that way,” explained Bullwinkle, “we’ll be sure to be with you next week!”. An estimated 20k did, much to their parents’ chagrin.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

9lAB TIL that all the American flags placed on the moon are now white due to radiation from the sun.
0d16v TIL that GHB and other drugs can be consumed by sharing vape cartridges AND that there is a nail polish that will change colors if you dip your finger in your drink and drugs are detected
5Y8PQ TIL of the Flamen Dialis, a roman high-priest. The person holding the title lived under strenuous rules: he was not allowed to touch/ride a horse, sleep three days outside his bed, appear at an empty table, touch iron, have a knot on his attire, swear an oath, touch or name a dog (and many more).
ZQDY TIL of “Ubasute” a Japanese word which translates to “abandoning the old woman”. As the name implies, families would carry the elderly members of their family into the forest to be left to die of dehydration/starvation. It was done during periods of hardship to take the burden off of the family.
JryQ TIL China had the equivalent of a Hurricane Katrina every month for 100 years. This totally destabilized the country, and helps explain how one of the largest most sophisticated states in the world collapsed so quickly. They are still recovering from these ecological disasters today.