› added 3 years ago

146

TIL: The first book featuring a ship going into outer space and meeting aliens was written in the 2nd century AD

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

VjAG TIL the Chinese Fortune Cookie is almost completely unheard of in China. The few places that do, label them as “Genuine American Fortune Cookies.”
PnKE TIL an ancient Chinese dye, used on the Terra Cotta Army, has unique characteristics that might lead to breakthroughs in Quantum Physics
9Y997 TIL that in the 1940s-60s, Melbourne's Sun Theatre cinema had a pram room, where babies in their prams were placed and given a number. If a baby started crying, its number was flashed on the screen to alert the parents
NmBM TIL While the “Shining” was playing in New York and Los Angeles, Stanley Kubrick ordered projectionists to cut the original final scene from the film by hand, and mail the deleted film strips back to Warner Bros. The original ending has never been released since.
EgMxo TIL That Lettuce, Despite Having A Water Content Of ~96%, Completely Satisfies The Daily Recommended Intake Of Vitamins A & K.