› added 7 months ago

18

TIL that Nintendo was founded in 1889.

Read more bbc.co.uk

via reddit.com

ANXww TIL the city of Jakarta has a "No-car day" every Sunday, inviting pedestrians to use the streets for recreational activity instead
Vdl4 TIL that before becoming one of the original cast members of SNL, Chevy Chase played drums for a band called the Leather Canaries…who later become the legendary Steely Dan
VJYp TIL: Ragnarok, the Norse end of the world, is happening in a week (Feb. 22nd)
VM1yQ TIL The aversion of most predators toward hunting honey badgers has led to the suggestion that the countershaded coats of cheetah cubs evolved in imitation of the honey badger's colouration, which warns off predators.
WkKvA TIL Partnership for a Drug-Free America, which used to air many PSAs through the 80s to the mid-2000s, was actually funded by alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical companies. The ads steered clear warnings about legal drugs being abused.