› added 9 years ago

77

TIL: Charles Goodyear, credited with the invention of vulcanized rubber, did not found the Goodyear Tire Company.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

M7VeA TIL it's unknown for sure what William Shakespeare's life was like between the ages of 21-28 (1585-1592), from before he was a playwright in London. Speculation has ranged from him becoming a country schoolmaster, to becoming a soldier, to using London as an escape from punishment for poaching deer.
AEDg TIL Elmer McCurdy was mummified and used as a stage prop for 26 years before people realized his corpse was a real body
Z81wa TIL that in addition to sporks there are other hybrid utensils called knorks, sporfs, splayds, spifes, and forkchops
l7YyB TIL people in London used to celebrate "Frost Fairs" on the river Thames when it froze over allowing pubs, market stalls and events to be set up on the ice (Once there was even a parade of Elephants!).
PYx0G TIL Alice Lloyd College in Kentucky offers free tuition to students working at least 10 hours a week & free room and board to students working 15 hours per week