› added 3 years ago

133

TIL in 1907 the "Irish Crown Jewels" were stolen from a safe in a Dublin Castle, and have never been recovered.

Read more atlasobscura.com

via reddit.com

rNwMW TIL because of its slow rotation one "day" on mercury equals 59 earth days. It orbits the Sun in a 3:2 spin–orbit resonance, rotating on its axis exactly three times for every two revolutions around the Sun meaning a day lasts twice as long as its year.
AGGB TIL during World War II American factory workers produced more than twice their German counterparts and had four times the output of Japanese workers prompting industrialist Donald Douglas to observe, “Here’s proof that free men can out-produce slaves.”
gNaX TIL: When Charles Manson was a child his mother sold him for a pitcher of beer.
N7L4P TIL Tenants in some cities have formed unions to organize rent strikes and avoid paying rent.
7rAKZ TIL Japanese swordsmiths can only make 2 swords per month due to restrictions put in place after World War II