› added 9 months ago

276

TIL The Carpenters 1970 signature smash hit song We've Only Just Begun was originally performed by its lyricist Paul Williams (The Rainbow Connection) for a bank's TV commercial.

Read more youtube.com

via reddit.com

aB9J TIL that viking slaves were treated well, had decent rights and could earn/buy their freedom through hard work or helping their masters defend against invaders
xMDD TIL in 1935, the Canadian government took custody of 5 identical quintuplets fearing they’d be exploited. By 1937, Canada had made them their largest tourist attraction where they starred in movies, product ads, had dolls made after them, and had 3,000 daily visitors through exhibit glass.
Z8EAQ TIL, bleach mixed with water is only potent for about one day
xQB1 TIL Google Maps calculates their traffic by having all iPhones that have Google Maps open and Android phones that have location services turned on send anonymous bits of data back to Google
LkjL0 TIL about British general J.F.C. Fuller, whose theories influenced the Nazi's adoption of the blitzkrieg. In 1939, Hitler staged a parade of his mechanized army and asked Fuller "What do you think of your children?"