› added 2 years ago

68

TIL Milhouse first appeared in a Butterfingers commercial before actually appearing on "The Simpsons"

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

OoWXR TIL Michael J. Fox shut down a Twitter troll regarding his Parkinson’s disease with the help of his son by replying “SMH”, winning the respect of said troller.
BgOyk TIL: Hox genes, that specify regions of the body plan of an embryo along the head-tail axis of animals, are some of oldest common genes, from flies, fish and mice to humans, indicating an early common ancestor.
QJ6oM TIL that computers have been around since the 1600s. Computers were originally just people who would do calculations and compute things. In the 19th century, computers were usually teams of women who would do complex calculations by hand. As a result, the earliest programmers were also women.
ADQeB TIL that tigers can, and will, take revenge on those who have wronged them. They are one of the most vengeful animals on the planet.
KOxOG TIL that a tie traces roots to the traditional Croat military kit (1630's) which was distinctively knotted at the Croats' necks. The word "cravat" derives from the French "cravate," a French pronunciation of "Croat"