› added 10 years ago

272

TIL Earth actually has nine continents. Two are completely or partially underwater: the Kerguelen Plateau and Zealandia.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

d8GXE TIL there is an actual sport where competitors chase a 9 pound wheel of cheese down a hill
8aJdX TIL that some ancient sling bullets excavated from the city of Athens, Greece were inscribed with the word "ΔΕΞΑΙ" (dexai), which translates to "catch!"
Z8EZp TIL The single "Neighborhood 3 (Power Out)" was once nominated for both the best and worst music video, but won neither award.
EgZPX TIL of Charles Valadier, a dentist who used his Rolls Royce 'Silver Ghost' as a mobile dental surgery unit to treat facial injuries of wounded soldiers on the front during World War 1. Using the Rolls-Royce on the frontline, Valadier became a pioneer of maxillofacial reconstructive surgery.
160dW TIL we don't know the first name of Newman from Seinfeld. Also, Jerry only hated Newman because he thought it would be fun to hate him.