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TIL That In 1915 Sir Cecil Chubb purchased Stonehenge plus the adjoining 30 acres for approximately $10,000 ‘on a whim’ as a gift for his wife who, it’s claimed, was none too pleased.

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wLk0o TIL In 1994, in an attempt to ban raves, the UK passed a law banning public performance of music “wholly or predominantly characterized by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats.” In response, the electronic band Autechre issued a track, Flutter, in which no two bars have the same beat.
VBpL0 TIL between 1948 and 1950, occupied germany had no national anthem and so in many official and sporting events it was used a satirical carnival song instead, many officials from other countries stood up thinking it was the anthem. Some allies briefly feared the song was a call for revanchism.
0JBM TIL Tim Harris is a man with Down syndrome who owns and runs a restaurant in Albuquerque, Tim’s Place. It’s the only known restaurant owned by a person with Down syndrome. He has also won more Olympic medals than Michael Phelps, at the Special Olympics.
YX0P TIL even if your parents refuse to help you pay for college, Federal Financial Aid won’t let you declare independence until you’re 24.
nexJG TIL That cheetahs are nervous animals and zoos give them support dogs to help them