› added 6 years ago

359

TIL that genuine leather is the lowest quality of real leather

Read more blog.thejacketmaker.com

via reddit.com

ZlVY TIL the American aircraft carrer USS Harry S. Truman will never be forward deployed to Japan as a sign of respect to the Japanese as Truman approved the use of atomic weapons on Japan
rNb4M TIL Some animals can’t walk backwards
9w4nQ TIL that even though they are only 2.4 miles apart, Yesterday and Tomorrow Islands are 21 hours apart due to the International Date Line being located between them.
Meo18 TIL that in 1920 a thief named Carl Panzram broke into the home of former president William H. Taft and stole his gun. Over the next few years he became a serial killer and killed 10 people with Taft's gun.
vPdJR TIL that UGG footwear, despite formerly being known as UGG Australia, currently worn in the US are not actually Australian, and are basically copies of actual Australian UGG footwear.