› added 4 years ago

215

TIL that, in 1379, a baby from Yorkshire was named Diot Coke.

Read more npr.org

via reddit.com

yExJ TIL that in 2009 Israel tried to create private prisons but their Supreme court ruled against it, saying they were a violation of basic human rights.
XEGrD TIL of the Killers of Eden, a group of Killer Whales, known for their cooperation with humans between 1840 - 1930 who would assist whalers in hunting baleen whales.
VB7kk TIL there are more variants of the English language then just American English, British English, etc. These include South Atlantic English, which is an English variant from St Helena and Tristan da Cunha, as well as Antarctic English.
loj9V TIL only four people have been at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, called the Challenger Deep (about 11000 meters or 36000ft down). For reference, 12 people have walked on the Moon.
JY1Ak TIL during a François Hollande speech two people got shot accidentally, when a police sniper securing the event from a roof top unintentionally discharged his weapon