› added 9 years ago

134

TIL that some languages don’t have the relative directions right/left. They instead use cardinal directions, for example: “It’s on the southern edge of the table.”

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

gMv0D TIL that a Texas man who shot an armadillo, got hit in the face by his own bullet that bounced off from the hard shell
WkXj9 TIL That Orson Welles had met both Hitler and Winston Churchill in his lifetime
LkVLZ TIL that if the Moon was brought 21 times closer to the Earth it would break apart and give the Earth rings, due to what's known as the Roche Limit
9k6p TIL that the word “batman” is used to refer to someone’s personal servant. So, Alfred Pennyworth is actually Batman’s batman.
gMmMb TIL that it’s illegal for radio stations and streaming services to accept payments from record labels to promote songs without disclosing that the airtime/playlist has been bought or sponsored