› added 11 months ago

156

TIL that a US Vice-President wrote a pop song

Read more history.com

via reddit.com

pwNG TIL Chile printed a number of 50 peso coins in 2008 that misspelled the name of their country as “Chiie”. No one noticed until 2009, at which point the director of the Mint lost his job.
6Qpw TIL Canada and Spain almost fought a war against each other in … 1994
LkWRp TIL that Arizona ice tea has not changed it’s 99¢ retail price since 1992.
woeZo TIL that the 'Flash Gordon' comic strip had to contend with accusations of blasphemy when the Hawk Men were first introduced because the winged extraterrestrials too closely resembled angels
8a4AG TIL Beluga Whales have squishy heads