› added 1 year ago

52

TIL the restaurant chain Hooters was incorporated on April Fools Day because the original six owners believed that their prospect was going to fail.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

MeyAm TIL - A symbiotic fungus can turn regular pine trees into carnivorous plants that consume up to 90% of soil-dwelling insects the fungus-infected roots can reach for their nitrogen, which the trees use for growth
DQg6P TIL the title of the 2000 film 'Cast Away' is a double entendre referring to both his status as a 'castaway' on an island and being 'cast away' by his love, as revealed at the end of the film
arbJ TIL the average cloud weighs about 1.1 Million Pounds
XmAR TIL the glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified Kosher
vPXD7 TIL that there are approximately 39,000 airplanes in the world right now. There have been approximately 150,000 airplanes throughout human history.