› added 4 years ago

96

TIL That the earliest recorded English song is “Mary had a little lamb” recorded by Edison in 1877

Read more timesunion.com

via reddit.com

0wQG5 TIL The Chief Wahoo logo was last worn by the Cleveland Indians in an 11–3 loss to the Houston Astros on October 8, 2018 in the 2018 American League Division Series. News outlets noted the irony of the logo's final appearance being on Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day
Z8mG4 TIL The letter sent by the FBI to the band NWA, made famous in the film Straight Outta Compton is now enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The letter said the song Fuck Tha Police promoted “violence against and disrespect for the law-enforcement officer"
7rdPO TIL that the US and the UK each acquire statistics regarding foodborne illnesses in such different ways that researchers basically cannot compare each country's results to the other's.
GAKGJ TIL The largest living organism on Earth is not a whale or a tree but a fungus called Armillaria ostoyae, also known as the "humongous fungus," which spans over 2,385 acres in Oregon's Malheur National Forest.
gMKB7 TIL That after they decommissioned a torpedo type in the 1980s, the rear tubes were used for storing beer.