› added 10 years ago

119

TIL that according to a recent report from the FCC, the average cable bill rose four times the rate of inflation in 2012. More than three-quarters of American households have no choice in a local cable provider.

Read more ibtimes.com

via reddit.com

6E0xX TIL: Red, yellow, and green bell peppers are basically the same pepper, just at different levels of ripening.
oZgE TIL that it has been proven Calcium is not as good for your bones as Vitamin K. Contrary to popular belief, milk is not the best thing for your bones; aovocado, peaches and bananas are much better.
0dJQv TIL : Cockroaches are pretty good parents! "The cockroach parenting method—which includes feeding, guarding and keeping their young very close—has served the insects for at least 125 million years."
JYram TIL a Peacock is a male Peafowl. A Peahen is a female, and together they have Peachicks.
6AEl TIL There is a cloud of alcohol in space spanning 288 billion miles; contains enough to produce 400 trillion trillion pints of beer.