› added 4 years ago

70

TIL the RAZR's success was actually detrimental to Motorola, as it led to them relying upon the RAZR and neglecting the need for technological innovation.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

xVX8b TIL there is a name for such common errors as writing "tow the line" instead of "toe the line." The word eggcorn was coined when a linguist noted a woman who used that word instead of "acorn" and realized there was no word for the general phenomenon.
yQQNe TIL That the first female crime boss in the US had a gang of kids to do her bidding
m1n5y TIL The U.S. just sold its helium stockpile.
b6WE TIL that George Patton designed “the best sword ever issued to an army”
7rge7 TIL many bears in Russia are addicted to sniffing gasoline from abandoned barrels. Some are so addicted, they stalk helicopters to sniff the drops of fuel they leave behind.