› added 6 years ago

64

TIL That at one point the Romans banned formal speeches by candidates so the focus would be on policies

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

w5B8 TIL that a seven year old girl set out on a highly-publicized attempt to be the youngest pilot to fly coast to coast. Her plane crashed less than 24 hours into the journey, killing everyone on board.
NXGJQ TIL that renouncing US citizenship results in permanent loss of gun rights even if that person regains citizenship. (18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(7))
Z8vgo TIL Rastafarians believe the former Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie is their God. They also believe that they will one day return to the promised land of Ethiopia to live in peace and freedom.
xVl1B TIL a lottery scratcher in England was cancelled because too many customers could not figure out which is the higher of two negative numbers
LQOaP TIL the acne drug Minocycline can turn your bones to the color black