› added 13 years ago

123

TIL storing potatoes with an apple keeps them from sprouting

Read more mocoloco.com

via reddit.com

akOL TIL that Phaistos Disc, discovered by Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier in 1908 in the Minoan palace-site of Phaistos, the disc is made of fired clay and contains mysterious symbols that may represent an unknown form of hieroglyphics.
X9kQ TIL that the first person to win the game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” used none of his lifelines until the million dollar question. He used phone-a-friend to call his dad and tell him that he was about to win and then answered the question correctly without help.
OR6a TIL Cinco de Mayo is only popular among the Chicanos in the US. In Mexico, it’s not even a national holiday.
j6OQv TIL Refined avocado oil has the highest smoke point of all cooking oils at 271 °C (520 °F). This is significantly higher than other cooking oils such as canola oil 204 °C (400 °F). Cooking oils with high smoke points are useful for deep-frying.
KO74R TIL there have been over 2000 cover versions of the song "Louie Louie". In the 80s some radio stations would play the song all weekend by a different artist each time.