› added 1 year ago

38

TIL there's no town Sweet Home, Alabama, but there is a Sweet Home, Oregon

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

wbg8 TIL until 1970 United Airlines had men-only flights. The “New York” and “Chicago Executive” were advertised as “a club in the sky for men only”, with business-oriented amenities, free cigars, and a steak dinner served by stewardesses (the only women aboard). A lawsuit by feminists ended the flights.
neeeG TIL in Finland, some children read to dogs and cows because they actually like listening and are extremely attentive.
QNWRk TIL in 1964, the Nth Country Experiment took three recent PhD graduates, gave them unclassified data and, three years yater, they managed to create a working device to produce a nuclear bomb
apZA TIL that a positive pregnancy test on a man could indicate testicular cancer
xQvb TIL Religious belief in the US reached an all-time low in 2014