› added 11 months ago

39

TIL the Gaesatae were a group of Gallic mercenary warriors who went into battle naked, both because of their great confidence and their desire not to get their clothes caught in the brambles. The sight of naked warriors was also intended to intimidate the enemy.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

GYQAJ TIL Maria Daume, the first female marine to go through the traditional training process, was born in a Siberian prison and orphaned at age 2.
d84OK TIL the 1992 Olympics US basketball team (the "Dream Team") won all of their games by an average of 44 points. They have been called "the most dominant squad ever assembled in any sport."
OGlY1 TIL Americans pronounce the word “interesting” with four syllables, unlike the three in my country
R70bj TIL that last year a bug-loving 8-year-old in Canada who was teased at school for her unusual hobby ended up co-authoring a research paper after the scientific community took her under their wing.
wo6AJ TIL the study and collection of postcards is called deltiology. The term was coined in 1945 from the Greek word "deltion", meaning "small illustrated tablet or card".